Dance The Auld Kirk 300
See also: The Auld Kirk (S32, 3/4L, Mitchell: Whetherly 23)
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1989)
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/8888/8008 = 88% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Inscribed "for Ian Kirk of Auchendean Lodge, Dulnain Bridge".
Inscribed "for Ian Kirk of Auchendean Lodge, Dulnain Bridge".
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out of Thin Air | George Meikle / Gordon Simpson | Music for A Third Book of Graded Scottish Country Dances | CD | 13 | S32 3 | 3:03 | 61.0 |
The Auld Kirk 4/4L · S32
1-8 : 1s & 3s cast down 1 place & turn in to join nearer hands facing up **while** 2s & 4s 1/2 turn LH moving up 1 place & face down with nearer hands joined, 2s+1s & 4s+3s set, dance RH across once round ending with Ladies turning to prom hold with other Man facing out 9-16 : All dance out to sides & down, on reaching 4th place turn & dance up the middle to top & cast Men to original places but Ladies to end 2 1 4 3 17-24 : All dance modified “Espagnole”: : 1s+2s & 3s+4s cross (Ladies dance across passing between Men) : 1s+2s & 3s+4s cross back (Men lead across RH between Ladies) & Men change places RH to face partner : 2s & 4s turn partner RH as 1s & 3s turn partner LH 25-32 : 1s+4s Set+Link & circle 4H round to left. End 2 4 1 3
