Dance Dancing in the Dark 1541
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Eddy West (1983)
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/8888/8242 = 88% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set in line in fours (SETLIN;4P;)
- Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
- Reel of four - tandem (no lead change) (REEL;R4;TANDEM;)
- Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Dedicated to the friends who joined me on a series of annual caving trips …
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Dedicated to the friends who joined me on a series of annual caving trips held on the weekend of the Te Awamutu Ball.
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 Winding Road | McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band | Let's All Go Scottish Country Dancing | LP | 6 | S32 4 | 3:59 | 59.8 |
Dancing in the Dark 4/4L · S32
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1–
: All set | 1c & 3c turn RH **while{2}** 2c & 4c turn RH ½ (to 1,2x,3,4x) ; 1c+2c & 3c+4c RHA. All finish in tandem near midline, all W leading
9–
: Reel4 in tandem (no lead change) to sides as on [4]. All W face out (1,2x,3,4x)
17–
: 1c+2c & 3c+4c Parallel Reels4 across, all M passing LSh, all W casting (1,2x,3,4x)
25–
: 1c+2c ½ RHA | 1c+3c set up/down ; 1c+3c change places LH | 1c+4c ½ RHA (2,3,4,1)
