Dance The Ice Cap 11186
Strathspey · 96 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: 1
- Devised by
- Roy Goldring (2002)
- Formations
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- Chase (CHASE)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
- Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- The Scotia Suite of Scottish Country Dances [3]
- Leaflet Dances 1964-1998 and Other Dances [49]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [253] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [311] (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 (1). 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 Ice Cap | Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band | Music for the Scotia Centenary | CD | 3 | S32 3 | 3:19 | 66.3 |
The Ice Cap 4S · S96
1-8 : 1s+3s cross RH **while** 2s & 4s 1/2 turn partners RH & all chase 1 place cl'wise, 2s+4s cross RH as 1s & 3s 1/2 turn prtnr RH & all chase back to pl 9-16 : Ladies dance RH across 1/2 way, dance out through opposite Ladies place to dance clockwise 1 place & repeat (Ladies now in opp places) 17-24 : Repeat bars 1-8 but using LH & chase anticlockwise 1 place 25-32 : Men dance LH across 1/2 way, dance out through opposite Mans place to dance anticlockwise 1 place & repeat to meet partner. 3 4 1 2 33-40 : 1s & 3s 1/2 turn partner RH into reel of 4 ending with Men BtoB facing partner. 41-48 : 1s+3s set advancing, taking prom hold dance all round each other by LSh to end 1s in 3rd place, 3s in 1st place 49-64 : 2s+4s repeat bars 33-48. 1 2 3 4 65-72 : 1s+3s RH across, turning right about couples dance RSh round each other & out between 2s/4s (Men leading) & cast to original places 73-80 : 2s+4s repeat bars 65-72 81-88 : All dance Grand Chain BUT no hands 89-96 : All turn partners 1.1/4 times RH, set & turn RH to bring Ladies in centre for bow/curtsey
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Strictly Scottish, RSCDS Vancouver, 2023
Added on: 2023-05-31 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality
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(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Done in a class as part of a …
Added on: 2020-03-27 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSCDC 26 April 2016 | Class | 2016-04-26 | Anselm Lingnau | May 31, 2016, 11:20 p.m. |
| Christmas Party Dance | Unknown | 2019-12-20 | Dance ForFun | Dec. 19, 2019, 4:07 p.m. |
| Bedford SDG Tuesday Class Autumn 2014 | Unknown | Keith Rose | Oct. 29, 2014, 12:44 a.m. | |
| Bedford SDG Tuesday Class Autumn 2014 | Unknown | Keith Rose | Oct. 29, 2014, 12:44 a.m. |
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