Dance The De'el's Awa' Wi' The Exciseman 1584
Jig · 48 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- John W Mitchell
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/8888/6622/7777 = 88% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 8 - half (HR;8P;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 couples in star (full or half) (HX;4C;)
- Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
- Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Published in
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- Whetherly Book 1 [4]
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
The De'el's Awa' Wi' The Exciseman 4S · J48
- 1-8
- All circle 8H round to left; Men join LH in centre & RH with partner to dance LH across 1/2 way. Men end BtoB facing partners
- 9-16
- 1s+3s also 2s+4s dance 3/4 reel of 4 (LH across in centre). End with Men on side opp original pstn & Ladies BtoB facing new partner, 1 place clockwise from original place (1L facing 4M in 2nd place), All clap & set
- 17-24
- Ladies (with new partner on left) dance RH across for 4 steps & open out to circle 8H round to right
- 25-32
- All dance 3/4 Grand Chain (1 bar per hand) Ladies travelling clockwise, Men anticlockwise, to end Ladies in original places & Men 1 place anticlockwise from original places, All clap & set
- 33-40
- Couple in 1st place (2M+1L) dance out through couple in 3rd place, separate & cast into centre; 2M dances RH across with couple in 2nd place while 1L dances LH across with couple in 4th place (2M+1L ending back in 1st place)
- 41-48
- All Ladies cast anticlockwise behind original partner, turn next corner RH & all clap & set (with original partner). End 2 3 4 1
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOD Gathering - Kirkhill Community Centre - Sun 7th Nov 2021 | 2021-11-07 | Derek Darnell | Oct. 31, 2021, 2:51 p.m. |
| Burns Night 2019 - Oslo SCDG | 2019-01-26 | Kristian Vestli | Nov. 11, 2018, 1:04 p.m. |
