Dance Millquarter 4401
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Hugh Foss (1969)
- Intensity
- 8642/8888/8888/8488 = 87% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Grand Chain for 8 - half (GCHAIN;8P;HALF;)
- Hands round - 8 - half (HR;8P;HALF;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Hands round - 6 (HR;6P)
- Steps
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- Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
Millquarter 4/4L · S32
- 1–8
- 1s turn once BH (2 bars), cross RH WHILE 2s turn once BH; then as 3s & 4s repeat Bars 1–4, 1s & 2s 4H once round to L (ends 1x, 2, 3x, 4)
- 9–16
- All pass 3 people in Grand Chain RH, LH, RH (1s & 4s at ends start crossing with partners), all M make polite turns to face in after the 3rd (RH) pass and dance 8H ½ round to L (stay in circle formation)
- 17–24
- All Ls change places LH with M on their L with polite turns to face in, all 8H ¼ round to R (NB) - 2 places - and repeat these 4 bars (Ls passing again to L and circling ¼ round - ends 4, 2x, 3, 1x)
- 25–32
- 4s & 3s, 2s &1s dance quick half Rights & Lefts (2 bars only), then 2s & 1s turn BH once while 4s & 3s cross RH, all to own sides; 2s stand at top while 4s 1s & 3s 6H hands ½ round to L (2 bars), 1s & 4s continue 4H ½ round to L while 3s cross RH (ends 2, 3, 4, 1)
Millquarter 4/4L · S32
- 1-4
- 1s turn 2H (2 bars), 1s cross RH while 2s turn once 2H
- 5-8
- 3s & 4s repeat bars 1-4 while 1s+2s circle 4H round to Left. End (1) 2 (3) 4
- 9-12
- Grand Chain (3 hands - 1 bar per hand, 1s & 4s cross with partner, 2s & 3s on side to start), Men pull back RSh to form circle (bar 12),
- 13-16
- All circle 8H 1/2 round to Left (stay in circle)
- 17-24
- Ladies change places LH with Man on their Left, polite turn to face in, all circle 8H 2 places round to Right (2 bars); Repeat these 4 bars. 4 (2) 3 (1)
- 25-28
- 4s+2s also 3s+1s dance 1/2 R&L (2 bars), 2s+1s turn 2H once while 4s & 3s cross RH, all to own sides
- 29-32
- 2s stand at top while 4s+1s+3s circle 6H hands 1/2 round to Left (2 bars), 1s+4s continue circle 4H 1/2 round to Left while 3s cross RH. End 2 3 4 1
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FSCDC Fugues etc. 5 May 2012 | 2012-05-05 | Anselm Lingnau | May 6, 2012, 4:53 p.m. |
| Hugh Foss Dances- 'The Reel' Issue 303 | Elaine Davies | Oct. 13, 2017, 2:39 p.m. | |
| Cambridge RonDancing 2022 | Murrough Landon | July 3, 2023, 1:09 a.m. |
