Dance Anniversary Medley 11196
Also known as “Forty Years” (unofficial).
Medley · 128 bars (S64+R64) · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: 1
- Devised by
- Stephen Webb (1992)
- Formations
-
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Reel of eight / Schiehallion - half (REEL;HALF;R8;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Hands round - 8, pivot & chase (HR;8P;PIVOT;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
-
- Coupé / Balance, Highland Schottische, Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Anniversary Medley was formerly called Forty Years devised to commemorate the Fortieth Anniversary of …
Anniversary Medley was formerly called Forty Years devised to commemorate the Fortieth Anniversary of the Berkhamsted Strathspey & Reel Club in 1992. The patterns in the dance reflect the starburst of a celebratory firework.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary Medley | Barbara Manning & Ken Martlew | Berkhamsted Strathspey & Reel Club: Golden Jubilee Book of | CD | 2 | M128 | 3:20 | 50.0 |
Anniversary Medley 4S · M128
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Strathspey
1-4
: All Men dance RH across **while** Ladies chase anticlockwise to opposite
side
5-8
: All Ladies dance LH across, **while** Men chase clockwise to face
partner on opposite side
9-12
: All dance 1/2 Grand Chain to places (Men clockwise, Ladies
anticlockwise)
13-16
: All 1.1/2 turn RH to face in, with Lady on RHS of partner in original
places
17-20
: 1s+3s dance 1/2 R&L **while** 2s & 4s, facing across, set (HS)
21-24
: 2s+4s dance 1/2 R&L **while** 1s & 3s, facing across, set (HS)
25-28
: All Ladies petronella 1/4 turn to next place on their right, all set
29-32
: All Men petronella 1/4 turn to next place on their right & with partner,
all set
33-40
: Repeat bars 25-32 to original places
41-48
: All dance 1/2 Schiehallion Reel (2 places)
49-56
: All promenade anticlockwise 1/2 round set, on bar 52 all release RH &
Men lead partners to original places to face each other. All set and
turn BH into
57-64
: All circle 8H round and back
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Reel: Repeat bars 1-64 above, except
17-24
: HS step is replaced with pas de basque and balance
57-64
: All circle 8H round to the left for 6 steps, pivot & chase back to
places
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saratov - Oct 2020 | Unknown | Ussurey Dancer | Oct. 19, 2020, 9:10 p.m. | |
| 27 11 2022 Chiswick Club night Dave Hall | Unknown | 2022-11-27 | Iris Ronayne | Nov. 23, 2022, 8 p.m. |
