Dance Dick's Dram 1654
Also known as “The Very Civil Servant”.
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Doris Buchanan
- Intensity
- 8668/8228/8888/8008 = 75% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Turn Corners (C-TRN)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
- Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
- 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 (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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick's Dram | Lothian Scottish Dance Band | The Crystal Collection | MC | 2 | S32 4 | 3:58 | 59.5 |
Dick's Dram 4/4L · S32
1-2 : All set to partners 3-6 : 1s+2s dance up & cast down to change places **while** 3s+4s dance down & cast up to change places 7-8 : 1s & 4s cross RH to end in middle of set facing corners (1M & 4L turn right about) 9-16 : 1s+4s turn corners 2H (2 bars) & 1s+4s dance 4H round (4 bars), 1s turn 2H 1/2 way to end in promenade hold facing 2L (1L on 1M's right) **while** 4s turn 2H once round (4L on 4M's left) to end in promenade hold facing 3M 17-20 : 1s+2s also 4s+3s dance 1/2 RSh reels of 3 across 21-24 : 1s+4s retain promenade hold & pass each other RSh, 1s dance down & cross LH below 3s & cast into 3rd place own sides **while** 4s dance up, divide & cast into 2nd place own sides **while** 2s+3s continue reel across, back to own sides. 2 4 1 3 25-32 : 1s & 4s dance Poussette 2 4 1 3
