Dance: Kinfauns Castle

32-bar Strathspey
5 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 5
Progression: 24153

Devised by:
Derek Haynes (1968)
Formations:
Reel of four - diagonal (REEL;DIAG;R4;)
Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
Poussette - half (POUSS;HALF;)
Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.
Steps:
Strathspey travel
Strathspey setting
Published in:
Carnforth Collection of SC Dances 4 [8] *
Glendarroch Scottish Dance Sheets [30]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [96]
Full description:
http://www.dancearchives.co.uk/dances/glendarroch/kinfauns.htm
Recommended Music:
Lady Ann Hope (John Pringle)
Recordings (3): Show tunes
The Lad o' Kyle (The Ron Gonnella Quartet), track 12 [pace 59.2]
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 10 (Lothian Scottish Dance Band), track 3 [pace 60.0]
Special Requests Volume 4 (Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band), track 13 [pace 62.2]

Crib

1-82C+4C pass P LSh into diagonal Reels4 with 1cnrs
9-162C+4C pass P LSh into RSh diagonal Reels4 with 2cnrs (1,2,3,4,5)
17-242C+4C start inwards with LSh into Fig8 on own sidelines around standing couples, at end 1C+3C step in for
25-321C+2C & 3C+4C (top four couples) ½Poussette (5C step in) ; 1C+4C & 3C+5C (bottom four couples) ½Poussette (to 2,4,1,5,3)
Crib was checked by its author · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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