Dance The Merchant City 14964
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 3 (Progression: 231) · Usual number of repetitions: 3
- Devised by
- Anne Thorn
- Intensity
- 880 888 808 888 = 83% (1 turn), 83% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Espagnole (ESPAN)
- Hands across - 3 - chng-ends (HX;3P;CHNG;)
- Rosette (ROSETTE)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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Recordings whose titles are in
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Merchant City | The Ian Muir Sound | RSCDS Glasgow 90th Anniversary | CD | 4 | S32 3 | 3:10 | 63.3 |
The Merchant City 3/3L · S32
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1– : 1c+2c Espagnole (2,1,3) 9– : 2c+1W & 1M+3C RHA, 1c pass Rsh ; 2c+1M & 1W+3C LHA (2,1,3) 17– : 1c+3c “The Rosette”: 1+3c set to P | turn P RH ½ and cast away to opp. side | chase clw ½ (2,3,1) 25– : Circle6 and back
The Merchant City 3/3L · S32
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1-8 : 1s & 2s dance the Espagnole: : **1- 2** 1s+2s cross (Ladies lead across RH passing between Men) with Ladies changing places RH : **3- 4** 1s+2s cross back (Men lead across RH between Ladies) with Men changing places RH : **5- 8** 2s turn RH as 1s turn LH 9-16 : 1M with 3s, 1L with 2s dance RH Across, 1s pass by right; 1M with 2s, 1L with 3s dance LH Across (2 1 3) 17-24 : 1s & 3s dance the Rosette: : **17-20** 1s & 3s set, turn partner RH 1/2 way, face partner, drop hands, pull back RSH & cast to opp sides (partner's place) : **21-24** 1s & 3s dance clockwise 1/2 way round to new positions (2 3 1) 25-32 : 2s, 3s & 1s dance 6 hands round and back
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Youth Demonstration team, RSCDS AGM 2018
Added on: 2022-06-13 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality
Watch on YouTube
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Added on: 2015-02-03 (lesley rex)
Quality: Reasonable
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)To see the walk-through, start from 0:33. Dufftown …
Added on: 2016-03-04 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
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Added on: 2022-07-27 (Roland Telle)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2021-05-30 | Unknown | 2021-05-30 | Amanda Peart | May 27, 2021, 6:07 p.m. |
| Monday 16th May NSCDS | Unknown | 2022-05-16 | Patricia Harland | May 13, 2022, 1:21 p.m. |
| Kingston Burns Night 2017 | Unknown | 2017-01-28 | Alexander Jeffries | Dec. 22, 2016, 8:37 p.m. |
| RSCDS (Birmingham) Spring Social 16th March 2024 | Function | 2024-03-16 | Fiona Thomson | Oct. 18, 2023, 6:08 p.m. |
| 161017 The More Unusual Dance Club | Unknown | 2016-10-17 | Peter Dixon | Oct. 18, 2016, 5:01 p.m. |
| 20211209 - International Online Class - Kay | Unknown | 2021-12-09 | Zsofia Jozsef | Dec. 20, 2021, 9:42 p.m. |
| RSCDS Cheshire Branch - Social 12 July 2017 | Unknown | 2017-07-12 | Andrew Locke | April 19, 2017, 3:30 p.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral - Tuesday 19 September 2017 | Unknown | 2017-09-19 | Andrew Locke | Sept. 15, 2017, 10:01 p.m. |
| Tuesday 22 March NSCDS | Unknown | 2022-03-22 | Patricia Harland | March 15, 2022, 1:14 p.m. |
| 2018-03 Iberian week-end dances taught | Unknown | antoine rousseau | March 18, 2018, 9:02 p.m. | |
| Newark Annual Dance 22 Oct 2016 | Unknown | 2016-10-22 | John Aitken | July 22, 2016, 7:02 p.m. |
| Trinity 4 Feb 23 - Sandy Nixon | Unknown | 2023-02-04 | Bill Austin | Jan. 17, 2023, 12:21 p.m. |
| Presidents' Night Helsby & District Caledonian Society Friday 27nd April 2018 | Unknown | 2018-04-27 | Andrew Locke | April 20, 2018, 10:15 p.m. |
| Saint_Quay_Perros_Ball_2016-07-02 | Unknown | 2016-02-28 | Roland Telle | March 15, 2016, 12:37 p.m. |
| Half term special 13 Feb 2023 | Unknown | 2023-02-13 | Patricia Harland | Feb. 7, 2023, 5:19 p.m. |
