Dance Rangitoto 5471
Jig · 40 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: Top Moves)
- Devised by
- Roy Everall (1981)
- Intensity
- 8888/4444/8888/8888/8080 = 80% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Reel of eight / Schiehallion (REEL;R8;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Kauri Collection [7]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- The dance represents the volcanic mass of Rangitoto. an island in the Hauraki Gulf close to Auckland City.
The “Schiehallion” …
The dance represents the volcanic mass of Rangitoto. an island in the Hauraki Gulf close to Auckland City. The “Schiehallion” reels represent water lapping against the shores of the island.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knock of Braemoray | Drummond Cook and his Scottish Dance Band | Tae Gar Ye Loup | LP+ | 10 | J40 4 | 2:57 | 35.4 |
Rangitoto 4S · J40
- 1–
- Circle8 and back
- 9–
- All M advance to centre and raise both arms into a “double arch” in the centre | and retire ; All W advance to centre, pivot R and dance out, and face out
- 17–32
- Full Schiehallion Reel (1,2,3,4)
- 33–
- 1c+3c advance NHJ to centre | join RH with opposite and lead out between side couple, cross and dance to opposite position | turn P RH ½ (3,2,1,4)
Repeat with 2c+4c dancing the final 8 bars, again with 3c+1c, again with 4c+2c
Watch on YouTube
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Added on: 2021-04-02 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 26 February 2024 NSCDS | 2024-02-26 | Patricia Harland | Feb. 24, 2024, 11:32 a.m. |
| Monday 11 March 2024 NSCDS | 2024-03-11 | Patricia Harland | March 7, 2024, 5:58 p.m. |
| Newark 31 May 2022 | 2022-05-31 | Chris Ronald | May 27, 2022, 10:42 a.m. |
| Binghamton Large Class 2023-5-30 | 2023-05-30 | David Wasson | May 30, 2023, 1:29 a.m. |
| 2024 Pittsburgh Ball | 2024-03-23 | Arthur McNair | Jan. 12, 2024, 6:32 a.m. |
| HHK Experienced class Feb 18 2020 | 2020-02-18 | Sue Ronald | Feb. 13, 2020, 6:02 p.m. |
| Binghamton Large Class 2023-5-23 | 2023-05-23 | David Wasson | May 23, 2023, 1:03 a.m. |
| Pittsburgh Highland Ball 2020 | 2020-03-22 | Arthur McNair | Feb. 10, 2020, 1:28 a.m. |
| HHK Experienced class Feb 11 2020 | 2020-02-11 | Sue Ronald | Feb. 8, 2020, 4:43 p.m. |
| HHK dances taught Jan 28 - Feb 25 2020 | Sue Ronald | Feb. 26, 2020, 3:23 p.m. | |
| HHK dances taught Jan 28 - Feb 25 2020 | Sue Ronald | Feb. 26, 2020, 3:23 p.m. |
