Dance The Islesman 19682
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Sue McKinnell
- Intensity
- 888/660/844/844 = 53% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Corners' Chain (CCHAIN)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Online Sources
- Extra Info
- Written after reading Nigel Tranter’s book The Islesman about Angus Og MacDonald, who may be a very distant ancestor.
Written after reading Nigel Tranter’s book The Islesman about Angus Og MacDonald, who may be a very distant ancestor.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Restless Ghost | Nicol McLaren and his Scottish Dance Band | Music for 16 dances from the Ribble Valley Book | CD | 16 | R32 8 | 4:45 | 35.6 |
The Islesman 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- Mirror reels3 on the sides 1c starts in and down (1,2,3)
- 9–
- 1M+2W turn RH ¾ and join hands in diagonal line | middles turn ends LH ½ ; 1W+2M turn RH 1¼ (to 2x,1x,3) | 2c set as 1c sets adv. to 1cnr
- 17–
- 1c+1cnrs Cnrs Chain, finish facing 2cnr
- 25–
- 1c+2cnrs Cnrs Chain, finish (2,1,3)
