Dance A Highland Welcome in Switzerland 10796
Strathspey · 64 bars · 4 couples · Square · Usual number of repetitions: ?
- Devised by
- Rosi Betsche (1995)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Hands across - 4 couples in star (full or half) (HX;4C;)
- Hands round - 8 - half (HR;8P;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Devised in January 1995 for Minnie Bänninger
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Devised in January 1995 for Minnie Bänninger
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (?). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Highland Welcome in Switzerland | Muriel A Johnstone | Dancing Fingers 5. The Merse Collection | CD | 2 | S64 1 | 2:27 | 73.5 |
A Highland Welcome in Switzerland 4S · S64
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1-2 : 1s+3s advance towards each other 3-4 : 1M & 3M turn opposite Lady 3/4 RH 5-6 : 1M+3M turn 3/4 LH **while** 1L & 3L dance on a 1/4 way clockwise 7-8 : 1M+3L also 3M+1L turn under Man's Right arm into Allemande hold facing diagonally out to the right. 9-16 : 1M+3L dance round 2s **while** 3M+1L dance round 4s for 4 steps. On 5th step they dance towards the middle of the set, as though to pass RSh. On 6th step Men turn the Lady to face (like Allemande). On 7th & 8th steps 1s & 3s retire to original places. 17-32 : 2s+4s repeat bars 1 to 16 33-36 : All Ladies dance RH across 37-40 : Ladies retain hold of RH to pick up partners to dance “double wheel” 1/2 way clockwise. On bars 39-40, Men dance out to side lines with partners to finish facing partners. 41-48 : All set & turn partners 2H opening out to circle 8H 1/2 round 49-52 : All Men dance LH across 53-56 : Men retain hold of LH to pick up partners to dance “double wheel” 1/2 way anti-clockwise. On bars 55-56 the Ladies dance out to side lines with their partners to finish facing partners. 57-64 : All repeat bars 41-48.
