Dance The Falkirk Wheel 18289
See also: Falkirk Wheel (S32, 4/4L, Lindsey: Flying Ghillies 3), The Falkirk Wheel (S32, 4/4L, McMurtry: North Cape), The Falkirk Wheel (S64, 4S, Clack: Addlestone 80th)
Strathspey · 64 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: 3412)
- Devised by
- Anne Scobie
- Intensity
- 8080/8888/0808/8888/6666/8888/0808/8080 = 72% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Petronella - quarter (4 bars) (PET;QUART;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Hands round - 3 (HR;3P;)
- Reel of three - promenade hold (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Extra Info
- Dance devised by Anne Scobie, Brussels Dance Scottish, and dedicated to Margaret Lambourne, a dear dancing friend, on the occasion …
Dance devised by Anne Scobie, Brussels Dance Scottish, and dedicated to Margaret Lambourne, a dear dancing friend, on the occasion of her 70th birthday.
I first saw the Falkirk Wheel in motion on Margaret’s laptop which gave me the inspiration for this dance. It shows the boats getting into position, the Wheel moving round and the boats changing places.
The Falkirk Wheel 4S · S64
- 1–
- 1c+3c A&R ; 1c change places with 3c making an arch, both curving out to face in, W on M’s left (3x,2,1x,4)
- 9–
- 1c & 3c turn P RH into promhold | chase cclw to original places | turn P RH while{8} 2c & 4c Petronella turn | set ; Petronella turn | turn RH ½ to places (1,2,3,4)
- 17–
- 2c+4c repeat [1–8], 4c making arch (1,4x,3,2x)
- 25–
- Repeat [9–16] with exchanged figures (2c & 4c turn P RH… 1c & 3c Petronella turn…) (1,2,3,4)
- 33–
- 1c+2W & 3c+4W Circle3 L ; 2c+3W & 4c+1W Circle3 R (1,2,3,4)
- 41–
- 2c in promhold+1M+3W & 4c in promhold+3M+1W Reels3, 2c(4c) starting Rsh to 1M(3M)
- 49–
- 2c+4c RHA ; in promhold, dance round each other Rsh loop R to (1,4,3,2)
- 57–
- 1c+3c repeat [49–56] with LHA and Lsh (3,4,1,2)
Repeat once more from new places with 2C & 4C starting
The Falkirk Wheel 4S · S64
- 1-8
- 2s+4s set then set Advancing & dance RH across
- 9-12
- 1s+2L+4M also 3s+2M+4L dance LH across
- 13-16
- 2s+4s dance RH across while 1s & 3s chase anti-clockwise 1/2 way round (Ladies leading)
- 17-20
- 3s+2L+4M also 1s+2M+4L dance LH across to finish 2L+4M NHJ facing 3s also 2M+4L NHJ facing 1s
- 21-24
- 2L+4M set to 3s while 2M+4L set to 1s. 2L+4M also 2M+4L turn inward, changing hands & set to partners
- 25-28
- 2s+4s dance RH across & dance out to original places
- 29-32
- All set to partner. All turn partner 2H. All in square formation. 3 2 1 4
- 33-40
- 3s+1s set, 3s+1s set advancing & dance RH across
- 41-44
- 2s+1L+3M also 4s+1M+3L dance LH across
- 45-48
- 3s+1s dance RH across while 2s+4s chase anti-clockwise round the set (Ladies leading)
- 49-52
- 4s+1L+3M also 2s+1M+3L dance LH across to finish 1L+3M NHJ facing 4s also 1M+3L NHJ facing 2s
- 53-56
- 1L+3M set to 4s while 1M+3L set to 2s. 1L+3M also 1M+3L turn inward, changing hands & set to partners
- 57-60
- 3s+1s dance RH across & dance out to places (1s in 3rd place & 3s in 1st place). All in square formation. 3 4 1 2
- 61-64
- All circle left 1/2 way round to finish in original places
