Dance Letham Ladies 3789
Strathspey · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- James Donaldson
- Intensity
- 8888 8888 8888 8000 8000 = 70% (1 turn), 70% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Lead/Dance down, cross and cast up (DWN;CROSS;UP)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [219]
- A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [219]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [111] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [92] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [88] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letham Ladies | Rob Gordon and his Band | Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 2 | LP | 9 | S40 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | |
| Letham Ladies | Jimmy Blair and his Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Country Dances Volume 2 | LP | 8 | S40 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | |
| Letham Ladies | McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band | Basingstoke Ball Live 1971 | CD | 13 | S40 4 | 4:47 | 57.4 | |
| Letham Ladies | Rob Gordon and his Band | Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 2 | CD | 6 | S40 4 | 4:57 | 59.4 | |
| Letham Ladies | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Country Dancing Volume 3 (Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 3) | CD | 10 | S40 4 | 5:16 | 63.2 |
Letham Ladies 4/4L · S40
- 1–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c R&L
- 9–
- 1c, other cpls following, lead down, cross at bottom and cast up on opposite side (1x,2x,3x,4x)
- 17–
- All set | 2c+4c dance up as 1c+3c cast ; All set | 2c+1c & 4c+3c ½ RHA (1,2,3,4)
- 25–
- 1c cross RH | cast (2c up) ; repeat LH (3c up)
- 33–
- repeat RH (4c up) ; 1c turn BH 1½ (2,3,4,1)
Letham Ladies 4/4L · S40
- 1-8
- 1s+2s & 3s+4s dance full R&L
- 9-16
- 1s followed by 2s+3s+4s lead down centre, cross & dance up opposite sides
- 17-24
- All set, 1s+3s cast 1 place while 2s+4s dance up, all set, 2s+1s & 4s+3s dance 1/2 RH across back to places
- 25-32
- 1s cross RH, cast to 2nd place, cross LH & cast to 3rd place
- 33-40
- 1s cross RH, cast to 4th place & turn partner 2H 1.1/2 times
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleet 2019-11-30 Autumn Apprentices' Dance | 2019-11-30 | David McQuillan | Jan. 6, 2020, 3:40 p.m. |
| Hook SCDC November 7th, 2019 | 2019-11-07 | V Gardner | Nov. 8, 2019, 1:13 p.m. |
| Fleet 2014-12-06 Autumn Apprentices Dance | 2014-12-06 | David McQuillan | Nov. 11, 2014, 1:34 a.m. |
| Linlithgow SCDC 08 March 2019 | 2019-03-08 | John Watkins | Feb. 24, 2019, 1:47 a.m. |
| Maidenhead 2014-10-26 Afternoon Tea Dance | 2014-10-26 | David McQuillan | Sept. 24, 2014, 11:24 p.m. |
| Toronto AGM Dance 2013-04-27 | 2013-04-27 | Hung-Yip Tang | March 25, 2013, 1:17 a.m. |
| Fleet 2013-04-13 Spring Apprentices' Dance | 2013-04-13 | David McQuillan | March 14, 2013, 12:49 a.m. |
| Pitlochry 07-09-24 Frank Thomson | 2024-09-07 | Mary Cant | April 25, 2024, 1:10 p.m. |
| Kilmorack 22-23 Dances done in class | 2022-08-31 | Peter Jamieson | May 10, 2023, 8:45 a.m. |
