Dance The Abbot of Unreason 9286
Also known as “The Abbott of Unreason” (spelling).
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Milton Levy (1982)
- Intensity
- 800 844 888 888 = 75% (1 turn), 56% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Balance and Turn Corners (B&T;CRNRS;)
- Reel of three - with corners (REEL;CRNRS;DOUBLE;R3;)
- Hands round - 6 - with setting (HR;6P;SET;)
- Steps
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra info
- At the end of the ...
At the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th centuries, the Abbot of Unreason was master of the Christmas Revels at the court of Scotland. (source: the published description)
The name of the dance is written with two 't' in the table of contents of the book, which might have led to misspellings elsewhere (e.g. recordings).
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | Tunes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Abbot of Unreason | Reel of Seven | Dance for Joy Encore! | CD | 8 | J32 8 | 4:40 | 35.0 |
![[S]](https://static.strathspey.org/images/sound.png) |
Away to Chincoteague/Lady Elizabeth Cole's Reel/Speed Hump/Mrs O'Sullivan's |
| The Abbott of Unreason | Roy Hendrie & his Scottish Dance Band | The Tin Woodman | CD | 5 | J32 8 | 4:40 | 35.0 | Away to Chincoteague/Money in Both Pockets/Tenpenny Bit/The Humours of Castle Glendart |
The Abbot of Unreason 3/4L · J32
- 1–
- 1c dance down (2c up) ; 1M turns below 1W, who passes under his arm, dance up to 2plx BtoB in the middle
- 9–
- Set as in DTr | turn 1cnr RH ; set as in DTr | turn 2cnr LH
- 17–
- Reels3 on opp. sides, Rsh to 1cnr, at end 1c dance straight to (2,1,3)
- 25–
- All Set one PdB on R foot, circle6 L ; 1 PdB on L foot, circle6 R (2,1,3)
The Abbot of Unreason 3/4L · J32
- 1-8
- 1s dance down, 1L dances under 1M arm as he dances round below her & dance up to 2nd place BtoB in the middle facing opposite sides
- 9-16
- 1s set (as in Double Triangles), turn 1st corner RH, set again in Double Triangles & turn 2nd corners LH
- 17-24
- 1s reel of 3 on the sides giving RSh to 1st corners & cross to 2nd place own sides
- 25-32
- All set 1 (PdB on R foot) & circle 6H round to left, all set (PdB on L foot) & circle 6H round to right
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5-23-17 | 2017-05-23 | Sarah Harriman | May 15, 2017, 2:33 a.m. |
| NY BRANCH 12/28 | 2017-12-28 | Charlotte Holton | Dec. 26, 2017, 8:44 p.m. |
| ZA 2017-10-20 Dancing in new places class | 2017-10-20 | Heather Hodgson | Nov. 8, 2017, 11:09 a.m. |
| Bude - Friday 2nd October 2015 | 2015-10-02 | Brian Rose | Aug. 28, 2015, 10:55 p.m. |
| New Haven 9 August | 2016-08-09 | Deborah Leary | Aug. 9, 2016, 8:14 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2019-07-01 | 2019-07-01 | Sir Toby | July 2, 2019, 9:15 a.m. |
| Headington 13 December 2018 | 2018-12-13 | Sandra McLevy | Dec. 11, 2018, 9:28 p.m. |
| Ceilidh Club General Class 26/04/2021 | 2021-04-26 | Xiaowen Yu | April 26, 2021, 11:52 a.m. |
| Dark Arts - Step transitions 171006 | 2017-10-06 | Xiaowen Yu | Sept. 28, 2017, 1:36 a.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 11.10.2016 | 2016-10-11 | lldikó Szakolczai | Oct. 12, 2016, 9:06 a.m. |
| Loch Leven Set No. 4 | 2016-08-12 | Peter Price | Aug. 12, 2016, 9:53 p.m. |
| New Haven Summer Dance - August 16 | 2016-08-16 | Peter Price | Aug. 14, 2016, 4:31 p.m. |
| wscds 2018.10.24 | 2018-10-24 | Keira Hartstein | Oct. 21, 2018, 10:31 p.m. |
| Scotia - 01 August 2016 | 2016-08-01 | Peter Price | Aug. 1, 2016, 10:02 p.m. |
