Dance The Countess of Elgin 19083
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Janet Johnston (2017)
- Intensity
- 880/888/866/888 = 66% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Set to Corners (C-SET)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Devised by Janet Johnston, RSCDS Stirling Branch, 2017. The Countess of Elgin was involved …
Devised by Janet Johnston, RSCDS Stirling Branch, 2017. The Countess of Elgin was involved in the early years with Dunfermline Branch and held office within the Scottish Country Dance Society.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Countess of Elgin | Frank Thomson and his Scottish Dance Band | RSCDS Dunfermline Branch 90th Anniversary Dances | CD | 14 | R32 8 | 4:41 | 35.1 |
The Countess of Elgin 3/4L · R32
1– : 1c+2c set | RHA | 1M+2M & 1W+2W change places RH, 1M & 2W face out (2,1,3) 9– : Reels3 on the sides, 1c Lsh to 3c, finish 1c facing 1cnr 17– : 1c set to 1cnr | to 2cnr, finish between cnrs ; All Advance, 1c turning BH ½ on [22], and Retire (2,1,3) 25– : Circle6 and back
The Countess of Elgin 3/4L · R32
1-8 : 1s+2s set, dance RH across once round, 1M+2M & 1L+2L 1/2 turn RH to change places. 1M & 2L face out 9-16 : 2s+1s+3s dance LSh reels of 3 on sides (1s+3s pass LSh). 1s end facing 1st corners 17-24 : 1s set to 1st corners, set to 2nd corners, pull back RSh to finish in 2nd place opp sides. 2s+1s+3s Adv+Ret (Bar 22: 1s 1/2 turn 2H & Retire to own sides) 25-32 : 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back. 2 1 3
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Added on: 2020-01-07 (Murrough Landon)
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