Dance Glenlochar 2552
Reel · 64 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Hugh Foss (1966)
- Intensity
- 8000/8800/8880/0048/8048/4406/6488/8888 = 59% (whole dance)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
Glenlochar 4/4L · R64
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*This dance starts with a fugal sequence: 1c, 2c, 3c & 4c dance successively shorter **variations** of it, starting each 8 bars.* *The first part of that sequence is repeated in [47–60], alternately up/down the set by 4c, 3c, 1c & 2c starting at 2 bar intervals.* *All dancing up/down is with NHJ, all crossing movements are with RH.* *All full turns are BH in 4 bars, all half turns BH in 2 bars.* *When a (half) turn is followed by casting, open out to face down/up before casting up/down.* 1- : 1c set | cross ; cast off | dance down to 4pl centre & take BH. 2c+3c+4c up on [7–8] (2,3,4,1x) 9- : 1c ½ turn BH | cast up round 3c ; dance up to top | cast off **while{8}** 2c dance [1–8]. 3c+4c up on [15–16] (3,4,1,2x) 17- : 1c meet in centre | turn BH down to 4pl | cast up **while{8}** 2c dance [9–16] **while{8}** 3c dance [1–8]. 4c up on [23–24] (4,2,1,3x) 25- : 2c+1c stand **while{4}** 3c ½ turn BH | retire ; 2c+1c+3c stand | step up on [31–32] **while{8}** 4c dance [1–8] (2,1,3,4x) 33- : 1c set | cross ; cast below 4pl & face up NHJ **while{8}** 3c set | cross down to 4pl ; stand{4} **while{8}** 4c ½ turn BH | cast up ; repeat (2,4x,3x,1x) 41- : 1c dance up to 3pl | cast up to 2pl **while{4}** 2c cast off to 2pl | dance down to 3pl **while{4}** 4c ½ turn BH | retire ; all stand NHJ | 4c set (4,1x,2,3x) 49- : 4c cross | cast off ; dance down to 4pl centre | ½ turn BH **while{8}** 3c set | cross ; cast up | dance up to 1pl centre **while{8}** 1c stand | set ; cross up | cast off **while{8}** 2c stand{4} ; set | cross (3,1,2x,4) 57- : 3c ½ turn BH | cast off **while{4}** 1c dance down to 4pl | ½ turn BH **while{4}** 2c cast up | dance up to 1plx **while{4}** 4c cast up | ½ turn BH, all are now in the centre (2x,3x,4x,1x) ; All (continue) ½ turn BH | retire (2,3,4,1)