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Dance Silver Heather 14428

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

Devised by
Els van der Kamp (2012)
Intensity
840 804 822 888 = 62% (1 turn), 47% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Online Sources
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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Official description, published with the author's permission.

Bars
1 - 4 	1W followed by …

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Official description, published with the author's permission.

Bars
1 - 4 	1W followed by 1M cast off one place (2C step up on 3-4) and cross to opposite side
5 - 8 	2C + 1C RHA (and 1W faces out)
9 - 12	1W followed by 1M cast off one place (3C step up on 11-12) and cross to own side 
13 - 16	1C + 3C LHA
17- 20	1C cross RH and cast up one place (3C step down)
21 - 24	1C dance petronella turn (to 1M between 2C, 1W between 3C), and all set in lines across the dance
25 – 28	1C cross RH up/down, cast to the Right to second place on own side while 2M + 3M and 2W + 3W dance back to back
29 – 32	all turn partner RH

Repeat having passed a couple.

Suggested recording: 	“Sarah’s Favourite” in “Reels and Wheels” by Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band.

This dance was devised in May 2012 for the coming Silver Jubilee of the Geldermalsen Scottish Country Dance Group “White Heather” in 2013.

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.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
Jennifer's Jig Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band Salute t' Scottish Dancing LP 9 J32 80:00 0.0
Sarah's Favourite Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band Reels and Wheels CD 1 J32 84:48 36.0
Seniors Be Full Power (Repeat) Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band From Scotland to Saitama CD 11 J32 31:41 33.7
Silver Heather 3/4L · J32
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1–
: 1W followed by 1M cast off (2c up on 3–4) and cross ; 2c+1c RHA (1W face out)
9–
: 1W followed by 1M cast off (3c up on 11–12) and cross ; 1c+3c LHA (2,3,1)
17–
: 1c cross RH | cast up (3c down) ; 1c petronella turn | all set in lines across
25–
: 1c cross RH up/down | cast R **while**{4} 2M+3M & 2W+3W dance BtoB ; all turn P RH (2,1,3)
NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
20230321 - Bo'ness Class Unknown 2023-03-21 Zsofia Jozsef March 22, 2023, 9:55 a.m.
Geldermalsen 2013 Unknown Truus de Ceuster Feb. 22, 2013, 12:43 p.m.
WhiteHeatherBall2013 Unknown Eric Ferguson Feb. 8, 2013, 1:27 p.m.

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