| Fowlis Xmas 2017 | Unknown | 2017-12-08 | Kate Kinnear | Nov. 21, 2017, 2:39 p.m. |
| 2018-05-05 Catalina (dances taught by Antoine Rousseau) | Unknown | antoine rousseau | May 15, 2018, 11:57 a.m. | |
| 2023-11-18 Trinity SCDC Edinburgh | Function | 2023-11-18 | Colin Duncan | Oct. 29, 2023, 9:16 a.m. |
| Pawling 2016 - Dances taught | Unknown | Sue Ronald | May 27, 2016, 5:51 p.m. | |
| Wrexham End of Season Dance 2014 | Unknown | Anne MacDonald | May 4, 2014, 12:23 p.m. | |
| St Columba's Dancers 09-01-17 | Unknown | Sarah B. | Dec. 11, 2016, 8:13 p.m. | |
| SQP_20170909Jersey | Unknown | 2017-04-10 | Roland Telle | April 10, 2017, 5:15 p.m. |
| 2022-09 IB Week end Antoine Rousseau taught | Unknown | antoine rousseau | Oct. 4, 2022, 9:54 a.m. | |
| Kilmorack Winter Social number 7 - Sat 19th Feb - 7:30pm start | Unknown | 2022-02-19 | Peter Jamieson | Feb. 2, 2022, 12:50 p.m. |
| Garden Dance 2023 | Other | 2023-07-25 | Patricia Harland | July 21, 2023, 4:14 p.m. |
| RSCDS Birmingham - New Year Social 2019 | Unknown | 2019-01-05 | Nicola Scott | Oct. 18, 2018, 10:42 a.m. |
| Brunswick Workshop 2020-02-29 | Unknown | Charles Liu | Feb. 2, 2020, 11:47 p.m. | |
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2023-10-08 | Other | 2023-10-08 | Amanda Peart | Oct. 15, 2023, 11:50 p.m. |
| 22 10 10 Lytham | Unknown | 2022-10-10 | Chris & Lee Pratt | Oct. 9, 2022, 10:50 p.m. |
| Stoney Lake Ball 2018 | Unknown | 2018-05-26 | Alexander Jeffries | March 7, 2018, 9:42 p.m. |
| 2023-04-04 Atholl SCDC Edinburgh (John's programme) | Unknown | 2023-04-04 | John Nuttall | Feb. 9, 2023, 7:56 p.m. |
| Chester St Andrew Society End of Year Dance | Unknown | 2017-12-28 | Andrew Locke | Oct. 21, 2017, 6:27 p.m. |
| Trinity at Fairmilehead - 7 Dec 19 - Ewan Galloway | Unknown | 2019-12-07 | Bill Austin | Oct. 26, 2019, 3:33 p.m. |
| OSCDG - Social Dance #9 | Unknown | 2019-03-02 | Kristian Vestli | Feb. 6, 2019, 9:55 p.m. |
| 220508 New Forest SCD Lyndhurst SO43 7NY 2.30-6 Frank Thomson £10 | Unknown | 2022-05-08 | Stephen Webb | May 3, 2022, 5:08 p.m. |
| Stoney Lake Ball 2019 | Unknown | 2019-05-25 | Alexander Jeffries | Feb. 23, 2019, 6:39 p.m. |
| Kingston 2018 Ball | Unknown | 2018-11-03 | Alexander Jeffries | Oct. 18, 2018, 4:15 a.m. |
| Laurencekirk, Dickson Hall. Sat 16 Nov 7:30 | Unknown | 2019-11-16 | Brian Anderson | June 13, 2019, 3:19 p.m. |
| Guernsey Caledonian Ball Saturday | Unknown | 2018-04-14 | Joan Blake | Nov. 13, 2017, 11:59 p.m. |
| 2023-02-14 Atholl SCDC (Moira's Programme) | Unknown | 2023-02-14 | John Nuttall | Nov. 14, 2022, 7:43 p.m. |
| Kingston Ball 2018 | Unknown | 2018-11-03 | Alexander Jeffries | Aug. 15, 2018, 4:21 p.m. |
| Nantwich Ball with Lindsay Weir - Sat 21 March 2015 | Unknown | 2015-03-21 | Christine Grove | July 25, 2014, 11:37 a.m. |
| RSCDS Birmingham - St Andrews Social - 2021 | Unknown | 2021-11-20 | Nicola Scott | Aug. 8, 2021, 10:20 a.m. |
| Guernsey Ball 2018-04-14 | Unknown | 2017-11-13 | Roland Telle | Nov. 14, 2017, 1:02 a.m. |
| RSCDS Birmingham - Spring Social 2020 | Unknown | 2020-03-21 | Nicola Scott | Oct. 14, 2019, 9:55 p.m. |
| Winchester 2023-11-26 | Function | 2023-11-26 | Malcolm Austen | Nov. 20, 2023, 7:33 p.m. |
| Easter Course Kuckucksnest 2014 | Unknown | Truus de Ceuster | April 21, 2014, 11:23 p.m. | |
| Pinewoods 2018 Scottish Session 2 | Unknown | 2018-07-09 | Charles Liu | Feb. 16, 2018, 6:45 a.m. |
| Tuesday class - Autumn Term 2021 | Unknown | 2021-09-18 | Nicola Scott | Aug. 30, 2021, 11:09 a.m. |
| Strathspey 3/3L | Unknown | Verl Girl | May 7, 2016, 11:36 a.m. | |
| Kilmorack Dances done at previous Socials | Informational | Peter Jamieson | June 6, 2023, 7:54 a.m. | |
| Kilmorack 21-22 Dances done in class | Unknown | 2021-09-15 | Peter Jamieson | Sept. 15, 2021, 9:04 a.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 437 | Correction | March 20, 2014, 8 p.m. | Alasdair Graham | --- | Normal | Fixed |