Dance Minard Castle 4407
Reel · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- W H Gilroy
- Intensity
- 844/888/888/888/888 = 93% (1 turn), 70% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
- Double Triangles (DBLTRI)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Book 22 [8]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 19 to 24 (Combined A5 edition) [51]
- Pocket: Books 22, Graded [8]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [117] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [124] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [104] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [99] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- (Pronounced “MIN-nard”, not “MY-nard”, according to Linda Gaul, via Dagmar Suhm.)
Minard Castle is located on the north west shore …
(Pronounced “MIN-nard”, not “MY-nard”, according to Linda Gaul, via Dagmar Suhm.)
Minard Castle is located on the north west shore of Loch Fyne near the road from Inveraray to Lochgilphead.
Minard Castle
Minard Castle is a 19th century “castle” built on the west shore of Loch Fyne in Argyllshire about eight miles northeast of Lochgilphead.
In the great period of steamships on the Clyde there was a vessel also named “Minard Castle” which was built in 1882.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minard Castle | David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 22. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances | CD+ | 8 | R40 8 | 5:47 | 34.7 | |
| Minard Castle | Drummond Cook and his Scottish Dance Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 6 | CD | 10 | R40 8 | 5:43 | 34.3 | |
| Minard Castle | Olympians Scottish Dance Band | Dances Old, Dances New | LP | 4 | R40 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | |
| Minard Castle | The Southern Cross Ceili Band | Looking For a Partner | MP3+ | 6 | R40 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | |
| Minard Castle | John Ellis and his Highland Country Band | John Ellis | LP | 16 | R40 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | |
| Minard Castle | Charlie Jemmett and His Band | Dancer's Choice | LP | 2 | R40 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | |
| Minard Castle | Jimmy Blue and his Scottish Band | The Scottish Sounds of Jimmy Blue | LP | 6 | R40 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 |
Minard Castle 3/4L · R40
- 1–
- 1c set | cast off one (2c up) ; 1W+2c & 1M+3c RHA (2,1,3)
- 9–
- Mirror Reels3 on own sides (1c dance up NHJ to begin) (2c+3c end with loops) (2,1,3)
- 17–
- 1W+2c and 1M+3c Reels3 across (Lsh to 1cnr), finish for
- 25–
- DTr up/dn, 1W starting with 2c and 1M with 3c , to (2,1,3)
- 33–
- Circle6 and back
Minard Castle 3/4L · R40
- 1-8
- 1s set, cast 1 place & dance RH across (1L with 2s & 1M with 3s)
- 9-16
- 1s dance reels of 3 with 2s+3s on own sides (1s start by dancing up to top & casting)
- 17-24
- 1s dance reels of 3 across (1L with 2s & 1M with 3s) 1s end BtoB in the middle 1L facing 2s & 1M facing 3s
- 25-32
- 1s dance Double Triangles up/down set (1L with 2s & 1M with 3s to start) ending in 2nd place own sides
- 33-40
- 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back. 2 1 3
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