Dance Admiral Nelson 43
Reel · 64 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Unknown (1805)
- Intensity
- 8800/8000/8000/8888/8880/8800/8888/8000 = 56% (1 turn), 56% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 4 - and back (HR;4P;BACK;)
- Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Allemande for 2 couples (ALLMND;2C;)
- Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Book 19 [8]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 19 to 24 (Combined A5 edition) [8]
- Pocket: Books 19,20,21 [8]
- 99 More Scottish Country Dances [1]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [2] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [1] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [1] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
Admiral Nelson
On 21st October, 1805, the Right Honourable the Viscount Nelson, K. B., was mortally wounded aboard Victory during the triumphant battle of Trafalgar. It is ironic that this dance was published in the same year as Nelson’s death.
Admiral Horatio Nelson, born in Norfolk, England, in 1758, created viscount in 1801, was the hero of all Britain. He was courageous: he gave the sight of his right eye, his right arm, and later, his life in the defense of his country. He was a romantic figure: one only need consider his long attachment to Emma Hamilton, a fact that must have titillated the ladies of his time. He was a great humanitarian: unlike Marlborough and Wellington, his common touch would appeal strongly to the Scots.
The Nelson Monument, atop Calton Hill in Edinburgh, was finished in 1815. Whether by accident or design, it rather resembles an inverted telescope. The English monument to their native son in Trafalgar Square, while in somewhat better taste than the Edinburgh memorial, was not finished until 1849, over forty years after Nelson’s death. But, in Glasgow Green stands another monument honouring Lord Nelson. The energetic Glaswegians began erecting theirs in 1805 and it was finished in 1806. And at the same time there was erected another monument to Admiral Nelson, a seventy-foot octagonal tower atop Cluny Hill in the small Morayshire town of Forres.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Nelson | Ron Kerr Quintet | Book 19. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | MC | 7 | R64 4 | 4:42 | 35.2 | |
| Admiral Nelson | Ron Kerr Quintet | Book 19. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | CD | 8 | R64 4 | 4:42 | 35.2 | |
| Admiral Nelson | Alan Gardiner and his Scottish Dance Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 7 | CD | 7 | R64 4 | 4:31 | 33.9 | |
| Admiral Nelson's Hornpipe | Ron Gonnella & Iain MacPhail | Scottish Dance Masters, The Vol 2 | LP | 4 | R64 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | |
| Admiral Nelson | The Alastair Downie Band | Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 5 | CD | 13 | R64 4 | 4:35 | 34.4 | |
| Admiral Nelson | The Alastair Downie Band | Scottish Dances | CD+ | 10 | R64 4 | 4:35 | 34.4 |
Admiral Nelson 4/4L · R64
- 1–
- 1c+2c circle4 and back
- 9–
- 1W followed by 1M casts off and dances round 2c and back to place
- 17–
- Repeat [9–16], 1M leading
- 25–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c R&L
- 33–
- 1c+2c+3c Circle6 and back, finishing for
- 41–
- 1c+2c Allemande (2,1,3,4)
- 49–
- 2c+1c+3c+4c G-Chain, end couples crossing
- 57–
- 1c lead up and cast to 4pl (3c+4c up)
Admiral Nelson 4/4L · R64
- 1-8
- 1s+2s circle 4H round & back
- 9-16
- 1L followed by partner casts down below 2s, cross & cast up on Men’s side & back to places
- 17-24
- 1M repeats this Fig starting by casting down own side followed by partner
- 25-32
- 1s+2s & 3s+4s R&L
- 33-40
- 1s+2s+3s circle 6H round & back
- 41-48
- 1s+2s Allemande
- 49-56
- All dance Grand Chain
- 57-64
- 1s lead up to top & cast down own sides to 4th place
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swarthmore College English-Scottish Ball 1995 | 1995-02-11 | Andy Peterson | Jan. 8, 2018, 4:02 a.m. |
