Dance The Mentor 14346
Strathspey · 96 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: 1
- Devised by
- Brian Charlton (2007)
- Intensity
- 4444 8888 6666 8888 4444 8888 6666 8888 8888 8080 0808 8888 = 79% (1 turn), 79% (whole dance)
- Formations
-
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Reel of four - intersecting (REEL;R4;INTSECT)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Double Targe (DBLTARGE)
- Promenade 4 couples (PROM;4C;)
- Hands round - 4 - half (HR;4P;HALF;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Steps
-
- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
-
- Book 47 [12]
- Waratah Collection - Edition 2010 [17]
- Eight by Thirty-Two [37]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [349] (diagram only)
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Devised by Brian Charlton (briangcharlton [at] gmail.com), October, 2007. This dance was written to …
Devised by Brian Charlton (briangcharlton [at] gmail.com), October, 2007. This dance was written to honour Margaret Sim on the occasion of her being presented with a well-deserved RSCDS Branch Award at the Branch Closing Social on 8th December 2007. Margaret has been a mentor for dancers, teachers, clubs and the Branch over many years. The formations (many!) still need to be added. Music: suitable recorded music is "Singing Sands" on Reflections of Dalriada.
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (1). 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 Mentor | Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 47. 12 Dances to celebrate the 90th Anniversary | CD | 12 | S96 1 | 3:17 | 65.7 |
The Mentor 4S · S96
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First Figure
1–
: All M RHA 1¼ , cast R behind W of opposite C, and curve R to face her (
9–
: All dance intersecting Reels 4 (no hands in the middle)
17–
: All M Circle4 R and pivot L to face same W ; All set | turn RH ½ to change places
25–
: Double targe (W ¾ LHA **while**{2} M 1 pl clw | M turn W RH ; repeat, at end finish in square set with W on L (with swapped partner)
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Second figure
Repeat 1–32 with M and W switched, finish with own P (3,4,1,2)
Third figure
1–
: All set to P | turn RH ¾ to promhold ; promenade ½ round to (1,2,3,4)
9–
: 1c+3c set | cast R in front of side c and face across ; Circle4 L ½ | M leading dance to places
17–
: 2c+4c repeat
25–
: Circle8 and back
The Mentor 4S · S96
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Part 1
1-8
: All Men dance RH across 1.1/4 times, cast right round opposite Lady &
curve in to face her
9-16
: All dance interlocking Reels of 4 (no hands in middle) ending with all
Men facing in
17-24
: All Men circle 4H round to right & pivot left to face same Lady, all set
& 1/2 turn RH to change places & all Ladies face anticlockwise
25-28
: All Ladies dance 3/4 LH across as Men dance 1 pl clockwise & all Men
turn new partners RH once round
29-32
: Repeat bars 25-28 but end all facing in (Ladies on left of Men) facing
original partners across the set
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Part 2
1-32
: Ladies repeat bars 1-32 with Ladies leading & end with own partner (3 4
1 2)
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Part 3
1-8
: All set to partner & turn 3/4 turn RH into prom hold, all promenade
clockwise 1/2 round to original places
9-16
: 1s & 3s set & rotate then dance clockwise to face across the dance,
1s+3s circle 4H round to left 1/2 way & 1s & 3s dance out to original
places
17-24
: 2s+4s repeat bars 9-16 to original places
25-32
: All dance 8H round & back
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Added on: 2013-07-26 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Demonstration quality
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Added on: 2018-10-08 (Murrough Landon)
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Added on: 2021-04-06 (Ilana Steiner)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg Class 2019-06-06 | Unknown | 2019-06-06 | David Quarrie | June 7, 2019, 2:17 p.m. |
| Fir Chlis Dances | Unknown | 2016-05-21 | ChArLy Candia | May 21, 2016, 7:27 a.m. |
| Sydney KYDS 2023 | Function | 2023-05-27 | Diana Hastie | May 16, 2023, 2:48 a.m. |
| New Forest Spring Tea Dance 2014-05-04 | Unknown | 2014-05-04 | Rocio Alcala-Quintana | March 9, 2014, 12:31 p.m. |
| Sydney end of year social 2017 | Unknown | 2017-12-02 | Diana Hastie | Nov. 22, 2017, 1:32 a.m. |
| Tamburin Kurs Denkendorf April 2015 | Unknown | 2015-04-25 | Meinhard Reiser | April 30, 2015, 2:41 p.m. |
| Know Your Dance Social, Sydney 12.04.14 | Unknown | 2012-04-14 | Diana Hastie | April 11, 2014, 9:28 a.m. |
| Budapest Weekend 2023 Classes | Class | 2023-09-23 | Murrough Landon | Oct. 2, 2023, 4:52 p.m. |
| Saint Quay Perros Ball 2019 | Unknown | 2019-06-29 | Marie-Laure Barret | Jan. 8, 2019, 5:22 p.m. |
| Book 47 | Unknown | Sue Ronald | Feb. 28, 2018, 6:30 p.m. | |
| Salem Advance Dance draft | Unknown | Charles Liu | Aug. 28, 2018, 3:22 p.m. |
