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Dance The Haggis Hunters 2722

Medley · 128 bars (S64+R64) · 4 couples · Square   (Progression: OnceOnly)

Devised by
Ann Dix (1986)
Intensity
8888/8888/8080/0808/8888/8888/8888/8888 = 88% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
The original instructions for Figure 2 just have “All dance eight hands round to the left” without specifying how far. …

The original instructions for Figure 2 just have “All dance eight hands round to the left” without specifying how far. In practise half way round, as shown in the videos, seems to fit well.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
The Haggis Hunters The Craigellachie Band Reel Friends MC 6 M1283:10 47.5
The Haggis Hunters 4S · M128

Chorus

1–
All set to P | turn P RH ¾, M facing clw, W facing cclw ; all W LHA while{4} all M chase clw ½
9–
All set to new P | turn new P RH ¾, M facing cclw, W facing clw ; all M LHA while{4} all W chase clw ½ (3,4,1,2)

Figure 1

1–
3c+1c RHA pivoting RSh on [4] to finish BtoB with P facing sides ; 3W+1M & 3M+1W dance out through sides and cast to places as on [1] (3,4,1,2)
9–
2c+4c repeat [1–8] (3,4,1,2)

Chorus (1,2,3,4)

Figure 2

1–
All Circle8 L ; set to P | turn P RH and face corners (3,4,1,2)
9–
All set to corners | turn corners LH ; Circle8 R (1,2,3,4)

Repeat in reel time (1,2,3,4)

The Haggis Hunters 4S · M128

Chorus

1-8
All set to partners, 3/4 turn RH to end with Men (on outside) facing clockwise & Ladies facing anticlockwise, Ladies dance LH across & end in partner’s place while Men dance round set 1/2 way to face new partner
9-16
All set to new partners, 3/4 turn RH to end with Ladies (on outside) facing clockwise & Men facing anticlockwise, Men dance LH across while Ladies dance round set 1/2 way (all now opposite original places)

Fig 1

1-8
1s+3s RH across & end facing corners (1s & 3s BtoB with ptnr), dancing couples dance out between side cpls & cast back to pl (as at bar 16)
9-16
2s+4s repeat

Chorus

Fig 2

1-8
All circle 8H round to left, set to partner & turn RH to end facing corners
9-16
All set to corners & turn LH & circle 8H round to right

Repeat in Reel time all ending in original places

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STRICTLY SCOTTISH Vancouver Demonstration Team

Added on: 2019-12-26 (Zoltán Gräff)
Quality: Demonstration quality

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Members of the Waltham Scottish Country Dance Group …

