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Dance The Dancing Years 1549

Reel · 88 bars · 4 couples · Square   (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: 1

Devised by
Roy Goldring (1992)
Intensity
44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 84 48 88 = 59% (1 turn), 59% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
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 (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 Dancing Years Muriel Johnstone's Band Barmkin. The Dancing Years & other Leeds' Branch Dances MC 11 R880:00 0.0
The Dancing Years Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith Silver Tassie and other Favourite Dances CD 10 R88 11:48 39.3
The Dancing Years 4S · R88
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1–
: All M advance to centre | set pivoting R to face out ; dance out and cast clw to next M place
9–
: All W advance to centre | set pivoting L to face out ; dance out and cast cclw to next W place (all now face P across the set)
17–
: The W on the sides (1W+3W) Turn RH 1¼ ; ½LHA with top/bottom pairs | cast 1 place cclw round the set **while**{2} these couples Turn LH ½ (all finish as they started)
25–
: The M on the sides (1M+3M) Turn LH 1¼ ; ½RHA with top/bottom pairs | cast 1 place clw round the set **while**{2} these couples Turn RH ½ (all finish as they started)
33–64
: repeat [1–32] from new positions (side couples leading in [49–64] as before).  Finish (3,4,1,2)
65–
: 1c+3c ½ R&L ; All change places RH with cnr | set to next person
73–
: 2c+4c (now facing P up/dn) repeat (finish 1,2,3,4)
81–
: All Circle8 and back.
The Dancing Years 4S · R88
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1-8
: Men dance in, set, turn right about & dance out to next place clockwise
  passing behind corner person
9-16
: Ladies dance in, set, turn left about & dance out to next place
  anticlockwise passing behind corner person
17-24
: 1L+3L turn RH 1.1/4 times, dance LH across 1/2 way (1L with couple in
  1st place, 3L with couple in 3rd place) & chase anticlockwise back to
  'new' places **while** couples in 1st & 3rd places 1/2 turn LH
25-32
: 1M+3M turn LH 1.1/4 times, dance RH across 1/2 way (1M with couple in
  1st place, 3M with couple in 3rd place) & chase clockwise back to
  'new' places **while** couples in 1st & 3rd places 1/2 turn RH
33-40
: Men repeat bars 1-8
41-48
: Ladies repeat bars 9-16 & all end with own partners in opposite original
  places
49-56
: 2L+4L repeat bars 17-24
57-64
: 2M+4M repeat bars 25-32
65-72
: 1s+3s dance 1/2 R&L to end facing corner person, change places with
  corner RH & set then face in
73-80
: 2s+4s dance 1/2 R&L to end facing corner person, change places with
  corner RH to meet own partner & set then face in
81-88
: All dance 8H round & back
NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
Cober Hill Weekend - Friday Unknown 2023-04-07 Andrew Locke Feb. 27, 2023, 6:40 p.m.

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