Allt An Duin
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
ALLT AN DUIN (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Roy Goldring 24 G and S Dances1- 8 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, cross LH and cast up to places
9-16 1s dance reels of 3 on own sides dancing down between 2s to start
17-24 1s dance down for 4 steps, set and dance up to 2nd place (in middle)
25-32 1M+2M+3M dance LH across while Ladies dance RH across, 1s dance to top and cast to 2nd place
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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"Allt an Duin" is the Gaelic name, meaning "The Fort Stream", of a small tributary of the River Naver in a remote area of Sutherland, about 40 miles (70km) west of Thurso in the far north of Scotland. It should be pronounced as "Oult ~n Dooin" in English with stress on the first syllable of each word and with the following conventions:"Ou" is as in "loud";
"~" represents the very short, indeterminate, vowel sound;
"oo" is as in "noon".
See Gaelic Dance Names for more information on Gaelic spelling and pronunciation.
Allt An Duin
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