Dance The Caledonian Rant 936
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Thomas (19C) Wilson (1816)
- Intensity
- 800/800/800/844 = 31% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Book 16 [5]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 13 to 18 (Combined A5 edition) [43]
- Pocket: Books 16,17,18 [5]
- A Companion to the Ballroom
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [104] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [93] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [89] (diagram only)
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Caledonian Rant | Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band | Highlander Music Old Masters Volume 1 | CD | 11 | S32 8 | 7:39 | 57.4 | ||
| The Caledonian Rant | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 16. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | CD+ | 5 | S32 8 | 8:25 | 63.1 | ||
| Caledonian Rant | Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Country Dances (Vol. 1) | LP | 4 | S32 3 | 2:58 | 59.3 |
The Caledonian Rant 3/4L · S32
1– : 1c cross RH | cast off (2c up) ; ½ Fig8 down round 3c (2,1,3) 9– : 1c cross LH | cast up (2c down) ; ½ Fig8 up round 2c. On [16] 1W dances LSh round 2W to own side between 2W & 3W and face out **while** 1M dances between 2c finishing behind 1W (1,2,3) 17– : 1c (1W leading) dance RSh round 3c to 2pl centre, RHJ facing up ; 1c lead to top | cast off and face 3c (2c up on [23–24]) 25– : 1c & 3c facing on sides set | turn BH ; 2c+1c Circle4 L (2,1,3)
The Caledonian Rant 3/4L · S32
1-8 : 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 3s back to 2nd place on own sides 9-16 : 1s cross LH, cast up on opposite sides & dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s end with Lady facing down between 2s with partner behind her 17-24 : 1L followed by ptnr dance down & out between 2L+3L, cast behind 3L, cross & cast up round 3M, lead up between 2s & cast to 2nd pl own sides 25-32 : 1s+3s facing on sides set & turn 2H, 2s+1s dance 4H round to left
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| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180616 Sommertanz | Unknown | 2018-06-16 | Meinhard Reiser | April 5, 2018, 1:10 p.m. |
| RSCDS Book 16 | Unknown | Ward Fleri | Jan. 21, 2022, 7:02 a.m. | |
| RSCDS Book 16 | Unknown | Jane Rose | March 6, 2018, 7:20 p.m. | |
| RSCDS Beginners Framework 2B | Unknown | Rachel Pusey | Aug. 11, 2019, 10:43 p.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2127 | The Caledonian Rant (Dance) | May 27, 2020, 8:44 a.m. | Bill Unger | Murrough Landon | Normal | Fixed |