Dance Blervie Castle 570
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Derek Haynes (1971)
- Intensity
- 8888 8888 8888 8448 = 93% (1 turn), 94% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - double (FIG8;2C;)
- Reel of four - on side (REEL;R4;SIDE;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Poussette - half (POUSS;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Carnforth Collection of SC Dances 1 [1]
- Scottish Dance Archives - The Donald Collection (Online List) [23]
- Glendarroch Scottish Dance Sheets [49]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [52] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [59] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [52] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [45] (diagram only)
- 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 (4). 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 Silver Glen | Lothian Scottish Dance Band | Another Celebration | LP | 5 | S32 4 | 4:04 | 61.0 |
Blervie Castle 4/4L · S32
1– : 1c+2c & 3c+4c DblFig8, 1c+3c cross to start, 2c+4c finish facing out 9– : Mirror Reels4 on the side, to start 1c+3c cross into opposite reel and 2c+4c cast up, and finish facing out (1x,2,3x,4) 17– : 1c+3c turn RH ½ moving down as 2c+4c cast up | 2c+1c & 4c+3c ½ RHA ; All turn P BH 1½ into 25– : 1c+2c & 3c+4c ½ Poussette ; 1c+4c ½ Poussette (2,4,1,3)
Blervie Castle 4/4L · S32
1-8 : 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance double Fig of 8 with couples below them 1s & 3s dancing down to start 9-16 : 1s & 3s cross to dance reels of 4 on opposite sides passing down between 2s/4s to start to end in original places but 1s & 3s on opposite sides 17-24 : 1s & 3s 1/2 turn RH to 2nd/4th pl own side as 2s & 4s cast up, 2s+1s also 4s+3s dance 1/2 RH across & all turn partner 2H 1.1/2 times 25-32 : 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance 1/2 Diamond Poussette, 1s+4s dance 1/2 Diamond Poussette. 2 4 1 3
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Once through.
Added on: 2020-01-19 (Andrew Brown)
Quality: Good
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Berkhamsted 2019 tribute to Derek and Maureen Haynes
Added on: 2021-04-07 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkhamsted Strathspey and Reel Club Spring Dance | Unknown | 2020-05-16 | Andrew Brown | Feb. 28, 2020, 5:56 p.m. |
| 2016 St. Andrew's Ball | Unknown | 2016-12-10 | Anton Korobeynikov | Oct. 14, 2016, 11 a.m. |
| Berkhamsted Strathspey and Reel Club Carnforth Dance | Unknown | 2019-11-16 | Andrew Brown | Oct. 2, 2019, 12:23 a.m. |
