Dance Return to Broadford Bay 7316
Reel · 32 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 3 (Progression: 21)
- Devised by
- John Morris (2004)
- Intensity
- 88/88/88/88 = 75% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
- Rights and Lefts - diagonal - half (R&L;DIAG;HALF;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Reel of four - diagonal (REEL;DIAG;R4;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Vallin Collection 1 [12]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- “Having spent a fortnight climbing in the Cuillins in the mid-fifties, the return visit some forty years later brought back …
“Having spent a fortnight climbing in the Cuillins in the mid-fifties, the return visit some forty years later brought back happy memories. This dance is a two couple variation on the excellent dance ‘Broadford Bay’, but be warned it is strenuous, particularly when executed as a four couple set, as each couple dances three times.”
Amongst the several versions of the description, some claim that this is a “6×32 bar Reel – a 2-couple dance in a 4-couple set”. However, even with 1s and 3s starting simultaneously, the 1st and 2nd couples get three turns as the dancing couple, but 3rd and 4th couples get just one, which is most unfair. It makes most sense to do the dance six times through in a three-couple set, or else eight times through in a four-couple set.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadford Bay | Drummond Cook and his Scottish Dance Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 6 | CD | 4 | R32 8 | 4:53 | 36.6 |
Return to Broadford Bay 2/3L · R32
- 1–
- 1c+2c Circle4 L ; RHA (1,2)
- 9–
- 1c+2c set to P | ¾ R&L, cross LH to start (2,1)
- 17–
- 2W+1M chase cclw ½ and face in while{4} 2M+1W [= “1diag.”] turn RH 1½ and face clw (1x,2x) ; 1W+2M chase clw ½ to exchanged places in while{4} 1M+2W turn LH 1½ to finish on 1diag. facing P
- 25–
- Diag. Reel4, at end 2W & 1M curl R to (2,1)
Return to Broadford Bay 2/3L · R32
- 1-8
- 1s+2s circle 4H round to Left then 1s+2s dance RH across back to places
- 9-16
- 1s+2s set, dance 3/4 L&R (cross LH with partner, RH on side, cross LH with partner) all face anticlockwise
- 17-20
- 2M+1L turn 1.1/2 RH to change places & face clockwise as partners chase anticlockwise 1/2 round & face in
- 21-24
- 2L+1M turn 1.3/4 LH to face partner on “1st corner diagonal” as partner chase clockwise 1/2 round to face partner
- 25-32
- 1s+2s dance diagonal reel of 4 (on"1st corner diagonal") At end 2L+1M do not pass LSh but curve right , polite turn to face partner
Deviser’s note: When danced as a 4 couple set, it is recommended that both 1s & 3s start the two couple dance sequence
