Dance Crossing the Deadly Desert 18718
Reel · 40 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: 24153) · Usual number of repetitions: 5
- Devised by
- Sue McKinnell (2010)
- Intensity
- 86846/84884/88808/84884/84844 = 78% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set to corner and cast away (SET;CASTAWAY)
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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This dance gets its name from the book Ozma of Oz where the people …
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This dance gets its name from the book Ozma of Oz where the people from OZ have to cross the Deadly Desert to get to the Nome King’s kingdom to rescue the people of the Land of Ev. All the setting and moving seemed like what one might have to do to avoid all that hot sand.
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (5). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beal's Reel | The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band | Tartan Capers | CD | 10 | R40 5 | 3:46 | 36.2 |
Crossing the Deadly Desert 5/5L · R40
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1–
: All cross RH | 1c & 3c cast off (2c set up & 4c cross up) (to 2x,1x,4,3x,5x) ; 2c+5c chase clw ½ **while{4}** 1c & 3c turn LH to face 1cnrs
9–
: Parallel “Set to Corners and Cast” on both 1diag [: 1c & 3c set to 1cnrs | 1c & 3c cast RSh round P to 3cnr[pos] **while{2}** 1cnrs dance into centre and swivel R to face own cnr ; repeat [9–12]. 1cnrs have changed places and 1c & 3c face 2cnrs]
17–
: Repeat [9–16] on both 2diag. 1c & 3c face 3cnr[pos]
25–
: Repeat [9–16] on both 1diag. 1c & 3c finish on midline BtoB with P, Women facing up
33–
: 2c+1W & 1M+4c+3W & 3M+5c RHA ; 1c & 3c turn LH and cast off (4c & 5c up) (2,4,1,5,3)
