Dance Lady Louisa Macdonald's Strathspey 3615
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- William Boag (18C) (1797)
- Intensity
- 402 888 844 844 = 64% (1 turn), 48% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set in line in threes (SETLIN;3P;)
- Set to and turn Corners (S&T;CRNRS;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Book 18 [4]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 13 to 18 (Combined A5 edition) [66]
- Pocket: Books 16,17,18 [28]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [377] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [342] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [325] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
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
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Louisa MacDonald's Strathspey | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 18. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | CD+ | 4 | S32 8 | 8:20 | 62.5 | ||
| Lady Louisa MacDonald's Strathspey | Lindsay Ross & his Scottish Dance Band | Great Scottish Dance Bands Vol 1 | LP | 11 | S32 3 | 2:56 | 58.7 | ||
| Lady Louisa MacDonald's Strathspey | Lindsay Ross & his Scottish Dance Band | The Original Lindsay Ross | CD | 15 | S32 3 | 2:57 | 59.0 |
Lady Louisa Macdonald's Strathspey 3/4L · S32
1– : 1W set advancing to 2M | turn 3M BH finishing between 2M and 3M ; 1M set advancing to 2W | turn 3W BH to finish between 3c **while** 2c steps up and 1W slips between them 9– : All set twice in lines across, 1c Petronella into 2plx on [11–12] ; 2c+1c+3c set twice, 1c finishing facing 1cnr 17– : Set to and turn corners, finishing between corners 25– : 2c+1c+3c A&R ; 1c turn BH 1½ to 2pl
Lady Louisa Macdonald's Strathspey 3/4L · S32
1-8 : 1L sets to 2M & turns 3M RH to end between 2M+3M, 1M sets to 2L & turns 3L RH ending between 3s in line across as 1L steps in between 2s 9-16 : 2s+1s+3s set twice 1s turning to right onto opposite sides, set twice on sides & 1s end facing 1st corners 17-24 : 1s set & turn 1st corners, set & turn 2nd corners (1s end in 2nd places opposite sides) 25-32 : 2s+1s+3s Adv+Ret, 1s turn 2H 1.1/2 times
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Dance with some beginners.
Added on: 2020-02-20 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy Strathspeys for all & beginners | Unknown | 2016-11-25 | Marion Rondot-Hay | Nov. 25, 2016, 3:13 p.m. |
| Easy Strathspeys for all & beginners (Copy) | Unknown | 2016-11-25 | Marion Rondot-Hay | Nov. 25, 2016, 3:05 p.m. |
| RSCDS Birmingham - Burns Social 2020 | Unknown | 2020-01-25 | Nicola Scott | Oct. 14, 2019, 9:33 p.m. |
| CGB 2023 Sommer Class | Class | 2023-06-22 | Gisela Koehne | June 25, 2023, 5:28 p.m. |
