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Dance Flora's Cross 16509

Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
Holger Schuckelt (2014)
Intensity
747/888/648/800 = 53% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
Published in
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Recommended Music
Extra Info
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This dance, devised in March 2014, was inspired by the monument to Flora MacDonald …

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This dance, devised in March 2014, was inspired by the monument to Flora MacDonald in Kilmuir Cemetery on the Isle of Skye.  
The cross shape formed by the reels of four is reminiscent of the memorial stone.

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
Invercauld's Reel John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band Book 11. Music for 12 Scottish Country Dances CD 10 S32 88:10 61.2
Invercauld's Reel John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band - S32 88:11 61.4
Invercauld's Reel Mara Shea & Dave Wiesler Heather Hills CD 5 S32 88:47 65.9
Invercauld's Reel Pinewoods 2010 Musicians Live From C Sharp CD 16 S32 88:21 62.6
Flora's Cross 3/4L · S32
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1–
: 1c & 3c Petronella turn into middline | set ; 1c+3c ¼ Reel4 on middline, 1W & 3M (end persons) passing Lsh into line of 4 across **while{2}** 2c set | 1W+2c+3M ¼ Reel4 across, 2c passing Lsh into middline
9–
: Repeat [5–8] twice (3M,3W,1M,1W on middline, 2c in 2plx)
17–
: 3c & 1c turn RH ¾ (to 3,2x,1) | set ; 3c+2C ½ RHA | 3c+1c ½ LHA (2,1x,3)
25–
: 1c turn BH 1½ ; dance down and cast to 2pl (2,1,3)

*Deviser's note:  
On bars 31–32 of 2nd time through, 4th couple step up into third place while 1st couple loop into fourth place instead of casting up.*
Flora's Cross 3/4L · S32
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1-4
: 1s+3s Petronella turn & set to partners
5-8
: 1s+3s dance 1/4 reel of 4(i.e. pass RSh) **while** 2s set, 1L+2s+3M
  dance 1/4 reel of 4 across **while** 1M+3L set
9-16
: Repeat 1/4 reel of 4 figure (bars 5-8) twice more from new places (End
  3M+3L+1M+1L in line in centre, 2s in 2nd place opp sides)
17-20
: 1s+3s turn partners 3/4 RH to own sides & 3s+2s+1s set
21-24
: 3s+2s dance 1/2 RH across, 3s+1s dance 1/2 LH across. 2 (1) 3
25-32
: 1s turn 2H 1.1/2 times; dance down & cast up round 3s into 2nd place own
  side

{{explanation}}
Note: Bars 31-32 of 2nd time through, 4s step up into 3rd place while 1s loop into 4th place instead of casting up.

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Added on: 2016-03-15 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Demonstration quality

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Added on: 2018-05-26 (Angelika Schmidkonz)
Quality: Good

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Ruhrball, 2019.

Added on: 2023-10-17 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Reasonable

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Pitlochry 25-08-2018 Unknown 2018-08-25 Verl Girl Aug. 8, 2018, 5:34 p.m.
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Bochum Ruhrball 2018 Unknown 2018-11-03 AndreaSchomacher Aug. 10, 2018, 12:57 a.m.
Skua Dubh 16 Jan Unknown 2023-01-16 Joana Stausberg Jan. 14, 2023, 6:21 p.m.
20180616 Pitlochry with David Oswald Unknown 2018-06-16 Kate Kinnear May 24, 2018, 12:41 a.m.

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