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Dance The Cooper Children 15041

Jig · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
Hugh Porteous (2009)
Intensity
10,8,6/10,4,4/10,8,8/10,10,10 = 81% (1 turn), 61% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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Devised by Hugh Porteous and the Caledonian Society of Sheffield Dance Class for the …

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Devised by Hugh Porteous and the Caledonian Society of Sheffield Dance Class for the ASCDS Festival at Ollerton on 9th May 2009.

10 bar phrases

Note: Eric's Crib shows the current version.  In an earlier version the deviser, for [19-20], wrote “turn their partner by the left hand to finish in the middle of the dance with the man below the woman”.  In another variant, 1c turn LH 1½  for [25-26]

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
The Cooper Children Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band The Leeds Golden Collection CD 10 J40 85:52 35.2
The Wee Cooper of Fife Alan Gardiner and his Scottish Dance Band A True Reflection CD 11 J40 42:45 33.0
The Wee Cooper of Fife David South and his Scottish Dance Band Kardinia Capers CD+ 5 J40 85:57 35.7
The Wee Cooper o' Fife Charlie Jemmett and His Band An Evening of Scottish Country Dancing LP 6 J40 80:00 0.0
The Wee Cooper o' Fife David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band All Set CD+ 10 J40 64:20 34.7
The Wee Cooper o' Fife Peter White and his Scottish Dance Band Caller Herrin' and seven other SCD/Foss CD+ 11 J40 85:14 31.4
The Wee Cooper o' Fife Frank Reid and his Band Something Else LP+ 2 J40 80:00 0.0
The Wee Cooper o' Fife The Deirdre Adamson Quartet Come More Scottish Country Dancing CD+ 11 J40 85:40 34.0
The Wee Cooper o' Fife Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band Special Requests Volume 4 CD+ 10 J40 64:18 34.4
The Wee Cooper o' Fife Unknown - J40 80:00 0.0
The Wee Cooper o' Fife Peter White and his Scottish Dance Band Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 3 CD 11 J40 85:13 31.3
The Wee Cooper o' Fife Dewhurst, Chris, Julie & Nick Beyond the Borders CD 7 J40 85:56 35.6
The Wee Cooper o' Fife Iain Cathcart and his Band Dances to Song Tunes CD 15 J40 86:01 36.1
The Wee Cooper o' Fife Lothian Scottish Dance Band In Strict Tempo LP+ 4 J40 42:59 35.8
The Cooper Children 3/4L · J40
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1–10
: Snowball Gr-Ch (5 hands), 1c cross to start (3x,1,2x), 1W no polite turn
11–20
: 1c turn LH to face 3cnr (pos!) | turn cnr RH (cnrs dance {4}) | pass Rsh | turn 4cnr RH | pass Rsh into
21–30
: 3c+1W & 1M+2c RHA {4} | 1c turn LH ½ | 3c+1M & 1W+2c RHA {4} (to 3x,1x,2x)
31–38
: 2c+3c set to P | cross RH | set up/down | change RH | **while{8}** 1c cross RH | cast clw to midline | change RH up/down | cast clw to 2pl
39–40
: All Set  (2,1,3)

*Note: In an earlier version, for [19–20], 1c turn P LH to finish M below W. In another variant, 1c turn LH 1½ for [25–26]*
The Cooper Children 3/4L · J40
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1-10
: All dance 10 bar Snowball Chain:

: 1s cross RH & change places LH on side with 2s

: 1s change places RH with 3s **while** 2s cross over RH

: 1s cross LH **while** 2s & 3s change places LH.

: 1s change places RH with 2s **while** 3s cross over RH. (3) 1 (2)
11-20
: 1s turn LH, 1s turn 3rd corners (pstns) RH, pass RSh,1s turn 4th corners
  (pstns) RH, pass RSh to face 1st corner (pstn)
21-24
: 1M dances RH across with 2s as 1L dances RH across with 3s
25-26
: 1s 1/2 turn LH
27-30
: 1M dances RH across with 3s as 1L dances RH across with 2s. 1s end 2nd
  place opposite sides.
31-38
: 1s cross RH & cast to right as 3s & 2s set & cross RH, 1s cross RH
  up/down centre & cast to 2nd places as 3s & 2s set on sides & change
  places RH
39-40
: All set

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Added on: 2014-03-11 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)

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Edwin Werner · Oct. 14, 2014, 8:47 a.m.

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A LH turn on bars 19-20 is the way it was described in the first version of the dance (leaflet).

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