Dance The 51st Travellers 11543
Also known as “Perpetual Motion” (unofficial).
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Sandra Turton (2001)
- Intensity
- 844 888 888 844 = 83% (1 turn), 62% (whole dance)
- Formations
-
- Reel of three - half (REEL;HALF;R3;)
- Grand Chain for 6 (GCHAIN;6P;)
- Set and Link for three (SETLNK;3P;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Steps
-
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Book 44 [9]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 39 to 44 (Combined A5 edition) [58]
- Pocket: Books 42,43,44,45 [29]
- Golden Anniversary Book 1951-2001 [9]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [2] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [2] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- 'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block'
This dance's other name is »Perpetual Motion«. This is listed as an unofficial alias …
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block'
This dance's other name is »Perpetual Motion«. This is listed as an unofficial alias so it won't show up in the RSCDS Index of Dances, which would be confusing.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 51st Travellers | Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band | Book 44 - Music for Ten Scottish Country Dances | CD | 9 | J32 8 | 4:37 | 34.6 | ||
| Jig | Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band | Strictly Scottish Volume One | CD+ | 5 | J32 5 | 2:45 | 33.0 |
The 51st Travellers 3/4L · J32
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block'
1–
: 1c cross down RH behind 3c (2c up) and dance up to 2plx ; Mirror ½ Reels3 on the sides (1c out and up) (to 3,1x,2)
9–
: G-Chain (3c cross to begin)
17–
: S&Link3 ; 1c turn RH 1¾ to face 1cnr pos. **while**{4} 3c+2c chase ½ clw
25–
: 1c+1cnrs diag. ½Reel4 (1c pass Rsh) ; ½Reel4 with 2cnrs (pass Rsh to 2,1,3)
The 51st Travellers 3/4L · J32
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block'
1-8 : 1s cross down RH (2s step up bars 1-2) & dance out behind 3s & up to 2nd place opp sides; 2s+1s+3s dance 1/2 reel of 3 on sides (1s out & up to start) 9-16 : 3s+1s+2s dance Grand Chain 17-24 : 3s+1s+2s Set+Link for 3 (once), 1s turn RH 1.3/4 times to face 1st corner (pstn) **while** 2s+3s chase clockwise 1/2 way 25-32 : 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass RSh to dance 1/2 reel with 2nd corners & pass RSh to 2nd places
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Added on: 2014-02-18 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
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Added on: 2013-08-18 (YouTube Automatic Downloader)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
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Quality: Animation
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Budapest Local Club 02.05.2019 | Unknown | 2019-05-02 | lldikó Szakolczai | May 3, 2019, 7:54 a.m. |
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