Dance The Ring of Brogar 5580
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 3142)
- Devised by
- Barry Priddey
- Intensity
- 8888/8008/8448/8888 = 81% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Ladies' Chain - half (LCHAIN;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Extra Info
- The Ring of Brogar is now more commonly spelled The Ring of Brodgar (see http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/brodgar/) but Brogar was the …
The Ring of Brogar is now more commonly spelled The Ring of Brodgar (see http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/brodgar/) but Brogar was the spelling used by Barry Priddey in the original publication.
There is also a dance The Ring of Brodgar by Derek Haynes.
The Ring of Brogar 4/4L · S32
3c & 4c start on opposite side (1,2,3x,4x)
- 1–
- 1c & 4c cross RH while{2} 2c+3c ½ LHA & retain LH | 1c+3c & 2c+4c ¾ DblFig8, 3c & 2c start crossing LH to ends as 1c & 4c cast inwards. 1c+4c end joining NH in a circle (3,1,4x,2x)
- 9–12
- 1c+4c set in circle | dance one place to R in circle & cast back
- 13–16
- 1c+4c ½ RHA | 1M+4W & 4M+1W ½ turn RH on sides to end facing out in promhold
- 17–20
- 1M+4W & 4M+1W ½ diag Reel4 with 2M & 3M, drop hands & W turn R about into promhold with P, 1c/4c facing up/down
- 21–24
- 1c & 4c ½ diag Reel4 with 3W & 2W. 1c & 4c face in on W/M sides, 2W & 3W face out
- 25–
- 1c+4c ½ R&L ; ½ L-Chain & may retain LH while{8} 2c & 3c chase ½ way clw ; turn P RH (3,1,4x,2x)
