Dance The Blue Men of the Minch 593
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- Barry Priddey
- Intensity
- 8008/0880/8888/8888 = 75% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Allemande for 2 couples (ALLMND;2C;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- The Green Lady Book [10]
- Extra Info
- “The Blue Men of the Minch were Storm Kelpies whose home was in the rough seas that divide the Outer …
“The Blue Men of the Minch were Storm Kelpies whose home was in the rough seas that divide the Outer Hebrides from the mainland.”
The Blue Men of the Minch 4/4L · S32
On 2nd chord, 3c+4c cross to opposite sides (1,2,3x,4x)
- 1–
- 1c & 4c Fig8 round 2c & 3c, giving RH then LH when crossing
- 9–
- 2c & 3c ½ Fig8 round 1c & 4c, giving LH ; 2c & 3c ½ R&L (1,3x,2,4x)
- 17–20
- All set | ½ turn P RH into allemande hold, 1c facing 3c, 2c facing 4c
- 21–24
- All set adv passing facing couple LSh ; 1c & 4c repeat while{2} 3c & 2c set R, release LH, W turns under raised arm as 3M/2M dance above/below P & rejoin LH (3x,4,1x,2) facing down,up,down,up
- 25–
- 1c+3c & 4c+2c dance 2C Allemande starting down/up, 1M & 4M pivot on [26] to allow 3c & 2c to close the gap (2,4,1x,3x)
