Dance An' thou wert my only Dear 132
Jig · 48 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 4
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Intensity
- 84 84 80 08 84 88 = 70% (1 turn), 49% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - dancing couple plus one (REEL;DC+;R3;)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Book 21 [4]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 19 to 24 (Combined A5 edition) [28]
- Pocket: Books 19,20,21 [28]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [15] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [15] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [13] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An' Thou wert my Only Dear | John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 21. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | CD+ | 4 | J48 8 | 6:55 | 34.6 |
An' thou wert my only Dear 2/4L · J48
- 1–
- 1c+2W diagonal Reel3, 1c starts Rsh, 2W dancing up (1,2)
- 9–
- 1c+2M diagonal Reel3, 1c starts Lsh, 2M dancing up (1,2)
- 17–
- 1c dance NHJ down between 2c, cast up ; turn BH (1,2)
- 25–
- 2c dance NHJ up between 1c, cast off, turn BH
- 33–
- 1W+2M & 1M+2W set to and turn RH (1c advancing, W in front of P ; take short way back on [36] ; 1c turn LH and cast off (2c up)
- 41–
- 2c+1c R&L
An' thou wert my only Dear 2/4L · J48
- 1-8
- 1s+2L dance diagonal reel of 3 across, 1s passing RSh & 2L dances up to start
- 9-16
- 1s+2M dance diagonal reel of 3 across, 1s passing LSh & 2M dances up to start
- 17-24
- 1s dance down NHJ below 2s, cast back up to place & turn 2H
- 25-32
- 2s dance up to top NHJ, cast back to place & turn 2H
- 33-36
- 1L+2M & 1M+2L set (1s advancing, 1L in front of partner passing RSh) 1L+2M & 1M+2L turn RH & take short way back to place
- 37-40
- 1s turn LH & cast to 2nd place (2s step up)
- 41-48
- 2s+1s dance R&L
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Book 21 | 2015-09-20 | Angelika Schmidkonz | Sept. 20, 2015, 12:41 p.m. |
| DAA Friday June 22 | 2018-06-22 | Ken Saunders | June 18, 2018, 8:56 p.m. |
| DA 180413 at Pearl, 519 8th Avenue, 12th floor, room H | 2018-04-13 | Sue Ronald | April 9, 2018, 7:57 p.m. |
| Budapest Summer School 26-27 August 2023 | 2023-08-26 | lldikó Szakolczai | Sept. 11, 2023, 8:15 p.m. |
| DA 2018-03-23 | Chris Ronald | March 17, 2018, 11:52 p.m. | |
| DA 180727 | Sue Ronald | July 23, 2018, 10:27 p.m. | |
| DA 2018-08-11 | Chris Ronald | Aug. 7, 2018, 5:28 p.m. | |
| DA 2018-06-08 | Chris Ronald | June 5, 2018, 6:56 p.m. | |
| 2-Couple Dances A - C | Meinhard Reiser | Feb. 27, 2019, 4:49 p.m. | |
| DA 2018-09-01 | 2018-09-01 | Chris Ronald | Aug. 28, 2018, 9:52 p.m. |
