Dance Silver Heather 14428
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Els van der Kamp (2012)
- Intensity
- 840 804 822 888 = 62% (1 turn), 47% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
- Hands across - 4 - left (HX;4P;L;)
- Petronella - quarter (4 bars) (PET;QUART;)
- Back to Back (BKTOBK)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Eight by Thirty-Two [81]
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Official description, published with the author’s permission.
Bars 1 - 4 1W followed by 1M cast off one place (2C …
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.
“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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer's Jig | Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band | Salute t' Scottish Dancing | LP | 9 | J32 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Sarah's Favourite | Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band | Reels and Wheels | CD | 1 | J32 8 | 4:48 | 36.0 | ||
| Seniors Be Full Power (Repeat) | Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band | From Scotland to Saitama | CD | 11 | J32 3 | 1:41 | 33.7 |
Silver Heather 3/4L · J32
- 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)
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last 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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