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Dance The Fairy Dance 2044

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213)

Devised by
Unknown (1827)
Intensity
444 800 844 800 = 45% (1 turn), 34% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
Published in
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Extra Info
The Fairy Dance

The music to this dance is better known as “Largo’s Fairy Dance” and is one of the most famous compositions of Nathaniel Gow (1763–1831), fourth son of Niel Gow. It was written by Gow in 1802 for the Fife Hunt and appeared in Niel Gow’s A Fifth Collection of Strathspey, Reels, etc for the Pianoforte, Harp, Violin and Violincello of 1809.

Caroline Eliza Scott (1777–1853) wrote a poem called “The Fairy Dance”. The first verse gives a sufficient sensing of the other four.

The fairies are dancing – how nimbly they bound!
They flit o’er the grass-tops, they touch not the ground;
Their kirtles of green with diamonds bedight,
All glittering and sparkling beneath the moonlight.

The Fairy Dance 3/4L · R32
1–
1W+2W+3W Circle3 L on the W side ; 1M+2M+3M repeat on M side
9–
1c lead down the middle (2c up) ; and up to face 1cnrs
17–
1c set to and turn corners, finish between corners
25–
1c set twice ; turn RH 1½ to own sides
The Fairy Dance 3/4L · R32
1-8
1L+2L+3L circle 3H round to left on own sides, 1M+2M+3M circle 3H round to left
9-16
1s lead down the middle & back ending facing 1st corners
17-24
1s set & turn 1st corners, set & turn 2nd corners ending in 2nd place opposite sides
25-32
1s set twice & turn RH 1.1/2 times to places

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Added on: 2018-10-02 (YouTube Automatic Downloader)
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NameDateOwnerLast changed
2017-10-28 Delft, Halloween Ball 2017-10-28 Truus de Ceuster Oct. 13, 2017, 11:50 p.m.
Bedford SDG 2012-12-01 Supper Dance 2012-12-01 Keith Rose Nov. 7, 2012, 11:35 p.m.
22 10 19 Harrogate Wednesday 2022-10-19 Chris & Lee Pratt Sept. 18, 2022, 6:47 p.m.
RSCDS London: Summer Wednesday Dance 29 May 2024 2024-05-29 Willie Lawrence Feb. 8, 2024, 5:46 p.m.
2023 East Angus Annual Dance Montrose 2023-05-26 Elizabeth Neill Feb. 9, 2023, 1:33 p.m.
LeedsScottish Dance Club 25 February 2017 2014-09-20 Irene Dracup Jan. 2, 2017, 9:44 p.m.
2024-03-18-Corner and Set 2024-03-18 Jona Kutsche March 17, 2024, 4:33 p.m.
RSCDS Book 3 Ward Fleri Jan. 14, 2021, 2:48 a.m.
SCD Ceilidh Hannover - Hildesheim 2017-11-11 2017-11-11 Cord Walter March 3, 2024, 1:12 p.m.
Curia Weekend 2017 - Gala Ball 2017-12-02 Isabel Neves Aug. 10, 2017, 1:30 p.m.
Tadley Scottish Country Dancers - Halloween Dance 2017 2017-10-31 V Gardner Oct. 5, 2017, 11:26 a.m.
Halloween Dance 2022 2022-10-30 Aleksandra Muzyka Oct. 20, 2022, 10:30 p.m.
SCD Ceilidh Hannover / Hildesheim 2017-11-11 (Vorauswahl) 2017-11-11 Cord Walter Sept. 4, 2017, 10:27 p.m.
Tadley 2017-10-31 Halloween Dance 2017-10-31 David McQuillan Sept. 29, 2017, 1:41 p.m.
SCD Ceilidh Hannover / Hildesheim 2022-04-30 (Vorauswahl) 2022-04-30 Cord Walter April 28, 2022, 10:43 p.m.
2023-02-07 Atholl SCDC (Judith's Programme) 2023-02-07 John Nuttall Nov. 14, 2022, 7:43 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2003 - 2013 Cord Walter May 19, 2014, 11:25 p.m.
SF Hildesheim 4 Paare Cord Walter Sept. 25, 2023, 9:48 p.m.
SF Hildesheim - Gesammelte Tanztee-Tänze Cord Walter March 3, 2024, 1:23 p.m.
SCD Ceilidh Hannover / Hildesheim 2018-11-10 (Vorauswahl) 2018-11-10 Cord Walter May 15, 2018, 12:21 a.m.
SCD Ceilidh Hannover / Hildesheim 2019-11-09 (Vorauswahl) 2019-11-09 Cord Walter Nov. 3, 2019, 3:51 p.m.
SCD Ceilidh Hannover / Hildesheim 2023-10-21 (Vorauswahl) 2023-10-21 Cord Walter March 1, 2024, 8:37 p.m.

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