Dance The Middleton Medley 4358
Medley · 32 bars (S16+J16) · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Robert M Campbell
- Intensity
- 840 822 811 811 = 45% (1 turn), 34% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Lead/Dance down and cast up (DWN;CBL)
- Turn Corners and Partner (CPCP)
- Interrupted Set to Corners and Partner (C-INTSCP)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Book 22 [6]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 19 to 24 (Combined A5 edition) [42]
- Pocket: Books 22, Graded [6]
- Hamilton Silver Anniversary [7]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [463] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [425] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [411] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- This dance is a 16S/16J medley; the tune “Craighall”, universally used for this dance, is a jig.
In some older …
This dance is a 16S/16J medley; the tune “Craighall”, universally used for this dance, is a jig.
In some older publications the quicktime part was wrongly said to be a Reel. This error was corrected in an earlier revision of Book 22, but has appeared again in the revised pocket Books 19–24. Just disregard these errors.
The Middleton Medley 3/4L · M32
Part I ‑ Strathspey
- 1–
- 1c dance down the middle, cast up round 3c and 2c back to places ; 1c+2c turn partners RH {2}, then the two men and the 2 women change places giving LH.
- 9–
- 1c set advancing to face 1cnrs | turn 1cnrs RH ; 2cnrs LH, P RH to face 1cnrs
Part II ‑ Jig
- 17–
- 1c set to 1cnrs and then to each other across the dance ; 1c turn BH to face 2cnrs
- 25–
- 1c set to 2cnrs and then to each other up & down the dance ; 1c turn ¾ BH to 2pl.
The Middleton Medley 3/4L · M32
Strathspey
- 1-8
- 1s dance down below 3s & cast back to places, 1s+2s turn RH & change places LH with 2s on own sides
- 9-16
- 1s set advancing & face 1st corner, turn 1st corner RH, turn 2nd corner LH & turn partner RH to face 1st corners
Jig
- 1-8
- 1s set to 1st corner, set to each other across the dance (as in ‘Hello-Goodbye’) & turn partner with 2H to end facing 2nd corners
- 9-16
- Set to 2nd corner moving to place between 2s/3s (as in ‘Hello-Goodbye’), set to partner & turn 2H to end in 2nd place own sides
- Some editions of RSCDS Book 22 and the original ‘Silver Anniversary Booklet’ (Hamilton Ontario RSCDS) have ‘Reel’
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