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Dance Curleywee 1485

Also known as “Curlywee” (spelling).

Strathspey · 32 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 21) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
Hugh Foss
Intensity
88/44/88/88 = 60% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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The original publications (Galloway Hills Set and Galloway Album) use the spelling Curleywee.
In …

'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block'
The original publications (Galloway Hills Set and Galloway Album) use the spelling Curleywee.
In the Collins book the name is missspelled Curlywee.

Curleywee is the name of a hill in Galloway: from the Gaelic Cor le gaoith, (Hill in the wind).

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.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
Curleywee Peter White and his Scottish Dance Band Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 6 CD 5 S32 88:43 65.4
Curleywee Peter White and his Scottish Dance Band Dances from the Galloway Album LP 2 S32 88:43 65.4
Curleywee Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band Scottish Country Dancing Volume 3 (Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 3) CD 5 S32 44:20 65.0
Curleywee 2/4L · S32
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1-8
: 1s+2s set adv & 1M also 2L cross in front of other ptnr to Men facing up
  & Ls down, all set & 2M also 1L cross to right, all set & retire to
  opp sides
9-16
: 1s lead up, cross to own sides & cast 1 place, 2s lead down, cross to
  own sides & cast up to 1st place
17-24
: 2s+1s cross RH & circle 4H round to left 1/2 way, 1s+2s cross LH &
  circle 4H round to right 1/2 way
25-32
: 2s+1s dance double Fig of 8 (1s crossing up to start)

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Twice in a 2 couple set.

Added on: 2020-06-13 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality

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Scottish Dance School Schiehallion, 2021

Added on: 2023-02-02 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality

NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
RSCDS-LA Zoom Class, 2020-11 November Unknown 2020-11-06 Tony McQuilkin Feb. 8, 2022, 7:33 p.m.
Scottish Sleuth Unknown Mary Olszowka March 30, 2017, 12:07 a.m.
2-Couple Dances A - C Unknown Meinhard Reiser Feb. 27, 2019, 4:49 p.m.
Chemnitz_Friday Unknown SCD Chemnitz Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m.

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