Dance The Blacksmith of Elgin 559
Jig · 48 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Faith Brosse
- Intensity
- 888 888 864 444 468 844 = 77% (1 turn), 58% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Chase (CHASE)
- Snowball Chain (SCHA)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Long Cast (LCast)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Imperial Book of Scottish Country Dances - Volumes 1-3 [201]
- Imperial Book of Scottish Country Dances Vol II [1]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [48] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [58] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [50] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [48] (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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacksmith Of Elgin | David Anderson and his Scottish Dance Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 8 | CD | 11 | J48 8 | 6:54 | 34.5 | ||
| The Blacksmith of Elgin | Frank Reid and his Band | Welcome to the London Highland Club | LP | 2 | J48 8 | 6:27 | 32.2 |
The Blacksmith of Elgin 3/4L · J48
1–
: 1c+2c+3c set twice ; and still holding hands, 1c leading, lines cross at the top (M passing outside W) and down opposite side (to 3x,2x,1x)
9–
: Repeat, crossing at the bottom, 1c leading (1,2,3)
17–
: Pickup Chain from top: (1c cross RH | 1c pass 2c LH on side ; 2c cross RH **while{2}** 1c pass 3c RH on side | 2c pass 3c LH on side **while{2}** 1c cross LH in 3pl) (3,2x,1)
25–
: All W set advancing and join nearer hands, set retiring ; All M repeat
33–
: Repeat pickup chain, 3c starting (1,2,3)
41–
: 1c cast off (2c up) ; all Turn RH (2,1,3)
The Blacksmith of Elgin 3/4L · J48
1-8 : 1s+2s+3s take hands on side & set twice, retain hands & 1M followed by 2M+3M cross & dance down behind Ladies **while** 1L followed by 2L+3L cross & down Men's side (all pass RSh) 9-16 : 3s+2s+1s repeat above Fig with 1s leading crossing at bottom 17-24 : 1s dance Snowball Grand Chain for 3 cpls to end 3 (2) 1: : 1s cross RH & change places LH on side with 2s : 1s change places RH with 3s **while** 2s cross RH : 1s cross LH **while** 2s+3s change places LH. 3 (2) 1 25-32 : 3L+2L+1L set advancing to hold nearer hands & retire, 3M+2M+1M repeat 33-40 : 3s+2s+1s dance Snowball Grand Chain for 3 cpls to end 1 2 3: : 3s cross RH & change places LH on side with 2s : 3s change places RH with 3s **while** 2s cross RH : 3s cross LH **while** 2s+1s change places LH. 1 2 3 41-48 : 1s dance in & cast to 2nd place, all turn RH. 2 1 3
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(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)RSCDS Leicester, 2005 ASCDS festival
Added on: 2022-02-21 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality
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(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)RSCDS Leicester, 2008 ASCDS festival
Added on: 2022-02-22 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150524 IB WE Copenhagen - Ball on Sun. | Unknown | 2015-05-24 | Martina Mueller-Franz | April 14, 2015, 10:52 a.m. |
| LHC President's Night 2/9/17 | Unknown | 2017-09-02 | alan poh | Aug. 30, 2017, 11:26 p.m. |
| Geismar Folk Dance Festival | Unknown | 2018-05-12 | Tim Hoffmann | April 29, 2018, 3:40 p.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 712 | Wrong formation. | May 24, 2015, 5:11 a.m. | Roland Telle | Eric Ferguson | Normal | Fixed |