Dance The French Connection 12466
See also: The French Connection (S32, 3/4L, MacKinnon: Hendersons)
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Barry Skelton (2002)
- Intensity
- 8008/8888/8008/8228 = 66% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Beyond the Pale [2]
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (4). 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 Auld Alliance | Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 23. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances | CD+ | 1 | R32 4 | 2:31 | 37.8 |
The French Connection 4/4L · R32
1-8 : 1s & 4s set & 1/2 turn RH; 1M followed by partner casts down to 3rd place (1M to 3L place, 1L to 2L place) **while** 4L followed by partner casts up to 2nd place (4L to 2M place, 4M to 3M place, 2s & 3s step up/down bars 7-8) 9-16 : Interlocking Squares: : Couples in 1st & 3rd places (2s+1M+4M) dance round in a square clockwise **while** : Couples in 2nd & 4th places (3s+1L+4L) dance round in a square clockwise : End - Ladies's side: 2L 1L 1M 3L, Men's side: 2M 4L 4M 3M 17-20 : 1s & 4s (middle couples) dance 1/2 RH across & 1/2 turn RH 21-24 : 1s & 4s dance 1/2 LH across & 1/2 turn LH to face corner person 25-32 : All set, then 1s & 4s pass corner person RSh & dance clockwise round to end in 3rd/2nd place. Finish 2 4 1 3
Watch on YouTube
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Added on: 2018-04-16 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldenburg 2017-08-21 | Unknown | 2017-08-21 | Martin McWilliam | Aug. 19, 2017, 11:32 a.m. |
| Oldenburg 2018-04-04 | Unknown | 2018-04-04 | Judith Kowalczik | April 3, 2018, 5:50 p.m. |
| 8th Bonn Spring Workshop 2023 Evening Social | Unknown | 2023-04-22 | Uta Hasekamp | March 20, 2023, 4:37 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2017-09-04 | Unknown | 2017-09-04 | Martin McWilliam | Sept. 2, 2017, 7:32 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2018-02-21 | Unknown | 2018-02-21 | Martin McWilliam | March 4, 2018, 7:32 p.m. |
| Bonn 3 Februar 2020 | Unknown | 2020-02-03 | Joana Stausberg | Feb. 2, 2020, 12:13 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2018-04-14 Saturday Ball | Unknown | 2018-04-14 | Martin McWilliam | Feb. 18, 2018, 5:27 p.m. |
