Dance The Faraway Isle 2077

Jig · 48 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)

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John Drewry (1977)

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Extra Info: John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was a dance for the visit to Majorca.

John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was a dance for the visit to Majorca.

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	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

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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

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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

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RSCDS London Branch - picnic dance. Last part …

Added on: 2019-05-16 (Zoltán Gräff)
Quality: Demonstration quality

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Name	Date	Owner	Last changed
2020 Space Flow	2020-02-15	Klaus Mettler	Dec. 13, 2019, 12:07 a.m.
Annes Delight	2022-12-29	Klaus Mettler	Nov. 19, 2022, 9:07 p.m.
Budapest Local Club 03.10.2019	2019-10-03	Zoltán Gräff	Oct. 3, 2019, 8:55 p.m.
Budapest Local Club 16.05.2019	2019-05-16	Zoltán Gräff	May 16, 2019, 9:47 p.m.
Erlangen Summer Dance 2018	2018-06-23	Michael Knorr	June 2, 2018, 5:07 p.m.
MSA 170720A	2017-07-20	Michael Däther	July 16, 2017, 10:34 p.m.
Possible dem. dances	2017-02-05	Elizabeth Gull	Feb. 2, 2017, 10:50 a.m.
SCD Nürnberg (2018-06-04)	2018-06-04	Roland Ritthaler	June 9, 2018, 12:47 a.m.

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