Dance Courting Couples 13405
Strathspey · 32 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: 24153) · Usual number of repetitions: 5
- Devised by
- Carola Fischer
- Intensity
- 80800 83863 83863 84888 = 67% (1 turn), 67% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Long Cast (LCast)
- Reel of three - diagonal - half - lead change (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R3;LEADCHANGE;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Written for the many couples who have met and courted most elegantly while dancing …
Written for the many couples who have met and courted most elegantly while dancing in the Kuckucksnest over the past 20 years. It replaces the 3C/4L dance "The Courting Couple", which Carola wants to discontinue.
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (5). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courting Couples | Ian Muir and his Scottish Dance Band | The Vallin Suite 3 | CD | 9 | S32 5 | 5:14 | 62.8 |
Courting Couples 5/5L · S32
1–
: 1c+3c long cast (touch hands, heart shape) (2c+4c up); dance NHJ between 3c/5c and cast up into the centre facing W's 4cnr, M behind W
9–
: 1c+3c Rsh ½ Lead-change reel3 on 2diag., finish NHJ (M on L) facing W's 1cnr ; set and turn inwards to face M's 1cnr | set and face M's 4cnr, W behind M
17–
: 1c+3c Rsh ½ Lead-change reel3 on 2diag (the same), finish NHJ (1W on L) facing M's 1cnr ; set and turn inwards to face W's 1cnr | set and face up NHJ on own side (2,1,4,3,5)
25–
: 1c with 4c following dance up and cast round 2c **while**{4} 3c with 5c do the same round (empty) 3pl (2,4,1,5,3) ; all turn P BH.
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGB Anniversary 2014 | Unknown | Sir Toby | Oct. 1, 2014, 10:13 p.m. | |
| CGB 2023 October course | Other | 2023-10-22 | Wolfgang Kutsche | Oct. 22, 2023, 8:09 p.m. |
| Hude Ball 2009 | Unknown | 2009-03-21 | Cord Walter | May 23, 2015, 11:31 p.m. |
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