Dance Torridon Lassies 13077

Jig · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by

John Brenchley (2006)

Intensity

844 844 844 844 888 = 73% (1 turn), 55% (whole dance)

Formations

Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change

Published in

Thirty Popular Dances, Volume Two [9]
The Kangaroo Paw [5]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [539] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

Mr & Mrs Rayworth of Mousemill House (Peter Wood)

Extra Info

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Torridon is a small village in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. However the name …

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Torridon is a small village in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. However the name is also applied to the area surrounding the village, particularly the Torridon Hills, mountains to the north of Glen Torridon. It lies on the shore of Loch Torridon.

John Brenchley named this dance after Torridon Street in Perth, Western Australia, in an area where names of Scottish origin abound.

The original dedication in <<ddpub:The Kangaroo Paw#1009>> publication reads: *A dance for the lassies in our house which is situated in a street named Torridon Loop.*

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 italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

	Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Clip
	Torridon Lassies	Marian Anderson and her Band	The Kangaroo Paw	CD	5	J40 8	5:48	34.8
	Torridon Lassies	James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band	Thirty Popular Dances - Volume Two Part one	CD	10	J40 8	5:43	34.3

Torridon Lassies 3/4L · J40

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1–
: 1c cross RH | cast off (2c up) ; Teapots L, finish BtoB facing 4cnr 
9–
: SetH&G to 4cnr and P, and face 1cnr ; Turn 1cnr RH and face 2cnr 
17–
: ½ Reel4 on 2diag and face 3cnr ; SetH&G to 3cnr and P and face 4cnr 
25–
: Turn 4cnr RH and face 1cnr ; ½ Reel4 with 1cnrs to meet in centre Rsh to Rsh facing up/dn
33–
: 1c cast Rsh round 2cnr to 2plx ; ½ Fig8 round 4cnr to 2pl while{8} corners set to P | cross RH ; set facing up/dn and change places RH to (2,1,3)

E-cribs

Torridon Lassies 3/4L · J40

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1-8
: 1s cross & cast 1 place, 1s dance LH across (1L with 2s, 1M with 3s) &
  end facing 4th corner
9-16
: 1s set to corners then to partner up/down the dance & end facing 1st
  corners, turn corners RH & pass partner LSh to face 2nd corners
17-24
: 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corners & pass LSh to face 3rd
  corners, 1s set to corners then set to partner across the dance & end
  facing 4th corners
25-32
: 1s turn 4th corner (pstn) RH & pass partner LSh to face 1st corners, 1s
  dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 1st corners & pass RSh to BtoB (1M
  facing up)
33-40
: 1s dance RSh round 2nd corners & 1/2 Fig 8 (1L up, 1M down) **while**
  2s+3s set & cross RH, set (facing up/down) & change pl RH on sides. 2
  1 3

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