Dance Diamond Strathspey 7378
See also: The Diamond Strathspey (S96, 4S, Drewry: Summer 4)
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Barry Skelton (1995)
- Intensity
- 808/848/848/864 = 58% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - double - half (FIG8;2C;HALF;)
- Reel of four - half (REEL;HALF;R4;)
- Reel of four - with lead change (REEL;R4;LEADCHANGE;)
- Set in line in threes (SETLIN;3P;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greig's Pipes | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 2. Music for Eleven Traditional Dances +1 | CD | 8 | S32 8 | 8:10 | 61.2 | ||
| Greig's Pipes | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 2. Music for Eleven Traditional Dances | LP+ | 7 | S32 8 | 8:10 | 61.2 |
Diamond Strathspey 3/4L · S32
1– : 1c (cross down) +3c ½ DblFig8 round 2c (1x,2,3x) ; 1c+3c set | turn P BH ¾ 9– : 1c+3c ½ Rsh Reel4 on midline, at end the middle dancers (3M & 1W) pivot L to face the 2c dancer on own side ; 3c & 1c (each in tandem) with 2c dance ½ Rsh Reel4 across, 1c+3c change lead in the loops, and at end veer R to midline (1M,1W,3M,3W), and all pivot R 17– : Repeat [13–16] (identical figure, rotated 180 degrees), at end 3M+1W pivot R to face P ; 3c+1c ½ Rsh Reel4 on midline 25– : 1c+3c turn P BH ¾ | All set (1,2,3) ; 1c+2c ½ RHA and keep RH with P | 2c+1c turn P RH ½ (2,1,3)
