Dance The Wallace Tower 6909
Strathspey · 128 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1991)
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/8888/8888/8888/8080/8282/8888/8888/0808/2828/8888/8888/8888/8888/8888 = 89% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Petronella - tandem (PET;TANDEM;)
- Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
- Chase special (CHASE;SPECIAL;)
- Reel of three - interlocking (REEL;INTRLK;R3;)
- Hands round - 8 (HR;8P;)
- Reel of four - half (REEL;HALF;R4;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Bankhead Book Part 2 [13]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Inscribed “for Ron Wallace of Santa Rosa, California”.
The dance notes also say that “The Wallace Tower was an old …
Inscribed “for Ron Wallace of Santa Rosa, California”.
The dance notes also say that “The Wallace Tower was an old building in the Netherkirkgate in the centre of Aberdeen. It was taken down in 1964 to make way for an expansion of Marks and Spencers and was rebuilt high above the River Don near St. Hachar’s Cathedral.”
The Wallace Tower 4S · S128
Figure 1
- 1–
- All set & petronella in tandem (2,3,4,1) ; repeat (3,4,1,2)
- 9–
- All S&Link ending in promhold facing out ; all promenade ½ way clw, 1c & 3c face in, 2c & 4c stay facing clw
- 17–
- 1c+4c & 2c+3c dance RSh round each other ; 1c+2c & 3c+4c repeat LSh
- 25–
- All promenade ½ way cclw ; M dance cclw & W cast back into 3 changes L,R,L of Gr-Chain (1,2,3,4)
Figure 2
- 1–
- All set | Circle8 to L (1,2,3,4)
- 9–
- 1M+3W & 1W+3M ½ turn RH | RHA | cross out RH between 2c/4c to end in longwise set (1W,4M,4W,3M; 1M,2W,2M,3W)
- 17–
- All set | 1W & 3W petronella to end BtoB on midline ; dance out R to other side | cast off/up to other end while{6} 1M & 3M cast off/up to other end ; petronella to end BtoB on midline | dance out R to other side (3W,4M,4W,1M; 3M,2W,2M,1W)
- 25–
- ½ RSh Reels4 on sides ; turn facing person RH | ½ turn P LH to square set (1,2,3,4)
Figure 3
- 1–32
- 2c & 4c repeat Figure 2 with reels across (1,2,3,4)
Figure 4
- 1–32
- Repeat Figure 1 but on [17-20] 2c+1c & 4c+3c dance round RSh and on [21-24] 2c+3c & 4c+1c dance round LSh (1,2,3,4)
Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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Cambridge RonDancing 2023-12-03 | 2023-12-03 | Murrough Landon | Dec. 4, 2023, 6:15 p.m. |