Dance The Dancing Kelpie 20242
Reel · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Deirdre MacCuish Bark (2014)
- Intensity
- 800/833/844/833/888 = 66% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Set in line in threes (SETLIN;3P;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Extra Info
- For Teresa Lockhart:
Kelpies lurk on the shores of Scottish lochs, waiting for a victim who they then capture & …
For Teresa Lockhart:
Kelpies lurk on the shores of Scottish lochs, waiting for a victim who they then capture & take to their
watery home & are reputed to devour. Teresa, like a Kelpie, is a shape shifter, taking on many tasks within
SCD, including inviting the unwary into the dance.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anstruther Lassies | Muriel Johnstone's Band | Memories of Fife | CD | 13 | R40 8 | 5:44 | 34.4 |
The Dancing Kelpie 3/4L · R40
- 1–
- 1c lead down (2c up) ; on [5] 1c change sides and face up [: 1M dances below 1W who dance under P’s arm]. 1c lead up and face 1cnrs
- 9–
- 1c & 1cnrs set | 1c pivot R and dance RSh round 3cnrs, between nearest ends to centre then turn P RH to face 1cnrs while{6} 1cnrs advance to centre {1}, turn RH and face original positions {1}, dance back to places {2}, stand still {2}
- 17–
- ½ Reel4 on 1diag, pass P LSh to face 2cnrs ; ½ Reel4 on 2diag. 1c face 2cnrs
- 25–
- 1c & 2cnrs set | 1c pivot R and dance RSh round 4cnrs to 2pl | cross RH to 2plx while{6} 2cnrs advance to centre {1}, turn P RH and face original positions {1}, dance back to places {2}, stand still {2} (3x,1x,2x)
- 33–
- All set | chase clw ½ | set (2,1,3)
