Dance Video The Faraway Isle (Video 1)
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- The Faraway Isle (J48, John Drewry: The Canadian Book of Scottish Country Dances)
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- Zoltán Gräff (May 16, 2019, 10:10 p.m.) – Source: YouTube
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RSCDS London Branch - picnic dance. Last part of a longer demonstration (from an old video).
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The Faraway Isle 4/4L · J48
3c & 4c start on opposite sides
- 1–
- 1c & 4c cross RH | cast inwards (2c & 3c step out) ; ½ Fig8 through ends (2,1,4x,3x)
- 9–
- 1c+4c RHA. 1W+4W join LH ; 1M & 4M dance clw round and behind their P into LHA. All have changed places with their P facing nearest cnr (2,1x,4,3x)
- 17–
- Intersecting RSh Reels4, using ½ LHA {1} in the centre. On [23–24] 1c & 4c pivot R to face the cnr they just passed (2,4x,1,3x)
- 25–
- All set twice ; turn facing person RH into lines4 across in 1pl (4c between 2c) and 4pl (1c between 3c)
- 33–
- RSh Reels4 across
- 41–
- 1c & 4c lead down/up, cross and cast inwards (to 2,4,1x,3x) ; all turn P RH