Dance The Homecoming Dance 13579

Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)

Devised by

Anne Thorn

Intensity

8000 8440 8044 8888 = 56% (1 turn), 56% (whole dance)

Formations

Cast behind own lines and dance up the middle (CBL&DanceUp)
Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step

Published in

Magazine Dances 2005-2009 [13]
5 Dances 2009 including Homecoming Dance [1]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [250] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams, Supplement to the 8th Edition [34] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

JJ's Reel (George Meikle)

“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)

	Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Clip
	The Homecoming Dance	David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band	Magazine Dances 2005-2009	CD	13	R32 4	2:24	36.0
	The Homecoming Dance	David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 7 plus 2 Dances for 2009	CD	13	R32 4	2:24	36.0

The Homecoming Dance 4/4L · R32

1–: 1c set | cast off, meet below 4c and dance up for
9–: 1M+2M+3M LHA while 1W+2W+3W RHA ; 1c dance up, cast off (2c up) and meet in the middle
17–: 1M+3M+4M RHA while 1W+3W+4W LHA to sidelines (2,1,3,4) ; 1c set | cast off 2 (3c+4c up) (2,3,4,1)
25–: All Circle8 and back

E-cribs

The Homecoming Dance 4/4L · R32

1-8: 1s set & cast to meet below 4s & dance up between 4s+3s
9-16: 1M dances LH across with 2M+3M as 1L dances RH across with 2L+3L, 1s dance up between 2s & cast to meet in middle & dance down b’tw’n 3s
17-24: 1M dances RH across with 3M+4M as 1L dances LH across with 3L+4L & 1s end 2nd place, 1s set & cast to 4th place
25-32: All circle 8H round & back. 2 3 4 1

MiniCribs

Keith Rose's Diagrams

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Name	Type	Date	Owner	Last changed
Grantham U3A 2021-08-10	Unknown	2021-08-10	John Aitken	Aug. 6, 2021, 10:06 a.m.
Grantham U3A 2021-08-03	Unknown	2021-08-03	John Aitken	July 29, 2021, 10:37 a.m.
Waltham AGM 2021-08-26	Unknown	2021-08-26	John Aitken	Aug. 6, 2021, 11:23 a.m.
Newark Members' Social 07 Sep 2021	Unknown	2021-09-07	John Aitken	July 28, 2021, 11:23 p.m.
Lethbridge 2019/10, October Social	Unknown	2019-10-30	Gail Michener	Nov. 22, 2019, 5:27 p.m.
Garden Dance J&M 2021	Function	2021-08-17	John Aitken	May 17, 2023, 9:44 p.m.
LSCDC 2019-2020	Unknown	2019-09-04	Gail Michener	Sept. 18, 2019, 9:57 p.m.
RSCDS St. Andrews 29th July 2014	Unknown	2014-07-29	Truus de Ceuster	April 24, 2014, 6:36 p.m.
140729 St Andrews Branch Social Tue.	Unknown	2014-07-29	Martina Mueller-Franz	June 25, 2014, 12:09 p.m.
Inverkeithing Party 10 May 23	Unknown	2023-05-10	Bill Austin	April 15, 2023, 10:41 a.m.
Ballylesson	Unknown		Ruth Clarke	Feb. 19, 2015, 3:27 p.m.
RSCDS Beginners Framework 2B	Unknown		Rachel Pusey	Aug. 11, 2019, 10:43 p.m.

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