Dance MacLeod of Harris 4044

Reel · 144 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: 1

Devised by

Unknown

Formations

Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Reel of four - diagonal (REEL;DIAG;R4;)
Grand Chain for 8 - half (GCHAIN;8P;HALF;)
Promenade 4 couples (PROM;4C;)

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Tulloch turn

Published in

Scottish Dances collected by Mary Isdal MacNab [9]
MacNab Dances Vol 1 [9]
Three Traditional Scottish Dances - 7th Set [1]
If The Ghillie Fits [28]
Dance(s) Collected by Mary Isdale MacNab [18]
The MacNab Dances in diagrams [9] (diagram only)

Online Sources

https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/_files/ugd/580b0a_e7445f3005fb4c87a676f0716ab5e1d7.pdf

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MacLeod of Harris is a Wedding Dance from the Isle of Harris. This dance …

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MacLeod of Harris is a Wedding Dance from the Isle of Harris. This dance was given to Mrs MacNab by Torquil MacLeod late of Truro, Nova Scotia.

"In the dance we see the visiting wedding guests, The reel danced. The chain is the friendship ring. The last figure is the going home. Each couple stands at the door of their Croft and waves goodbye to their friends."

*According to <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2394/|issue 2394>> the above footnote is typical of the romantic approach Mrs MacNab saw the dancing. I feel it adds a charm of its own and typical of its time.*

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.

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
Macleod of Harris	The Muriel Johnstone Ensemble	Dances from the Collections of Mary Isdale MacNab Vol 1	CD	9	R144	2:38	35.1
McLeod of Harris	Jimmy Blair and his Scottish Dance Band	Highland Party	LP	10	R144	2:29	33.1
MacLeod of Harris	The Muriel Johnstone Ensemble	Music for Scottish Dances Collected by Mary Isdal MacNab	CD	9	R144 1	2:43	36.2
MacLeod of Harris	Bill Clement	Broadswords	MC	7	R144	0:00	0.0

MacLeod of Harris 4S · R144

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Part A

1-8
: 1s+3s set, advance & dance RH across
9-16
: 1s+3s dance LH across & turn partners RH into 2 diagonal lines of 4 (1M,
  2L, 3M, 4L in own places facing partners)
17-24
: 1s+2s also 3s+4s set, advance & dance RH across
25-32
: 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance LH across & turn partners RH into original places
33-40
: 2s+4s set, advance & dance RH across
41-48
: 2s+4s dance LH across & turn partners RH into 2 diagonal lines of 4 (1L,
  2M, 3L, 4M in own places facing partners)
49-56
: 1s+4s also 2s+3s set, advance & dance RH across
57-64
: 1s+4s also 2s+3s dance LH across & turn partners RH into 2 diagonal
  lines (1L, 2M, 3L, 4M in own places facing partners)

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Part B

1-8
: All dance diagonal reels of 4
9-16
: All set twice to partners & turn 2H to end in original places
17-24
: All dance 1/2 Grand Chain & turn Tulloch hold
25-32
: All dance 1/2 Grand Chain & turn Tulloch hold

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Part C

1-8
: 1s turn RH into Allemande hold facing out (4 bars); 2s repeat to end
  behind 1s
9-16
: 3s repeat to end behind 2s, 4s repeat to end of line
17-32
: All prom hold dance round clockwise into circle (1 springing PdB
  forward, 1 back & 2 skip change steps forward (4 times)

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Part D

1-8
: 1s cross hands & spin to original place in square (4 bars); 2s repeat
9-16
: 3s repeat, 4s repeat, as each couple dances to place they wave farewell
  to others. All end with a farewell wave.

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The MacNab Dances in Diagrams (Angus Henry)

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Name	Type	Date	Owner	Last changed
Mary Isdal Macnab	Unknown	2018-01-01	Dance ForFun	Jan. 13, 2017, 1:41 p.m.
2023-November-KKN	Class	2023-12-04	Jona Kutsche	Dec. 4, 2023, 1:40 p.m.
Kuckucksnest 2023-11-22	Informational	2023-11-22	Murrough Landon	Dec. 1, 2023, 12:37 p.m.

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Id	Subject	Date	Submitter	Assigned to	Priority	Disposition
2394	MacLeod of Harris	March 16, 2021, 12:34 p.m.	Stephen Webb	Murrough Landon	Normal	Fixed