Dance The Theeket Hoose 6518
Also known as “The Thatch'd House”, “The Theeket House” (spelling).
Strathspey · 48 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 21)
- Devised by
- Thompson (18C) (1755)
- Intensity
- 80 08 44 84 84 88 = 66% (1 turn), 46% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Lead/Dance down and up, then cast (DWNUP;CAST)
- Reel of three - dancing couple plus one (REEL;DC+;R3;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;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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- Book 15 [11]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 13 to 18 (Combined A5 edition) [36]
- Pocket: Books 13,14,15 [35]
- Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances [18C]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [696] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [637] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [605] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- In Thompson’s 1755 collection the title of the dance is “The Thatch’d House”.
In Thompson’s 1755 collection the title of the dance is “The Thatch’d House”.
The Theeket Hoose 2/4L · S48
- 1–
- 1c lead down the middle {3} lead up {3} | cast off (2c up).
- 9–
- 2c repeat (1c up)
- 17–
- 1M+2M dance between 1W+2W, cast round P to places ; 1W+2W repeat
- 25–
- 1c+2W Reel3 on diagonal (1c start Rsh).
- 33–
- 1c+2M Reel3 on diagonal (1c start Lsh)
- 41–
- 1c+2c set and cross ; ½ R&L
The Theeket Hoose 2/4L · S48
- 1-8
- 1s lead down the middle for 3 steps, back to top & cast to 2nd places
- 9-16
- 2s repeat bars 1-8
- 17-24
- 1M+2M cross between 1L+2L & cast round partner back to places, 1L+2L repeat
- 25-32
- 1s+2L dance a diagonal reel of 3, 1s giving RSh to start
- 33-40
- 1s+2M dance a diagonal reel of 3, 1s giving LSh to start
- 41-48
- 1s+2s set, cross RH & dance 1/2 R&L
