Dance The Moving Cloud 4692
See also: Moving Cloud (R32, 4/4L, Mitchell: Whetherly 11)
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Ian Kinroy
- Intensity
- 800 844 888 888 = 75% (1 turn), 56% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Scottish Dance Archives [182]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [377] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams, Supplement to the 8th Edition [45] (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
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Moving Cloud | Alan Gardiner and his Scottish Dance Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 7 | CD | 12 | R32 8 | 4:35 | 34.4 | ||
| Saint Andrews of Brampton | David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band | All Set | CD+ | 6 | R32 4 | 2:27 | 36.8 | ||
| Butterfly | Marian Anderson and her Band | The Musicians' Wedding | CD | 4 | R32 4 | 2:36 | 39.0 | ||
| The Craven Twelvesome | Nicol McLaren & The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band | A Tribute to Derek Haynes | CD | 15 | R32 4 | 2:24 | 36.0 |
The Moving Cloud 3/4L · R32
1–
: 1c cross RH, cast (2c up) ; ½Fig8 L (M down, W up) to face 1cnr
9–
: ½ Diag Reel4 with 1cnrs, pass Rsh ; ½ Diag Reel4 with 2cnrs to (3x,1x,2x)
17–
: All cross RH, 1c face out | 3c+2c set **while{2}** 1c cast R into lines across ; All cross RH up/down | 2c+3c set up/dn **while{2}** 1c cast R (to 2,1,3)
25–
: Opposing Reels3 on the sides, 1c Lsh to 3cnr (2,1,3)
The Moving Cloud 3/4L · R32
1-8 : 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, dance 1/2 Fig of 8 (M round 3s, L round 2s) & pass LSh to face 1st corner 9-16 : 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel with 1st corners, pass RSh & dance 1/2 diagonal reel with 2nd corners 1s ending 2nd place on opposite sides 17-24 : 3s+1s+2s cross RH, 3s & 2s set to partners **while** 1s cast round 3rd corner (pstn) to end facing up/down (M between 3s at top), 3s+1s+2s cross up/down RH & 3s+2s set to each other **while** 1s cast to 2nd places 25-32 : 1s dance reels of 3 on sides with 1s giving LSh to 3rd corners
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Tay Dancers, 2023.
Added on: 2023-11-19 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dances to do | Informational | Peter Jamieson | Aug. 11, 2023, 10:13 p.m. | |
| 48th Frankfurt Spring Ball 2016 | Function | 2016-04-16 | Anselm Lingnau | Dec. 11, 2015, noon |
| FSCDC 19 January 2016 | Class | 2016-01-19 | Anselm Lingnau | March 1, 2016, 2:10 a.m. |
| FSCDC 1 March 2016 | Class | 2016-03-01 | Anselm Lingnau | May 31, 2016, 11:23 p.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral Tuesday Class - 28 November 2023 | Class | 2023-11-28 | Andrew Locke | Nov. 27, 2023, 10:33 p.m. |
| Kilmorack Summer Social 4 - Monday 1st August - 7:30pm | Unknown | 2022-08-01 | Peter Jamieson | July 12, 2022, 9:40 p.m. |
| 37th Frankfurt Spring Ball 2005 | Function | 2005-04-23 | Anselm Lingnau | Nov. 24, 2014, 6:27 p.m. |
| 2018-06-09 Dunedin Summer Dance | Unknown | 2018-06-09 | Ian Brockbank | Feb. 13, 2018, 10:21 p.m. |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2003 - 2013 | Unknown | Cord Walter | May 19, 2014, 11:25 p.m. | |
| SF Hildesheim 4 Paare | Informational | Cord Walter | Sept. 25, 2023, 9:48 p.m. | |
| Kilmorack Dances done at previous Socials | Informational | Peter Jamieson | June 6, 2023, 7:54 a.m. |
