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Dance Duncan Gray 1816

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

Devised by
John Drewry (1967)
Intensity
880 888 888 844 888 = 86% (1 turn), 65% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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Dedicated to Mr Bill Cheyne of Aberdeen.

'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block'
Dedicated to Mr Bill Cheyne of Aberdeen.

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
Duncan Gray Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band Dancing Forth CD 3 R40 85:59 35.9
Duncan Gray 3/4L · R40
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1–
: 1c+2c turn RH ; set, 1c cast off one **while**{2} 2c dance up
9–
: 2c+1c+3c Reels3 in sideline (1c crossing down RH) (to 2,1x,3)
17–
: 1c cross RH and cast R round 3cnr to meet partner up/down the set **while**{4} 2c & 3c set diagonally and ½ RHA (to opposite corner) ; 1c 1½ LH turn **while**{4} 3c & 2c chase ½ round clw
25–
: 1c+1cnrs ½ diagonal Rsh Reels4, 1c pass Rsh ; repeat with 2cnr
33–
: 3c+1c+2c turn RH ; chase ½ clw.
Duncan Gray 3/4L · R40
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1-8
: 1s & 2s turn partners RH, set & 1s cast to 2nd place as 2s dance up
9-16
: 2s+1s+3s dance reel of 3 on sides with 1s crossing down to 3rd place
  opposite sides (2s out & down to pass 3s - LSh M's side & RSh L's
  side)
17-24
: 1s cross RH, cast RSh round 3rd corner to meet partner & turn LH 1.1/2
  times to face 1st corners **while** 2s+3s set & dance RH across 1/2
  way & chase clockwise to own places
25-32
: 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass RSh & repeat with
  2nd corners 1s ending in 2nd place opposite sides
33-40
: 3s+1s+2s turn RH & chase clockwise 1/2 way to own sides

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RSCDS Edinburgh Dancing Forth 2009

Added on: 2021-01-08 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality

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Added on: 2019-08-07 (Ilana Steiner)
Quality: Good

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38th Frankfurt Spring Ball 2006 Function 2006-05-06 Anselm Lingnau Nov. 24, 2014, 6:27 p.m.
RSCDS Falkirk 2014 Crieff Hydro - Saturday Unknown Craig Skinner Feb. 19, 2014, 10:40 p.m.
San Jose Class Jan 28 2019 Unknown 2019-01-28 Dilip Sequeira Jan. 31, 2019, 6:59 a.m.
Linlithgow SCDC 31 January 2020 (Burns Night) Unknown 2020-01-31 John Watkins Jan. 26, 2020, 10:10 a.m.
Burns Night Craigiebuckler Aberdeen Jan 2020 Unknown 2020-01-25 Brian Anderson Jan. 16, 2020, 7:46 p.m.
Kennebunk 29 Jan Unknown 2023-01-29 Merrill Henderson Jan. 28, 2023, 2:22 a.m.
Trinity 25 Jan 20 - Marian Anderson Unknown 2020-01-25 Bill Austin Jan. 12, 2020, 6:02 p.m.
Linlithgow SCDC 24 January 2020 Unknown 2020-01-24 John Watkins Jan. 11, 2020, 12:02 a.m.
RSCDS Stirling Burns Dance 24 Jan20 Unknown 2020-01-24 John McLean Jan. 19, 2020, 3:57 p.m.
Kilmorack Country Dancing Winter Social Friday March 13th 7:30pm start Unknown 2020-03-13 Peter Jamieson Feb. 16, 2020, 2:54 p.m.
Kilmorack Dances done at previous Socials Informational Peter Jamieson June 6, 2023, 7:54 a.m.
Linlithgow SCDC 10 January 2020 Unknown 2020-01-10 John Watkins Jan. 9, 2020, 10:34 a.m.
2023-01-17 Atholl SCDC (Bill's Programme) Unknown 2023-01-17 Bill Austin Nov. 25, 2022, 4:20 p.m.
Alva with George Meikle 2016 Unknown 2016-06-16 Kate Kinnear June 9, 2016, 11:43 p.m.
Headington Burns Programme Unknown 2019-01-24 Sandra McLevy Jan. 11, 2019, 7:56 p.m.
Stirling Burns Dance 25 Jan 7.30pm Unknown 2019-01-25 John McLean Jan. 20, 2019, 8:02 p.m.
Aberdeen Dunbar Street Burns Night Dance Unknown 2018-01-27 Brian Anderson Jan. 16, 2020, 7:45 p.m.
munlochy party 29 4 20 Unknown 2020-04-29 Peter Jamieson Feb. 27, 2020, 12:05 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2021-11-21 Unknown 2021-11-21 Amanda Peart Nov. 22, 2021, 3:44 p.m.
RSCDS Falkirk 2014 Crieff Hydro - Saturday Unknown Craig Skinner Feb. 19, 2014, 10:40 p.m.
Atholl SCDS 16 Jan 2024 - Alison Nuttall's Programme Function 2024-01-16 Bill Austin Nov. 1, 2023, 5:02 p.m.
Eleventh Annual - John Drewry Night - Brooklyn Scottish Country Dancers - Dec(?) 1997 Unknown 1997-12-06 Andy Peterson Feb. 7, 2021, 2:11 a.m.
FSCDC Class 24 January 2023 Class 2023-01-24 Anselm Lingnau Jan. 31, 2023, 2:49 p.m.
Alva 16 June 22 - Marian Anderson Unknown 2022-06-16 Bill Austin June 10, 2022, 5 p.m.
Atholl SCDC Burns Night Unknown 2023-01-24 Alison Nuttall Dec. 13, 2022, 5:37 p.m.
Burns Dance Craigiebuckler 26 January 2019 Unknown 2019-01-26 Brian Anderson Jan. 21, 2019, 1:24 p.m.
Headington Dance 11 November 2023 Function 2023-11-11 Sandra McLevy June 17, 2023, 8:03 p.m.
Kilmorack 22-23 Dances done in class Informational 2022-08-31 Peter Jamieson May 10, 2023, 8:45 a.m.

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