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Dance Video Macdonald of Sleat (Video 5)

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Toronto Rosedale Youth 2012. Here slightly adapted for three adjacent 2 couple sets instead of 4 couple sets (the opening reels of 4 on the sides are here done as reels of three between the sets).
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Macdonald of Sleat (J120, Scottish Dances collected by Mary Isdal MacNab)
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Roland Telle (July 11, 2021, 4:40 a.m.) – Source: YouTube
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Toronto Rosedale Youth 2012. Here slightly adapted for three adjacent 2 couple sets instead of 4 couple sets (the opening reels of 4 on the sides are here done as reels of three between the sets).

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Macdonald of Sleat 4/4L · J120
1-8
All dance reels of 4 on sides
9-16
With hands joined on sides set with Highland steps
17-24
1M+2L, 3M+4L change places passing RSh (no hands), partners repeat
25-32
1M+2L, 3M+4L turn RH 1.1/2 times back to original places, partners repeat to end BtoB facing partners
33-40
1s+2s also 3s+4s dance diagonal reels of 4 ending with 1L, 2M, 3L, 4M dancing in front of 2L, 1M, 4L, 4M respectively
41-48
Picking up Fig: 1M dances across to 1L, link left arms, set twice & on 2nd setting 1M turns left about to link nearer arms with 1L, 1s dance across to 2M, Men link left arms, set twice & 1s+2M with retaining linked arms turn left about on second setting with Men changing to link nearer arms (3s & 4M dance the similarly at the same time)
49-56
Picking up Fig: 1s+2M dance across with linked arms to link left arms with 2L, set twice & on 2nd set 2L turns left about to link nearer arms with 2M, all 4 (facing out) now turn left about to face down (Men in middle) & end above 3s+4s who have similarly danced
57-64
All Ladies cast to end behind Men & set, all Men cast to end beside partner to form new lines of 4 (Ladies in middle), all set
65-72
Ladies 4 slip steps to left while Men slip step to right, all set & repeat back to places & set
73-80
Ladies turn to face partner & dance reels of 4 across set
81-88
Set twice to partners & turn 2H back to place
89-96
All petronella turn & set, petronella turn & set to change places with partners
97-104
All set to partners Men with Highland steps
105-112
Ladies set twice & twice facing down while 2M followed by 1M (also 4M followed by 3M) dance up round 2L/1L (or 4L & 3L) & to stand on left of their partners
113-120
1s+2s, 3s+4s Allemande (all facing the bottom with 2s & 4s leading) ending on bar 6 to ‘whisper’ & retire to partner’s place

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