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Dance Achnacarry House 22

Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
Bill Forbes
Intensity
800 833 833 888 = 62% (1 turn), 47% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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Dance inscribed to Alan Cameron, home on vacation from New Zealand.
"Achnacarry House" is …

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Dance inscribed to Alan Cameron, home on vacation from New Zealand.
"Achnacarry House" is the seat of the Chief, Cameron of Locheil.
Inverness-Shire.

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 italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
Achnacarry House Nicol McLaren & The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band Clashmadin Volume One CD 2 J32 84:48 36.0
Achnacarry House 3/4L · J32
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1–
: 1c turn RH | cast (2c up) ; dance down between 3c and cast up to face 1cnr
9–
: 1c ½ Reel4 with 1cnrs, at end pass LH into ; BiL with 3cnrs (1cnr persons) | turn P LH ¾ to face 2cnrs
17–
: Repeat with 2cnrs, finish BtoB facing own side (3x,1,2x)
25–
: 1c cast R round 3cnr pos, pass up/dn RH and cast R **while{8}** 3c+2c cross RH | set across {1} and up/dn {1} ; cross up/dn | set up/dn {1} and across {1} (2,1,3)
Achnacarry House 3/4L · J32
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1-8
: 1s turn RH & cast 1 place, dance down between 3s & cast to face 1st
  corners
9-16
: 1s dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 1st corners,1s 1/2 turn LH with partner
  giving RH to 3rd corner (pstn) Bal-in-Line & turn LH to face 2nd crnrs
17-24
: Repeat above Fig with 2nd corners
25-28
: 1s dance out own side & cast round 3rd corner to face up/down dance as
  2s & 3s cross RH, set to partner & to other corner on sides (1 step
  each)
29-32
: 1s change places RH (up/dn) & cast round 4th corner to 2nd place own
  sides as 2s+3s change places RH on sides, setting to crnr on sides &
  ptnr

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Added on: 2019-12-18 (Murrough Landon)
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Alva 14 July 22 - Sandy Nixon Unknown 2022-07-14 Bill Austin June 10, 2022, 5:06 p.m.
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Pitlochry 29-07-23 Jim Lindsay Function 2023-07-29 Mary Cant May 23, 2023, 8:08 p.m.
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