Dance The Road To Mallaig 5612
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Jack Frodsham
- Intensity
- 2882 6446 8888 4888 = 78% (1 turn), 78% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Reel of three - half (REEL;HALF;R3;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Reel of four - half (REEL;HALF;R4;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Book 36 (Frae A' The Airts, Vol 1) [2]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 31 to 38 (Combined A5 edition) [42]
- Pocket: Books 36,37,38 [2]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [457] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [613] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [561] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [532] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Road to Mallaig | Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band | Book 36. Frae a' the Airts, Vol 1 | LP+ | 2 | S32 4 | 4:10 | 62.5 | ||
| The Road to Mallaig | Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 36. Frae a' the Airts, Vol 1 | CD | 2 | S32 4 | 4:26 | 66.5 |
The Road To Mallaig 4/4L · S32
- 1–
- 2c+3c RHA ; 1M+2M+3M & 2W+3W+4W ½Reels3 on own sides (1M+2M and 3W+4W begin Lsh)
- 9–
- 2M+1M+4W+3W (in middle places) LHA ; 2M+1M+4M and 1W+4W+3W ½Reels3 on own sides (1M+4M and 1W+4W begin Rsh) (to order 3,4,1,2)
- 17–
- 3c+2c chase clw half way round while{4} 1c+4c half R&L ; 2c+1c & 4c+3c half R&L (to 1,2,3,4)
- 25–
- All C ½Reels4 on own sides ; 4c+3c+2c ½Reels3 on own side (3c+4c begin Rsh) (2,3,4,1)
The Road To Mallaig 4/4L · S32
- 1-8
- Dancers in 2nd & 3rd places dance RH across, then top 3 Men & bottom 3 Ladies dance 1/2 reel of 3 on sides (1M+2M also 3L+4L pass LSh to start)
- 9-16
- Dancers in 2nd & 3rd places dance LH across, then top 3 Ladies also bottom 3 Men dance 1/2 reel of 3 on sides (1s+4s pass RSh to start). 3 4 1 2
- 17-24
- Couples in 2nd & 3rd places (4s+1s) dance 1/2 R&L while end couples chase clockwise 1/2 way, 2s+1s & 4s+3s dance 1/2 R&L to end in orig places
- 25-32
- All dance 1/2 RSh reels of 4 on sides, top 3 couples (4s+3s+2s) dance 1/2 reel of 3 on sides to end 2 3 4 1
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| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Book 36 (Frae A' the Airts, Vol 1) | Unknown | Ward Fleri | Oct. 1, 2021, 3:19 a.m. | |
| Peterborough & District RSCDS Afternoon Tea Dance 2020-03-27 | Unknown | 2020-03-27 | Amanda Peart | Feb. 14, 2020, 8:19 p.m. |
| St Andrews and Glasgow Dancers Newcastle Demonstration Dances | Unknown | Thomas Rintoul | Dec. 23, 2022, 11:53 p.m. | |
| Fairmilehead 28 June | Unknown | 2022-06-28 | Joy Scott | June 26, 2022, 12:54 p.m. |
| RSCDS Richmond (N.Yorks) October social 2019 | Unknown | 2019-10-04 | Louise Macdougall | Aug. 29, 2019, 6:48 p.m. |
| Newcastle Festival 2018 - Evening Dance (2018-02-10) | Unknown | Angelika Schmidkonz | Nov. 8, 2017, 3:43 p.m. | |
| Grenoble SCD - Friday Ball | Unknown | 2018-06-15 | Kevin PIQUEMAL | May 1, 2018, 12:43 a.m. |
| Roundtrip Scotland | Unknown | Judith Kowalczik | June 19, 2016, 6:17 p.m. | |
| Newcastle festival 2018 | Unknown | 2018-02-10 | Raphaelle orgeret | Feb. 7, 2018, 10:46 a.m. |
| ASCDS Festival 2024 - Massed Dances | Function | 2024-05-11 | John Aitken | Sept. 3, 2023, 11:18 p.m. |
| Bonn 2018-02-05 | Unknown | 2018-02-05 | Eva-Maria Beckmann | Feb. 4, 2018, 7:14 p.m. |
| 170128 Burns Night 2017 | Unknown | 2017-01-28 | Meinhard Reiser | Aug. 8, 2016, 6:07 p.m. |
| White Rose 2014 General Dances | Unknown | Andrew Locke | Feb. 22, 2014, 7:04 p.m. | |
| The More Unusual Dance Club15052023 | Unknown | 2023-05-15 | Douglas Hedley | April 29, 2023, 1:49 p.m. |
| December Party - Madison Scottish Country Dancers | Unknown | 2019-12-07 | Nancy McClements | Oct. 4, 2019, 7:37 p.m. |
| Richmond Caledonian 8/12/21 | Unknown | 2021-12-08 | Simon Stewart | Nov. 17, 2021, 11:11 a.m. |
| Maidenhead 2015-05-10 Afternoon Tea Dance | Unknown | 2015-05-10 | David McQuillan | April 20, 2015, 11:37 p.m. |
| Darlington Scottish Country Dancers Christmas Social 2018 | Unknown | 2018-12-17 | Louise Macdougall | Dec. 5, 2018, 3:08 p.m. |
| Down Under in Scotland Aug 2018 | Unknown | 2018-08-12 | Secretary SCD Hamburg | June 16, 2018, 7:54 a.m. |
| ASCDS Festival 2018 - Evening Dance | Unknown | 2018-05-12 | John Aitken | April 18, 2018, 1:07 p.m. |
| no hands (minimal hands) | Unknown | Diana Hastie | March 10, 2020, 10:44 a.m. | |
| Silvesterkurs 2017/18 Monschau | Unknown | 2018-01-06 | Eva-Maria Beckmann | Jan. 7, 2018, 9:11 p.m. |
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