Dance Peacocks in the Glen 19078
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- Alison Austin (2015)
- Intensity
- 8008/8448/8448/8008 = 62% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Peacocks have lived in Pittencrieff Park (known locally as The Glen) in Dunfermline since 1905, and books have been published …
Peacocks have lived in Pittencrieff Park (known locally as The Glen) in Dunfermline since 1905, and books have been published about their fictional adventures.
The four bar left hand turns can be performed as a birl by energetic dancers.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peacocks in the Glen | Frank Thomson and his Scottish Dance Band | RSCDS Dunfermline Branch 90th Anniversary Dances | CD | 9 | R32 4 | 3:24 | 51.0 |
Peacocks in the Glen 4/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c+4c set | 1c+4c cast inwards (2c+3c step to ends) ; 1c & 4c ½ Fig8 round end cpl (2,1x,4x,3)
- 9–
- 1c+4c RHA, finish in middle facing cnr ; middles turn cnrs LH 1½ to change places (option: Birl)
- 17–
- 2c+3c RHA, finish in middle facing cnr ; middles turn cnrs LH 1½ (option: Birl), finish on sides (2,1x,4x,3)
- 25–
- 1c+4c S&Link ; 4c & 1c dance ½ Fig8 round end cpl (2,4,1,3)
Peacocks in the Glen 4/4L · R32
- 1-8
- 1s+4s set, cast down/up 1 place & dance 1/2 Fig 8 round end couples (2s & 3s step up/down bars 3-4)
- 9-16
- 1s+4s dance RH across & face corners; 1s+4s turn corners 1.1/2 LH (or birl) to change places
- 17-24
- 2s+3s dance RHA, turn corners 1.1/2 LH (or birl) to end 2 (1) (4) 3
- 25-32
- 1s+4s Set+Link; 1s dance 1/2 Fig 8 down round 3s while 4s dance 1/2 Fig 8 up round 2s. 2 4 1 3
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| munlochy w 18 9 19 | 2019-09-18 | Peter Jamieson | Sept. 16, 2019, 5:17 p.m. |
| Aberdour Spring Party - 24 April 2019 @ 7.30pm | 2019-04-24 | Bill O'Donnell | April 22, 2019, 4:55 p.m. |
| Shrewsbury Scottish Dancers Dance 27 October 2023 | 2023-10-27 | Andrew Locke | Sept. 13, 2023, 1:19 p.m. |
| Aberdeen Weekend Fri Perth | 2019-09-20 | Mark Hagger | Sept. 15, 2019, 10:39 p.m. |
| Nantwich Summer Dance - Fri 19 June 2020 | 2020-06-19 | Christine Grove | Dec. 5, 2019, 5:23 p.m. |
| Nantwich Summer Dance - Fri 23 June 2023 | 2023-06-23 | Christine Grove | June 9, 2023, 4:46 p.m. |
| Dunfermline 12 July 23 - Ewan Galloway | 2023-07-12 | Bill Austin | July 7, 2023, 8:37 p.m. |
| Dances to do | Peter Jamieson | Aug. 11, 2023, 10:13 p.m. | |
| Dunfermline 90th Dances - Published 2018 | 2019-01-01 | Bill O'Donnell | March 21, 2019, 5:37 p.m. |
| Carnoustie 14 April 2023 | 2023-04-14 | Brian Anderson | April 9, 2023, 7:13 p.m. |
| Carnoustie | 2023-04-14 | Mark Hagger | April 10, 2023, 11:13 p.m. |
| Blairgowrie 21Feb 2020 | 2020-03-21 | Mark Hagger | Jan. 25, 2020, 5:04 p.m. |
| RSCDS Dunfermline Branch 90th Anniversary Ball | 2019-05-31 | Bill O'Donnell | May 2, 2019, 4:52 p.m. |
| Chester Caledonian Summer Dance - 11 June 2022 | 2022-06-11 | Anne MacDonald | April 10, 2022, 6:07 p.m. |
| Kirkcaldy Branch Winter Dance | 2019-11-22 | Jim Armstrong | Sept. 26, 2019, 1:45 p.m. |
| Carnoustie 8Nov2019 | 2019-11-08 | Mark Hagger | Nov. 4, 2019, 5:55 p.m. |
| Ericht 23 Sept 22 - Frank Thomson | 2022-09-23 | Bill Austin | Sept. 7, 2022, 6:01 p.m. |
| Kilmorack 21-22 Dances done in class | 2021-09-15 | Peter Jamieson | Sept. 15, 2021, 9:04 a.m. |
