Dance The Dancing Gentleman 1539
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 3 (Progression: 312) · Usual number of repetitions: 3
- Devised by
- John Collins
- Intensity
- 080/888/484/484 = 67% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Petronella - half (8 bars) (PET;HALF;)
- Reel of three - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R3;SIDE;)
- Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
- Turn Corners and Partner (CPCP)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (3). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castles in the Air | Iain Cathcart and his Band | Dances to Song Tunes | CD | 4 | S32 8 | 8:23 | 62.9 | ||
| Herself | Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent | Grandfather Mountain Gala | CD+ | 10 | S32 3 | 3:10 | 63.3 | ||
| Set of Strathspeys | David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band | Diamond Jubilee | CD+ | 6 | S32 8 | 8:30 | 63.8 |
The Dancing Gentleman 3/3L · S32
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1-8 : 2s set, Petronella turn, set & Petronella turn to 2nd place opp sides 9-16 : 1/2 reels of 3 on sides (2M+1L & 2L+3M pass RSh). 1/2 reels of 3 across 2M+3M (in 1st place) & 2L+1L (in 3rd place) pass LSh. 1s end facing 3rd corner (1st corner person) 17-24 : 2s turn corner RH, partner LH, 4th corner pstn (2nd corner person) RH, partner LH to 2nd place opp sides (3) (2) (1) 25-32 : 3s+2s+1s set, 3s cross LH **while** 2s+1s dance 1/2 RH across. 2s turn 2H (4 bars) 3 1 2
