Dance Douglas Water 1716
Strathspey · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- John S Trew (1976)
- Intensity
- 8880/8088/8080/8888/8888 = 80% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
“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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letham Ladies | Rob Gordon and his Band | Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 2 | LP | 9 | S40 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Letham Ladies | Jimmy Blair and his Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Country Dances Volume 2 | LP | 8 | S40 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Letham Ladies | McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band | Basingstoke Ball Live 1971 | CD | 13 | S40 4 | 4:47 | 57.4 | ||
| Letham Ladies | Rob Gordon and his Band | Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 2 | CD | 6 | S40 4 | 4:57 | 59.4 | ||
| Letham Ladies | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Country Dancing Volume 3 (Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 3) | CD | 10 | S40 4 | 5:16 | 63.2 | ||
| Strathspey | David Silver Band | Scottish Collection: Dance Music | CD | 2 | S40 2 | 2:37 | 62.8 |
Douglas Water 4/4L · S40
- 1-8
- 1s cross & cast into reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides with 2s & 3s, 1s ending with extra loop to change places with 2s
- 9-16
- 1s cross down into reflection reels of 3 on own sides with 3s & 4s (1s end 2nd place own sides)
- 17-24
- 1M+3L change places RH & set while partners set & change places RH, 1s & 3s set to partners & cross RH to own sides
- 25-32
- 2s+3s circle 4H round & back while 1s+4s circle 4H round to Left for 3 bars & back with 1s casting 4th places
- 33-40
- All dance Grand Chain (End couples cross to begin)
