Dance Farewell To The Island 2100
Also known as “The Braes of Balnabeen”.
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Ellen Garvie
- Intensity
- 800 866 866 888 = 75% (1 turn), 56% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Lead/Dance down and up, then cast (DWNUP;CAST)
- Rights and Lefts - diagonal - half (R&L;DIAG;HALF;)
- Hands round - 3 (HR;3P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farewell to the Island | Muriel Johnstone's Band | A Skye Collection | MC | 11 | S32 8 | 8:41 | 65.1 | ||
| Farewell to the Island | Muriel Johnstone's Band | A Skye Collection | CD | 8 | S32 8 | 8:41 | 65.1 |
Farewell To The Island 3/4L · S32
1–
: 1c lead down {3}, up {3} | cast to 2pl (2c up)
9–
: 1c+1cnrs ½ diagonal R&L (no polite turn), finish 1M above 1W BtoB facing ends ; with these circle3 L, circles break between the cnr persons and unwind to finish (2,1x,3)
17–
: 1c+4cnrs ½ diagonal R&L (no polite turn), finish 1W above 1M BtoB facing ends ; with these circle3 R, circles break between the cnr persons and unwind to finish (2, 1, 3)
25–
: All C set | turn BH {4} | set
Farewell To The Island 3/4L · S32
1-8 : 1s lead down the middle for 3, back to top & cast to 2nd place 9-16 : 1s dance 1/2 Diag R&L (Man down, Lady up) & circle 3H round to left part way (Man with Ladies in top place & Lady with Men 3rd pl) with 3L & 2M leading their circles clockwise down/up own sides to end 2 (1) 3 17-24 : 1s dance 1/2 Diag R&L & circle 3H round to right part way (Man with Men at top, Lady with Ladies) with 2L & 3M leading their circles anticlockwise up/down own sides to end 2 1 3 25-32 : 2s+1s+3s set, turn partners 2H & set
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3-14-17 | Unknown | 2017-03-14 | Sarah Harriman | April 19, 2017, midnight |
