Dance Forty and Counting 17121

Reel · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by

Malcolm Brown (2015)

Intensity

800/888/822/888/844 = 52% (whole dance)

Formations

Chain Progression - Chaperoned (CH-PR-CH)
Set to Corners and Partner (C-SCP)
Chain Progression - Chaperoned (CH-PR-CH)
Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change

Published in

Book 52 [4]
Forty and Counting [4]

Recommended Music

The Earl of Seafield's Reel (Donald Grant) [From the RSCDS publication]
Wing Commander Donald Mackenzie's Reel (Phil Cunningham) [Deviser's original suggestion]

Extra Info

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Danced at RSCDS York and North Humberside branch 40th anniversary ball, November
2015

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Danced at RSCDS York and North Humberside branch 40th anniversary ball, November
2015

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 italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

	Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Clip
	Forty and Counting	Jim Lindsay and his Band	Book 52 – Music for 12 Scottish Country Dances plus 5 Bonus Tracks	CD	4	R40 8	5:47	34.7

Forty and Counting 3/4L · R40

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1–
: 1c set | cast off (2c up) ; turn 1&frac14; LH to face 1cnrs
9–
: *3C Chain Progression on 1diag:*  
  **9–10:** 1c+1cnrs change pl RH **while{2}** 2cnrs chase 1pl clw  
  **11–14:** 1cnrs turn 1&frac12; LH in centre **while{4}** 1M+2W & 1W+2M in promhold chase &frac12; way clw  
  **15–16:** 1c+1cnrs change pl RH, 1c end facing 4cnrs **while{2}** 2c chase 1pl clw
17–
: 1c set H&G, end facing 2cnrs
25–
: Repeat 3C Chain Progression on 2diag, 1c end facing 1cnr[pos]
33–
: 1c+1cnrs &frac12; diag RSh Reel4, 1c pass RSh ; 1c+2cnrs &frac12; diag RSh Reel4, 1c pass RSh (2,1,3)

E-cribs (Murrough Landon)

Forty and Counting 3/4L · R40

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1-8
: 1s set, cast (2s step up) & turn 1.1/4 LH to face 1st corners
9-16
: 1s dance Chain Progression for 3 couples on the diagonal:

: **9-10** 1s change places RH with 1st corners **while** 2nd corners
  chase 1 place clockwise

: **11-14** 1st corners turn 1.1/2 LH in centre **while** 1s & 2nd corners
  promenade 1/2 round (corners on outside)

: **15-16** 2nd corners chase 1 place back to place **while** 1s change
  places RH with 1st corners. 1s end facing 4th corners
17-24
: 1s dance "Hello-Goodbye" setting ending facing 2nd corners
25-32
: 1s repeat Chain Progression for 3 couples with 2nd corners & end facing
  1st corner positions
33-40
: 1s dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass RSh & dance 1/2 diag
  reel of 4 with 2nd corners ending in 2nd place own side

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