Dance The Silver Strathspey 6964
Also known as “We Twa” (unofficial).
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Moira Stacey (1989)
- Intensity
- 844 888 844 888 = 83% (1 turn), 62% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 6 - half (HR;6P;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
- Knot 3 couples (KNOT;3C;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Book 44 [3]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 39 to 44 (Combined A5 edition) [52]
- Pocket: Books 42,43,44,45 [23]
- The Gigha Set [4]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [501] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [770] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams, Supplement to the 8th Edition [65] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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The Pilling diagram in the 8th edition is in error, see the supplement to …
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The Pilling diagram in the 8th edition is in error, see the supplement to the 8th edition for the correct one.
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). 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 Silver Strathspey | Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band | Book 44 - Music for Ten Scottish Country Dances | CD | 3 | S32 8 | 8:23 | 62.9 | ||
| We Twa Encore | Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band | We Twa | CD | 6 | S32 8 | 8:39 | 64.9 |
The Silver Strathspey 3/4L · S32
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1–
: 1c set | cast (2c up) ; All Set | All circle6 L ½ round (3x,1x,2x)
9–
: 1c cross RH | cast R ; cross (up/dn) RH | cast R **while{8}** 2c+3c set diagonally | ½ RHA ; repeat (to 3x,1,2x)
17–
: ½ Reels3 across, Rsh to 2cnr ; 1c turn BH 1½
25–
: 3c+1c+2c The Knot (2,1,3)
The Silver Strathspey 3/4L · S32
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1-8 : 1s set, cast 1 place, 2s+1s+3s set & circle 6H round to left 1/2 way 9-12 : 1s cross RH, cast right into centre **while** 2s+3s set (facing diagonally in) & dance RH across 1/2 way 13-16 : 1s cross up/down RH & cast right to 2nd place own side **while** 2s+3s set & dance RH across 1/2 way 17-24 : 1s dance 1/2 reels of 3 across (1M with 3s at top & 1L with 2s) & 1s turn 2H 1.1/2 times 25-32 : 3s+1s+2s dance the Knot
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Added on: 2018-06-06 (Ilana Steiner)
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| OSCDG - Social Dance #12 | Unknown | 2019-11-23 | Kristian Vestli | Oct. 27, 2019, 5:14 p.m. |
| 190810 w4 Saturday - Younger Hall | Unknown | 2019-08-10 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Jan. 21, 2019, 1:43 p.m. |
| St A SS 2019 w4 Saturday | Unknown | 2019-08-10 | Diana Hastie | Jan. 11, 2019, 11:34 p.m. |
| L A AGM Dance 2022-6-25 | Function | 2022-06-25 | Tony McQuilkin | May 30, 2023, 6:54 p.m. |
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| ASCDS Festival 2018 - Evening Dance | Unknown | 2018-05-12 | John Aitken | April 18, 2018, 1:07 p.m. |
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| Los Angeles AGM 2022 Dance | Unknown | 2022-06-25 | Ward Fleri | May 5, 2022, 3:16 a.m. |
| SGVB Class 3/17/2022 | Class | 2022-03-17 | Anthea Macdonald | Oct. 8, 2023, 9:27 a.m. |
| Tuesday 9 November NSCDS | Unknown | 2021-11-09 | Patricia Harland | Nov. 7, 2021, 5:21 p.m. |
| 190718 w1 Thursday - Younger Hall | Unknown | 2019-07-18 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Jan. 21, 2019, 1:17 p.m. |
| 190727 w2 Saturday - Younger Hall | Unknown | 2019-07-27 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Jan. 21, 2019, 1:29 p.m. |
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| L. A. Torrance & Zoom Class, 2023-08 August | Class | 2023-08-25 | Tony McQuilkin | Aug. 30, 2023, 12:38 a.m. |
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| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178 | Error in diagram | Jan. 6, 2013, 4:47 p.m. | Anselm Lingnau | Keith Rose | Normal | Fixed |