Dance Loch Doon Castle 3857

Strathspey · 32 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: 24153)

Devised by

Hugh Foss (1966)

Intensity

80800/88888/86882/88888 = 80% (1 turn), 80% (whole dance)

Formations

Steps

Published in

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Recommended Music

1–: 1c+3c cross RH, cast off one (2c+4c up) ; ½ Fig8 up (2,1,4,3,5)
9–: dancing couples with couple to the R (i.e. 2c+1W & 1M+4c+3W & 3M+5c) Circle3,4,3 L and back, end facing 1cnrs
17–: Set to 1cnr, set to 2cnr, pulling Rsh back to end between corners ; cross RH and cast up while{4} 2c+4c set and dance down, (1,2,3,4,5)
25–: 8 bars Rsh Mirror Reel of 5 on the sides, 2c+4c start out and down, 3c+5c in and up. 1c in (to 2,4,1,5,3: on each bar pass one person or loop at the end)

E-cribs

1-8: 1s & 3s cross RH, cast 1 place & dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round couple above them
9-16: 1L+2s, 1M+3L+4s & 3M+5s circle 3H / 4H round and back. 1s & 3s end facing own 1st corners
17-24: 1s & 3s set to 1st crnrs, set to 2nd crnrs & end on sides between crnrs, cross RH & cast back to original places while 2s & 4s set & lead down to places
25-32: All dance 8 bars of a mirror reel of 5 (1s in & down, 2s & 4s down & out, 3s & 5s up & in to start) to end 2 4 1 5 3

MiniCribs

Keith Rose's Diagrams

Name	Date	Owner	Last changed
Tanzprojekt C-FG-DD 18.4.2015	2015-04-18	Thomas Groß	April 19, 2015, 7:45 p.m.
FSCDC Fugues etc. 18 May 2013	2013-05-18	Anselm Lingnau	May 18, 2013, 8:52 p.m.
Budapest Summer School 26-27 August 2023	2023-08-26	lldikó Szakolczai	Sept. 11, 2023, 8:15 p.m.
FSCDC Class 29 October 2019	2019-10-29	Anselm Lingnau	Oct. 30, 2019, 1:32 a.m.
Hugh Foss Dances- 'The Reel' Issue 303		Elaine Davies	Oct. 13, 2017, 2:39 p.m.
Scottish Sleuth		Mary Olszowka	March 30, 2017, 12:07 a.m.

This dance ranks 1275th out of 1388 rated dances in the database. (More info.)