Dance Up Helly' Aa 6847
Reel · 48 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- Anne Large
- Intensity
- 8008/8888/5555/5555/8888/8008 = 71% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of four - half (REEL;HALF;R4;)
- Figure of Eight - double (FIG8;2C;)
- Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Up Helly Aa is the Viking fire festival held each January in the Shetland Islands.
Up Helly Aa is the Viking fire festival held each January in the Shetland Islands.
“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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up Helly' Aa | The Craigellachie Band | Bath Scottish Dancers | LP | 12 | R48 4 | 3:24 | 34.0 |
Up Helly' Aa 4/4L · R48
- 1-8
- 1s+4s 3/4 turn RH to end in line up & down (Men facing up & Ladies down) & dance 1/2 RSh reel of 4, 3/4 turn ptnrs RH to end on sides. 4 2 3 1
- 9-16
- 4s+2s also 3s+1s dance double Fig of 8 (4s & 1s cast to start)
- 17-24
- All set, Ladies dance round partners LSh & back to place
- 25-32
- All set & Men dance round partners RSh & back to place
- 33-40
- 4s+2s also 3s+1s dance RH across (3 bars) & LH back, 4s & 1s cast in 1 place while 2s & 3s dance to ends. 2 4 1 3
- 41-48
- 1s+4s dance R&L starting on the sides
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Added on: 2020-01-17 (Murrough Landon)
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| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon Class 17 January 2022 | Unknown | 2022-01-17 | Sandra McLevy | Jan. 18, 2022, 12:03 a.m. |
| Minstead Scottish Country Dancers Dancing at Minstead Village Hall - October 2008 | Unknown | 2008-10-25 | Andy Peterson | Jan. 2, 2021, 11:42 p.m. |
| Highland Ball 2015 | Unknown | 2015-03-14 | ac235 | Feb. 23, 2015, 1:39 p.m. |
| 15 10 03 Tunbridge Wells & Crowborough | Unknown | 2015-10-03 | Maddy Coelho | Sept. 25, 2015, 5:13 p.m. |
