Dance Castle Wynd 1075
Strathspey · 32 bars · 2 couples (1x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 21) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Bob Grant (1984)
- Intensity
- 88/88/88/88 = 100% (1 turn), 69% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Allemande for 2 couples (ALLMND;2C;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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In Strathspey message 67265 of Wed, 25 Mar 2015, Alasdair Graham wrote: I have …
In Strathspey message 67265 of Wed, 25 Mar 2015, Alasdair Graham wrote: I have recently acquired two Edinburgh Branch publications which both contain a Strathspey - Castle Wynd - by Bob Grant - listed in the Strathspey Database as a 2/4L shape. The first publication is the Diamond Jubilee Dances 1984 book which lists this dance as two couples dancing in a four couple set. This printing says "When all four couples are dancing the middle couples should dance round each other during the allemandes." The second publication is Five Anniversary Dances in 1999 (75th). The same dance is printed here and it states the dance is a Strathspey for three couples. This printing says "When all are dancing couples should dance round the couple they face (even in the next set) at the start of the allemande." The same music is printed in both publications. Does anyone know if the dance was changed from a four couple set to a three couple set or if it is an error in the second printing? Alasdair Graham Dumbarton, Scotland
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.
Recordings whose titles are in
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Wynd | D McKerron / P Clark / A Evans / W Weatherby | Dancing Forth Too | CD | 2 | S32 8 | 8:50 | 66.2 | ||
| Set of Strathspeys | D McKerron / P Clark / A Evans | Scottish Dance Tour Japan 1997 | CD | 6 | S32 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 |
Castle Wynd 2/4L · S32
{{explanation}}
On 2nd chord 1c change sides (1x,2).
1–
: 1M+2M turn RH ¾ to P's place and face out **while**{2} 1W casts down, 2W up | 1c (on M side) + 2c (W side) turn P LH {4} | 1W+2W turn RH **while**{2} 1M cast down and 2M up to (2x,1)
9–
: 2c+1c ½ R&L (to 1x,2) ; 1c+2c turn P RH 1½ to finish RHJ, 1c facing up, 2c down
17–
: 1c+2c singly dance Allemande for {6} to (2x,1) retaining RHJ | 1c+2c ¾ RHA, both W pivot inwards
25–
: 2M+1W (start up) & 1M+2W (start down) singly dance Allemande for {6}, retaining RHJ | All ¼ RHA, W turning inwards, to (2,1x)
{{explanation}}
Couples reaching top or bottom change sides while waiting.
When all 4 couples are dancing, the middle allemandes interlink
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)RSCDS Edinburgh at Newcastle 2017
Added on: 2021-01-15 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)RSCDS Edinburgh Dancing Forth 2010
Added on: 2021-01-14 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
