Dance Duns 500 1854
Also known as “Duns 500 Strathspey”.
Strathspey · 64 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- Wilma Miller (1990)
- Intensity
- 8080 0808 8888 8080 0808 4444 8888 8888 = 68% (1 turn), 69% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Ladies' Chain (LCHAIN)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Devised to mark the quincentenary in 1990 of the granting of the Burgh of Barony Charter to Duns, the county …
Devised to mark the quincentenary in 1990 of the granting of the Burgh of Barony Charter to Duns, the county town of Berwickshire. The tune, Eagle Hall, is the home of the well-known accordionist Marian Anderson.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duns 500 | Muriel A Johnstone | Dancing Fingers 2 | CD+ | 10 | S64 | 2:30 | 0 | ||
| Duns 500 | Muriel A Johnstone | The Ladies of Dunse | MC | 7 | S64 | 0:00 | 0 |
Duns 500 4S · S64
- 1–
- 1c+3c Reel4, the W pass Lsh to start and loop at the ends
- 9–
- 2c+4c repeat
- 17–
- 1c+4c & 2c+3c RHA ; LHA
- 25–
- 1c+3c R&L
- 33–
- 2c+4c L-Chain
- 41–
- All W RHA, to places ; all M RHA finish with twirl in middle facing P
- 49–
- All C set twice ; turn 1¾ BH opening into
- 57–
- Circle8 and back
Duns 500 4S · S64
- 1-8
- 1s+3s dance reel of 4 Ladies passing LSh to start
- 9-16
- 2s+4s dance reel of 4 Ladies passing LSh to start
- 17-24
- 1s+4s also 2s+3s dance RH across & LH back to places
- 25-32
- 1s+3s dance R&L
- 33-40
- 2s+4s dance Ladies Chain
- 41-48
- All 4 Ladies dance RH across once round & Men dance RH across once round to end in centre facing partners
- 49-56
- All couples set to partners twice & turn 2H back to original places
- 57-64
- All circle 8H round & back
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1667 | Diagram for Duns 500 | March 18, 2019, 2:11 p.m. | Jane Murray | Keith Rose | Normal | Fixed |