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Dance Huntly Castle 3031

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

Devised by
John Drewry (1977)
Intensity
880/880/888/888 = 83% (1 turn), 62% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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John Drewry wrote in the original description:

*Huntly Castle, now a ruin, was formerly …

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John Drewry wrote in the original description:

*Huntly Castle, now a ruin, was formerly the seat of the Earls, later the Marquises of Huntly - the chiefs of Clan Gordon.*

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
My Only Jo and Dearie, O John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band Book 21. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances CD+ 2 S32 88:19 62.4
Huntly Castle 3/4L · S32
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1–
: 1c+2c set | circle4 L | 1c NHJ facing 2c set 
9–
: 1c+2c Rondel (2,1,3)
17–
: Mirror reels3 on the sides (1c starts down and out), touch hands when possible, flowing into
25–
: 2c+1c+3c in circle set | circle 6 L {3}, dance in and swivel R | spiral clw to places (2,1,3)
Huntly Castle 3/4L · S32
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1-8
: 1s+2s set, circle 4H round to the left & set
9-16
: 1s+2s dance the Rondel
17-24
: 1s dance reflection reels of 3 on sides (1s start by dancing out round
  3s) to end with 2s facing down 3s facing up the set
25-32
: 2s+1s+3s set (in circle), circle 6H round to the left, dance in, turn
  singly to right & chase clockwise to places

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Middle part of a longer demo. Twice through. …

Added on: 2017-05-06 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Good

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Scotia experienced 10/28 Unknown Mary Gray Oct. 25, 2019, 10:56 p.m.
Westchester 6 November 2019 Unknown 2019-11-06 Peter Price Nov. 4, 2019, 5:05 p.m.
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Leeds Branch Dance 21 October 2017 Unknown 2014-04-26 Irene Dracup Aug. 5, 2017, 11:50 a.m.
RSCDS Delaware Valley Branch, Ltd. Spring Ball Brunch 1994 Unknown 1994-03-27 Andy Peterson Jan. 3, 2018, 4:26 a.m.
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NY Branch experienced 5 December 2019 Unknown 2019-12-05 Deborah Leary Dec. 3, 2019, 1:43 p.m.
NY Branch Experienced/Social 2/13/20 Unknown Mary Gray Feb. 10, 2020, 1:23 a.m.
San Diego 20 Nov 2015 Dance Party Unknown 2015-11-20 Ward Fleri Nov. 2, 2015, 2:46 a.m.
munlochy w 30 10 19 Unknown 2019-10-30 Peter Jamieson Oct. 25, 2019, 8:20 p.m.
New Haven 24 September 2019 Unknown 2019-09-24 Peter Price Sept. 22, 2019, 9:43 p.m.
NY Branch Basic - February 13, 2020 Unknown 2020-02-13 Ellen Sears Feb. 12, 2020, 2:49 p.m.
Scotia 2020-03-02 Unknown 2020-03-02 Wang _ Feb. 19, 2020, 5:41 a.m.
Delaware Valley RSCDS Spring Ball 2001 Unknown 2001-03-17 Andy Peterson April 1, 2018, 5:40 a.m.
hhk 2019-12-3 Unknown 2019-12-03 Deborah Leary Dec. 3, 2019, 6:11 p.m.
The More Unusual Dance Club 21/11/2022 Unknown 2022-11-21 Peter Dixon Nov. 1, 2022, 5:08 p.m.
CGB 2023 Sommer Class Class 2023-06-22 Gisela Koehne June 25, 2023, 5:28 p.m.
The More Unusual Dance Club 220718 CANCELLED Will be on 15th August Unknown 2022-07-18 Peter Dixon July 18, 2022, 11:45 a.m.
Oxford class 231116 Class 2023-11-16 Christine Jeffery Nov. 21, 2023, 8:53 p.m.
Asilomar 2015 Saturday Ball Function 2015-11-14 Ward Fleri Nov. 13, 2023, 11:37 p.m.
2015 Asilomar Weekend ~ Saturday, Kim McGarrity Memorial Ball Unknown 2015-11-14 Asilomar Weekend Feb. 27, 2019, 6:37 p.m.
HHK 2019.10.01 Unknown 2019-10-01 Peter Price Sept. 27, 2019, 11:56 p.m.
New Haven Highland Ball Weekend March 7-8, 2020 Unknown 2020-03-07 Peter Price Nov. 5, 2019, 3:52 a.m.
Drewry Night 2019 Unknown 2019-12-07 Lois Goldberg Oct. 18, 2019, 7:07 p.m.
Delaware Valley RSCDS Hogmanay - 1999-2000 Unknown 1999-12-31 Andy Peterson March 31, 2018, 8:46 p.m.

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