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The name Baldovan in Gaelic means "deep settlement". Baldovan village was a small semi-rural community built
in the 1830s as an expansion of Dundee northwards, when Baldovan estate was owned by the Ogilvie's of
Inverquharity. The village became a self contained, proud community - it even had its own tram terminus - but is
no longer there, having been cleared to make way for Dundee's expansion, only remembered in Baldovan Road
which runs from Downfield to Strathmartine Hospital, formerly Baldovan Institution.
Douglas Henderson devised at least 35 dances including 3 Baldovan dances - Reel, Jig & Strathspey (all 4 x32
bars) - and The Blue Mess Jacket. He was a member of Herefordshire RSCDS Branch in its early days and then
lived in Dundee. He died in 1987.
BALDOVAN REEL
(R4x32)
Douglas Henderson Baldovan Dances
1- 8
1s dance RSh round each other & dance Crown Triangles (start with
Man facing 3s & Lady facing 2s)
9-16
1s dance reel of 4 with 2
nd
corners passing RSh
17-24
1s dance reel of 4 with 1
st
corners passing RSh ending in 2
nd
place on
opposite sides
25-32
1s set & cast 1 place, cross over RH & change LH on side with 4s