Dance The Abbot of Unreason 9286
Also known as “The Abbott of Unreason” (spelling).
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Milton Levy (1982)
- Intensity
- 800 844 888 888 = 75% (1 turn), 56% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Balance and Turn Corners (B&T;CRNRS;)
- Reel of three - with corners (REEL;CRNRS;DOUBLE;R3;)
- Hands round - 6 - with setting (HR;6P;SET;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- At the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th centuries, the Abbot of Unreason was master of the …
At the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th centuries, the Abbot of Unreason was master of the Christmas Revels at the court of Scotland. (source: the published description)
The name of the dance is written with two ‘t’ in the table of contents of the book, which might have led to misspellings elsewhere (e.g. recordings).
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Abbot of Unreason | Reel of Seven | Dance for Joy Encore! | CD | 8 | J32 8 | 4:40 | 35.0 | |
| The Abbott of Unreason | Roy Hendrie & his Scottish Dance Band | The Tin Woodman | CD | 5 | J32 8 | 4:40 | 35.0 |
The Abbot of Unreason 3/4L · J32
- 1–
- 1c dance down (2c up) ; 1M turns below 1W, who passes under his arm, dance up to 2plx BtoB in the middle
- 9–
- Set as in DTr | turn 1cnr RH ; set as in DTr | turn 2cnr LH
- 17–
- Reels3 on opp. sides, Rsh to 1cnr, at end 1c dance straight to (2,1,3)
- 25–
- All Set one PdB on R foot, circle6 L ; 1 PdB on L foot, circle6 R (2,1,3)
The Abbot of Unreason 3/4L · J32
- 1-8
- 1s dance down, 1L dances under 1M arm as he dances round below her & dance up to 2nd place BtoB in the middle facing opposite sides
- 9-16
- 1s set (as in Double Triangles), turn 1st corner RH, set again in Double Triangles & turn 2nd corners LH
- 17-24
- 1s reel of 3 on the sides giving RSh to 1st corners & cross to 2nd place own sides
- 25-32
- All set 1 (PdB on R foot) & circle 6H round to left, all set (PdB on L foot) & circle 6H round to right
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| Budapest Local Club 11.10.2016 | 2016-10-11 | lldikó Szakolczai | Oct. 12, 2016, 9:06 a.m. |
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| New Haven - Tuesday 27 Sept 2016 | 2016-09-27 | Peter Price | Sept. 26, 2016, 6:29 p.m. |
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| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 548 | wrong date | Nov. 5, 2014, 5:01 p.m. | Heiko Schmidt | Heiko Schmidt | Normal | Fixed |