Dance The Marquis Of Huntly's Farewell 4192
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Hugh Foss (1969)
- Intensity
- 606/888/888/808 = 59% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Advance and Retire - 1 step (ADVRET;1S;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
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The Marquis of Huntly's Farewell | Lissa Schneckenburger & Tom Pixton | Scottish in Salem | CD | 9 | S32 8 | 8:43 | 65.4 |
The Marquis Of Huntly's Farewell 3/4L · S32
Note: in this dance, whenever dancers advance and retire they join RH for an instant before retiring; unless noted otherwise, all advance & retire movements each use 2 steps.
- 1–8
- 1L & 3M advance & retire diagonally, then dance halfway anticlockwise round set to swap places as 1M & 3L adv. & retire diagonally
- 9–16
- @#1s 2s & 3s all advance & retire, 2s across set, 1s & 3s on sides; then 2s dance halfway anticlockwise round set to change places WHILE 1s & 3s advance diagonally, retiring on next diagonal to L (¼ clockwise - ends 1, 2, 3 all on opp. sides)
- 17–24
- 2s advance & retire 1 step each, retiring ¼ clockwise (i.e. M down and L up in centre) WHILE 1s & 3s dance ¼ anticlockwise to next of their 4 current places; then 2s & the others swap roles to regain their Bar 17 places, i.e. 2s dance ¼ anti-clockwise, 1s & 3s advance & retire on next diagonal to L (1 step each). Then 1s cross RH to own sides & cast down to 3rd place WHILE 2s & 3s ½ turn RH to end facing up RHJ, dance up 1 place to end 2, 3, 1 own sides
- 25–32
- 3s & 1s advance & retire on next diagonal to L (1 step each), and repeat (order now 2 1x 3x); 1s & 3s with partners advance & retire (1 step each), then advance 1 step quickly turning ½ RH and retire to own sides
Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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FSCDC Fugues etc. 18 May 2013 | 2013-05-18 | Anselm Lingnau | May 18, 2013, 8:52 p.m. |
Chemnitz_Friday | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m. | |
Cambridge RonDancing 2022 | Murrough Landon | July 3, 2023, 1:09 a.m. | |
Hugh Foss Dances- 'The Reel' Issue 303 | Elaine Davies | Oct. 13, 2017, 2:39 p.m. |