Dance MacFarlane's Geese 4005
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples (2x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 3142)
- Devised by
- Jean Attwood
- Intensity
- 8080/0808/8888/8008 = 63% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Balance in Line (BALNCE)
- Figure of Eight - double (FIG8;2C;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Extra Info
- “A flock of wild geese used to inhabit an island on Loch Lomond, owned by the MacFarlanes, but left, never …
“A flock of wild geese used to inhabit an island on Loch Lomond, owned by the MacFarlanes, but left, never to return, when the MacFarlane’s house was destroyed.”
MacFarlane's Geese 4/4L · R32
2s & 4s start on opp sides
- 1-8
- 1s+3s dance in & Bal-in-Line, turn partners RH & 1s cast to 3rd place while 3s lead up to 1st place
- 9-16
- 2s+4s dance in & Bal-in-Line, turn partners RH & 2s lead down to 4th place while 4s cast up to 2nd place. 3 (4) 1 (2)
- 17-24
- 3s+4s also 1s+2s dance double Fig of 8 (1s & 4s cross down/up to start)
- 25-28
- 4s+1s set & 1/2 turn partners RH
- 29-32
- 4M followed by 1L dance up through top couple & cast to 3rd/2nd places Men’s side while 1M followed by 4L dance down through end couple & cast up Ladies’ side to 2nd/3rd places. 3 (1) 4 (2)
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Added on: 2024-03-21 (Murrough Landon)
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-13 Atholl SCDC (Alison A's Programme) | 2022-12-13 | Bill Austin | Oct. 3, 2022, 9:21 p.m. |
| Marybank Summer Dance x 3 | 2022-07-23 | Susan Mackay | July 11, 2022, 2:19 p.m. |
| 2019-06-08 Dunedin Summer Dance | 2019-06-08 | Ian Brockbank | Nov. 9, 2018, 9:30 p.m. |
