Dance The Beauty of the North 439
See also: The Beauty of the North (S32, 3/4L, Boyd: Southern Cross)
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1981)
- Intensity
- 606/888/888/880 = 59% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Reel of three - with corners (REEL;CRNRS;DOUBLE;R3;)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Hands round - 6 (HR;6P)
- Knot 2 couples (KNOT;2C;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Deeside Book Part 1 [12]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [37] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams, Supplement to the 8th Edition [5] (diagram only)
- 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
The Beauty of the North 3/4L · S32
1-8 : 1L+3M change places RH & cast up/down round 2s to pick up partner, 1s+3s dance RH across ending in partners place 9-16 : 1s+2s+3s reel of 3 on sides (1s out & dn to start), 1s & 3s end casting round 2s to meet nearer hands joined as 2s dance up/down into centre 17-20 : 1s+3s cross Ladies dancing under arch made by Men & cast up/down to meet partner in centre **while** 2s set & petronella turn to own sides 21-24 : 1s+2s+3s circle 6H round to left to end in original places 25-32 : 1s+2s dance the Knot
