Dance Islay 9864
Strathspey · 40 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: 23451)
- Devised by
- Jean Shaw (1992)
- Intensity
- 88888 88888 88888 88888 80246 = 87% (1 turn), 90% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands Round - 10 - and back (HR; 10P; BACK;)
- Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)
- Rondel (RONDEL)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Extra Info
- Jean Shaw rewrote the dance in 2017; that is the version shown on this site.
The following crib follows original …
Jean Shaw rewrote the dance in 2017; that is the version shown on this site.
The following crib follows original 1992 description
1– All C circle once round L
9– 1c+2c & 4c+5c LHA ; RHA, finish C facing C up/dn NHJ while{8} 3c set | cross RH ; repeat and face out and R
17– 1c+2c & 4c+5c “mirror” Rondels (end couples make the arch) while{8} 3c chase clw ½ round the set {6} | cross to own place and face out and L (2,1,3,5,4)
25– 1c+3c+5c Reels3 on the sides, 3c start out and L, at end 3c turn RH to 3pl and all face in while{8} 2c & 4c set | dance BtoB | dance in and cast to place facing out
33– 2c+1c & 5c+4c change places on the side EH | 1c cast off 4 (2c+3c+4c+5c up) | 1c turn RH (2,3,4,5,1)
Islay 5/5L · S40
- 1–
- All circle10 and back
- 9–
- 1c+2c & 4c+5c LHA ; RHA, finish c facing c up/dn NHJ while{8} 3c set | cross RH ; set | cross RH and face out and R
- 17–
- 1c+2c & 4c+5c “mirror” Rondels (end couples make arch) while{8} 3c chase clw ½ round the set {6} | cross LH to own place and face out and L (2,1,3,5,4)
- 25–
- 1c+3c+5c Reels3 on the sides, 3c start out and L, at end 3c face out and 5c face in while{8} 2c+4c set | Turn P RH | set (2,1,3,5,4)
- 33–
- 1c+3c & 5c+4c change places on the side EH | 1c+4c repeat | 1c turn 5c EH 1½ (2,3,4,5,1)
(note: this crib follows Jean Shaw’s 2017 description, which differs for [1–8] and [23–40])
Islay 5/5L · S40
- 1-8
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All circle 10H round & back
- 9-16
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1s+2s also 4s+5s dance LH across & RH back to end NHJ 1s+2s & 4s+5s facing each other while 3s set & cross RH, set & cross RH to own side & face out
- 17-24
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1s+2s also 4s+5s dance “Mirror” Rondels (1s/5s make arches to start) as 3s dance round clockwise round set to prtnrs place (6 bars) & cross over LH to face out on own side
- 25-32
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1s+3s+5s (centre 3 couples) dance Reels of 3 on own sides (3s pass person on left by LSh), end 1s & 5s facing in, 3s facing out
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while 2s & 4s set, turn partner RH (4 bars), set
- 33-40
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1s progression to 5th place:
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1s+3s also 5s+4s change places on sides (Men RH, Ladies LH)
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1s+4s change places (Men LH, Ladies RH)
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1s+5s turn 1.1/2 (Men RH, Ladies LH) to change places. End 2 3 4 5 1
Note: Dance originally published 1992. This revised version published 2017
Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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temp | James Wilson | Feb. 28, 2024, 11:39 a.m. |