Dance Video The Duke of Gordon's Welcome to Aberdeen (Video 1)
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- The Duke of Gordon's Welcome to Aberdeen (R176, Scottish Dances collected by Mary Isdal MacNab)
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- Murrough Landon (May 8, 2020, 5:56 p.m.) – Source: YouTube
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The Duke of Gordon's Welcome to Aberdeen 4S · R176
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Fig. 1
1-8
: Ladies advance, 1L+3L turning to Right to form diag line (1L+2L & 4L+3L
facing each other) & set. Ladies dance 1/2 reel of 4. End facing opp.
man
9-12
: Ladies dance out and into opp. man's place (4 bars). Men dance in and
turn to face Ladies (11-12)
13-16
: Couples set to each other and turn to form square set
17-32
: Repeat 1-16 back to places (1L+3L turning to Left to form line on other
diagonal)
33-64
: Repeat 1-32 with Men making the diagonal lines
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Fig. 2
: Ladies step back and kneel
1-8
: Men set, petronella turn, double setting or high cuts
9-32
: Repeat 1-8 back to places. Bar 32 Men finish facing partners (who stand
up)
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Fig. 3
1-8
: All set twice; Men turn partner RH & move on anticlockwise to next Lady
9-32
: Repeat 3 more times, Men turning each Lady until back in original places
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Fig. 4
: Men kneel
1-4
: Ladies dance 1 place round anticlockwise towards next Man & they set
9-16
: Repeat 3 more times until back in original places. Men stand up
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Fig. 5
1-4
: All set to partner & turn 1/4 RH into allemande hold facing
anticlockwise
5-8
: All promenade 1/2 round & form “longways set” 3 2 4 1
9-24
: All dance full Petronella figure (set to partner & Petronella turn 4
times)
25-32
: All set to partner & turn 1/4 RH into allemande hold facing
anticlockwise; All promenade 1/2 round & reform original square set