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Dance The Radical Road 15429

Reel · 128 bars · 4 couples · Square   (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: 1

Devised by
Stewart Adam
Intensity
88/88//80/08//88/88/88/88//88/88/88/88/80/08/88/88 = 87% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Skip-Change, Slip-Step
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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88/88/
1 - 8		All face ptnr - pass R, L, R, L then …

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88/88/
1 - 8		All face ptnr - pass R, L, R, L then turn ptnr RH
9 - 16	Repeat back home
/80/08/
17 - 24	In waltz hold top cps slip to opp. end (men BTB), Repeat Ls 		BTB
25 - 32	Side cps Repeat.
/88/88/88/88/88/88/88/88/
33 - 40	Head M in centre While rest Circle, pivot, chase back
41 - 48 	top 4, bottom 4 LHA, RHA
49 - 56	Side M Repeat
57 - 64	Side 4s LHA, RHA
65 - 72	Head Ls repeat
73 - 80	Heads RHA, LHA
81 - 88	Side Ls repeat
89 - 96	Sides RHA, LHA
/80/80/
97 - 112	Repeat 17 - 32
/88/88
113  - 128	Repeat 1 - 16

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (1). 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 Radical Road Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band Music for the Commonwealth Ceilidh CD 4 R32 42:17 34.2
The Radical Road 4S · R128
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1–
: All face P and dance ½ G-Chain (no hands) ; turn P RH (3,4,1,2)
9–
: Repeat [1–8],  all turn P into Waltzhold.  (1,2,3,4)
17–
: 1c+3c slip across, M passing BtoB | and back, W passing BtoB
25–
: 2c+4c repeat [17–24]
33–
: 1M+3M in centre dance free steps **while{8}** the others circle6 L, pivot L and chase to places
41–48
: Top four dancers (1M, 1W, 2W, 4M) + Bottom four LHA ; RHA
49–64
: 2M+4M in middle, repeat [33–48], the “side fours” dancing the LHA ; RHA
65–80
: 1W+3W in middle, repeat [33–48]
81–96
: 2W+4W in middle, repeat [33–48], the “side fours” dancing the LHA ; RHA
97–112
: Repeat [17–32]
112–128
: Repeat [1–16],  all turn P into Waltzhold.
The Radical Road 4S · R128
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{{explanation}}
Start all facing partners  
Chorus 1

1-8
: All dance 1/2 Grand Chain (NO hands) & turn partners RH once round
9-16
: Repeat 1-8 back to places, all turning RH into waltz hold facing centre
17-24
: 1s+3s slip step up/down to change places (Men pass BtoB) and slip step
  back to places (Ladies pass BtoB)
25-32
: 2s+4s repeat 17-24

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Dance

1-8
: 1M+3M in centre dance own choice/style **while** others circle Left (3
  bars), pivot R foot over L and chase back to places
9-16
: 1s+2L+4M & 3s+2M+4L (top/bottom 4 dancers) dance LH across, RH back,
  2M+4M finish in centre
17-24
: Repeat 1-8 with 2M+4M in centre
25-32
: 4s+1L+3M & 2s+1M+3L (4 dancers each side) dance LH across, RH back,
  1L+3L finish in centre
33-48
: Repeat 1-16 with 1L+3L in centre
49-64
: Repeat 1-16 with 2L+4L in centre, all finish in waltz hold facing centre

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Chorus 2

1-8
: 1s+3s slip step up/down to change places (Men pass BtoB) and slip step
  back to places (Ladies pass BtoB)
9-16
: 2s+4s repeat 1-8
17-24
: All dance 1/2 Grand Chain (NO hands) & turn partners RH once round
25-32
: Repeat 17-24 back to places, all turn RH into waltz hold facing centre

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Added on: 2014-11-03 (Narhalla Dancers)
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IdSubjectDateSubmitterAssigned toPriorityDisposition
516 Radical Road, The Sept. 9, 2014, 9:14 a.m. Meinhard Eric Ferguson Normal Fixed