Dance The Loon Mountain Reel 3923
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Alan Smith
- Intensity
- 8888 8888 8888 8444 = 90% (1 turn), 91% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Steps
- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra info
- The notes say the dance ...
The notes say the dance was composed for Gov. Shennan Adams, host to the New Hampshire Gathering of the Scottish Clans at Loon Mountain.
The figures are intended to depict:
1-8: Loon Pond
9-16: Waves on the pond
17-24: Loons flying
25-32: Diving and surfacing again
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | Tunes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Loon Mountain Reel | Ron Gonnella & Stan Hamilton | Scottish Dance Masters, The Vol 4 | MC | 6 | R32 4 | 2:19 | 34.8 | John Turner's Compliments to Governor Adams/The Burning of the Piper's Hut/The Caves of Mieuville St. Vaast |
The Loon Mountain Reel 4/4L · R32
- 1–
- All circle8 and back
- 9–
- All A&R ; A&R
- 17–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c RHA ; LHA
- 25–
- 1c turn RH and face down, the others step in on [28] and form arches ; 1c lead under arches to 4pl, 2c+3c+4c retiring to sidelines one place up on [32] (2,3,4,1)
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party for Evelyn Murray | 2019-09-29 | Alan Wilson | Sept. 24, 2019, 3:51 p.m. |
| Scotia Dancers Halloween Party 2017 | Nameless Dancer | Oct. 28, 2017, 3:42 a.m. | |
| Kickoff Night Sept 5 2018 | 2018-09-05 | Ellie Briscoe | Aug. 15, 2018, 9:42 p.m. |
| International Scottish Country Dance School - Thursday Social - July 2004 | 2004-07-29 | Andy Peterson | Jan. 18, 2021, 7:04 p.m. |
| Boston 30 Popular Dances Proposal | Charles Liu | July 31, 2018, 9:44 p.m. |
