Dance Follow the Fiddler 2270
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Jean Attwood
- Intensity
- 8800/8880/8220/8008 = 53% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Lead/Dance down and cast up (DWN;CBL)
- Reel of three - crossing (Inveran) (REEL;CRSING;R3;)
- Set as in Double.Triangles (SET_DT)
- Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Extra Info
- The notes say that “The figures of this dance represent a Shetland wedding where the procession to the Church was …
The notes say that “The figures of this dance represent a Shetland wedding where the procession to the Church was always led by a fiddler. Bars 25–32 represent the Bride’s Reel, in which the bridesmaid takes the place of the bride halfway through, to keep her safe from the fairies who might abduct her.”
The recommended music is “A good Shetland reel”.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follow the Fiddler | Callum Wilson and his Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Country Dancing | CD+ | 9 | R32 4 | 2:28 | 37.0 |
Follow the Fiddler 4/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c, followed by 2c, dance down & cast up behind 3c+4c
- 9–
- 1c+2c+3c Inveran Reels (1,2,3,4)
- 17–
- 1c cross down (2c up) | set as in DTr with 2c+3c ; cast off (3c up) | ½ turn LH (2,3,1,4)
- 25–
- 1c+4M ½ Reel3 across, 1c start passing LSh as 4M dances up to 3pl while 4W crosses below reel & turns to her R ; 1M+4c ½ Reel3 across, 1M+4W start passing RSh while 1W crosses above reel. On [32] 1c+4c change pl RH on sides (2,3,4,1)
