Dance Balgowan House 15607

Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 4312)

Devised by

Bardill/Prince

Intensity

4444/4444/4884/8888 = 69% (whole dance)

Formations

Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.

Steps

Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel

Published in

The Bardill/Prince Collection of Dances [204]

Online Sources

http://www.minicrib.org.uk/bardill-prince.html

Recommended Music

The MacAulays of Benbecula (Frank Reid)

Extra Info: Balgowan House is a very elegant Edwardian Guest House in Dundee. The very size of the spaces and the décor …

Balgowan House is a very elegant Edwardian Guest House in Dundee. The very size of the spaces and the décor makes one want to swirl and twirl. So that’s what this dance needs… bold dancing and style! That’s what this dance attempts to portray

“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
Culla Bay	The Muriel Johnstone Trio	Dancing Live	CD	6	S32 4	4:15	63.8
Culla Bay	The Craigellachie Band	Reel Friends	MC	2	S32 4	4:24	66.0
Culla Bay	Callum Wilson and his Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Country Dancing	CD+	14	S32 4	4:10	62.5
Culla Bay	David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band	Sound of Feolin	CD	11	S32 4	4:05	61.2
Culla Bay	David Anderson and his Scottish Dance Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 8	CD	2	S32 4	4:07	61.8
Culla Bay	David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 41. The Millennium Dances	CD	2	S32 4	4:21	65.2
Culla Bay	David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band	Thirty Popular Dances - Volume Two Part two	CD	2	S32 4	4:21	65.2
Culla Bay	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Special Requests Volume 5	CD	5	S32 4	4:15	63.8
Culla Bay	L Ramshaw / S W Bentley / M Bentley	The Breakdown	CD	2	S32 4	4:06	61.5
Culla Bay	Peter Elmes' Scottish Country Dance Band	Live at Opotiki, Music for a Whale of a Time	CD	12	S32 4	4:08	62.0
Culla Bay	The Deirdre Adamson Quartet	Tarry A While	CD	6	S32 4	4:04	61.0
Culla Bay	Ian T Muir	The Netherwood Collection	CD	5	S32 4	4:06	61.5
Culla Bay	Luke Brady's Scottish Dance Band	Take Your Partners For Vol 4	CD	3	S32 4	4:12	63.0
Culla Bay	Reel of Seven	Gotta Dance! … to Reel of Seven	CD	9	S32 4	4:21	65.2
Culla Bay	Ewan Galloway	Grove Collection of SCDs Volume 1	CD	3	S32 4	4:11	62.8

Balgowan House 4/4L · S32

1-4: 1M+2M also 3L+4L cross passing partner RSh & cast up/down 2 places to end on sides with 4L facing 1M & 3L facing 2M
5-8: 4L+1M turn 1.1/2 LH & dance out thro’ each others place while 3L+2M twirl & dance towards each other, 4L+1M cast to original places while 3L+2M turn 3/4 LH to end in original places
9-16: 3M+4M also 1L+2L repeat above figure but pass partners LSh & turn RH in middle
17-24: 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance LH across, 2s+3s dance RH across & twirl back to places
25-28: 4s lead up to top & cast into 1st places as 1s+2s+3s Set (Men change feet moving left to start) & 3s lead up behind 4s then cast to 2nd places as 1s+2s cast down 2 places to end 4 3 1 2
29-32: All set & turn partner 2H

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Id	Subject	Date	Submitter	Assigned to	Priority	Disposition
573	Bardill/Prince dances	Nov. 14, 2014, 11:10 p.m.	David A Haynes	Eric Ferguson	Normal	Fixed