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Dance Leaving Portree 17800

Jig · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 2341)

Devised by
Suzanne Lajoie (2007)
Formations
Steps
  • Skip-Change
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  • 1–8: Tears at leaving Skye
  • 9–24: Winding roads leaving Skye
  • 25–32: The Skye Bridge
  • 33–40: The mountains of Kintail on …

  • 1–8: Tears at leaving Skye
  • 9–24: Winding roads leaving Skye
  • 25–32: The Skye Bridge
  • 33–40: The mountains of Kintail on the mainland of Scotland
NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
Leaving Portree Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith Spark O' Water CD 13 J40 43:16 39.2
Leaving Portree 4/4L · J40
1–
1c cast off behind own lines and back
9–
1c Reels3 on opp sides (1x,2,3,4)
17–
1c Reels3 on own sides (1,2,3,4)
25–
1c cast, the others following, and make an arch at the bottom ; all others dance up through the arch (2,3,4,1)
33–
2c+3c & 4c+1c RHA ; LHA (2,3,4,1)
Leaving Portree 4/4L · J40
1-8
1s cast behind own lines, turn towards each other & dance up to place
9-16
1s cross down to dance mirror reels of 3 on opp sides
17-24
1s cross down to dance mirror reels of 3 on own side
25-32
1s followed by 2s+3s+4s cast behind own lines, 1s make arch & other couples dance up under arch. 2 3 4 1
33-40
2s+3s & 4s+1s dance RH across & LH across

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One dancer turns away from rather than towards …

Added on: 2019-04-12 (Ilana Steiner)
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Thistle Scottish Country Dancers at Windsor, Nova Scotia, 2012

Added on: 2022-01-15 (Murrough Landon)
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NameDateOwnerLast changed
Kathy Warren Virtual Tea Dance - 2 May 2021 Lydia Hedge April 7, 2021, 9:25 p.m.
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