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Dance The Marquis Of Huntly's Farewell 4192

Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
Hugh Foss (1969)
Intensity
606/888/888/808 = 59% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Strathspey travel
Published in
Online Sources
Recommended Music

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). 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
The Marquis of Huntly's Farewell Lissa Schneckenburger & Tom Pixton Scottish in Salem CD 9 S32 88:43 65.4
The Ladies of Banffshire Ewan Galloway and Shona MacFadyan A' the best again fae Banffshire - 90 years of Scottish Country Dancing CD 12 S32 44:11 62.8
The Ladies of Banffshire Ewan Galloway and Shona MacFadyan A' the best again fae Banffshire - 90 years of Scottish Country Dancing CD 13 S32 33:10 63.3
The Marquis Of Huntly's Farewell 3/4L · S32
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*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

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NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
FSCDC Fugues etc. 18 May 2013 Class 2013-05-18 Anselm Lingnau May 18, 2013, 8:52 p.m.
Chemnitz_Friday Unknown SCD Chemnitz Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m.
Cambridge RonDancing 2022 Informational Murrough Landon July 3, 2023, 1:09 a.m.
Hugh Foss Dances- 'The Reel' Issue 303 Unknown Elaine Davies Oct. 13, 2017, 2:39 p.m.

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