Dance Mrs. Ruth Housden 16730
Also known as “Mrs Ruth Housden” (unofficial).
Reel · 40 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: ChangePtnr) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Andrew Watt (2014)
- Formations
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- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Ruth Housden has been the teacher at the Aboyne Scottish Country Dance Group on …
Ruth Housden has been the teacher at the Aboyne Scottish Country Dance Group on Royal Deeside since 2001.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ruth Housden | Frank Thomson and his Scottish Dance Band | 9 for 90 RSCDS Aberdeen Branch 90th Anniversary | CD | 8 | R40 4 | 2:59 | 35.8 |
Mrs. Ruth Housden 4/4L · R40
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2 chords - on second chord 3s & 4s cross to opposite side
1-4
: 1s+4s cross RH, 1s cast off, **while** 4s cast up.
5-8
: 1s+4s turn RH 1.1/2 into prom hold. 1s facing 2M, 4s facing 3M.
9-16
: 1s+4s dance 1/2 RSh reel of 4 with their 1st corners. 1s and 4s pass LSh
to their 2nd corners. 1s+4s dance 1/2 RSh reel of 4 with their 2nd
corners. 1s and 4s pass RSh to finish in prom hold.
: 3L,4L,4M,2M
: 3M,1M,1L,2L
17-24
: 4L+1M dance Fig 8 round 3s, **while** 1L +4M dance Fig 8 round 2s.
25-32
: 1s+4s take prom hold. 1s and 4s pass LSh and dance 1/2 RSh diagonal reel
with 1st corner position, pass LSh and dance 1/2 RSh diagonal reel
with 2nd corner position to finish in prom hold.
: 2L,1L,1M,3M
: 2M,4M,4L,3L
33-40
: All circle 8H round and back.
{{explanation}}
Note 1s & 4s have changed partners.
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Once through extract from a longer demo. The …
Added on: 2019-10-29 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds Branch Dance 19th January 2019 | Unknown | 2019-01-19 | Janet Brayson | Oct. 21, 2018, 9:21 p.m. |
