Dance Broadford Bay 822

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)

Devised by

Anne Grant (1990)

Intensity

880 888 880 880 = 75% (1 turn), 56% (whole dance)

Formations

Grand Chain for 6 (GCHAIN;6P;)
Reel of four - diagonal (REEL;DIAG;R4;)

Steps

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Published in

The Leaflet Dances with Music [2]
Leaflet 32 [3]
Leaflet Dances 1964-1998 and Other Dances [26]
The Skye Collection Vol 1 [5]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [72] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [90] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [83] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

The Man from Skye (P/M Donald MacLeod)

Extra Info

Comments by Anne Taylor (formerly Grant) from the description of Moonen Bay:

I devised Broadford Bay in 1990 and …

Comments by Anne Taylor (formerly Grant) from the description of Moonen Bay:

I devised Broadford Bay in 1990 and it appears in the Skye Collection Vol 1 and was adopted by the RSCDS in the Leaflet Dances in 2001. Despite the popularity of the dance, the Chase and Turn movement (Bars 17–24) still appears to pose problems with many dancers.

I have devised Moonen Bay to try to clarify the Chase and Turn movement (Bars 9–16). I have often suggested that Broadford Bay could be taught firstly in Strathspey time which may help the dancers to understand the movement. Good Luck!

Notes from Leaflet 32: “This dance was inspired by the memory of a beautiful sunset over Broadford Bay during the 1990 Isle of Skye Weekend School.”

“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
Broadford Bay	Muriel Johnstone's Band	A Skye Collection	MC	5	R32 8	4:48	36.0
Broadford Bay	Muriel Johnstone's Band	A Skye Collection	CD	5	R32 8	4:48	36.0
Broadford Bay	Drummond Cook and his Scottish Dance Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 6	CD	4	R32 8	4:53	36.6
Broadford Bay	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Special Requests Volume 4	CD+	6	R32 8	4:43	35.4
Broadford Bay	Craig McCallum's Scottish Dance Band	RSCDS 75th Anniversary Dances	CD+	8	R32 8	4:42	35.2
Broadford Bay	Akiko Kasama	The Leaflet 32 Dances	MC	3	R32 8	0:00	0.0
Broadford Bay	Luke Brady's Scottish Dance Band	Take Your Partners For Vol 2	CD	16	R32 8	4:42	35.2

Broadford Bay 3/4L · R32

1–: 1c (leading)+2c (dance up to begin), dance between 3c, cast up and dance to top, and 1c cast off (to 2,1,3)
9–: 2c+1c+3c G-Chain (2c cross to start), finish 2M & 1W facing out (2,1,3)
17–: 2W+1M turn RH 1½ while{4} 2M+1W chase ½ round cclw ; 2W+1M chase ½ round clw to 1W/2M places while{4} 2M+1W turn LH 1¼ to face P on 2diagonal
25–: 2c+1c diagonal Reel4 (to 2,1,3)

E-cribs

Broadford Bay 3/4L · R32

1-8: 1s followed by 2s dance down the middle, cast up round 3s on own sides, dance in & up to top, 1s casting to 2nd place
9-16: 2s+1s+3s dance Grand Chain (2M & 1L end facing out)
17-24: 2L+1M turn RH 1.1/2 & dance 1/2 way round clockwise while; 2M+1L dance 1/2 way round anticlockwise & turn LH 1.1/4 times to end facing partners
25-32: 2s+1s dance diagonal reel of 4 ending on own sides with 1s in 2nd place. 2 1 3

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