Dance The Torridon Cross 15310
Jig · 48 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 3142) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- John Brenchley (2013)
- Intensity
- 8008/8668/8888/8448/8008/8888 = 77% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Set to Corners and Partner (C-SCP)
- Reel of four - intersecting (REEL;R4;INTSECT)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Hands round - 8 - half (HR;8P;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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This dance started off as a four couple variation of Torridon Lassies but soon …
This dance started off as a four couple variation of Torridon Lassies but soon developed a life of its own.
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (4). 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
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Torridon Cross | Marian Anderson and her Band | The Other Kangaroo Paw | CD | 8 | j48 4 | 3:44 | 37.3 |
The Torridon Cross 4/4L · J48
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3s and 4s start on opposite sides
1-8
: 1s+4s cross RH, cast to 2nd/3rd places, 1s+4s dance LH across remaining
in middle with 1s facing 2s, 3s facing 4s
9-12
: 1s+2s also 3s+4s turn RH once round. 1s+4s in middle chase anticlockwise
1 place round to finish BtoB in centre with1s facing Men's side, 4s
facing Ladies' side
13-16
: 1s+4s set to corners and partner (as “Hello-Goodbye”) to finish BtoB in
centre with 4s facing up, 1s facing down
17-28
: All dance Interlocking diagonal reels of 4 giving LH across in centre.
Finish as end bar 16
29-36
: 1s+4s dance RSh round “corner” into centre, dance RH across, retain
ptnr's hand with 1s turning to face down/ 4s face up
37-40
: 1s+4s cross out of ends and cast up/down to finish 2 4 (1) (3)
41-48
: All turn partner RH, all circle 8H round 1/2 way to finish 3 1 (4) (2)
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)An instructional Country Dance video by Chiswick Scottish …
Added on: 2016-03-19 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150216 The More Unusual Dance Club | Unknown | 2015-02-16 | Peter Dixon | Jan. 25, 2015, 6:02 p.m. |
| 160118 The More Unusual Dance Club | Unknown | 2016-01-18 | Peter Dixon | Nov. 24, 2016, 5:03 p.m. |
| Richmond ~ 180131 Dance | Unknown | 2018-01-31 | James Wilson | Jan. 22, 2018, 2:07 p.m. |
| Turnham Green - 14 May 2023 | Other | 2023-05-14 | Jacmel Dent | May 2, 2023, 2:01 a.m. |
| Richmond ~ 180418 Dance | Unknown | 2018-04-18 | James Wilson | April 10, 2018, 11:05 a.m. |
| 190819 The More Unusual Dance Club | Unknown | 2019-08-19 | Peter Dixon | July 23, 2019, 6:58 p.m. |
| Laurencekirk Dance, Mearns Academy, 18th November 2017, 7:30 -11:00 p.m. | Unknown | 2017-11-18 | Brian Anderson | April 29, 2017, 2:21 p.m. |
| 150518 The More Unusual Dance Club | Unknown | 2015-05-18 | Peter Dixon | May 4, 2015, 8:21 p.m. |
| Richmond ~ 180421 Spring Dance | Unknown | 2018-04-21 | James Wilson | April 10, 2018, 10:37 a.m. |
| 150119 The More Unusual Dance Club | Unknown | 2015-01-19 | Peter Dixon | March 14, 2015, 2:12 p.m. |
| Richmond Caledonian 23rd November | Unknown | 2022-11-23 | Annette Hughes | Nov. 14, 2022, 11:36 a.m. |
| Richmond 5.6.19 | Unknown | 2019-06-05 | Simon Stewart | May 31, 2019, 12:37 p.m. |
| Richmond Caledonian, 11th December | Unknown | 2019-12-11 | Annette Hughes | Dec. 10, 2019, 3 p.m. |
| Richmond Caledonian 2/2/22 | Unknown | 2022-02-02 | Simon Stewart | Jan. 29, 2022, 8:19 a.m. |
| R6122017 | Unknown | 2017-12-06 | Simon Stewart | Dec. 5, 2017, 6:11 p.m. |
| Turnham Green - 15 December 2019 | Unknown | 2019-12-15 | Jacmel Dent | Nov. 30, 2019, 9:39 p.m. |
| 150817 The More Unusual Dance Club | Unknown | 2015-08-17 | Peter Dixon | Aug. 5, 2015, 10:55 p.m. |
| Richmond Caledonian, 5th June | Unknown | 2019-06-05 | Annette Hughes | May 24, 2019, 11:27 a.m. |
| TG Repeats 2023 | Other | Jacmel Dent | Aug. 27, 2023, 4:07 p.m. |
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