Dance David's Fancy 1573
See also: David's Fancy (J32, 3/4L, MacDonald&Paton: Douglas - Children)
Strathspey · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Doris Buchanan
- Intensity
- 4004/6886/8888/6666/8844 = 72% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Allemande for 2 couples (ALLMND;2C;)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- 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 (4). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David's Fancy | Lothian Scottish Dance Band | The Crystal Collection | MC | 4 | S40 4 | 5:00 | 60.0 |
David's Fancy 4/4L · S40
1-8 : 1L & 4M change places giving RH to dance & 1L dances behind 3M in front of 2M & behind 1M into his place as 4M dances behind 2L in front of 3L & behind 4L into her place (2L+3L+4L step up as Men step down 9-16 : 2L+3L+4L also 1M+2M+3M set & change places diagonally RH, all turn 2H to end in middle (1s+2s turn 1.1/2 & face up as 3s+4s turn & face down) 17-24 : 1s+2s & 3s+4s dance an Allemande to end 2 1 (4) (3) 25-32 : 2L+1L also 4L+3L dance across (between their partners) & cast back to end facing each other, 2s+1s also 4s+3s change places on sides giving LH & cross with partners RH to end (1) (2) 3 4 33-36 : 2s+3s dance 4H round, **while** 1s & 4s turn partner 2H once round, 2s+3s+4s return to place **while** 1s stay in middle & face down 37-40 : 1s lead down LH & cross to 4th place **while** 2s lead up RH & cross into 1st place as 3s+4s step up. End 2 3 4 1
