Dance Our Highland Queen 5120
Strathspey · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1971)
- Intensity
- 8888/8080/8080/8404/8888 = 70% (1 turn), 70% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - double (FIG8;2C;)
- Corners Pass and Turn (C-P&T)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
Our Highland Queen 4/4L · S40
- 1–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c DblFig8, 1c & 4c cast to start (1,2,3,4)
- 9–12
- 1c cast to 3pl | turn BH and face down while{4} 3c turn BH to face up | dance up between 2c
- 13–16
- 1c dance between 4c | cast up to 3pl while{4} 3c cast off to 3pl | turn BH and face down
- 17–20
- 1c turn BH and face up | dance up between 2c while{4} 3c dance down between 4c | cast up to 3pl
- 21–24
- 1c cast to 3pl | turn LH to face 2cnrs while{4} 3c turn BH to face up | dance to top (3,2,1,4)
- 25–
- 1c+2cnrs Pass&Turn, 1c turning R to face 1cnr ; 1c+1cnrs Pass&Turn , finish (3,2,1,4)
- 33–
- All set | 3c+2c & 1c+4c RHA | 3c cast off while{2} 2c dance up and 1c dance down and 4c cast up (2,3,4,1)
Note: On [9–24] 1c & 3c both repeat the sequence “cast-turn-dance” for eight segments, starting at different points. Good phrasing is required on [11], [17] and [23] when 3c dances away from 3pl as 1c comes in to turn.
Our Highland Queen 4/4L · S40
- 1-8
- 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance double Fig of 8 (1s & 4s cast to start)
- 9-12
- 1s cast to 3rd place & turn 2H while 3s turn 2H & dance up b’tw’n 2s
- 13-16
- 1s dance down between 4s & cast up to 3rd place while 3s cast to 3rd place then turn 2H
- 17-20
- 1s turn 2H & dance up between 2s while 3s dance down between 4s, cast up to 3rd pl
- 21-24
- 1s cast to 3rd pl & turn LH to face 2nd crnrs while 3s turn 2H & dance up top
- 25-32
- 1s dance Pass+Turn with 2nd corners & turn RH to face 1st corners, dance Pass+Turn with 1st crnrs to end in 3rd place own sides. 3 2 1 4
- 33-40
- All set, 3s+2s also 1s+4s dance RH across, 3s cast to 2nd place while 2s dance up & 1s dance down. 2 3 4 1
Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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FSCDC Fugues etc. 2 July 2022 | 2022-07-02 | Anselm Lingnau | July 5, 2022, 5:14 p.m. |
FSCDC 31 January 2012 | 2012-01-31 | Anselm Lingnau | Nov. 4, 2014, 2:01 p.m. |
FSCDC 21 April 2015 | 2015-04-21 | Anselm Lingnau | May 18, 2015, 10:48 a.m. |