Dance The Faraway Isle 2077
Jig · 48 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1977)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Reel of four - intersecting (REEL;R4;INTSECT)
- Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- The Canadian Book of Scottish Country Dances [14]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [165] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams, Supplement to the 8th Edition [22] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was *a dance for …
John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was *a dance for the visit to Majorca*.
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (4). 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 Faraway Isle | Lothian Scottish Dance Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 10 | CD | 5 | J48 4 | 3:26 | 34.3 |
The Faraway Isle 4/4L · J48
*3c & 4c start on opposite sides*
1–
: 1c & 4c cross RH | cast inwards (2c & 3c step out) ; ½ Fig8 through ends (2,1,4x,3x)
9–
: 1c+4c RHA. 1W+4W join LH ; 1M & 4M dance clw round and behind their P into LHA. All have changed places with their P facing nearest cnr (2,*1x*,*4*,3x)
17–
: Intersecting RSh Reels4, using ½ LHA {1} in the centre. On [23–24] 1c & 4c pivot R to face the cnr they just passed (2,*4x*,*1*,3x)
25–
: All set twice ; turn facing person RH into lines4 across in 1pl (4c between 2c) and 4pl (1c between 3c)
33–
: RSh Reels4 across
41–
: 1c & 4c lead down/up, cross and cast inwards (to 2,4,1x,3x) ; all turn P RH
The Faraway Isle 4/4L · J48
{{explanation}}
3s & 4s start on opp sides
1-8
: 1s & 4s cross RH, cast in 1 place & dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s/3s
9-16
: 1s+4s dance RH across, Men loop round & in behind ptnr to dance LH
across back to face crnrs (1s face 2s & 4s face 3s - Ladies facing
Men)
17-24
: All dance double reels of 4 giving LH in centre 1s & 4s do not complete
reel but turn in to face other corners
25-32
: All set twice & turn RH to form lines across
33-40
: All dance reels of 4 across
41-48
: 1s & 4s lead up/down & cross, cast in 1 place own sides & all turn RH
Watch on YouTube
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Added on: 2019-05-16 (Zoltán Gräff)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest Local Club 16.05.2019 | Unknown | 2019-05-16 | Zoltán Gräff | May 16, 2019, 9:47 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 03.10.2019 | Unknown | 2019-10-03 | Zoltán Gräff | Oct. 3, 2019, 8:55 p.m. |
| Possible dem. dances | Unknown | 2017-02-05 | Elizabeth Gull | Feb. 2, 2017, 10:50 a.m. |
| Erlangen Summer Dance 2018 | Unknown | 2018-06-23 | Michael Knorr | June 2, 2018, 5:07 p.m. |
| SCD Nürnberg (2018-06-04) | Unknown | 2018-06-04 | Roland Ritthaler | June 9, 2018, 12:47 a.m. |
| Annes Delight | Unknown | 2022-12-29 | Klaus Mettler | Nov. 19, 2022, 9:07 p.m. |
| MSA 170720A | Unknown | 2017-07-20 | Michael Däther | July 16, 2017, 10:34 p.m. |
| 2020 Space Flow | Unknown | 2020-02-15 | Klaus Mettler | Dec. 13, 2019, 12:07 a.m. |
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