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
- Hands round - 6 - with setting (HR;6P;SET;)
- Reel of three - with corners (REEL;CRNRS;DOUBLE;R3;)
- Balance and Turn Corners (B&T;CRNRS;)
- Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.
- Steps
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- 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. |
| ZA 2017-10-20 Dancing in new places class | 2017-10-20 | Heather Hodgson | Nov. 8, 2017, 11:09 a.m. |
| NY BRANCH 12/28 | 2017-12-28 | Charlotte Holton | Dec. 26, 2017, 8:44 p.m. |
| Bude - Friday 2nd October 2015 | 2015-10-02 | Brian Rose | Aug. 28, 2015, 10:55 p.m. |
| Headington 13 December 2018 | 2018-12-13 | Sandra McLevy | Dec. 11, 2018, 9:28 p.m. |
| New Haven 9 August | 2016-08-09 | Deborah Leary | Aug. 9, 2016, 8:14 p.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. |
| Oldenburg 2019-07-01 | 2019-07-01 | Sir Toby | July 2, 2019, 9:15 a.m. |
| New Haven Summer Dance - August 16 | 2016-08-16 | Peter Price | Aug. 14, 2016, 4:31 p.m. |
| Loch Leven Set No. 4 | 2016-08-12 | Peter Price | Aug. 12, 2016, 9:53 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. |
| Westchester Opening Party 2016 | 2016-09-07 | Deborah Leary | Aug. 25, 2016, 9:44 p.m. |
| RSCDS SF Asilomar 2016 Saturday Ball | 2016-10-29 | Rachel Pusey | June 29, 2016, 12:10 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. |
| 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. |
| Vienna Whitsun Course 2019_Friday_Welcome_Dance | 2019-06-07 | Beatrix Wepner | Feb. 24, 2019, 9:54 p.m. |
| Ellen's dance list suggestions 2019-2020 | 2019-02-13 | Ellen Sears | Feb. 14, 2019, 12:39 a.m. |
| Scotia Experienced Class 02-25-2019 | 2019-02-25 | Ellen Sears | Feb. 23, 2019, 2:12 a.m. |
| 191123 CGB November Course - Saturday Social | 2019-11-23 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Nov. 25, 2019, 12:44 p.m. |
| Scotia Dancers 3-22-20 | Nameless Dancer | March 22, 2020, 10:54 a.m. | |
| Scotia - PPP - 2017-5-22 | 2017-05-22 | Peter Price | May 15, 2017, 3:14 p.m. |
| Rachel Pusey - San Jose Class 3/13 | 2017-03-13 | Rachel Pusey | Feb. 26, 2017, 3:16 a.m. |
| NY Branch 28 July | 2016-07-28 | Deborah Leary | July 27, 2016, 2:15 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2019-05-20 | 2019-05-20 | Martin McWilliam | May 19, 2019, 2:59 p.m. |
| Scotia Dancers February 27 | Nameless Dancer | Feb. 26, 2017, 4:12 a.m. | |
| Kuckucksnest Summer Course 2019: classes | 2019-06-27 | Ian Brockbank | July 22, 2019, 10:58 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. | |
| Scotia Experienced Class 02-04-2019 | 2019-02-04 | Ellen Sears | Feb. 1, 2019, 9:57 p.m. |
| Nunspeet Ball Programme 2019 | 2019-02-02 | Margaret Lambourne | Feb. 2, 2019, 11:29 a.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. |
| Kilts and Ghillies Tea Dance - Sunday, 30 April 2017 | 2017-04-30 | Peter Price | Oct. 6, 2016, 5:03 p.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. |
| FSCDC 9 February 2016 | 2016-02-09 | Anselm Lingnau | March 1, 2016, 2:08 a.m. |
| Christmas Ball Münster 2010 | 2010-12-18 | Edwin Werner | Nov. 22, 2019, 1:33 p.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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