Dance London's Turning 16257
Jig · 80 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 3421)
- Devised by
- Angus Henry (1999)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
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- Laird o' Dochart's Reel (Unknown) [80 bar recording for "The Laird o' Dochart's Reel"]
- Extra Info
- Acknowledgement:
This dance was inspired by the unusual alternating reel structure of the dance ‘London’s Burning’ by Sue Petyt and …
Acknowledgement: This dance was inspired by the unusual alternating reel structure of the dance ‘London’s Burning’ by Sue Petyt and is merely a variation on that dance. The continuous motion of the dance made me think of gear wheels and ‘London’s Turning’ is an attempt to develop that concept.
“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 | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laird o' Dochart's Reel | The Muriel Johnstone Ensemble | Dances from the Collections of Mary Isdale MacNab Vol 2 | CD | 4 | J80 | 1:39 | 39.6 | ||
| Laird O' Dochart's Reel | The Muriel Johnstone Ensemble | Music for Scottish Dances Collected by Mary Isdal MacNab | CD | 18 | J80 1 | 1:42 | 40.8 |
London's Turning 4/4L · J80
- 1-8
- 1s+2s+3s dance RSh reels of 3 on sides
- 9-16
- 1s+2s turn RH 1.1/2 times on sides; 1s+3s turn LH 1.1/2 times on sides to end 2 3 1 4
- 17-24
- Top 3 couples dance RSh reels of 3 on sides
- 25-28
- Top couples also bottom couples turn RH 1.1/2 times on sides
- 29-32
- Middle couples turn LH 1.1/2 times on sides while bottom couple turn LH once round to end 3 4 2 1
- 33-64
- Repeat bars 17-32 twice more (original 1s+2s are now back at the top of the set)
- 65-72
- Top 3 couples dance RSh reels of 3 on sides
- 73-80
- Bottom couples (original 4s+3s) turn RH 1.1/2 times on sides & then the bottom couple (original 4s) turn LH to end 1 2 3 4
