Dance Southsea's Golden Year 17116
Medley · 128 bars (S64+R64) · 4 couples · Square (Progression: Nonprogressive) · Usual number of repetitions: 1
- Devised by
- Andrew Sharp (2005)
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/8080/0808/4444/8888/8888/8888 = 69% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of four - interlocking (REEL;INTRLK;R4;)
- Men's Chain - double (MCHAIN;DOUBLE;)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Half-turn and cast away (HTCAST)
- Reel of eight / Schiehallion - half (REEL;HALF;R8;)
- Hands round - 8, pivot & chase (HR;8P;PIVOT;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Extra Info
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Devised by Andrew Sharp and his mother Anthea to celebrate the many happy years …
Devised by Andrew Sharp and his mother Anthea to celebrate the many happy years and friendship enjoyed while dancing at the Southsea Reel Club, 2005
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (1). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome Aboard | David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band | Reel Friends Book 2 | CD | 8 | M128 | 3:17 | 49.2 |
Southsea's Golden Year 4S · M128
**Strathspey**
1–
: Interlocking Reels4 on the circle, RSh to P (1,2,3,4)
9–
: Double M-Chain (1,2,3,4)
17–
: 1c & 3c set to P | ¾ R&L starting RH to P
25–
: 2c & 4c repeat [17–24]
33–
: 1c+3c “Half-turn and cast away” [turn opp person RH ½, face each other | cast R to exchanged places] ; 2c+4c repeat, all W face out (1,2,3,4)
41–56
: Schiehallion Reel (1,2,3,4)
57–
: Circle8 L {2}, dance in {1}, loop R {1} to next place ; repeat (1,2,3,4)
**Reel**
1–56
: Repeat as for Strathspey (1,2,3,4)
57–
: Circle8 L {3}, cross R foot over and pivot L ; chase cclw (1,2,3,4)
Southsea's Golden Year 4S · M128
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Strathspey
1-8
: All dance interlocking reels of 4 (RSh to parner to start)
9-16
: All dance Double Men's Chain with Men giving LH in centre
17-24
: 1s & 3s set to partner, 1s+3s dance 6 bars of R&L (RH to partner to
start)
25-32
: 2s &4s repeat 17-24
33-40
: 1s+3s 1/2 turn RH, pull back RSh & dance out to opp place; 2s+4s repeat.
Ladies end facing out ready for …
41-56
: All dance Schiehallion reels
57-64
: All circle 8H round to left 1 place (2 bars), dance in to centre (1
bar), pull back RSh & dance out to next place round (1 bar); repeat
circle, twirl & out to finish in original places. 1 2 3 4
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Reel
1-56
: Repeat Strathspey bars 1-56
57-64
: All circle 8H round to left (3 bars) pull back LSh & chase anticlockwise
back to place. 1 2 3 4
