Dance Berkhamsted Castle 14442
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Stephen Webb (2010)
- Intensity
- 822/888/800/888 = 53% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Long Cast (LCast)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Berkhamsted was where in 1066 Saxon leaders offered the crown of England to William of Normandy. The castle’s construction was …
Berkhamsted was where in 1066 Saxon leaders offered the crown of England to William of Normandy. The castle’s construction was begun that year. The dance was devised to celebrate 60 years of friendship at Berkhamsted Strathspey & Reel Club and depicts the castle motte and bailey whilst echoing the club’s Diamond Jubilee through it’s patterns.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkhamsted Castle | Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band | The Berkhamsted Diamond Collection | CD | 2 | R32 8 | 4:35 | 34.4 |
Berkhamsted Castle 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
- 1s cast off one place (4 steps), 1s & 2nd corners turn RH to finish 1s back to back, 1M facing up and 1L facing down, retain hands with corners
- 9-12
- 1M+2s and 1L+3s, give hands as in Crown Triangles, all set then,1s PdB out while 2s+3s PdB in all turning R about (2s&3s are back to back)
- 13-16
- 1M+2s and 1L+3s give hands, set and 1s set again as 2s+3s advance setting, to finish 2s in 1st place and 3s in own place
- 17-24
- 1s turn 1.1/4 RH to face out on opposite sides & cast to R ,1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 across to finish in 2nd place own sides
- 25-32
- 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back
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Added on: 2014-05-06 (Truus de Ceuster)
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12th FSCDC/CGB Tea Dance “Stately Homes and Spooky Castles” | 2016-01-16 | Anselm Lingnau | Jan. 25, 2019, 3:56 p.m. |
| Heidelberg Halloween Ball 2023 "The Witching Hour" | 2023-10-28 | SchloBDancers Heidelberg | May 15, 2023, 10:42 a.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2271 | Berkhamsted Castle | Feb. 19, 2021, 4:40 p.m. | Stephen Webb | Roland Telle | Normal | Fixed |