Dance The Clachan 1218
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Hugh Foss (1960)
- Intensity
- 800/888/844/888 = 75% (1 turn), 56% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Back to Back (BKTOBK)
- Double Triangles (DBLTRI)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- The Kendoon Set of Dances [2]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [131] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [115] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [109] (diagram only)
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Clachan | Peter White and his Scottish Dance Band | Hey Johnnie Cope and seven other SCD/Foss | LP | 5 | J32 8 | 4:30 | 33.8 | ||
| Itchy Feet | Scotch Mist | Coast to Coast with Scotch Mist | CD | 10 | J32 8 | 4:49 | 36.1 |
The Clachan 3/4L · J32
1– : 1c set | cast off one (2c up) ; turn RH 1½ to end in the middle facing up in promhold 9– : Mirror Reels3 on own sides, 1c crossing up, 2c start down, 3c out and up (2,1,3) 17– : 1c A&R ; 2c+1c+3c dance (touch hands) BtoB, 1c pivoting R at end into 25– : 2c+1c+3c DTr
The Clachan 3/4L · J32
1-8 : 1s set, cast 1 place & turn RH 1.1/2 times 9-16 : 1s cross up to dance reels of 3 on own sides 17-24 : 1s Adv+Ret, 2s+1s+3s dance DoSiDo 25-32 : 1s dance Double Triangles with 2s+3s
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| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reel Practise | Unknown | Keith Paterson | March 1, 2017, 4:34 p.m. | |
| Hugh Foss Dances- 'The Reel' Issue 303 | Unknown | Elaine Davies | Oct. 13, 2017, 2:39 p.m. | |
| Delaware Valley RSCDS Spring Ball 1997 | Unknown | 1997-04-19 | Andy Peterson | April 1, 2018, 4:15 a.m. |
| Boston Highland Ball 2015 | Unknown | 2015-04-18 | Charles Liu | Dec. 19, 2015, 2:16 a.m. |
| Delaware Valley RSCDS Delaware Ball 1997 | Unknown | 1997-10-18 | Andy Peterson | April 1, 2018, 4:57 a.m. |
