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Dance My Golden Bear 18208

Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4

Devised by
Rod Downey (2016)
Intensity
8448/8448/8008/8008 = 63% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Skip-Change
Published in
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Recommended Music
Extra Info
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For my wife Kristin, my bear, for her 60th birthday; especially in appreciation of …

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For my wife Kristin, my bear, for her 60th birthday; especially in appreciation of her work in
Johnsonville’s “golden” year.  

Recommended music is 'Dovecote Park' by James Braidwood played AABB. Unfortunately there is no recorded music of this tune in the correct form. Thus for recorded music I suggest "Mrs Seller's Favourite" by Charles Grant which is the lead tune for "Off She Goes in the North", and either the recordings of David Anderson and his S. D. B. (Highlander Music Vol.8) or Colin Dewar (Music for Book 18) or (best of all) Stan Hamilton (Memory Lane) would be appropriate. The music needs to be very steady to enable the central figure.

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 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
Dovecot Park Jim Cameron and his Scottish Dance Band Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band Vol 2 CD 7 J32 52:48 33.6
My Golden Bear 4/4L · J32
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1–
: 1c & 4c cross RH | cast inwards (2c & 3c step out) ; 2c+1c & 4c+3c RHA, finishing 1c & 4c in tandem, 1W(4M) leading facing 2M(3W) (to 2,*1x*,*4x*,3)
9–
: Corners Pass and Turn in tandem (with lead change), 1c & 4c ending in centre (to 2,*1*,*4*,3)
17–
: 1c+4c RHA, 1c(4c) ending in centre NHJ facing up(dn) ; 1c(4c) dance up(dn) between nearest ends and cast off(up) to 2pl(3pl) (2,1,4,3)
25–
: 1c+4c Chain Progression (2,4,1,3)
My Golden Bear 4/4L · J32
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1-8
: 1s & 4s cross RH & cast in 1 place (2s & 3s step up/down); 2s+1s also
  4s+3s dance RH across ending 1L followed by 1M facing 2M at top, 4M
  followed by 4L facing 3L at bottom
9-16
: 1s & 4s dance 'Alternating Tandem Corners Pass & Turn':

: **9-12** 1s & 4s in tandem pass corners RSh, change lead & dance in
  passing other couple RSh, 1s to face 3M (1M leading) & 4s to face 2L
  (4L leading) **while** corners turn RH return to place

: **13-16** Repeat with “2nd corners”. 1s & 4s end in centre in 2nd/3rd
  place,1s facing down, 4s facing up, (Lady on partner's right) 2 1 4 3
17-24
: 1s+4s dance RH across, 1s face up, 4s face down; 1s & 4s dance out of
  ends, separate & cast down/up to 2nd/3rd place own side. 2 1 4 3
25-32
: 1s+4s dance 'Chain Progression':

: 1s+4s 3/4 turn RH, 1M+4L turn LH 1.1/2 times **while** partners chase
  cl'wise 1/2 way, 4s+1s turn prtnrs RH, 4s end in 2nd & 1s in 3rd
  place. 2 4 1 3

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Added on: 2018-10-04 (Rod Downey)
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Tay Dancers, 2022

Added on: 2022-06-15 (Murrough Landon)
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NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
Blue Ridge 2022 - Thursday - High Impact Unknown 2022-07-07 Cynthia West July 8, 2022, 5:48 p.m.
BF list Other 2023-10-21 Mary Gray Oct. 21, 2023, 7:59 p.m.
DSNYC Experienced Dancers Class 2023-10-26 Mary Gray Oct. 21, 2023, 9:36 p.m.
HHK 2018.04.03 Unknown 2018-04-03 Keira Hartstein March 30, 2018, 6:01 p.m.
HHK Summer Dancing Aug 24, 2021 Unknown 2021-08-24 Mary Gray Aug. 19, 2021, 5:09 p.m.
The More Unusual Dance Club 220516 Unknown 2022-05-16 Peter Dixon May 3, 2022, 2:19 p.m.
The More Unusual Dance Club 220321 Unknown 2022-03-21 Peter Dixon March 18, 2022, 11:54 a.m.
DSNYC Nov 3, '22 Unknown 2022-11-03 Mary Gray Nov. 4, 2022, 11:14 p.m.
Atholl SCDS 14/11/23- Martin's Programme Function 2023-11-14 Martin Adam Sept. 11, 2023, 8:28 p.m.
HHK Experienced Class Oct. 24, ‘23 Class 2023-10-24 Mary Gray Oct. 21, 2023, 9:36 p.m.
NY Summer Dance Other 2023-07-06 Mary Gray June 29, 2023, 7:45 p.m.
Turnham Green - 23 October 2022 Unknown 2022-10-23 Jacmel Dent Oct. 10, 2022, 10:49 p.m.
The More Unusual Dance Club 220221 CANCELLED Unknown 2022-02-21 Peter Dixon Feb. 22, 2022, 1:40 p.m.
HHK Summer Dancing Other 2023-06-27 Mary Gray June 15, 2023, 7:24 p.m.
WSCDS 2020.02.26 Unknown 2020-02-26 Keira Hartstein Feb. 23, 2020, 9:16 p.m.
Dance Scottish NYC Summer Dancing Other 2023-07-20 Mary Gray July 18, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
HHK 2018.04.10 Unknown 2018-04-10 Keira Hartstein April 7, 2018, 6:16 p.m.
Munich Whitsun Course 2022 Unknown 2022-06-08 Roland Telle June 10, 2022, 6:23 a.m.
HHK 2018.05.29 (end of season party) Unknown 2018-05-29 Keira Hartstein May 23, 2018, 10:46 p.m.
Dances to do Informational Peter Jamieson Aug. 11, 2023, 10:13 p.m.
Capital City & Johnsonville Joint Annual Dance Unknown 2019-08-17 Amy Martin Aug. 15, 2019, 10:07 a.m.
Glaramara - February 2022 workshops Unknown Nicola Scott Feb. 18, 2022, 6:47 p.m.
Pitlochry 17-06-23 David Oswald Function 2023-06-17 Mary Cant June 8, 2023, 7:44 p.m.
OUSDS 2022 Michaelmas End-of-term dance Function 2022-11-29 Ling Yang May 23, 2023, 5:59 p.m.
Classes 2022 Unknown 2022-04-26 Fiona Newton April 28, 2022, 12:59 p.m.
Westchester Series 3 2019-2020 Unknown Keira Hartstein Feb. 27, 2020, 7:13 p.m.
Cambridge Advanced Class - Dances Taught 2018-2019 Unknown Jamie McDougall Sept. 28, 2018, 1:12 a.m.

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