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Dance Auchindoun Castle 280

Reel · 160 bars · 4 trios · Square   (Progression: OnceOnly)

Devised by
John Drewry (1992)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
Published in
Recommended Music
NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
Auchindoun Castle David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band Diamond Jubilee CD+ 17 R32 53:03 36.6
Auchindoun Castle 4 triosS · R160

12 Dancer Square Set, each man between 2 ladies

Part 1

1-8
All circle 12H round & back
9-16
Men dance RH across with RH partner & next Lady & LH across with LH partner & next Lady
17-24
All Men dance reels of 3 with partners (Men give RSh to RH partner to start)
25-32
Men dance LH across in centre, pass RH partner & loop round to end outside set behind original pstns
33-40
“Wheelie Chain” - Each trio dances 1/2 RH across, LH, partner followed by Man dances anticlockwise 1 place while RH partners dance cl’wise, 3 dancers meet & dance 1/2 LH across, LH ptnr followed by Man again dances anticlockwise 1 pl while RH ptnr dances clockwise
41-48
All repeat back to original places
49-56
Each trio dance RH across to end with Ladies in orig pls & Men outside set to circle 3H round to left, at end Ladies drop hands to open into circle
57-64
All circle 12H round & back

Part 2

1-8
“Fiddich Formation” - 1M+3M with their RH partners adv setting & dance 1/2 RH across while 1st LH & 3rd LH partners dance in front of 2s/4s clockwise round their dancing partners to join them on opp sides of square Repeat 1M+3M with their LH partners to end in original places
9-16
1s & 3s dance reels of 3 on sides (Men giving RSh to RH partner to start)
17-24
1s & 3s Adv+Ret, 1st RH partner & 3rd RH partner turn Ladies on their right with RH while 1st LH partner & 3rd LH partner turn Ladies on their left with LH while all 4 Men dance RH across to end in middle facing partners
25-32
Men join hands with partners as in Double Triangles & set, Ladies dance in with 2 steps as Men dance out, all turn right & set again in triangular form, Men set to place while Ladies dance to place
33-64
Repeat bars 1-32 with 2s & 4s leading & end Men dancing to a position in front of their original pstns

Part 3

1-16
“Wheelie Chain” as in Part 1 but with Men on inside following RH partner clockwise
17-24
Each trio dances RH across to end with Ladies in places & Men in centre, Men dance through place of Man originally on his right & behind his LH & own RH partner back to own place
25-32
All circle 12H round & back

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Added on: 2019-05-31 (RSCDS Edinburgh)
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temp-1 James Wilson Feb. 20, 2024, 7:58 p.m.

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