Dance The Lass from Brittany 16901
Reel · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Harry Richmond (2013)
- Intensity
- 800/844/800/844/888 = 45% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Cornish Hospitality [10]
- 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 (8). 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 | |
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David Russell Hall | Marian Anderson and her Band | Book 42. | CD | 9 | R40 4 | 4:17 | 51.4 |
The Lass from Brittany 3/4L · R40
1- : 1c turn RH | cast off (2c up) ; turn LH 1¼ to face 2cnrs 9- : ½ Reel4 on 2diag. 1c pass P RSh to face 3cnrs ; ½ Reel4 on 1diag into lines3 across, 1M between 3c at top, 1W between 2c 17- : 1c ½ Fig8 RSh round 1cnrs[pos] to exchanged places ; turn LH 1¼ to face 2cnrs[pos] 25- : ½ LSh Reel4 on 2diag. 1c pass P LSh to face 1cnrs[pos] ; ½ LSh Reel4 on 1diag. 1c pass P LSh to 2pl (2,1,3) 33- : All chase cclw ½ ; 1c turn LH 1½ **while{4}** 3c+2c chase cclw ½ (2,1,3)
The Lass from Brittany 3/4L · R40
1–8 : 1s RHT and cast, 1s RHT 1¼ to face 2nd corners 9–16 : 1s ½ Diag RSh reel of 4 with 2nd corners, pass R to face 3rd corners, ½ Diag RSh reel of 4 with 3rd corners finish with 1M facing down between 3s, 1W facing up between 2s. 17–24 : 1s change places by dancing to Left out between 2s & 3s & finish 1M facing up between 2s, 1W facing down between 3s 1s LHT 1¼ to face 2nd corner positions 25–32 : 1s ½ Diag LSh reel of 4 with 2nd corner positions, pass L to face 1st corner positions, ½ Diag LSh reel of 4 with 1st corner positions, 2M & 3W finish by curving to Rt to face ACW. 1s pass LSh to 2nd place own sides facing ACW. 33–40 : All chase ACW for 4 bars, 1s LHT 1½ as 2s & 3s chase to place, finish 2,1,3.
The Lass from Brittany 3/4L · R40
1-8 : 1s turn RH, cast (2s step up); 1s turn 1.1/4 RH to face 2nd corners 9-16 : 1s+2nd corners dance 1/2 diag reel of 4, 1s pass RSh to face 3rd corners; 1s+3rd corners dance 1/2 diag reel of 4. End 1M between 3s (at top) facing down, 1L between 2s facing up 17-24 : 1s dance RSh round 1st corner (pstn) to change ends & turn 1.1/4 LH to face 2nd corners (pstn) 25-32 : 1s+corners dance 1/2 LSh diag reel of 4, 1s pass LSh to face 1st corner (pstn); 1s+corners dance 1/2 LSh diag reel of 4, 1s pass LSh to 2nd place own side 33-40 : 2s+1s+3s chase anticlockwise 1/2 round; 1s turn 1.1/2 LH to own side as 2s+3s continue chase to own sides. 2 1 3
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(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)RSCDS Cornwall Branch, 2019
Added on: 2023-10-03 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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Cornwall | Unknown | Keith Rose | March 6, 2016, 1:23 p.m. |