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Dance Millquarter 4401

Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4

Devised by
Hugh Foss (1969)
Intensity
8642/8888/8888/8488 = 87% (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 (4). 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
Miss Isabella McLeod Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band Book 25. Twelve Scottish Country Dances CD+ 7 S32 88:18 62.2
Millquarter 4/4L · S32
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1–8
: 1s turn once BH (2 bars), cross RH WHILE 2s turn once BH; then as 3s & 4s repeat Bars 1–4, 1s & 2s 4H once round to L (ends 1x, 2, 3x, 4)
9–16
: All pass 3 people in Grand Chain RH, LH, RH (1s & 4s at ends start crossing with partners), all M make polite turns to face in after the 3rd (RH) pass and dance 8H ½ round to L (stay in circle formation)
17–24
: All Ls change places LH with M on their L with polite turns to face in, all 8H ¼ round to R (NB) - 2 places - and repeat these 4 bars (Ls passing again to L and circling ¼ round - ends 4, 2x, 3, 1x)
25–32
: 4s & 3s, 2s &1s dance quick half Rights & Lefts (2 bars only), then 2s & 1s turn BH once while 4s & 3s cross RH, all to own sides; 2s stand at top while 4s 1s & 3s 6H hands ½ round to L (2 bars), 1s & 4s continue 4H ½ round to L while 3s cross RH (ends 2, 3, 4, 1)
Millquarter 4/4L · S32
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1-4
: 1s turn 2H (2 bars), 1s cross RH **while** 2s turn once 2H
5-8
: 3s & 4s repeat bars 1-4 **while** 1s+2s circle 4H round to Left. End (1)
  2 (3) 4
9-12
: Grand Chain (3 hands - 1 bar per hand, 1s & 4s cross with partner, 2s &
  3s on side to start), Men pull back RSh to form circle (bar 12),
13-16
: All circle 8H 1/2 round to Left (stay in circle)
17-24
: Ladies change places LH with Man on their Left, polite turn to face in,
  all circle 8H 2 places round to Right (2 bars); Repeat these 4 bars. 4
  (2) 3 (1)
25-28
: 4s+2s also 3s+1s dance 1/2 R&L (2 bars), 2s+1s turn 2H once **while** 4s
  & 3s cross RH, all to own sides
29-32
: 2s stand at top **while** 4s+1s+3s circle 6H hands 1/2 round to Left (2
  bars), 1s+4s continue circle 4H 1/2 round to Left **while** 3s cross
  RH. End 2 3 4 1

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NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
FSCDC Fugues etc. 5 May 2012 Class 2012-05-05 Anselm Lingnau May 6, 2012, 4:53 p.m.
Hugh Foss Dances- 'The Reel' Issue 303 Unknown Elaine Davies Oct. 13, 2017, 2:39 p.m.
Cambridge RonDancing 2022 Informational Murrough Landon July 3, 2023, 1:09 a.m.

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