Dance The King's Causeway 3492
Reel · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Barry Priddey
- Intensity
- 800/888/888/888/888 = 65% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - with corners (REEL;CRNRS;DOUBLE;R3;)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Double Triangles (DBLTRI)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Extra Info
- For Win and John Baldwin.
According to the notes, the road leading southwards from Tain is known as the King’s …
For Win and John Baldwin.
According to the notes, the road leading southwards from Tain is known as the King’s Causeway, a name which commemorates the regular pilgrimages of King James IV to the shrine of St Duthac in that town.
The King's Causeway 3/4L · R40
- 1-8
- 1s cross RH, cast 1 place & turn RH
- 9-16
- 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides (RSh to 2nd corner to start)
- 17-24
- 1s dance 1/2 Figs of 8 (Man round 2s & Lady round 3s) & turn LH while 2s+3s dance R&L starting on sides
- 25-32
- 1s dance reels of 3 on own sides (LSh to 3rd corner to start) & end BtoB (Lady facing up to 2s & Man facing 3s)
- 33-40
- All set (as Double Triangles), 1s dance round each other 3/4 way to face opposite sides, set (as DT) & dance round to 2nd place own side