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Dance The Courtship 17404

See also: Courtship (R32, 4/4L, Sigg: California Gold), Courtship (W32, 3/3L, Mueller: Sunday Brunch), The Courtship (S32, 3/3L, Reynolds: Reynolds), The Courtship (S40, 4/4L, LaTourette: Four Corners Dance Book)

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

Devised by
Amanda Peart (2014)
Intensity
888/822/822/844/888 = 55% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Skip-Change
Published in
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 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.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
The Courtship Marian Anderson and her Band The Sunday Class Dance Book 2 CD 4 R40 85:48 34.8
The Courtship 3/4L · R40
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1–
: 1c+2c+3c Inveran Reels (1,2,3)
9–
: 1c cross RH | cast off to face 2cnr (2c up) ; 1c+2cnrs Pass & Gypsy Turn (cnrs dance Rsh round each other, no hands)
17–
: 1c Rsh Gypsy Turn to face 1cnrs | 1c+1cnrs Pass & Gypsy Turn | 1c turn RH into promhold facing 1M place
25–
: 2M+1c+3M ½ Rsh Reel3 ; 2W+1c+3W ½ Reel3 (Rsh to 3W), all finish facing up RHJ (3,1,2) 
33–
: 3C Allemande (2,1,3)
The Courtship 3/4L · R40
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1- 8
: 1s+2s+3s dance Inveran reels  
9–12
: 1s cross RH & cast off to face 2nd corners 
13–16
: 1s+2nd corners dance Pass & Gypsy Turn: `1s dance RSh around the corner positions into the centre whilst  corners dance around each other with a RSh Gypsy Turn & return to places   
17–24
: 1s dance around each other with a RSh Gypsy Turn to face 1st corners, 1s+1st corners dance Pass & Gypsy Turn, 1s turn RH into promenade hold facing 1M’s position 
25–32
: 2M+1s+3M dance ½ reel of 3 on side (3M & 1s pass RSh to start), 2L+1s+3L dance ½ reel of 3 on side (1s & 3L pass RSh to start), finishing with 1s in 2nd place in centre 
33–40
: 3s+1s+2s Allemande
The Courtship 3/4L · R40
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1-8
: 1s+2s+3s dance “Inveran Reels”
9-16
: 1s cross RH, cast (2s step up) to face 2nd corners; 1s dance RSh around
  corner positions back into centre **while** 2nd corners dance around
  each other RSh & back to places
17-24
: 1s dance around each other RSh to face 1st corners; 1s dance RSh around
  corner positions back into centre **while** 1st corners dance around
  each other RSh & back to places. 1s turn RH into prom hold facing 1M
  place
25-32
: 1s dance 1/2 reel of 3 on Men's side (1s+2M pass RSh). 1s dance 1/2 reel
  of 3 on Ladies' side (1s+3L pass RSh). 1s end in centre facing up,
  2s+3s dance in ready for...
33-40
: 3s+1s+2s dance Allemande

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Added on: 2017-09-23 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
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NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
Shrewsbury Scottish Dancers Invitation Evening Unknown 2018-10-19 Andrew Locke Oct. 4, 2018, 12:07 a.m.
Budapest Local Club 10.02.2022 Unknown 2022-02-10 Zoltán Gräff Feb. 10, 2022, 9:57 a.m.
Budapest Local Club 10.06.2021 Unknown 2021-06-10 Zoltán Gräff June 10, 2021, 1:08 p.m.
The Sunday Class St Andrew's Dance 2016-11-27 Unknown 2016-11-27 Sheila Lewins Nov. 5, 2016, 1:37 p.m.
Peterborough & District RSCDS Afternoon Tea Dance 2017-04-07 Unknown 2017-04-07 Amanda Peart Feb. 1, 2017, 11:32 p.m.
RSCDS Cheshire Branch - Wednesday 10 October 2018 Unknown 2018-10-10 Andrew Locke Oct. 7, 2018, 2:25 p.m.
Laurencekirk, Dickson Hall. Sat 16 Nov 7:30 Unknown 2019-11-16 Brian Anderson June 13, 2019, 3:19 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2022-02-13 Unknown 2022-02-13 Amanda Peart Feb. 14, 2022, 12:44 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2021-04-11 Unknown 2021-04-11 Amanda Peart April 12, 2021, 11:42 a.m.
MacMillan Cancer Support Dance 1 July 2019 Unknown 2019-07-01 Andrew Locke June 22, 2019, 11:24 p.m.
28th Bonn Ball – Sergeant Dashing's Lonely Hearts Club Ball (25 May 2019) Unknown 2019-05-25 Uta Hasekamp March 5, 2019, 10:04 p.m.
FSCDC 13 December 2016 Class 2016-12-13 Anselm Lingnau Dec. 14, 2016, 10:57 p.m.
BSTK Summer School 2021.08.14. Unknown 2021-08-14 Zsolt Molnar Aug. 7, 2021, 4:56 p.m.
The Sunday Class in Dawlish Warren - 2021-09-22 Unknown 2021-09-22 Amanda Peart Aug. 8, 2021, 9:51 p.m.
Stamford SCD Club Spring Dance 2022 Unknown 2022-03-05 Amanda Peart Jan. 31, 2022, 7:13 p.m.
The Sunday Class Holiday in Skipton - 2023-02-01 Unknown 2023-02-01 Amanda Peart Dec. 13, 2022, 6:57 p.m.
Peter Marshall's MacMillan Cancer Support charity dance with Marian Anderson 2023 Function 2023-07-03 Edmund McIntosh July 3, 2023, 7:07 p.m.
Friends Dance 21 Jan 2023 Unknown 2023-01-21 Andrew Locke Jan. 21, 2023, 12:17 p.m.
The Sunday Class in Dawlish Warren - 20-09-2023 Function 2023-09-20 Amanda Peart May 15, 2023, 6:33 p.m.
TSC in Madeira (Band Week) 27-02-19 Unknown 2019-02-27 Amanda Peart Nov. 9, 2018, 10:05 p.m.
TSC in Evora 9th March 2018 Unknown 2018-03-09 Amanda Peart Nov. 23, 2017, 3:36 p.m.
The Sunday Class in Tynemouth 17th September 2018 Unknown 2018-09-17 Amanda Peart July 21, 2018, 6:34 p.m.
Karlsruhe_Midsummer_Ball_2018 Unknown 2018-06-09 Ingrid Gosheger Feb. 19, 2018, 9:50 a.m.
TSC in Sorrento (Band Week) 11-03-20 Unknown 2020-03-11 Amanda Peart Feb. 13, 2020, 3:25 p.m.
Chiswick 2021-10-03 Draft Class 2021-10-03 Murrough Landon Sept. 9, 2023, 1:28 p.m.
Win's Dance Unknown 2018-08-18 Steve Smith July 30, 2018, 10:53 a.m.
Last (dance before) Christmas Hannover 2016-12-13 Unknown 2016-12-13 Cord Walter May 6, 2018, 10:19 p.m.

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IdSubjectDateSubmitterAssigned toPriorityDisposition
1300 The Courtship Nov. 23, 2017, 3:52 p.m. Amanda Peart Heiko Schmidt Normal Fixed