Dance Sidlaw Hills (Whetherly 12) 6066
Also known as “Sidlaw Hills”.
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples (2x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- John W Mitchell (1983)
- Intensity
- 8008/8778/8448/8448 = 73% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Snowball Chain (SCHA)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Set to Corners and Partner (C-SCP)
- Ladies' Chain - half (LCHAIN;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Whetherly Book 12 [37]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- As Mitchell has published two 4-couple 32-bar strathspeys with the name “Sidlaw Hills” (in Whetherly Books 7 and 12), a …
As Mitchell has published two 4-couple 32-bar strathspeys with the name “Sidlaw Hills” (in Whetherly Books 7 and 12), a note has been appended to each name to reduce the confusion.
“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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunsinane | Caber Feidh | Caber Feidh | LP | 2 | S32 3 | 2:57 | 59.0 | ||
| Dunsinane | Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band | Come Scottish Country Dancing with Robert Whitehead | LP | 4 | S32 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Strathspey | The Glendale Scottish Dance Band | Scotland's Fancy | CD+ | 2 | S32 3 | 2:51 | 57.0 | ||
| Strathspey | Bill Douglas and his Scottish Dance Band | Twenty Scottish Dance Bands Vol 1 | CD | 9 | S32 3 | 2:49 | 56.3 |
Sidlaw Hills (Whetherly 12) 4/4L · S32
2c+4c cross to opposite side (1,2x,3,4x)
- 1–
- 1c+4c cross RH | cast to middle (2c+3c to end) ; ½ Fig8 round end cpl (2x,1,4x,3)
- 9–
- Snowball chain (8 hands), 1c+4c start passing RH on the side, (2,1,4x,3x)
- 17–
- 1c+4c RHA and face nearest cnr ; Set “H&G” (set to cnr, to P, to next cnr and face that cnr)
- 25–
- 4c+1cnr turn cnr EH (1c+4c out the ends and in the sides) ; 4c+1c ½ La-Chain (2,4x,1,3x)
