Dance Curleywee 1485
Also known as “Curlywee” (spelling).
Strathspey · 32 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 21)
- Devised by
- Hugh Foss
- Intensity
- 88/44/88/88 = 60% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set in line in twos (SETLIN;2P;)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Hands round - 4 - half (HR;4P;HALF;)
- Figure of Eight - double (FIG8;2C;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- The original publications (Galloway Hills Set and Galloway Album) use the spelling Curleywee.
In the Collins book the name is …
The original publications (Galloway Hills Set and Galloway Album) use the spelling Curleywee. In the Collins book the name is missspelled Curlywee.
Curleywee is the name of a hill in Galloway: from the Gaelic Cor le gaoith, (Hill in the wind).
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curleywee | Peter White and his Scottish Dance Band | Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 6 | CD | 5 | S32 8 | 8:43 | 65.4 | |
| Curleywee | Peter White and his Scottish Dance Band | Dances from the Galloway Album | LP | 2 | S32 8 | 8:43 | 65.4 | |
| Curleywee | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Country Dancing Volume 3 (Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 3) | CD | 5 | S32 4 | 4:20 | 65.0 |
Curleywee 2/4L · S32
- 1-8
- 1s+2s set adv & 1M also 2L cross in front of other ptnr to Men facing up & Ls down, all set & 2M also 1L cross to right, all set & retire to opp sides
- 9-16
- 1s lead up, cross to own sides & cast 1 place, 2s lead down, cross to own sides & cast up to 1st place
- 17-24
- 2s+1s cross RH & circle 4H round to left 1/2 way, 1s+2s cross LH & circle 4H round to right 1/2 way
- 25-32
- 2s+1s dance double Fig of 8 (1s crossing up to start)
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Twice in a 2 couple set.
Added on: 2020-06-13 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Scottish Dance School Schiehallion, 2021
Added on: 2023-02-02 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS-LA Zoom Class, 2020-11 November | 2020-11-06 | Tony McQuilkin | Feb. 8, 2022, 7:33 p.m. |
| Scottish Sleuth | Mary Olszowka | March 30, 2017, 12:07 a.m. | |
| 2-Couple Dances A - C | Meinhard Reiser | Feb. 27, 2019, 4:49 p.m. | |
| Chemnitz_Friday | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m. |
