Dance The Swelkie 6419
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Triangular (Progression: ChangePtnr) · Usual number of repetitions: 3
- Devised by
- Jean Attwood
- Intensity
- 800 888 444 444 = 58% (1 turn), 58% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three (REEL;R3;)
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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The Swelkie is a tidal whirlpool, near Stroma in the Pentland Firth. In days …
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The Swelkie is a tidal whirlpool, near Stroma in the Pentland Firth. In days gone by, folk believed that there were a pair of millstones under the Swelkie which ground the salt to make the sea salty.
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (3). 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 Swelkie | Sound Company | Best Foot Forward | MC | 9 | S32 3 | 3:10 | 63.3 | ||
| The Swelkie | Ian J Morrison | See You Jimmy! | MC | 4 | S32 3 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Aberdeenshire Meets Argentina | Susan & Shona MacFadyen and Ewan Galloway | The Argentine Collection 2020 | CD | 10 | S32 3 | 3:14 | 64.7 |
The Swelkie 3T · S32
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1–
: 1c promenade cclw round outside of set.
9–
: 1M+2c & 1W+3c Mirror Reels3 (Lsh to 2W, Rsh to 3M), touching hands.
17–
: All W RHA ; continue clw in front of own place, behind next M, finish beside next M (ie. 1 place cclw from own place)
25–
: All M repeat LH / cclw (finish 1 place clw from own place)
{{explanation}}
Repeat twice with new partners.
The Swelkie 3T · S32
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1-8
: 1s promenade anticlockwise round outside of set
9-16
: 1L dances reel of 3 with 3s (passing 3L LSh) **while** 1M dances reel
with 2s (passing 2M RSh) & all end in original places
17-24
: All Ladies dance RH across, pass in front of partner & behind next Man
to end at side of remaining Man
25-32
: All Men dance LH across, pass in front of new partner & behind next Lady
to end beside remaining Lady
{{explanation}}
Repeat from new positions with new partners
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Added on: 2019-07-01 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Reasonable
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Added on: 2019-07-01 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Reasonable
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHC Autumn Dance. Sat 1st Oct. 2022 | Unknown | 2022-10-01 | Roger Keeling | Aug. 25, 2022, 5:41 p.m. |
| Hook SCDC October 17th, 2019 | Unknown | 2019-10-17 | V Gardner | Oct. 18, 2019, 11:11 a.m. |
| Oldenburg 2019-06-17 | Unknown | 2019-06-17 | Martin McWilliam | June 16, 2019, 8:30 p.m. |
| 2023 East Angus Annual Dance Montrose | Unknown | 2023-05-26 | Elizabeth Neill | Feb. 9, 2023, 1:33 p.m. |
| RSCDS Cheshire Social Evening - Weds 9 March 2016 | Unknown | 2016-03-09 | Christine Grove | Feb. 13, 2016, 10:26 a.m. |
| Tadley Scottish Country Dancers Tuesday, Jan 17 2023 | Class | 2023-01-17 | V Gardner | May 25, 2023, 4:45 p.m. |
| Newbury 2015-11-07 Diamond Anniversary Dance | Unknown | 2015-11-07 | David McQuillan | Oct. 8, 2015, 2:35 p.m. |
| Newbury 2014-11-08 Annual Dance | Unknown | 2014-11-08 | David McQuillan | Oct. 18, 2014, 3:47 p.m. |
| Hook SCDC March 12th, 2020 | Class | 2020-03-12 | V Gardner | May 25, 2023, 4:49 p.m. |
| Abingdon Class 14 February 2022 | Unknown | 2022-02-14 | Sandra McLevy | Feb. 15, 2022, 12:32 a.m. |
| Hook SCDC January 16th, 2020 | Unknown | 2020-01-16 | V Gardner | Jan. 18, 2020, 10:25 a.m. |
| Hook SCDC January 9th, 2020 | Unknown | 2020-01-09 | V Gardner | Jan. 11, 2020, 11:28 a.m. |
| Tadley Scottish Country Dancers Tuesday, Jan 10 2023 | Class | 2023-01-10 | V Gardner | May 25, 2023, 4:45 p.m. |
| Tadley Scottish Country Dancers Tuesday, Dec 6 2022 | Class | 2022-12-06 | V Gardner | May 25, 2023, 4:47 p.m. |
| Darmstadt_2019_05_27 | Unknown | 2019-05-27 | OnYourToes Darmstadt | May 26, 2019, 6:28 p.m. |
| FSCDC Class 18 June 2019 | Class | 2019-06-18 | Anselm Lingnau | June 19, 2019, 1:22 a.m. |
| Strathspey 3CC Triangular | Unknown | Verl Girl | May 7, 2016, 12:12 p.m. | |
| Newbury 2016-04-24 Spring Tea Dance | Unknown | 2016-04-24 | David McQuillan | March 19, 2016, 5:10 p.m. |
| TADLEY SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCERS - End of Season Dance 28 June 2022 | Unknown | 2022-06-28 | V Gardner | June 8, 2022, 5:46 p.m. |
| Tadley Scottish Country Dancers Annual Dance 2023 | Function | 2023-10-31 | V Gardner | Sept. 20, 2023, 5:53 p.m. |
| shipham | Unknown | George Hobson | July 20, 2019, 12:48 p.m. | |
| LHC Pont Street, President's Night. | Unknown | 2019-09-07 | alan poh | Sept. 6, 2019, 4:59 p.m. |
| Westbury Scottish Club Bristol Charity Dance | Unknown | 2019-07-20 | Maggie Kirkup | April 25, 2019, 12:36 a.m. |
| 15 05 23 Bognor Regis | Unknown | 2015-05-23 | Chris & Lee Pratt | Feb. 27, 2015, 9:18 p.m. |
| CGB welcome in Bartholomä | Unknown | 2019-08-30 | Martin McWilliam | July 18, 2019, 3:45 p.m. |
| Tadley 2019-10-29 Local Heroes | Unknown | 2019-10-29 | David McQuillan | Sept. 29, 2019, 10:34 p.m. |
| 190629 Schlüchtern Ball 2019 in Sterbfritz | Unknown | 2019-06-29 | Narhalla Dancers | June 25, 2019, 10:56 p.m. |
| Newbury 2017-04-02 Spring Tea Dance | Unknown | 2017-04-02 | David McQuillan | Feb. 1, 2017, 3:09 p.m. |
| Chemnitz_Tuesday | Unknown | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:25 p.m. |
