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Dance My Heather Hills 4858

Jig · 48 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 3   (Progression: 231) · Usual number of repetitions: 3

Devised by
Derek Haynes (1991)
Intensity
800 844 844 822 880 868 = 62% (1 turn), 62% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
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 (3). 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
My Heather Hills Frank Reid and his Band Dance Time LP 12 J48 32:32 33.8
My Heather Hills Irvine Valley Scottish Dance Band Favourite SCDs Vol. 4 Dancer's Choice CD 7 J48 32:42 36.0
My Heather Hills Mara Shea & Dave Wiesler Heather Hills CD 4 J48 32:45 36.7
My Heather Hills Craigievar Scottish Dance Band Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 14 CD 10 J48 32:44 36.4
Eilean Donan Castle Roy Hendrie & his Scottish Dance Band Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 11 CD 11 J48 32:40 35.6
My Heather Hills 3/3L · J48
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1M and 3rd M change places before start.  All bow to dancer opposite.

1–
: 1c (diagonally opposite) turn 1½ times RH (2c step into 1c's starting places on [3–4] ; cast Rsh round 2cnr to 2plx
9–
: 1c+2c ½ diagonal R&L ; 1c+3c ½ diagonal R&L
17–
: 1c+2c ½ diagonal R&L ; 1c+3c ½ diagonal R&L, 1c finish facing 1cnrs (= 3c)
25–
: 1c SetH&G , finish BtoB facing 2cnrs (= 2c).
33–
: 1c+2c diagonal Reel4, 1c pass Lsh at end and face 2cnr
41–
: 1c Rsh Reels3{6} with corners | 1c cross to own side (M to top, W to bottom) **while{2}** 3c cast to 2pl (to order 2W,3W,1W and 1M,3M,2M)
My Heather Hills 3/3L · J48
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3 couple set: Start with1M+3M changing places (1M to 3rd place & 3M to 1st place) Chord: Bow/curtsey to opp person

1-8
: 1s turn RH 1.1/2 times (2s step up/down to vacant corners) & dance RSh
  round 2nd corners to 2nd place opposite side
9-16
: 1s dance diag R&L with Man going down & Lady up each time (polite turns)
17-24
: 1s repeat bars 9-16 & 1s end by turning in to face 1st corners
25-32
: 1s dance 'Hello Goodbye' setting & end facing 2nd corners
33-40
: 1s dance full diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corners & end by passing LSh
  to face 2nd corners again
41-48
: 1s dance reel of 3 (on opp sides) giving RSh to 2nd corner, 1s cross to
  own side (M up to top & L down to bottom) as 3s cast into 2nd place
  (2L 3L 1L : 1M 3M 2M)

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The set on the left dances better

Added on: 2013-08-18 (YouTube Automatic Downloader)
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'My Heather Hills' is a 48 bar jig …

Added on: 2023-09-05 (YouTube Automatic Downloader)
Quality: Animation

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Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014-02-17 Unknown 2014-02-17 Cord Walter Feb. 17, 2014, 10:54 p.m.
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Hayes ~ 181005 Dance Unknown 2018-10-05 James Wilson Oct. 2, 2018, 1:05 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014-06-30 Unknown 2014-06-30 Cord Walter June 30, 2014, 10:25 p.m.
Watford & West Herts Scottish Society General Class - 19 January 2023v1 Unknown 2023-01-12 Stuart Kreloff Jan. 20, 2023, 5:32 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014-08-04 Unknown 2014-08-04 Cord Walter Sept. 8, 2014, 10:17 p.m.
Highland Club London Dance Unknown 2019-03-02 Iris Ronayne March 2, 2019, 6:27 p.m.
SCD & Walking Hols Eastbourne Wed Workshop Unknown 2023-05-10 Geoff Entwistle March 27, 2023, 1:07 p.m.
Abingdon Class 20 February 2023 Unknown 2023-02-20 Sandra McLevy Feb. 20, 2023, 11:37 p.m.
Hayes Unknown 2018-11-10 Simon Stewart Sept. 18, 2018, 11:21 a.m.
05-10 LHC autumn Unknown 2019-10-05 Joan Blake Sept. 19, 2019, 5:56 p.m.
Darmstadt_2016_11_28 Unknown 2016-11-28 OnYourToes Darmstadt Nov. 23, 2016, 9:02 p.m.
Distanced dancing #04 Unknown 2020-10-20 John Aitken Oct. 17, 2020, 11:14 p.m.
Distanced dancing #05 Unknown 2020-10-27 John Aitken Oct. 23, 2020, 6:17 p.m.
Richmond ~ 180606 Dance Unknown 2018-06-06 James Wilson June 4, 2018, 12:02 p.m.
Abingdon Class 6 June 2022 Unknown 2022-06-06 Sandra McLevy June 6, 2022, 11:43 p.m.
Richmond Caledonian, 16th October Unknown 2019-10-16 Annette Hughes Sept. 22, 2019, 6:30 p.m.
Darmstadt_2016_11_21 Unknown 2016-11-21 OnYourToes Darmstadt Nov. 18, 2016, 8:20 p.m.
FSCDC 12 September 2017 Class 2017-09-12 Anselm Lingnau Sept. 20, 2017, 12:58 a.m.
FSCDC 17 January 2016 Class 2017-01-17 Anselm Lingnau Jan. 17, 2017, 11:20 p.m.
Chiswick - 30 September 2018 Unknown 2018-09-30 James Wilson Oct. 1, 2018, 5:42 p.m.
Freiburg_Midwinter_Ball_2017 Unknown 2017-01-21 Kirsten Steinbach Sept. 25, 2016, 10:19 p.m.
Chiswick - 30 September 2018 (orig) Unknown 2018-09-30 James Wilson Oct. 1, 2018, 5:39 p.m.
LHC Spring Dance. 1 Apr 2023 Unknown 2023-04-01 Roger Keeling March 18, 2023, 10:37 p.m.
SF Hildesheim 3 Paare Informational Cord Walter Oct. 9, 2023, 10:11 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014 Unknown Cord Walter Sept. 22, 2014, 10:27 p.m.

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