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Dance Fàilte gu Alba 16490

Reel · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
Joyce Porteous (2015)
Intensity
844/888/888/888/888 = 95% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
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 (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
Fàilte gu Alba Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band The Third Sheaf Collection of Scottish Country Dances CD 3 R40 86:01 36.1
Fàilte gu Alba 3/4L · R40
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1–
: 1c dance down two and cast up (2c up) ; All turn P RH to allemande hold facing up (2,1,3)
9–
: 3C Allemande (3,1,2), 1c finish facing 1cnr (pos)
17–
: 1c+1cnrs change place Rsh on 1diag as other cnrs set | “outsides” chase 1 pos clw as “centres” turn LH to face the cnr that they left ;  repeat [17–20] from new places
25–
: Repeat from new places, 1c in the middle turning LH to face their 3cnr (pos) ; ½ Lsh Reels3 across, 1c meet and turn L about into
33–
: Double Triangles (2,1,3)
Fàilte gu Alba 3/4L · R40
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1-8
: 1s dance down, cast up round 3s (2s step up 3-4). 2s+1s+3s turn partners
  RH. Finish in Allemande hold facing up
9-16
: 2s+1s+3s dance Allemande. 1s end facing 1st corner pstns
17-18
: 1L+3M also 1M+2L pass RSh to change places **while** 3L+2M set
19-20
: 3M+2L (in centre) turn LH once round **while** others chase clockwise to
  next corner
21-24
: Repeat bars 17-20 from new positions
25-28
: Repeat bars 17-20 from new positions except bars 27-28 when 1s (in
  middle) turn LH to end 1M between 2s (at top) facing 2L, 1L between 3s
  facing 3M
29-32
: 1/2 LSh reels of 3 across (1M+2s & 1L+3s). Bar 32 - 1s dance towards
  each other, turn left about to face own sides
33-40
: 2s+1s+3s dance Double Triangles

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Added on: 2017-05-10 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Demonstration quality

NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
Headington Class 28 February 2019 Unknown 2019-02-28 Sandra McLevy Feb. 27, 2019, 7:27 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2021-12-12 Unknown 2021-12-12 Amanda Peart Dec. 18, 2021, 9:17 p.m.
Epping Forest Scottish Association Autumn Dance 2018 Unknown 2018-09-15 Murrough Landon Sept. 14, 2018, 6:29 p.m.

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