Dance The Serpent of Loch Nell 17694
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Holger Schuckelt (2015)
- Intensity
- 880/822/888/888 = 59% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Espagnole (ESPAN)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Dance to Corners and Set (C-D&S)
- Half-turn and cast away (HTCAST)
- Snake Pass (SNAKE)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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The ‘snake’ in this dance was inspired by an ancient earth monument, the Loch …
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The ‘snake’ in this dance was inspired by an ancient earth monument, the Loch Nell Serpent Mound, in Argyll, Scotland.
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
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
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Asilomar Romantic | Wild Rose | San Francisco Collection Vol 2 | CD | 6 | S32 8 | 8:21 | 62.6 | ||
Asilomar Romantic | Scottish Weekend Ensemble | More Memories of Scottish Weekend | CD | 3 | S32 8 | 8:43 | 65.4 | ||
Asilomar Romantic | Reel of Seven | Dance for Joy! | CD | 12 | S32 8 | 8:37 | 64.6 | ||
Asilomar Romantic | James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band | Thirty Popular Dances - Volume Two Part one | CD | 12 | S32 8 | 8:03 | 60.4 |
The Serpent of Loch Nell 3/4L · S32
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1– : 1c+2c dance Espagnole [1c fin facing 4th corners] 9–12 : 1c+4th corners dance ½ reel4 [at end 1c pass RS to fin in ctr, 1M facing down, 1L up] 13–16 : 1c turn ¾ BH | set adv passing LS to 1st corners 17– : Dance to corners and set {6} [1c fin facing 2nd corner pos] | 1c turn ½ RH and pivot right about [fin in ctr facing opp sides] **while** corners set to person diag opp 25– : 1M+2c, 1L+3c dance RH across ; 1L followed by 3C dance down to 3M's place, across and up **while** 1M followed by 2C dance up to 1L's place, across and down – pass LS to begin (“snake” movement) [213]
The Serpent of Loch Nell 3/4L · S32
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1-8 : 1s+2 dance Espagnole: : **1-2** 1s+2s cross (Ladies lead across RH passing between Men) with Ladies changing places RH : **3-4** 1s+2s cross back (Men lead across RH between Ladies) with Men changing places RH : **5-8** 2s turn RH as 1s turn LH to face 4th corners 9-16 : 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 4th corners, at end 1s pass RSh to finish in centre facing each other (Man facing up, Lady down). 1s turn 3/4 2H, 1s set advancing, pass LSh to face 1st corners 17-22 : Dance to Corners & Set: (6 bars) : Couple in middle change places with corners passing RSh, corners pass RSh in middle with a 1/4 turn to right to face next corner **while** supporting corners set (2 bars). Repeat 2 more times to end with corners in diagonally opposite place and 1s meet in the middle again & pass RSh with a 1/4 turn to right to face 2nd corner (pstn) as orig 1st corners set 23-24 : 1s turn 1/2 RH, pull back RSh to finish in centre facing opposite sides **while** 2s+3s set diagonally 25-32 : 1s dance the Snake: : 1s dance RH across (1M with 2s & 1L with 3s), 1M followed by 2s & 1L followed by 3s cross diagonally passing LSh to change ends & loop round so that 1s finish in 2nd place 2 1 3
Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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Budapest Local Club 09.11.2023 | Class | 2023-11-09 | Zoltán Gräff | Nov. 9, 2023, 9:28 a.m. |
Rhein-Main-Mini-Social, 6. Februar 2018 (F) | Function | 2018-02-06 | Anselm Lingnau | Jan. 23, 2018, 9:30 a.m. |
7. SCD-Weekend Chemnitz Social | Unknown | 2017-11-11 | SCD Chemnitz | Oct. 18, 2017, 12:36 a.m. |
49th Frankfurt Spring Ball 2018 | Function | 2018-04-28 | Anselm Lingnau | Jan. 18, 2018, 1:37 a.m. |
Rhein-Main-Mini-Social, 15. Januar 2018 (DA) | Function | 2018-01-15 | OnYourToes Darmstadt | Dec. 11, 2017, 5:10 p.m. |
FSCDC 7 November 2017 | Class | 2017-11-07 | Anselm Lingnau | Nov. 12, 2017, 11:16 p.m. |
Darmstadt_2017_11_27 | Unknown | 2017-11-27 | OnYourToes Darmstadt | Nov. 21, 2017, 8:07 p.m. |
Darmstadt_2018_03_05 | Unknown | 2018-03-05 | OnYourToes Darmstadt | March 2, 2018, 6:47 p.m. |
Chemnitz_Samstag_Juni2022 | Unknown | 2022-06-25 | SCD Chemnitz | June 25, 2022, 10:45 p.m. |
Rhein-Main-Mini-Social, 5. Dezember 2017 (F) | Function | 2017-12-05 | Anselm Lingnau | Nov. 26, 2017, 10:05 p.m. |
Curia Weekend 2019 - Classes | Unknown | 2019-12-07 | Murrough Landon | Dec. 10, 2019, 11:15 p.m. |
Chemnitz_Friday | Unknown | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m. |