Dance Desperation 12186
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Cliff Fryer (1994)
- Intensity
- 880/844/888/888 = 62% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set and Rotate (SETROT;2C;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- The dance was devised in desperation as the deadline for the 1994 Jack McConachie Sword Competition entries loomed
The dance was devised in desperation as the deadline for the 1994 Jack McConachie Sword Competition entries loomed
Desperation 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c+2c Set&Rotate (2,1,3)
- 9–
- 2c+1c RHA ; 1c+3c LHA (2,1,3)
- 17–
- Parallel Reels3 on sides, 1c RSh to 2c
- 25–
- Circle6 and back (2,1,3)
Desperation 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
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1s+2s Set & Rotate:
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Set, rotate singly & dance on 1 place clockwise, change places RH on sides & dance on 1 place to own sides (1s in 2nd pl)
- 9-16
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1s+2s dance RH across, 1s+3s dance LH across
- 17-24
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1s dance Reels of 3 on sides, 2s+1s pass RSh to start
- 25-32
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2s+1s+3s dance 6H round & back 2 1 3
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 160620 The More Unusual Dance Club | 2016-06-20 | Peter Dixon | Nov. 24, 2016, 5 p.m. |
| Madison SCD Sunday July 16, 2023 | 2023-07-16 | Nancy McClements | July 13, 2023, 10:13 p.m. |
| The MUD Club 220620 | 2022-06-20 | Peter Dixon | May 31, 2022, 10:42 p.m. |
| GOD Gathering - Kirkhill Community Centre/MUGA - Sun 5th Sept 2021 15:00 | 2021-09-05 | Derek Darnell | Aug. 26, 2021, 10:17 a.m. |
| GOD Christmas Dance & Dinner 2021 | 2021-12-12 | Derek Darnell | Nov. 11, 2021, 12:41 a.m. |
| MkeSCD 2023_09_25 | 2023-09-22 | Terry Garner | Sept. 22, 2023, 10:50 p.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral - 16 January 2018 | 2018-01-16 | Andrew Locke | Jan. 14, 2018, 3:56 p.m. |
| Bedford SDG 2018-10-14 Social | 2018-10-14 | Keith Rose | Sept. 12, 2018, 5:08 p.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral - Tuesday 29 October 2019 | 2019-10-29 | Andrew Locke | Oct. 27, 2019, 11:01 p.m. |
| MkeSCD Summer's End Dance Party 2023 | 2023-08-28 | Rebecca Winnie | June 6, 2023, 7:38 p.m. |
| Munlochy Wednesday 18 3 20 | 2020-03-18 | Peter Jamieson | March 12, 2020, 10:05 a.m. |
| NoVa Feb 10, 2021 | 2021-02-10 | Holly Boyd | Feb. 10, 2021, 3:23 a.m. |
| Madison Class - 2022_08_21 | Terry Garner | Aug. 18, 2022, 4:44 p.m. | |
| RSCDS Inverness & District - March Dance | 2022-03-18 | Derek Darnell | Feb. 10, 2022, 11:15 a.m. |
| Kilmorack Tuesday Evening Class Mar 10th 7:30pm Start | 2020-03-10 | Peter Jamieson | March 7, 2020, 9:52 a.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral - Tuesday 10 March 2020 | 2020-03-10 | Andrew Locke | March 8, 2020, 10:03 p.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral - Tuesday 22 October 2019 | 2019-10-22 | Andrew Locke | Oct. 17, 2019, 7:18 p.m. |
| Watford & West Herts Scottish Society - Dances linked to the Society | 2019-09-24 | Stuart Kreloff | Oct. 6, 2019, 10:15 a.m. |
| St Columba’s SCD Class Annual Dance - Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland | 2019-11-08 | Lorna Sim | June 3, 2019, 8:40 p.m. |
| MkeSCD Costume Dance 2023 | 2023-11-11 | Rebecca Winnie | June 26, 2023, 12:25 a.m. |
| Spring Classes 2020 | 2020-01-11 | Fiona Newton | Feb. 2, 2020, 12:20 a.m. |
| Kilmorack 21-22 Dances done in class | 2021-09-15 | Peter Jamieson | Sept. 15, 2021, 9:04 a.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1338 | Difference between crib and diagram | Jan. 15, 2018, 11:44 p.m. | Andrew Locke | Eric Ferguson | Normal | Fixed |