Added on: 2022-05-08 (John Aitken)
Quality: Demonstration quality

NameDateOwnerLast changed
Grantham U3A 2022-10-11 2022-10-11 John Aitken Oct. 7, 2022, 9:42 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2017-03-13 2017-03-13 Cord Walter March 13, 2017, 11:30 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014-09-29 2014-09-29 Cord Walter Sept. 29, 2014, 10:39 p.m.
Grantham U3A 2022-09-20 2022-09-20 John Aitken Sept. 16, 2022, 9:53 a.m.
Grantham U3A 2022-08-23 2022-08-23 John Aitken Aug. 16, 2022, 9:47 p.m.
MSA Burns Dance 2024 2024-01-27 Alex Figl-Brick Jan. 11, 2024, 8:07 p.m.
Waltham weekly 2022-05-19 2022-05-19 John Aitken May 2, 2022, 1 p.m.
Grantham U3A 2022-08-16 2022-08-16 John Aitken Aug. 11, 2022, 10:22 a.m.
Waltham weekly 2022-10-27 2022-10-27 John Aitken Oct. 21, 2022, 1:19 p.m.
Dem: 2022-03-26 Leics Caledonians 2022-03-26 John Aitken Jan. 13, 2022, 9:33 a.m.
Waltham 2024-01-25 Burns 2024-01-25 John Aitken Jan. 21, 2024, 4:55 p.m.
Waltham weekly 2022-08-25 AGM 2022-08-25 John Aitken Aug. 11, 2022, 10:14 a.m.
Vienna Branch Burns Evening 2019 2019-01-25 Felix Hamelbeck Jan. 6, 2019, 12:57 p.m.
GUSCDC Annual Ball 2020 2020-02-29 Shona Holmes Feb. 13, 2020, 4:48 p.m.
Grantham U3A: 2022-08-30 2022-08-30 John Aitken Aug. 24, 2022, 11:54 a.m.
Vienna Branch Burns Evening 2018x 2018-01-25 Felix Hamelbeck Jan. 6, 2019, 12:12 p.m.
170608A 2017-06-08 Michael Däther June 4, 2017, 10:57 p.m.
Vienna Branch Burns' Evening 2017 2017-01-28 Ann Murray Jan. 24, 2017, 8:09 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2022-01-23 2022-01-23 Amanda Peart Jan. 24, 2022, 5:10 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2023-01-22 2023-01-22 Amanda Peart Jan. 23, 2023, 5:45 p.m.
Waltham weekly 2022-09-15 2022-09-15 John Aitken Sept. 9, 2022, 1:29 a.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2024-01-28 2024-01-28 Amanda Peart Jan. 28, 2024, 5:49 p.m.
burns 2024 0024-01-01 David Stoney Jan. 1, 2024, 4:40 p.m.
SCD Medleys Marc Hagebölling March 18, 2017, 3:22 p.m.
Waltham Burns Night 2023-01-26 2023-01-26 John Aitken May 17, 2023, 9:53 p.m.
41st Frankfurt Spring Ball 2009 2009-04-18 Anselm Lingnau Nov. 11, 2014, 4:22 p.m.
Waltham Annual Dance 2022-10-29 2022-10-29 John Aitken Aug. 7, 2022, 11:38 p.m.
Waltham weekly 2022-09-01 2022-09-01 John Aitken Aug. 11, 2022, 10:59 a.m.
Waltham weekly 2022-10-06 2022-10-06 John Aitken Oct. 1, 2022, 12:11 a.m.
Grantham U3A 2022-09-06 2022-09-06 John Aitken Sept. 3, 2022, 12:59 p.m.
Shupashkar - 2021 2021-01-30 Ussurey Dancer Jan. 20, 2021, 4:16 p.m.
31st Frankfurt Spring Ball 1999 1999-05-01 Anselm Lingnau Feb. 5, 2024, 1:07 p.m.
Turnham Green - 14 May 2023 2023-05-14 Jacmel Dent May 2, 2023, 2:01 a.m.
The More Unusual Dance Club Crib 18/03/2024 2024-03-18 Peter Dixon March 2, 2024, 6:36 p.m.
Eindhoven 2023 2023-10-21 Elmer de Jong Oct. 3, 2023, 12:35 p.m.
VanIsle Burns23 2024-01-27 Kathryn MacIsaac Jan. 3, 2024, 11:18 p.m.
Grantham U3A 2022-10-04 2022-10-04 John Aitken Sept. 30, 2022, 6:22 p.m.
Grantham U3A 2022-08-02 2022-08-02 John Aitken July 27, 2022, 10:28 a.m.
Christmas Ball Münster 2006 2006-12-16 Edwin Werner Nov. 22, 2019, 1:32 p.m.
SCD Ceilidh Hannover / Hildesheim 2017-02-25 (Vorauswahl) 2017-02-25 Cord Walter Feb. 26, 2017, 11:14 p.m.
2023 Sept-Dec / BDS / Summary weekly class 2nd half Jette Rossen Oct. 4, 2023, 8:24 p.m.
SCD Ceilidh Hannover / Hildesheim 2017-11-11 (Vorauswahl) 2017-11-11 Cord Walter Sept. 4, 2017, 10:27 p.m.
TG Repeats 2023 Jacmel Dent Aug. 27, 2023, 4:07 p.m.
SCD Ceilidh Hannover / Hildesheim 2018-01-27 (Vorauswahl) 2018-01-27 Cord Walter Jan. 7, 2018, 2:56 p.m.
Gay Gordons Residential 2022 (Cober Hill) 2022-05-02 Murrough Landon Oct. 31, 2023, 1:06 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2017 2017-01-01 Cord Walter Jan. 31, 2017, 11:11 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014 Cord Walter Sept. 22, 2014, 10:27 p.m.
SF Hildesheim 4 Paare Cord Walter Sept. 25, 2023, 9:48 p.m.

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