Dance Hutton's Unconformity 21150
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 3421) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Murrough Landon (2022)
- Intensity
- 8400/8800/8888/8888 = 72% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Dance down and up (DWNUP)
- Hands round - 4 - half (HR;4P;HALF;)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Advance and Retire - 1 step (ADVRET;1S;)
- Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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The dance starts with two chords. On the second chord 3rd woman and 4th …
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The dance starts with two chords. On the second chord 3rd woman and 4th man change places so that 1st and 2nd couples are facing their partner while 3rd and 4th couples are beside their partner. This dance commemorates James Hutton (1726-1797) one of Scotland's foremost scientists who is considered the founder of modern geology. He was one of the first to realise that weathering of rock formations showed the Earth was far older than was assumed at the time. Most famously he found several "unconformities" where strata of sedimentary rocks clearly overlaid older strata at a very different angle indicating that the older rocks must have been raised up from the sea bed, turned over so the strata were vertical, then sunk again and later covered with new sedimentary layers and raised up a second time. The cross, cast off and dance down figures indicate build up of the sedimentary layers (perhaps silt carried by rivers and falling to the sea floor). These are compressed when 1st and 2nd couples end closer together by bar 16 than at bar 9. The rock layers are turned in bars 17-24. The last figure has a hint of more sedimentation but is mainly oriented across at the top and up/down at the bottom like a typical unconformity. For more information about unconformities see <<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutton%27s_Unconformity>>. One of the notable unconformities in Scotland is on the island of Arran. See <<http://www.arrangeopark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Walk_Leaflets/1.%20Hutton.pdf>> and <<https://www.scottishgeology.com/best-places/isle-of-arran/>>.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silverdale Strathspey | Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band | The Third Sheaf Collection of Scottish Country Dances | CD | 7 | S32 4 | 4:28 | 67.0 |
Hutton's Unconformity 4/4L · S32
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*On 2nd chord, 3W & 4M change places so 3c & 4c are beside partner*
1–
: 1c cross RH | cast off (2c up) ; 1c dance down (3M+4M up) | cast to 4pl (3W+4W up) **while{4}** 2c cross RH | cast off (3M+4M up)
9–
: 1c followed by 2c dance down (3W+4W up [11–12]) ; 2c followed by 1c dance up to 3pl & 4pl
17–20
: 3c+4c & 2c+1c ½ Circle4 to L | all turn P BH & reform circles
21–24
: 3c+4c & 2c+1c ¾ Circle4 to R, all end facing P: 4c & 3c across, 2c & 1c up/down
25–28
: 4c cross RSh | cast off & join NH facing up
**while{4}** 3c A&R{1+1} | cross up LSh & face down NHJ
**while{4}** 2M+1M & 2W+1W A&R{1+1} up/down | ½ turn P BH to sides facing across & keeping NHJ
29–32
: 3c+4c S&Link across **while{4}** 2c+1c S&Link on sides (M side: 3M,4M,2M,2W; W side: 3W,4W,1M,1W)
Hutton's Unconformity 4/4L · S32
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2 chords: 2nd chord 3L & 4M change places to be beside partner
1-8
: 1s cross RH & cast (2s step up); 1s dance down between 3M+4M (who step
up), cast behind 3L+4L (who step up) to 4th place opp side **while**
2s cross RH & cast to 2nd place as 3M+4M step up. [Men's side:
3M,2L,3L,1L; Ladies' side: 4M,2M,4L,1M]
9-16
: 1s followed by 2s dance down (3L+4L step up 11-12); 2s followed by 1s
dance up to 3rd/4th place
17-20
: 3s+4s also 2s+1s circle 4H 1/2 round to left (2 bars), turn partner 2H
[Men's side: 4L,4M,1M,2M; Ladies' side: 3L,3M,1L,2L]
21-24
: 3s+4s also 2s+1s circle 4H 3/4 round to right, retain hands with
neighbour & face partner, 4s+3s at top, 1s+2s Men facing down Ladies
facing up
25-28
: 4s cross passing RSh, cast & face up NHJ **while**
: 3s Adv+Ret (1 bar each), cross up passing LSh & face down NHJ **while**
: 1s+2s Adv+Ret up/down (1 bar each) & 1/2 turn partner 2H, retain NH
facing in
29-32
: 3s+4s Set+Link across back to own sides **while** 1s+2s Set+Link on
sides [Men's side: 3M,4M,2M,2L; Ladies' side: 3L,4L,1M,1L]
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)London Gay Gordons & Friends, 2022
Added on: 2022-10-24 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOD Gathering - Kirkhill Community Centre - Sun 8th January 2023 | Unknown | 2023-01-08 | Derek Darnell | Jan. 1, 2023, 7:18 p.m. |
| ML Video Session 17 | Other | 2022-10-16 | Murrough Landon | May 26, 2023, 1:17 a.m. |
| Cambridge RonDancing 2022 | Informational | Murrough Landon | July 3, 2023, 1:09 a.m. |
