Dance John McAlpin 3323

Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)

Devised by

Hugh Foss

Intensity

800 822 777 888 = 67% (1 turn), 51% (whole dance)

Formations

Advance and Retire - 1 step (ADVRET;1S;)
Turn Corners and Partner (CPCP)
Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Hands round - 6 - half (HR;6P;HALF;)

Steps

Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel

Published in

Magazine Dances 2005-2009 [7]
Three dances by Hugh Foss [2]
Galloway Album [14]
The Captain Whiteside Set [2]
The Thistle - A Magazine of Scottish Country Dancing and Allied Subjects [28]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [273] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [330] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [299] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [289] (diagram only)

Online Sources

http://www.highlandmistdancers.org/HM3goldenoldies.html#mcalpin

Recommended Music

John McAlpine (Traditional)

Extra Info: According to The Thistle #28 (May 1966):

The ideas in this dance came from fencing. But it is not a …

According to The Thistle #28 (May 1966):

The ideas in this dance came from fencing. But it is not a “fencing lilt”. The origin is only of historical interest and does not affect the manner of dancing.

Bars 1–4 represent a one-two, where a fencer feints on one side of his opponent’s blade and disengages to make the real attack on the other side. Bars 5–8 represent one-two-deceive (get a fencer to explain this). When one fencer retires his opponent usually advances. This inspired bars 17–24. Sometimes fencers rush up so close to each other that they have to be separated by the referee. This is known as a corps-à-corps. Hence bars 25–32.

The tune was chosen first. Then the fencing ideas were poured into the mould.

“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
John McAlpin	Ian Holmes and his Scottish Dance Band with Ian Powrie	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 4	CD	12	S32 8	7:41	57.6
John McAlpin	The Craigellachie Band	After the Chord	CD+	5	S32 8	8:38	64.8
John McAlpin	The Carfuffle Ceilidh Band	Muckle Carfuffle	CD+	8	S32 8	8:04	60.5
John McAlpin	Bobby Frew Four with Ian Powrie	Edinburgh Castle Reel, The and other SCD	CD+	3	S32 8	8:18	62.2
John McAlpin	Peter White and his Scottish Dance Band	Dances from the Galloway Album	LP	6	S32 8	8:22	62.8
John McAlpin	John Taylor & Andrew Imbrie	Live	CD	12	S32 8	8:16	62.0
John McAlpin	The Scotsmen	One More Couple Please	LP	3	S32 4	0:00	0.0
John McAlpin	Lissa Schneckenburger & Tom Pixton	Scottish in Salem	CD	6	S32 8	8:32	64.0
John McAlpin	David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band	Magazine Dances 2005-2009	CD	7	S32 8	8:30	63.8
John McAlpin	David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 30. Music for Book 30 plus 3 Dances by Hugh Foss	CD	10	S32 8	8:30	63.8

John McAlpin 3/4L · S32

1–: 1c advance and touch RH {1}, retire {1} | cross LH ; lead down RH (2c up) | turn LH to face 1cnrs
9–: Turn CPCP (to 2,1,3)
17–: 2W+1W+3W set, advance ; retire, and set, while{8} 2M+1M+3M stand | set ; A&R
25–: All cross RH | ½ circle6 L ; All cross LH | ½ circle6 R (to 2,1,3)

E-cribs

John McAlpin 3/4L · S32

1-8: 1s Adv+Ret 1 step (touch RH) & cross LH, lead down RH 1 place & 3/4 turn LH to face 1st corners
9-16: 1s turn RH 1st corner & turn partner LH, turn RH 2nd corner then cross LH to 2nd place own sides
17-24: 2L+1L+3L set, Adv+Ret & set while 2M+1M+3M stand for 2 bars, set, Adv+Ret
25-32: 2s+1s+3s cross RH, circle 6H round to left 1/2 way, cross LH & circle 6H round to right 1/2 way

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