Dance Dearcmhara 16636
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 3 (Progression: 312)
- Devised by
- Holly Boyd (2015)
- Formations
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- Tourbillon (TOURB)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Allemande for 3 couples - circulating (ALLMND;3C;CIRC;)
- Reel of three - lead change - half (REEL;HALF;R3;LEADCHANGE;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Extra Info
- Dearcmhara is pronounced Jark Vara
I wrote this in my head while Don was driving on our ʻtransport the dogs …
Dearcmhara is pronounced Jark Vara
I wrote this in my head while Don was driving on our ʻtransport the dogs ʼ trip from Halifax. It is named in honour of the first uniquely Scottish prehistoric creature to be discovered. Dearcmhara is Scottish Gaelic for marine lizard.
January 2015
Dearcmhara 3/3L · S32
- 1–8
- 1s & 2s dance the Tourbillon, 1c turn RH on 7&8 to face out 2nd plc opp side
- 9–14
- 1c dance cw all the way around back to opp side WHILE 2s&3s adv and dance RHA 2,1x,3
- 15–16
- All 1/2 turn prtn RH into allemande hold, 2s & 3s facing down, 1s facing up
- 17–24
- 2s,1s,3s dance a circulating allemande, 1s turn RH on 23&24 to finish with 1w facing out 2nd place own side, 1m behind her 3x,1,2x
- 25–32
- 1w giving Rsh to 2m, 1c dance 1/2 dolphin reel with 2c ; 1m giving Lsh to 3w,1c dance 1/2 dolphin reel with 3c 3,1,2
