Dance Miss Shearer's Strathspey 10800
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Alan Macpherson (2001)
- Formations
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- Chain and Turn (CHTURN)
- Petronella - half (8 bars) (PET;HALF;)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Bannockburn 700 [3]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [503] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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This dance was devised as a tribute from RSCDS Stirling to Miss A N …
This dance was devised as a tribute from RSCDS Stirling to Miss A N (Nana) Shearer, the senior teacher in the Branch, in recognition of over 55 years of dedicated and distinguished service to the Branch and to the work of the Society.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Shearer's Strathspey | The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band | Stirling at 90 | CD | 3 | S32 8 | 8:11 | 61.4 |
Miss Shearer's Strathspey 3/4L · S32
1– : 1c+2c Chain and Turn (2,1,3) 9– : 1c Petronella turn to between ends | all set ; 1c Petronella turn to 2plx | all set (2,1x,3) 17– : ½ Reel4 on 1diag. On [20] 1c meet P, pull RSh back to face 2cnrs ; ½ Reel4 on 2diag. On [24] 1c pull RSh back to 2plx and face out (3x,1x,2x) 25– : All chase clw ½ ; all turn P BH (2,1,3)
Miss Shearer's Strathspey 3/4L · S32
1-8 : 1M+2L 3/4 turn RH to end 1M facing 2M & 1L facing 2L & 1/2 turn facing person LH, 1L+2M turn 1.1/4 times RH to end 2 1 9-16 : 1s petronella turn into centre, 2s+1s+3s set, 1s petronella turn to opposite sides & 2s+1s+3s set 17-24 : 1s pass LSh into 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 3rd corners & twirl right to face 2nd corner, dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 2nd crnrs & twirl right to 2nd place opp side 25-32 : 3s+1s+2s chase 1/2 way & turn partner 2H to end 2 1 3
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Added on: 2017-02-11 (Kate Kinnear)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2022-01-16 | Unknown | 2022-01-16 | Amanda Peart | Jan. 20, 2022, 7:51 p.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral - Tuesday 7 October | Unknown | Andrew Locke | Oct. 5, 2014, 9:39 p.m. | |
| Castle Club with Marian Anderson 171209 | Unknown | 2017-12-09 | Kate Kinnear | Oct. 13, 2017, 3:34 p.m. |
| 2020-02-29 Stirling Castle | Unknown | 2020-02-29 | John Nuttall | Feb. 29, 2020, 3:46 p.m. |
| Alva 20 July 23 - Alan Ross | Function | 2023-07-20 | Bill Austin | May 6, 2023, 4:05 p.m. |
| Kilmorack Winter Social 6 Sat 29th Jan - 7:30pm start | Unknown | 2022-01-29 | Peter Jamieson | Jan. 20, 2022, 2:25 p.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral - Tuesday 14 October | Unknown | Andrew Locke | Oct. 12, 2014, 10:10 p.m. | |
| RSCDS Wirral Tuesday Class 14-10-2014 | Unknown | 2014-10-14 | David Haynes | Oct. 12, 2014, 11:30 a.m. |
| Bridge of Allan with N McLaren | Unknown | 2016-09-03 | Kate Kinnear | Sept. 1, 2016, 2:56 p.m. |
| Crieff Annual Dance with Frank Thomson | Unknown | 2017-04-29 | Kate Kinnear | Feb. 1, 2017, 10:43 p.m. |
| BSCD Dances Taught 2019-2020 | Unknown | Jamie McDougall | Sept. 4, 2019, 12:58 a.m. | |
| Kilmorack Dances done at previous Socials | Informational | Peter Jamieson | June 6, 2023, 7:54 a.m. | |
| Kilmorack 21-22 Dances done in class | Unknown | 2021-09-15 | Peter Jamieson | Sept. 15, 2021, 9:04 a.m. |
