Dance Haig of Bemersyde 2725
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Wilma Miller (1980)
- Intensity
- 8888 8888 8558 8888 = 95% (1 turn), 95% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Grand Chain for 8 - half (GCHAIN;8P;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Poussette - half (POUSS;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Five Scottish Country Dances 1982 [1]
- Leaflet Dances 1964-1998 and Other Dances [42]
- Pocket: Books 30,Children,5-for-1982,31 [19]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [229] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [278] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [248] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [239] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Devised to mark the Diamond Jubilee of The Royal British Legion Scotland in 1981.
Devised to mark the Diamond Jubilee of The Royal British Legion Scotland in 1981.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haig of Bemersyde | The Ron Gonnella Quartet | Eight Scottish Country Dances | LP+ | 7 | S32 4 | 4:04 | 61.0 | ||
| Haig of Bemersyde | The Ron Gonnella Quartet | A Fife Fairing | CD | 5 | S32 4 | 4:04 | 61.0 |
Haig of Bemersyde 4/4L · S32
1–
: All C turn RH (2M+3W add polite turn) | half G-Chain (ends cross to start) | all cross RH (4,3,2,1)
9–
: 3c+2c ½RHA | lead to top/bottom ; set | cross RH to own side **while{8}** 4c+1c set | cast to middle ; RHA finishing on the diagonal for
17–
: 4c+1c ½ Poussette, end couples dancing in on [20] for ; 2c+1c & 4c+3c ½ Poussette (1,2,3,4)
25–
: All C set | turn RH, 2c+3c+4c staying in middle ; they lead up one **while{2}** 1c cast to 4pl | all C set (2,3,4,1)
Haig of Bemersyde 4/4L · S32
1-8 : All couples turn partners RH, dance 1/2 Grand Chain & cross RH back to own sides 9-16 : End couples (4s+1s) set, cast in 1 pl & dance RH across **while** 2s+3s dance 1/2 RH across, dance out to ends, set & cross back RH 17-24 : 4s+1s dance 1/2 Diamond Poussette, 2s+1s also 4s+3s dance 1/2 Diamond Poussette back to original places 25-32 : All set & turn RH, 1s cast to bottom **while** 2s+3s+4s lead up & all set
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Added on: 2018-02-27 (Eric Ferguson)
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Added on: 2017-02-12 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
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Added on: 2017-02-13 (Andrew Nolan)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest SCD Weekend 2003 - Ball | Unknown | 2003-05-03 | Zoltán Gräff | Aug. 23, 2019, 3:14 p.m. |
