Dance Commander Keal's Birthday 21450
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Murrough Landon (2017)
- Intensity
- 8448/8888/4884/8448 = 81% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Espagnole (ESPAN)
- Reel of three - promenade hold (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;)
- Reel of three - promenade hold - half (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey travel
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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A birthday present for Charles Keal.
A birthday present for Charles Keal.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Birthday Strathspey | Nicol McLaren and his Scottish Dance Band | Music for 16 dances from the Ribble Valley Book | CD | 12 | S32 4 | 4:08 | 62.0 | ||
| Strathspey 4x32 | The Macadians | The Macadians Dancing Master | CD | 43 | S32 4 | 4:02 | 60.5 | ||
| Strathspeys | The Hamefarers | A Breath of Shetland | LP | 14 | S32 3 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Strathspeys | Raymond Chuchuk | The Reel Tradition | CD | 14 | S32 3 | 2:52 | 57.3 | ||
| Strathspeys 2x32 | The Macadians | The Macadians Dancing Master | CD | 9 | S32 2 | 2:07 | 63.5 | ||
| Strathspeys 6x32 | The Macadians | The Macadians Dancing Master | CD | 12 | S32 6 | 6:03 | 60.5 |
Commander Keal's Birthday 4/4L · S32
*3c & 4c start on opposite sides (1,2,3x,4x)* 1– : 1c+2c & 3c+4c dance 4 bars of Espagnole: 1W+2W & 3W+4W cross over RH as M cross singly, 2M+3M passing RSh | M repeat, 1W+4W passing RSh (2,1,4x,3x) ; 1c & 4c turn LH to promhold facing nearest end 9– : 1c & 4c (promhold) dance RSh Reels3 across with 2c & 3c, 1c & 4c end crossing LH up/down to face out as 2c & 3c cast inwards & take promhold (1x,2,3x,4) 17– : 2M+3W & 3M+2W (promhold) dance ½ Reels3 on sides starting RSh to 1W & 4M ; 2c+3c LHA & face corners (4,2,3x,1x) 25– : 4c+2c & 3c+1c turn 1½ BH ; 4c+1c LHA (2,4,1x,3x)
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Gay Gordons, 2023
Added on: 2023-05-11 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gay Gordons Residential 2023 (Cober Hill) | Function | 2023-05-01 | Murrough Landon | May 6, 2023, 7:53 p.m. |
