Dance The Birthday Present 13683

See also: The Birthday Present (S32, 4/4L, Ayland)

Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by

John Fletcher

Formations

Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
Hands round - 4 - half (HR;4P;HALF;)

Steps

Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel

Published in

Three Hands Across [3]

Recommended Music

Ian Muir's compliments to the late Ron Watson (Ian R Muir)

Extra Info

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The figures evoke the wrapping of a birthday present.

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The figures evoke the wrapping of a birthday present.

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 italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

	Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Clip
	The Birthday Present	Ian Muir and the Craigellachie Band	Three Hands Across	CD	3	S32 8	8:04	60.5

The Birthday Present 3/4L · S32

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1-8
: 1s turn 2H & cast to 3rd place, cross RH & cast up to 2nd place
9-16
: 1s dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides (1s in & up to start)
17-24
: 1s cross up RH ending 1s facing down to 2s in middle & set, 1s+2s dance
  4H round to left ending BtoB facing original places
25-32
: 1s & 2s dance The Bow:

: 1s & 2s loop right round through original places & dance LH across 1/2
  way, 2s & 1s loop round to right into opp places & cross RH to own
  sides

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Keith Rose's Diagrams

Name	Type	Date	Owner	Last changed
190819 The More Unusual Dance Club	Unknown	2019-08-19	Peter Dixon	July 23, 2019, 6:58 p.m.
Turnham Green - 10 November 2019	Unknown	2019-11-10	Jacmel Dent	Oct. 27, 2019, 1:56 a.m.
Barnstormer challenges	Unknown		George Hobson	May 11, 2022, 12:02 p.m.
RR: compendium (summer classes)	Informational		Rosamund Rawlings	July 8, 2023, 4:48 p.m.

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Dance The Birthday Present 13683

The Birthday Present 3/4L · S32

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