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Dance The Alley Cat 15361

Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4

Devised by
Livia Kohn
Intensity
8080/8888/8888/8888 = 88% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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**Erratum:** According to the original instructions for bars 25–32, “3rd/1st couples Allemande while 2nd/4th …

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**Erratum:** According to the original instructions for bars 25–32, “3rd/1st couples Allemande while 2nd/4th Poussette”. This should read “3rd/4th couples Allemande while 2nd/1st Poussette”, i.e., the end couples dance the allemande movement while the middle couples dance the poussette movement. This leads to a formation which is centrally symmetric with respect to the whole set.  (The deviser concurs with this.)

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 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 Pele Tower Muriel Johnstone's Band Vintage Goldring CD 9 J32 42:36 39.0
The Alley Cat 4/4L · J32
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{{explanation}}
3s & 4s start on opp. sides

1-8
: 1s & 3s set & turn RH, 1s cast to 3rd place & cross LH to face down to
  as 3s lead up crossing & cast into 1st place. 3 2(1)(4)
9-16
: All dance reels of 4 on sides
17-24
: 3s followed by 2s lead down & cast to places as 4s followed by 1s cast
  to top & lead down to places
25-32
: 3s+2s also 1s+4s dance Allepousse:

: 3s & 4s (end couples) dance Allemande **while**

: 2s & 1s (middle couples dance Poussette to end 2 3 (4) (1)

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NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
New Haven Summer Dance - 15 August 2017 Unknown 2017-08-15 Peter Price Aug. 13, 2017, 11:57 p.m.
FSCDC Class 20 June 2023 Class 2023-06-20 Anselm Lingnau June 21, 2023, 2:15 a.m.
New Haven Summer Dance - 29 August 2017 Unknown 2017-08-29 Peter Price Aug. 25, 2017, 11:41 p.m.
Kuckucksnest Sommerkurs Ball Function 2023-06-24 Klaus Mettler June 23, 2023, 11 p.m.
Kuckucksnest Summer Ball 2023 Flying Celts Function 2023-06-24 Brigitte Irsigler June 16, 2023, 9:13 a.m.

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IdSubjectDateSubmitterAssigned toPriorityDisposition
3163 Bars 25–32: Allepousse in the bottom half of the set June 21, 2023, 12:12 a.m. Anselm Lingnau Keith Rose Normal Fixed