Dance The Zeal of the Joyous Scots 18238
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: 2x,3x,4x,1x) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Murrough Landon (2016)
- Intensity
- 8888/8888//8888/8888 = 100% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Balance in Line (BALNCE)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Back to Back (BKTOBK)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Mnemonic ditty : - turn, set, move, set - turn, move, back to back …
Mnemonic ditty : - turn, set, move, set - turn, move, back to back - turn, swoop, turn, swoop - circle round and back.
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
The Zeal of the Joyous Scots 4S · R32
1–
: All turn P RH ¾ and W join hands | All Balance in crossing lines ; All M dance 1 place clw **while{2}** All W ½ LHA | with new P Balance as before
9–
: Turn new P RH ½ | All W dance 1 place clw **while{2}** All M ½ LHA into middle, facing P ; All dance BtoB with P, M finish in middle facing P (2,3,4,1)
17–
: All turn P RH ¾ | All M "swoop" to opposite W place passing Rsh as the W loop R to the M place ; All MW pairs turn RH ½ | All M "swoop" back to own position (M and W have switched places) (2,3,4,1)
25–
: Circle8 and back (2x,3x,4x,1x)
: *Repeat, M and W switching places on each turn.*
The Zeal of the Joyous Scots 4S · R32
1-
: All ¾ turn P RH | W take LH and all BiL ; M chase ¼ clw **while{2}** W ½ LHA | all BiL
9-
: All ½ turn RH | M ½ LHA **while{2}** W chase ¼ clw to (2,3,4,1) with M in centre facing out to P ; all dance BtoB with P
17-
: M ¾ turn P RH so W face out | M dance across passing RSh **while{2}** W loop back to plx ; M ½ turn opposite W RH | repeat 19–20 to (2x,3x,4x,1x)
25-
: All circle8 and back (2x,3x,4x,1x). *Repeat with M & W exchanging roles each time.*
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)London Gay Gordons, Chiswick & Epping Forest groups, 2018.
Added on: 2018-05-03 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML Video Session 03 | Other | 2018-04-22 | Murrough Landon | May 29, 2023, 11:17 p.m. |
| Turnham Green - 6 October 2019 | Unknown | Jacmel Dent | Oct. 8, 2019, 12:14 a.m. |
