Dance Frae A' the Airts 2323
Medley · 32 bars (S16+R16) · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Robert M Campbell (1978)
- Intensity
- 880 880 888 866 = 79% (1 turn), 59% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Bourrel - 2 couple (BIRL; 2C )
- Petronella - half (8 bars) (PET;HALF;)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
-
- The Leaflet Dances with Music [6]
- Leaflet Dances 1964-1998 and Other Dances [22]
- Pocket: Books 32,Leaflets [16]
- Scottish Country Dance Leaflets [8]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [190] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [238] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [210] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [203] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- The RSCDS description (presumably by the deviser) notes: “Written for the ‘South Pacific Fling’ dancers from Canada to dance while …
The RSCDS description (presumably by the deviser) notes: “Written for the ‘South Pacific Fling’ dancers from Canada to dance while in New Zealand and Australia” - thereby setting the stage for the idea that the society pursued in books 36 & 37.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frae A' the Airts | Andrew Rankine and his Band | Nine Scottish Country Dances (1981) - Leaflets | LP+ | 3 | M32 8 | 6:17 | 47.1 | ||
| Frae A' the Airts | Sandy Legget & the Carseloch Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 9 | CD | 9 | M32 8 | 6:21 | 47.6 | ||
| Frae A' the Airts | Neil Copland and his Scottish Dance Band | Music for Leaflet Dances Vol. 2 | CD | 5 | M32 8 | 6:47 | 50.9 |
Frae A' the Airts 3/4L · M32
Strathspey
- 1–
- 1c+2c circle4 and back
- 9–
- 1c+2c The Bourrel (1M+2W set adv. | turn BH and twirl to finish BtoB on the midline, 1M below 1W while{4} 1W+2M chase cclw to face P up/down ; 2c+1c set, turn ¾ BH to (2,1,3))
Reel
- 17–
- 2c+3c set 4 times while{8} 1c dance ½ petronella, (all set in trios across in [3–4] and on the sides in [7–8] (2,1x,3)
- 25–
- Reels3{6} on the sides, Rsh to 2cnr | 1c cross.
Frae A' the Airts 3/4L · M32
Strathspey
- 1-8
-
1s+2s circle 4H round & back
- 9-16
-
1s+2s dance the Bourrel :
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1M+2L set advancing, 3/4 turn 2H & twirl to end BtoB (Lady facing up & Man down) while partners chase anticlockwise 3/4 way,
-
set to partners & turn 2H to own sides having changed places
Reel
- 1-8
- 1s petronella turn into centre (1L/1M b’tw’n 2s/3s) as 2s+3s set to partners, all set lines across, 1s petronella turn to opp side as 2s+3s set & all set on side lines
- 9-16
- 1s dance RSh Reels of 3 on opposite sides giving RSh to 2nd corner & cross RH to places
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Wasson, Albany Class, 2022-12-4 | David Wasson | Dec. 1, 2022, 3:47 a.m. | |
| 2023-03-18-Bal avec Musiciens Paris | 2023-03-10 | Mathias Ferber | Feb. 9, 2023, 9:05 a.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral Tuesday Class 6 June 2023 | 2023-06-06 | Andrew Locke | June 4, 2023, 11:34 p.m. |
| KW Class Tuesday November 7 | 2023-11-07 | Kathryn Lecocq | Nov. 5, 2023, 8:12 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2023-05-22 | 2023-05-22 | Martin McWilliam | June 27, 2023, 6:10 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2023 June - December | 2023-12-31 | Martin McWilliam | June 20, 2023, 10:08 a.m. |
| New York RSCDS Jeannie Carmichael Ball 2001 | 2001-11-03 | Andy Peterson | April 1, 2018, 5:50 a.m. |
| White Cockade Nov 18 2023 | 2023-11-18 | Rachel Watt | Nov. 18, 2023, 10:03 p.m. |
| 170204 Castle Club A Ross | 2017-02-04 | Kate Kinnear | Dec. 30, 2016, 6:08 p.m. |
| RSCDS Leaflet Dances 1st 11 dances | Jane Rose | March 6, 2018, 7:21 p.m. | |
| Anna & Vic Programme 17-10-18 | 2018-10-11 | Victoria McNeill | Oct. 11, 2018, 8:32 a.m. |
| 191123 CGB November Course - Saturday Social | 2019-11-23 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Nov. 25, 2019, 12:44 p.m. |
| Toronto AGM Dance 2013-04-27 | 2013-04-27 | Hung-Yip Tang | March 25, 2013, 1:17 a.m. |
| Sydney KYDS 2022 | 2022-07-16 | Diana Hastie | July 9, 2022, 10:57 a.m. |
| ASCDS 40 years dances: 1981 | 2019-10-19 | John Aitken | Oct. 19, 2019, 12:34 p.m. |
| TLG Core Dances 2023 | Debbie Baker | Jan. 25, 2023, 6:15 a.m. | |
| Sydney KYDS 2023 | 2023-05-27 | Diana Hastie | May 16, 2023, 2:48 a.m. |
| RSCDS Richmond (N. Yorks) February 2022 | 2022-02-04 | Louise Macdougall | Jan. 16, 2022, 5:16 p.m. |
| Maidenhead 2012-11-18 Afternoon Tea Dance | 2012-11-18 | David McQuillan | Oct. 4, 2012, 12:48 a.m. |
| CGB November Course 2019 - Dances Taught | 2019-11-21 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Nov. 25, 2019, 12:21 p.m. |
| Geneva Spring Ball 2018 (in Dardagny) | 2018-03-17 | Murrough Landon | Oct. 4, 2023, 12:18 a.m. |
| RSCDS Winter School 2013 – 28 Feb (Ball) | 2013-02-28 | Anselm Lingnau | Dec. 17, 2012, 9:25 a.m. |
| Oldenburg 2023 June - December | 2023-12-31 | Martin McWilliam | June 20, 2023, 10:08 a.m. |
| RSCDS-LA Torrance & Zoom Class, 2021-10 October | 2021-10-01 | Tony McQuilkin | Nov. 5, 2021, 2:19 a.m. |
| Sydney core dances 2022 | Diana Hastie | Nov. 28, 2021, 1:09 a.m. |
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| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2217 | additional info | Jan. 24, 2021, 9:53 p.m. | Bruce Herbold | Murrough Landon | Normal | Fixed |