Dance Westerly Wind 7057
Reel · 24 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- Barry Skelton (1991)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- The Lion Rampant Book [16]
- The Green Book [1]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- When published in the The Green Book the music was given as Crieff Fair. In the The Lion Rampant Book …
When published in the The Green Book the music was given as Crieff Fair. In the The Lion Rampant Book this was changed to a recording of Nottingham Lace.
The two versions also differ choreographically with the Green Book version having 2nd & 3rd couples also active in bars 1–8 whereas the Lion Rampant version has them standing for 8 bars.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Lace | Lothian Scottish Dance Band | Second Celebration | LP | 11 | R96 | 0:00 | 0.0 |
Westerly Wind 4/4L · R24
- 1-
- 1c & 4c ½ Fig8 round 2c/3c ; set | cross RH (1,2,3,4)
- 9-
- 1c & 4c ½ turn RH | lead to centre ; RHA retaining hands while{8}
2c & 3c cast to ends | cross RH ; set | ½ turn RH retaining hands - 17-
- 1c & 4c continue ½ RHA | lead to ends ; cast inwards while{6}
2c & 3c continue ½ turn RH | cast inwards ; cross RH to ends | all set (2,4,1,3) - This crib follows the version in Skelton’s Lion Rampant Book. The earlier Green Book version has 2c & 3c also active in bars 1–8: 2c & 3c set | ½ Fig8 out the ends | cross RH
