Dance The Librarian's Daughter 16727
Strathspey · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Kathleen Bruce (2011)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - on side (FIG8;1C;SIDE;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Devised for Alexa Conacher whose father was County Librarian for Banffshire
Devised for Alexa Conacher whose father was County Librarian for Banffshire
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 Librarian's Daughter | Frank Thomson and his Scottish Dance Band | 9 for 90 RSCDS Aberdeen Branch 90th Anniversary | CD | 3 | S40 4 | 5:16 | 63.2 |
The Librarian's Daughter 4/4L · S40
1-8 : 1s+4s dance Fig of 8 on sides, giving hands. 1s+4s start by dancing in down/up. 9-16 : 1s+2s set advancing, 1/2 turn 2H to face down. 2s+1s dance down and out behind 3s. 2s meet, lead up crossing to 1st place, **while** 1s meet, dance up to face 3s. 17-20 : 1s+3s set advancing passing LSh. 1s cast right to finish in middle, 1L between 2s facing down, 1M between 4s facing up, **while** 3s turn 3/4 RH to finish 3W facing up, 3M facing down. 21-24 : 1s+3s set advancing passing LSh, 3s cast right to finish in second place own side, **while** 1s turn RH 3/4 to finish in middle facing down. 25-32 : 1s lead down below 4s, cross and cast to 3rd place. 1W+4W turn LH 1.1/2 **while** 1M+4M turn RH 1.1/2 33-40 : 2s+3s+4s+1s circle 8H round and back.
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Added on: 2018-09-26 (Ilana Steiner)
Quality: Demonstration quality
