Dance Dunvegan Castle 1862
Medley · 64 bars (S32+R32) · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: ?
- Devised by
- Harry C Ways (1972)
- Intensity
- 16 16 16 16 8888 8888 8888 8888 8888 8888 = 100% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of four - interlocking (REEL;INTRLK;R4;)
- Reel of four - intersecting (REEL;R4;INTSECT)
- Set as in Double.Triangles (SET_DT)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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From the notes: "Composed in honor of Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, Chieftain of …
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From the notes: "Composed in honor of Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, Chieftain of the Clan MacLeod, on the occasion of her 94th birthday celebration at the Burns Night Dinner of the St. Andrews Society of Washington, D.C."
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (?). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunvegan Castle | Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band | Come Scottish Country Dancing with Robert Whitehead | LP | 3 | M64 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Longwise Eightsome Reel | Ian Holmes and his Band | The Best of Scottish Dance Bands | CD+ | 4 | M64 | 0:00 | 0 | ||
| Longwise Eightsome Reel | Ian Holmes and his Band | The Best of Scottish Dance Bands | LP | 4 | M64 | 0:00 | 0 | ||
| Longwise Eightsome Reel | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 18. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | CD+ | 7 | M64 | 1:44 | 0 | ||
| Longwise Eightsome Reel | Marian Anderson and her Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 12 | CD | 12 | M64 | 1:44 | 0 | ||
| Six Times S | Marian Anderson and her Band | Diamond Jubilee Dances - Belfast Branch | CD | 5 | M64 1 | 1:49 | 54.5 |
Dunvegan Castle 4S · M64
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Strathspey
1–4
: All M advance one, set one left, **while**{4} all W set one to the right, advance one, all turn person opposite 1½ BH, finish facing in
5–16
: Repeat [1–4] 3 more times, but on the last 2 bars, turn P once round to finish in P's place facing P
17–
: Interlocking Reels4 on the circle: starting Rsh to P, finish in same places, M facing out, W facing in
25–
: Double Reels4 across: W begin in and LHA **while** M first loop into P's place. The M finish BtoB in the centre facing diagonally out between partner and woman who was originally one place to the right
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Reel
33–
: All set, joining hands as in DTr, then all Petronella Turn forward, men to the diagonal points facing in, women to the middle BtoB facing out ; repeat to return to places
41–
: All set as in DTr, and in PdB change places RH with P ; Repeat, changing places with person held by LH
49–
: Repeat, again with the person held by LH ; All set and turn P to original places, using skip change of step
57–
: All circle8 and back
Dunvegan Castle 4S · M64
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Strathspey
1-4
: Men advance into centre 1 step & out to left as Ladies move 1 step to
right & 1 step forward, all turn new partner 2H 1.1/2 times
5-16
: Repeat above Fig 3 more times except that the last turn is once round
only to end with original Lady partner on Mans left
17-24
: All dance reels of 4 round circle & back passing own partner RSh ending
in partners original place Men facing out & Ladies in
25-32
: All dance interlocking reels of 4 across pass LSh in centre end with Men
BtoB in centre facing out between partner & Lady originally on their
right
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Reel
1-8
: All set holding hands as in Double Triangles, all dance petronella turn
to bring Ladies in centre & Men out, repeat back to places at
beginning of reel time
9-16
: All set as in Double Triangle & change places with partner RH, repeat
this Fig but change places with person on left hand
17-24
: Repeat the Fig again changing places with person on left hand, all set &
turn partners RH back to original pstns
25-32
: All circle 8H round & back
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSCDC Fugues etc. 4 July 2015 | Class | 2015-07-04 | Anselm Lingnau | July 5, 2015, 1:53 p.m. |
