Dance The Scottish Castle 5952
Strathspey · 64 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: ?
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1992)
- Intensity
- 8888 4444 8888 8888 8888 8888 8888 8888 = 93% (1 turn), 94% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Petronella - tandem (PET;TANDEM;)
- Promenade single couple(s) (PROM;1C;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 couples in star (full or half) (HX;4C;)
- Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
- Back to Back (BKTOBK)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Bankhead Book Part 3 [19]
- The Merse Collection [10]
- Recommended Music
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- Domhnall Dubh (Unknown)
- The Battlements (Muriel A Johnstone) ["Official" tune in the Merse Collection]
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (?). 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 Scottish Castle | Muriel A Johnstone | Dancing Fingers 5. The Merse Collection | CD | 10 | S64 1 | 2:27 | 73.5 |
The Scottish Castle 4S · S64
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1–
: All Cs set | All petronella in tandem 1 position cclw ; repeat (3,4,1,2)
9–
: 1c+3c promenade to places, passing RSh ; 2c+4c repeat (1,2,3,4)
17–
: All M 5/8 LHA and cast R to opp W's place **while**{4} all W set and cast to P's place ; repeat with M and W switching roles (3,4,1,2)
25–
: Repeat [17–24] finishing in big LH wheel (all M holding LHA and holding P on the outside) (1,2,3,4)
33–
: All together ½ LHA ; All C S&Link with P, into big LH wheel with W inside
41–
: All together ½ LHA ; All C S&Link with P, putting M into the middle facing P in own place
49–
: All Cs dance BtoB (W touch hands in middle) ; set to P | turn RH ½ putting W in the middle facing P
57–
: All Cs dance BtoB (M touch hands in middle) ; set to P | turn RH, putting W in the middle for bow /curtsey
The Scottish Castle 4S · S64
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1-8 : All set, Petronella-in-tandem 1 place to right, repeat to finish opposite original places 9-16 : 1s+3s in prom hold dance back to original places (Ladies passing RSh), 2s+4s repeat 17-24 : Men dance LH across 1/2 way & loop round opposite Lady's place **while** Ladies set & cast into partners place, Ladies repeat **while** Men set & cast 25-32 : All repeat back to original places 33-40 : Men dance LH across with partners on right 1/2 way, Men drop left hands & all Set+Link 41-48 : Ladies dance LH across with partners on right, all Set+Link & Men end in middle facing partners 49-56 : All dance DoSiDo with partners (Ladies briefly join hands a circle in centre), all set to partner & change places RH 57-64 : All dance DoSiDo with partner (Men briefly making a circle in centre), all set & turn RH to end Ladies in centre (bow & curtsey)
