Dance Border Ballad 20975
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Fiona Macdonald
- Intensity
- 820/800/866/844 = 42% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey travel
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Published in
- Extra Info
- Dingly Dell is the same dance but in reel time
Dingly Dell is the same dance but in reel time
Border Ballad 3/4L · S32
- 1–8
- 1s lead down for 3, M1 dance in front of partner, turning partner under R arm
(2s step up on 3&4) 1s lead up, cross to 2nd place own side facing out 1s turn ½ with 2s (nearer hand) into 1st place
- 9–16
- 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, cross R
& cast to R to face each other up & down the set (M bet 2s, L bet 3s)
- 17–24
- 1s turn RH, reels of 3 across, M1 with 2s (Rsh to L2), L1 with 3s (Rsh to 3M)
1s finish in 2nd place own sides in centre facing down
- 25–28
- 3s make arch (nearer hands facing up) 3s dance up while 1s lead RH down under arch,
1s cross & cast up & in to face up while 3s (turning towards each other) dance down taking nearer hands to 3rd place
- 29–32
- 2s make arch, dance down while 1s lead RH up under arch, 1s cross, cast to 2nd place,
while 2s (turning towards each other) dance back up to 1st place with nearer hands