Dance A Castle in the Air 11375
Reel · 32 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 4
- Devised by
- Minnie Bänninger (2002)
- Intensity
- 80 88 88 88 = 87% (1 turn), 60% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - double (FIG8;2C;)
- Spiral (RSCDS), The (SPIR_PGS)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Book 43, Golden Jubilee Dances [9]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 39 to 44 (Combined A5 edition) [73]
- Pocket: Books 42,43,44,45 [19]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [31] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [33] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Castle in the Air | Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 43 | CD | 13 | R32 8 | 4:32 | 34.0 |
A Castle in the Air 2/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c turn RH ; Turn LH
- 9–
- 1c+2c DblFig8 across, to start 1c cross down, 2c dance up
- 17–
- 1c+2c Turn P RH ¾ and face P up/dn holding RH | set ; dance to opposite sides & swivel R | set (1x,2x)
- 25–
- “Spiral Progression” [1M+2W turn RH to join LH with P | BiL on 1diag , on 2nd PdB 1W+2M swivel L to face clw, NHJ with P ; line turns ¼ clw | “outers” (1W+2M) dance to next place while{2} “inners” (1M+2W) continue turn to finish opposite P (2,1)
A Castle in the Air 2/4L · R32
- 1-8
- 1s turn RH & LH
- 9-16
- 1s+2s dance double Fig of 8 (1s cross down while 2s dance up)
- 17-24
- 1s & 2s 3/4 turn RH into line up/down & retaining hands set to partner, dance out to opposite sides, pull back RSh & set
- 25-32
- “Spiral Progression”: 1M+2L turn RH to give LH to prtnr & Bal-in-Line, on 2nd setting step 1L & 2M turn left about (face clockwise) & 1s+2s in diag line rotate 1/4 way clockwise. 1L & 2M drop hands & dance to next pstn on sidelines while 1M+2L continue turning RH to end 2 1
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