Dance The Banks of Spey 394
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Robert M Campbell (1968)
- Formations
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- Set to and turn Corners (S&T;CRNRS;)
- Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
“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 | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Banks of Spey | Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith | Campbell's Birl | CD | 12 | S32 4 | 4:17 | 64.2 | ||
| The Speyside Way | Ewan Galloway and Shona MacFadyan | A' the best again fae Banffshire - 90 years of Scottish Country Dancing | CD | 3 | S32 3 | 3:10 | 63.3 |
The Banks of Spey 4/4L · S32
- 1-4
- 1s cross RH, cast, meet in centre facing down & turn away from each other to face opposite sides in 2nd place (2s step up 3-4)
- 5-8
- 3L dances in & turns about into Prom hold with 1M to dance out round 4L & up middle as 3M dances in & turns left about into Prom hold with 1L to dance out round 2L & down middle
- 9-16
- 1s turn 2H 1.1/2 times in middle to face 2s as 3s turn 2H twice to face 4s, 2s & 3s set to corners & turn 2H into lines across
- 17-24
- 1s & 3s dance reels of 4 across & end turning partners 2H to end in order 1 2 3 4 in middle facing up (Ladies on right)
- 25-32
- All dancing up divide to dance down own sides & 1s make an arch (hands raised - not joined) as 2s+3s+4s dance up to end 2 3 4 1
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November Course 2018 - Kuckucksnest | Unknown | 2018-11-23 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Nov. 24, 2018, 4:59 p.m. |
