Dance Scottish Heritage 5957
Jig · 48 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1983)
- Intensity
- 6006/8448/6006/8448/8888/8668 = 69% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Promenade 2 couples (PROM;2C;)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- “for Jim and Mary Murray of Heritage Boulevard, Vancouver B.C.”
Note (by Drewry) - I have always felt that, although …
“for Jim and Mary Murray of Heritage Boulevard, Vancouver B.C.”
Note (by Drewry) - I have always felt that, although the beginning of “Holyrood House” was very good, the rest of the dance failed to live up to the initial promise. Perhaps this is explained by the fact that the dance, like the camel, was “a horse designed by a committee”. This dance is an attempt !o improve the ending of “Holyrood House”. At first, I thought of calling this dance “Rizzio’s Revenge - or the Murder of Holyrood House”, but, later, had a more poetic inspiration. Jim and Mary used to l1ve beside Holyrood Park during their days in Edinburgh.
Scottish Heritage 4/4L · J48
- 1–
- 1W+4M cast clw behind own line, round the end and meet in the middle ; 1W+4M turn RH ¾ while{4} 1M+4W cast cclw behind own line, round the ends and meet in the middle
- 9–
- 1c+4c LHA {2} | 4c+1c dance to opposite end (4,2,3,1) ; All turn P LH
- 17–32
- 4c+1c repeat [1–12] to places ; All turn P LH to promhold facing up
- 33–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c Promenade | 1c+3c cast off as 2c+4c dance up (2,1,4,3)
- 41–
- 1c+4c+3c Reels3{6} on own side, 4c start out and up | 1c+4c change place EH on sidelines (4c out and up) (2,4,1,3)
