Dance The Auld Alliance 289
Also known as “Old Aliens” (unofficial).
See also: The Auld Alliance (3/4L, Boehmer: Cameo 17), The Auld Alliance (3/3L, Drewry)
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Jacques & Liliane Chamoin
- Intensity
- 6222 8888 8888 0088 = 71% (1 turn), 72% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Allemande for 2 couples (ALLMND;2C;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.
- Steps
- Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Book 23 [1]
- Pocket: Books 5-for-1965,23,24 [6]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 19 to 24 (Combined A5 edition) [58]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [10] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [7] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [7] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | Tunes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Auld Alliance | The Southern Cross Ceili Band | Looking For a Partner | ? | 8 | R32 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | Hon Mrs Fraser/Lord Macdonald's Reel/Inver Lasses | |
| The Auld Alliance | Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 23. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances | CD+ | 1 | R32 4 | 2:31 | 37.8 |
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Hon Mrs Fraser/Lord Saltoun/O'er Bogie tae my Love/The Peat Bog |
| The Auld Alliance | The Deirdre Adamson Quartet | An Angus Welcome | CD | 14 | R32 4 | 2:20 | 35.0 |
|
Hon Mrs Fraser/The Lappie Dub/Becky Hunter's Reel/Stephen McCallum of Bunessan |
The Auld Alliance 4/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1M+2W change places RH | 1W+2M & 1M+3M repeat LH ; 1W+3W & 1M+4W repeat LH | 1W+4M repeat LH (2x,3x,4x,1x)
- 9–
- 2c & 1c cross RH while{2} 3c+4c ½ RHA | Middles face Ends and change places LH (4,2,1,3) ; all turn P RH into
- 17–
- 4c+2c (facing up) Allemande & 1c+3c (facing down, M on the R) Mirrored Allemande (start to L, curve to R), at end 4c & 3c pass LH into BtoB facing opposite side
- 25–
- 4c+3c cast round end couple, meet and dance in to 2plx/3plx ; 4c+3c ½R&L (2,3,4,1) (option: dance the ½R&L starting up/dn)
The Auld Alliance 4/4L · R32
- 1-8
- 1M+2L cross diag RH, 1s cross LH diag with 2M/3M, 1s cross RH diag with 3L/4L, 1L+4M cross LH & all end on opp sides 1s at bottom
- 9-16
- 2s & 1s (end cpls) cross RH as 3s+4s dance 1/2 RH across, 2s facing 4s also 3s facing 1s change places LH on sides & all turn ptnrs RH
- 17-24
- 4s+2s dance Allemande while 1s+3s dance an inverse Allemande (to bottom), middle couples (4s+3s) cross LH
- 25-32
- 4s & 3s cast to ends & dance into centre to 2nd/3rd places (opposite sides) & dance 1/2 R&L. 2 3 4 1
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book 23 and RSCDS 4/1978 | 2019-01-11 | Ann Murray | Jan. 8, 2019, 7:09 p.m. |
| Vienna Branch Video Project | Felix Hamelbeck | Nov. 27, 2018, 8:34 a.m. | |
| Potters Pairs Weekend 2019 - Advanced Class | 2019-04-27 | Cord Walter | April 27, 2019, 11:23 a.m. |
| 140418 Lyon Easter Fri. | 2014-04-18 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Jan. 25, 2014, 4:02 p.m. |
| Annette Copping | 2016-11-21 | Nameless Dancer | Nov. 20, 2016, 12:45 p.m. |
| Kuckucksnest CGB November 2018 Wednesday and Saturday evening | 2018-11-24 | Martin McWilliam | Nov. 26, 2018, 2:19 p.m. |
| Vienna Branch Social Evening, Saturday 26.5.2018 | 2018-05-26 | Felix Hamelbeck | May 17, 2018, 8:58 p.m. |
| November Course 2018 - Kuckucksnest | 2018-11-23 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Nov. 24, 2018, 4:59 p.m. |