| Vienna Whitsun Course 2019_Friday_Welcome_Dance | 2019-06-07 | Beatrix Wepner | Feb. 24, 2019, 9:54 p.m. |
| Grenoble 21 Avril 2018 | 2018-04-21 | Elisabeth ARNOUX | March 29, 2018, 6:53 p.m. |
| Westchester Halloween Party | 2018-10-31 | Keira Hartstein | Oct. 25, 2018, 6:34 p.m. |
| David Wasson, Albany Class, 5/23/21 | David Wasson | May 19, 2021, 2:17 a.m. | |
| Westchester Opening Party 2016 | 2016-09-07 | Deborah Leary | Aug. 25, 2016, 9:44 p.m. |
| Scotia Dancers 3-22-20 | Nameless Dancer | March 22, 2020, 10:54 a.m. | |
| 191123 CGB November Course - Saturday Social | 2019-11-23 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Nov. 25, 2019, 12:44 p.m. |
| Dance Scottish NYC 04/21/2022 | 2022-04-21 | Jack Cole | April 16, 2022, 11:23 p.m. |
| RSCDS SF Asilomar 2016 Saturday Ball | 2016-10-29 | Rachel Pusey | June 29, 2016, 12:10 a.m. |
| Scotia Experienced Class 02-25-2019 | 2019-02-25 | Ellen Sears | Feb. 23, 2019, 2:12 a.m. |
| Ellen's dance list suggestions 2019-2020 | 2019-02-13 | Ellen Sears | Feb. 14, 2019, 12:39 a.m. |
| 2016 Asilomar Weekend ~ Saturday, Kim McGarrity Memorial Ball | 2016-10-29 | Asilomar Weekend | June 27, 2017, 9:20 p.m. |
| Mini-bal Grenoble | 2018-04-21 | Cynthia Rawyler | March 5, 2018, 3:59 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2019-05-20 | 2019-05-20 | Martin McWilliam | May 19, 2019, 2:59 p.m. |
| NY Branch 28 July | 2016-07-28 | Deborah Leary | July 27, 2016, 2:15 p.m. |
| Rachel Pusey - San Jose Class 3/13 | 2017-03-13 | Rachel Pusey | Feb. 26, 2017, 3:16 a.m. |
| Scotia Dancers February 27 | Nameless Dancer | Feb. 26, 2017, 4:12 a.m. | |
| Scotia - PPP - 2017-5-22 | 2017-05-22 | Peter Price | May 15, 2017, 3:14 p.m. |
| Chiswick class and social 17/10/2021 | 2021-10-17 | Iris Ronayne | Oct. 16, 2021, 1:23 a.m. |
| Kuckucksnest Summer Course 2019: classes | 2019-06-27 | Ian Brockbank | July 22, 2019, 10:58 p.m. |
| Scotia Experienced Class 02-04-2019 | 2019-02-04 | Ellen Sears | Feb. 1, 2019, 9:57 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 16.04.2019 | 2019-04-16 | lldikó Szakolczai | April 17, 2019, 8:13 a.m. |
| half-setting dances | Bruce Herbold | Jan. 28, 2020, 8:18 p.m. | |
| Nunspeet Ball Programme 2019 | 2019-02-02 | Margaret Lambourne | Feb. 2, 2019, 11:29 a.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral Tuesday Class 19 October 2021 | 2021-10-19 | Andrew Locke | Oct. 17, 2021, 10:47 p.m. |
| New Haven - Tuesday 27 Sept 2016 | 2016-09-27 | Peter Price | Sept. 26, 2016, 6:29 p.m. |
| Grenoble Minibal 15 April 2017 | 2017-04-15 | Elisabeth Arnoux | March 13, 2017, 12:03 p.m. |
| NYC 2017-12-28 | 2017-12-28 | Marc Hartstein | Dec. 28, 2017, 1:44 a.m. |
| Scotia Summer dancing 5th Aug 2019 | 2019-08-05 | Xiaowen Yu | Aug. 2, 2019, 5:10 a.m. |
| Westchester - February 8, 2017 | 2017-02-08 | Peter Price | Feb. 2, 2017, 9:22 p.m. |
| Kilts and Ghillies Tea Dance - Sunday, 30 April 2017 | 2017-04-30 | Peter Price | Oct. 6, 2016, 5:03 p.m. |
| Christmas Ball Münster 2010 | 2010-12-18 | Edwin Werner | Nov. 22, 2019, 1:33 p.m. |
| FSCDC 9 February 2016 | 2016-02-09 | Anselm Lingnau | March 1, 2016, 2:08 a.m. |
| Vienna Branch Social Evening, Saturday 26.11.2016 | 2016-11-26 | Felix Hamelbeck | Nov. 20, 2016, 11:49 a.m. |
| Berlin Hopalots Social 2016 | 2016-11-25 | Rainer Binias | Aug. 11, 2016, 9:58 a.m. |
| Scotia 3 April 2017 | 2017-04-03 | Deborah Leary | March 31, 2017, 9:11 p.m. |
| Dundee University Student Ball | 2020-03-28 | Mary Cant | Feb. 3, 2020, 8:21 p.m. |
| List Submissions 2019-20 | Nameless Dancer | Feb. 16, 2019, 3:31 a.m. |
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