Dance Davy Glen's Strathspey 1577
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Bob Donald
- Intensity
- 4084/8080/8888/0888 = 69% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
- Allemande for 2 couples (ALLMND;2C;)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- From the notes: “Davy Glen was a famous ‘character’ of the Scottish hills. A drystane-dyker who worked when he needed …
From the notes: “Davy Glen was a famous ‘character’ of the Scottish hills. A drystane-dyker who worked when he needed to, and spent the rest of his time on the hills.”
The diagram after bars 17–24 in the online instructions shows 1st couple on opposite sides, but from the preceding text they should be back on their own sides at that point.
Davy Glen's Strathspey 4/4L · S32
- 1-8
- 3s+4s dance 1/2 R&L, 1M+3M advance, set, pass LSh to face down/up while partners cast to face them
- 9-16
- 3s+1s dance reel of 4 in middle
- 17-24
- 3s+2s dance Allemande while 1s+4s dance Allemande down & end with 1s dancing under arch made by 4s & cross to own side (4s on opp side)
- 25-32
- 2s+3s+4s dance reel of 3 on sides (4s cross up & 3s out & down to start)
