Dance Staircase In Styria 15044
Reel · 40 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: 23451)
- Devised by
- Margaret Gray
- Intensity
- 84840 80844 80800 80400 80004 = 46% (1 turn), 46% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Published in
- Extra Info
- The dance was inspired by the double spiral staircase in the castle in Graz, capital of the Styrian region of …
The dance was inspired by the double spiral staircase in the castle in Graz, capital of the Styrian region of Austria, and represents going up the stairs, down the stairs and meeting on the stairs.
Staircase In Styria 5/5L · R40
- 1–
- 1c+2M & 3c+4M RHA 1¼, 1c & 3c finishing in middle facing down, other cpls in own place ; 1c+2W & 3c+4W LHA, finish facing down
- 9–
- 1c+4M & 3c+5M RHA same way ; 1c+4W & 3c+5W LHA, 1W & 3W face out on own side with P behind
- 17–
- 1c & 3c (W leading) cast up 1 place, cross, cast up on M side to original places the W looping R
- 25–
- 1c cross | cast 1 (2c up) ; 1c followed by 3c dance up & cast to (2,3,1x,4,5)
- 33–
- 1c cross | cast 1 (4c up) ; 1c followed by 5c dance up & cast to (2,3,4,5,1)
Staircase In Styria 5/5L · R40
- 1-8
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1s+2M also 3s+4M dance RH across, 1s+2L also 3s+4L dance LH across
- 9-16
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1s+4M also 3s+5M dance RH across, 1s+4L also 3s+5L dance LH across & 1L also 3L end facing out Ladies side with partners behind them
- 17-24
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1s & 3s dance out Ladies’ side & cast up 1 place, cross to Mens side & cast up to original place Ladies looping round by the right
- 25-32
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1s cross & cast 1 place, 1s followed by 3s dance up & cast (1s to 3rd place, 3s to 2nd place)
- 33-40
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1s cross & cast 1 place, 1s followed by 5s dance up & cast (1s to 5th place, 5s to 4th place). 2 3 4 5 1
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NB - No stepping up or down until bar 27
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Added on: 2022-03-10 (James Wilson)
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