Dance Nighean Donn 4954
Also known as “Cleanse the Causeway”.
Reel · 32 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: ChangePtnr)
- Devised by
- Peter Hastings (1988)
- Intensity
- 18281/48884/77877/63636 = 70% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Set to Corners (C-SET)
- Reel of four - diagonal (REEL;DIAG;R4;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Dunedin Dances Book 2 [9]
- Acme Collection [14]
- Recommended Music
Nighean Donn 5/5L · R32
- 1-8
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2s & 4s dance 1/2 Figs of 8 round end couples to face 1st corners, set to corners & set to 2nd corners
- 9-16
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2s & 4s dance diagonal reels of 4 with 2nd corners, 2s & 4s end passing partner RSh to opposite sides
- 17-24
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All Adv+Ret, top 4 Men’s side cross diagonally RH with bottom 4 Ladies side, top 4 Ladies side cross diag LH with bottom 4 Men’s side
- 25-32
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Top 4 Men’s side cross diagonally RH with bottom 4 Ladies side, top 4 on Ladies side cross diagonally LH with bottom 4 on Men’s side & end with couples (with new partners) in 2nd & 4th places turning RH 1.1/2 times to own sides
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Ladies side 5L,3L,4L,1L,2L : Mens side 4M,5M,2M,3M,1M
Repeat with new partners
