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Dance Corrievreckan 387

Medley · 128 bars (S64+R64) · 4 couples · Square   (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: 1

Devised by
Arthur C Boswell (1996)
Intensity
55 55 55 55 88 44 88 88 bis = 37% (1 turn), 75% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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Dedicated to the late Frank Riley, past Chairman of the Lakes SCD Club, forester, …

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Dedicated to the late Frank Riley, past Chairman of the Lakes SCD Club, forester, sailor, mountaineer and much more besides.  Corrievreckan was one of Frank's favourite places.

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (1). 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
Corrievreckan Marian Anderson and her Band Dancers' Choice 1 CD 8 M1283:20 50.0
The Solway Sailor The Ian Muir Sound The Third Kirkbrae Collection CD 15 M1283:31 52.8
Corrievreckan 4S · M128
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Strathspey

1–
: All set to P | all M dance cclw in front of P and W on R, behind opposite W to face own cnr | turn cnr BH (M finishing 1 place clw)
9–
: All W repeat [1–8] mirrored, dancing clw and turning “new” cnr
17–32
: Repeat [1–16], finishing (3,4,1,2)
33–
: All dance Double M-Chain
41–
: 1c+3c ½ R&L ; 2c+4c ½ R&L (1,2,3,4)
49–
: All dance Double L-Chain, the M omitting final polite turn into
57–64
: G-Chain, 1 step / hand, starting RH to cnr (M travel clw) (1,2,3,4)

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Reel

1–56
: Repeat [1–56], turning cnrs RH and with polite turn on [56]
57–
: Circle8 and back (1,2,3,4)
Corrievreckan 4S · M128
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Strathspey

1-8
: All set to partners, Men dance anticlockwise in front of partner & next
  Lady, behind opposite Lady to face the next Lady & turn 2H
9-16
: All set to 'new' partners & Ladies dance clockwise in front of 'new'
  partner & next Man, behind opposite Man to face the next Man & turn 2H
17-32
: Repeat bars 1-16 to end in opposite places with original partner
33-40
: All dance a double Men's Chain
41-48
: 1s+3s dance 1/2 R&L, 2s+4s dance 1/2 R&L
49-56
: All dance Ladies' Chain
57-64
: All dance Grand Chain starting with giving RH to corners

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Reel

1-64
: Repeat bars 1-56 & circle 8H round & back

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Burns Supper 2019, Budapest

Added on: 2019-01-28 (Zoltán Gräff)
Quality: Demonstration quality

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Corrievreckan (64S/64R), danced at the 2023 ASCDS Festival …

Added on: 2023-05-21 (John Aitken)
Quality: Good

NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
2023-09-04 Nürnberg Gartenstadt Class 2023-09-04 Annette Lotz Sept. 23, 2023, 4:36 p.m.
2024-01-28 Auftritt Nürnberg Gartenstadt Other 2024-01-28 Annette Lotz Nov. 28, 2023, 2:14 p.m.
WSCDS Party Unknown 2019-03-27 Charlotte Holton March 23, 2019, 2:53 p.m.
New York Branch Experienced 2019-06-13 Unknown 2019-06-13 Marc Hartstein June 11, 2019, 8:26 p.m.
Waltham solo options ASCDS 2023 Unknown John Aitken Feb. 23, 2023, 10:09 a.m.
Waltham solo options ASCDS 2020 Unknown 2019-10-16 John Aitken Oct. 16, 2019, 12:01 p.m.
SCD Medleys Unknown Marc Hagebölling March 18, 2017, 3:22 p.m.
Christmas Ball Münster 2001 - A Winter Night's Dance Unknown 2001-12-22 Edwin Werner Nov. 22, 2019, 1:29 p.m.
Class 11-7-17 Unknown 2017-11-07 Sarah Harriman Nov. 14, 2017, 7:03 p.m.
WSCDS 2019 May 29 Unknown 2019-05-29 Charlotte Holton May 28, 2019, 4:43 p.m.
Westchester 5 June 2019 - Party Unknown 2019-06-05 Peter Price June 3, 2019, 7:22 p.m.
Chemnitz_Sa_2023_08 Function 2023-08-26 SCD Chemnitz Aug. 27, 2023, 10:34 a.m.
2023-12-04 Nürnberg Gartenstadt Class 2023-12-04 Roland Ritthaler Dec. 5, 2023, 8:56 a.m.
10. SCD-Weekend Chemnitz Social Function 2023-11-18 SCD Chemnitz Aug. 17, 2023, 7:01 a.m.
Chemnitz_Sa_2023_10 Function 2023-10-28 SCD Chemnitz Nov. 7, 2023, 11:44 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2021-09-12 Unknown 2021-09-12 Amanda Peart Sept. 15, 2021, 12:42 p.m.
HHK Summer 11 June 2019 Unknown 2019-06-11 Deborah Leary June 11, 2019, 2:30 a.m.
wscds 2018.09.19 Unknown 2018-09-19 Keira Hartstein Oct. 7, 2018, 8:56 p.m.
Waltham 2023-09-14 Class 2023-09-14 John Aitken Sept. 10, 2023, 9:54 a.m.
Cockermouth SCDC ST Andrew's Dance Unknown 2022-11-26 Linda McMillan Aug. 22, 2022, 5:08 p.m.
Kazan Spring School 2019 Social Dancing Unknown 2019-05-04 Pavel Dvornikov April 20, 2019, 12:26 p.m.
Ruhrball_2016 Unknown Verl Girl Aug. 5, 2016, 12:30 p.m.
Josselin (Brittany) day school Dec 2018 Unknown 2018-12-29 Odile Paraire Dec. 31, 2018, 11:29 p.m.
Schlüchtern Ball 2015 Function 2015-07-11 Anselm Lingnau April 5, 2015, 2:49 p.m.
Westchester Ball 2019 Function 2019-06-15 Peter Price Oct. 8, 2023, 3:18 p.m.
Torphins Banchory Class 20Mar2020 Unknown 2020-03-20 Mark Hagger Feb. 14, 2020, 4:38 p.m.
Newark Annual Dance 19 Oct 2019 Unknown 2019-10-19 John Aitken Aug. 21, 2019, 11:17 p.m.
Chemnitz_regular Class 2021-07-16 SCD Chemnitz May 30, 2023, 2 p.m.

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