Dance Castles in the Air 1077
See also: Castles In The Air (S48, 4/4L, Clingan)
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Hugh Foss
- Intensity
- 888 822 880 866 = 75% (1 turn), 56% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 6 - with setting (HR;6P;SET;)
- Set to Corners (C-SET)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Grand Chain for 6 - half (GCHAIN;6P;HALF;)
- Hands round - 6 - half (HR;6P;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castles in the Air | Iain Cathcart and his Band | Dances to Song Tunes | CD | 4 | S32 8 | 8:23 | 62.9 | ||
| Castles in the Air | Peter White and his Scottish Dance Band | Hey Johnnie Cope and seven other SCD/Foss | LP | 2 | S32 8 | 8:19 | 62.4 | ||
| Herself | Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent | Grandfather Mountain Gala | CD+ | 10 | S32 3 | 3:10 | 63.3 | ||
| Set of Strathspeys | David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band | Diamond Jubilee | CD+ | 6 | S32 8 | 8:30 | 63.8 |
Castles in the Air 3/4L · S32
1–
: All set | ½ Circle6 L ; set | ½ Circle6 L (1,2,3)
9–
: 1c turn RH | cast to face 1cnr (2c up) ; set to 1cnr | set to 2cnr, swiveling R to between cnrs (2,1x,3)
17–
: 2c+1c R&L and continue into
25–
: 2c+1c+3c Half G-Chain, 2c cross to start ; ½ Circle6 L | 1c cross RH (2,1,3)
{{explanation}}
on 2nd time through 1c cross to 4pl, 4c step up
Castles in the Air 3/4L · S32
1-8 : 1s+2s+3s set, dance circle 6H round to Left, set, circle 6H round to Left to places 9-16 : 1s turn RH, cast, to face 1st corners (2s step up 11-12). 1s set to 1st corners, set to 2nd corners, finish between corners 2 (1) 3 17-24 : 1s+2s dance R&L 25-28 : 2s+1s+3s 1/2 Grand Chain (1 bar per hand). Ladies turn right about to form circle with men 29-32 : 3s+1s+2s circle 6H 1/2 round to Left. 1s cross RH to 2nd place own sides
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Added on: 2017-03-01 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Animation
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dances to Song Tunes - Fifteen Scottish Country Dances by Hugh Foss | Other | 2015-09-20 | Angelika Schmidkonz | May 21, 2023, 9:18 p.m. |
| Cambridge Class End of Season Party 2021-06-28 | Unknown | 2021-06-28 | Charles Liu | May 17, 2021, 7:37 p.m. |
| Swilcan Nunspeet Weekend 2015 Ball NL | Unknown | 2015-02-07 | Margaret Lambourne | Jan. 14, 2015, 1:46 a.m. |
| Nunspeet 2015 | Unknown | 2015-02-07 | Remco Knooihuizen | Jan. 4, 2015, 1:04 p.m. |
| 150524 IB WE Copenhagen - Ball on Sun. | Unknown | 2015-05-24 | Martina Mueller-Franz | April 14, 2015, 10:52 a.m. |
| Geldermalsen White Heather Ball 2015, Waardenburg | Unknown | 2015-04-25 | Eric Ferguson | March 24, 2015, 11:39 p.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 582 | Castles in the Air - Diagram | Nov. 26, 2014, 6:10 p.m. | Diane Rooney | Keith Rose | Normal | Fixed |