Dance The Devil's Elbow 1634
See also: The Devil's Elbow (R32, 3/4L, Mill 8 SCD)
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- J Trevor Stephenson (1981)
- Intensity
- 800/888/888/844 = 75% (1 turn), 56% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Snake Pass (SNAKE)
- Petronella - half (8 bars) (PET;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- The Ayton Collection [8]
- Scottish Dance Archives [179]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- This dance was originally entitled "The Whirligig ". To avoid confusion with an existing dance of the same name, it …
This dance was originally entitled "The Whirligig ". To avoid confusion with an existing dance of the same name, it has been retitled. The original version used in its own locallity had a different bars 25–32.
The Devil's Elbow 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c set, turn RH ; cast off 1pl (2c up), turn ¾ LH, ready for
- 9–
- Teapots R (1M+2c & 1W+3c RHA) ; Snake Pass: 1M followed by 2W+2M pass Lsh to 1W followed by 3M+3W to (3,1 in middle,2)
- 17–
- Teapots L (3c+1W & 1M+2c LHA) ; Rsh Snake Pass to (2,1x,3)
- 25–
- All set | 1c petronella turn (M up, W down) into facing lines across ; all set, 1c petronella turn (2,1,3)
The Devil's Elbow 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c set | turn RH ; cast off (2c up) | turn LH ¾ into midline
- 9–
- 2c+1M & 1W+3c RHA ; LSh Snake pass ready for
- 17–
- 3c+1W & 1M+2c LHA ; RSh Snake pass to sides (2,1x,3)
- 25–
- All set | 1c Petronella turn into facing lines3 across ; all set | 1c Petronella turn (2,1,3)
The Devil's Elbow 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
- 1s set & turn RH, cast 1 place & 3/4 turn LH
- 9-16
- 1s dance the Snake: 1s dance RH across (1M with 2s & 1L with 3s), 1M followed by 2s & 1L by 3s cross diagonally passing LSh to change ends & loop round to left ready for…
- 17-24
- 1s dance the Snake again: 1s dance LH across (1L with 3s & 1M with 2s), 1L followed by 3s & 1M by 2s cross diagonally passing RSh to change ends & loop round to right into places (1s on opp sides)
- 25-32
- 2s+1s+3s set & 1s Petronella turn into lines across, set in lines across & 1s Petronella turn to 2nd place own sides
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Added on: 2019-07-17 (Murrough Landon)
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