Dance The Better Half 13487
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Shigeyoshi Kobayashi (2007)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - double - half (FIG8;2C;HALF;)
- Figure of Eight - double - half (FIG8;2C;HALF;)
- Reel of four - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R4;SIDE;)
- Double Triangles - half (DblTri;Half)
- Japonaise (JAPAN)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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 Better Half | Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band | Cherry Blossom Time Volume 1 | CD | 10 | R32 8 | 4:42 | 35.2 | ||
| The Better Half | Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band | Cherry Blossom Time | CD | 24 | R32 8 | 4:42 | 35.2 |
The Better Half 3/4L · R32
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1–
: 1c+2c ½ DblFig8, 1c crossing down ; 1c+3c ½ DblFig8 round 2c, 1c crossing down (1,2x,3x)
9–
: 1c turn 2c EH 1 ½, 1c in and down to start ; 2c+1c+3c ½ Mirror Reels3, 1c out and down to start, finishing in DTr position facing own side
17–
: ½ DTr, 1c to 2plx at end (to 3x,1x,2x) ; all turn P RH into promhold facing down (3x,1x,2x)
25–
: 3c+1c+2c “The Japonaise” [Promenade {3} to W side all facing up, slip into middle and face P {1} ; turn P RH] (2,1,3)
