Dance Langholm Fair 3700
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 3 (Progression: 231) · Usual number of repetitions: 3
- Devised by
- Jean Attwood
- Intensity
- 555 888 666 820 = 69% (1 turn), 70% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Chase (CHASE)
- Hands across - 3 - chng-ends (HX;3P;CHNG;)
- Promenade - half (PROM;HALF)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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This dance depicts a fair, where boys meet girls, celebrate "handfasting" (1-year trial marriage) …
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This dance depicts a fair, where boys meet girls, celebrate "handfasting" (1-year trial marriage) and then marry. There was a handfasting fair in Langholm, 16th-18th centuries..
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (3). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langholm Fair | Nicol McLaren & The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band | Clashmadin Volume One | CD | 13 | S32 3 | 3:11 | 63.7 | ||
| Langholm Fair | The Craigellachie Band | Encore | LP+ | 2 | S32 3 | 3:02 | 60.7 | ||
| Langholm Fair | The Music Makars | 2008 Pittsburgh Ball | CD | 3 | S32 3 | 3:21 | 67.0 | ||
| Stuttgart Strathspey | Donald J Bartlett | The Well Tuned Piano | ? | 9 | S32 6 | 6:35 | 65.8 | ||
| The Stuttgart Strathspey | Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band | Book 33. Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances | LP+ | 2 | S32 8 | 7:58 | 59.8 | ||
| The Stuttgart Strathspey | Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band | Book 33. Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances | CD | 2 | S32 8 | 7:58 | 59.8 |
Langholm Fair 3/3L · S32
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1– : 1M leading +2M+3M dance across the top and down to behind the Women ; all M cross to own side (1M below 3W, 2M below 2W. 3M below 1W) | All set 9– : Teapots R ; and L (2c RHA with pair to the R ; LHA to the L) 17– : 1W leading +2W+3W dance across the top and down behind the M to join own P (who swivels ¾ L on [20] into promhold facing down ; half 3C Promenade to finish 1c in the middle facing up, 2c & 3c on sides (1,2,3) 25– : 1c cast off as 2c dance to top | 1c turn BH ; cast off to 3pl (3c up) | 1c turn BH. (2,3,1)
Langholm Fair 3/3L · S32
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1-8 : 1M followed by 2M & 3M dance across top of set, down behind Ladies; Men pass between Ladies to own side (to end in reverse order) & all set 9-16 : 2s dance RH across (2L with top couple & 2M with bottom couple), 2s pass RSh & dance LH across with other couple 17-20 : 1L followed by 2L+3L dance across top of set & down behind Men who pull back LSh, turning in place to face down & take prom hold with partners 21-24 : 3 couples Promenade 1/2 round to original positions, 1s remaining in middle facing up 25-32 : 1s cast to 2nd place (2s continue dancing up) & 1s turn 2H; 1s cast to 3rd place (3s step up) & 1s turn 2H. 2 3 1
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Added on: 2013-08-18 (YouTube Automatic Downloader)
Quality: Good
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(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Lovely dancing, but 1st couple are supposed to …
Added on: 2018-12-18 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Good
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(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)RSCDS Sacramento
Added on: 2020-12-06 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Reasonable
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(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Kentucky Dance Institute, 2021
Added on: 2023-04-11 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Reasonable
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Zsofia Jozsef · June 3, 2016, 12:03 a.m.
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This was a lovely dance, not too complicated but giving lots of chances for practicing Technics and also have some lovely flirt! :-)
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| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2617 | End of promenade | Sept. 17, 2021, 12:56 p.m. | Margaret Chambers | Murrough Landon | Normal | Fixed |