Dance The Piper's Glen 5279
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Pat Kent
- Intensity
- 822/822/880/808 = 44% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set in line in twos (SETLIN;2P;)
- Poussette - half (POUSS;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Piper’s Glen is a small valley in the centre of the Margarees in Cape Breton. The dirt road from the …
Piper’s Glen is a small valley in the centre of the Margarees in Cape Breton. The dirt road from the highway is sometimes hazardous, but a beautiful scene of towering mountains meets the eye at every curve of the road, as it winds through the highlands. Suddenly the vista changes to green fields, cows grazing and a meandering river. Far off, the distant sound of a lone piper in the hills. Imagination, maybe the wind, could be, but who knows.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Piper's Glen (Lady Charlotte Bruce) | Bill Clement | Broadswords | MC | 4 | S32 8 | 8:39 | 64.9 | |
| The Piper's Glen (Lady Charlotte Bruce) | Bill Clement | Dance to the Pipes | CD | 7 | S32 8 | 8:39 | 64.9 |
The Piper's Glen 3/4L · S32
- 1–
- 1c turn P BH 1½ and face out ; 1c turn 2c EH ½ on sides, 2c long loop to 1pl | turn 3c EH ½ on sides, 1c long loop to 3pl (2,3,1x)
- 9–
- 1c repeat same pattern [1–8] back to 1pl (1,2,3)
- 17–
- 1c+2c set | turn P BH ready for ; ½ Poussette (2,1,3)
- 25–
- 1c+3c RHA, ending RHJ with P ; turn P RH (2,1,3)
The Piper's Glen 3/4L · S32
- 1-8
- 1s turn 1.1/2 2H & face out; 1s+2s change places NH on side (2s curve into place), 1s+3s change places on sides NH, 1s curve into 3rd place
- 9-16
- 1s turn 1.1/2 2H & face out; 1s+3s change places NH on side (3s curve into place), 1s+2s change places on sides NH, 1s curve into 1st place
- 17-24
- 1s+2s set, turn partner 2H remaining in centre to dance 1/2 Poussette
- 25-32
- 1s+3s dance RH across, retain partner’s hand & 1s+3s turn partner RH. 2 1 3
