Dance The Skeely Skipper 19060
Jig · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 3 (Progression: 231)
- Devised by
- Oluf Olufson (2016)
- Intensity
- 840/880/888/888/668 = 80% (whole dance)
- Formations
-
- Long Cast (LCast)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
- Crown Triangles (CROWN)
- Steps
-
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- The dance takes its title from the opening lines of the ballad Sir Patrick Spens
The King sits in Dunfermline …
The dance takes its title from the opening lines of the ballad Sir Patrick Spens
The King sits in Dunfermline toun,
Drinkin the blude-reid wine
‘O whaur will I get a skeely skipper
Tae sail this new ship o mine?’
“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Skeely Skipper | Frank Thomson and his Scottish Dance Band | RSCDS Dunfermline Branch 90th Anniversary Dances | CD | 2 | J40 3 | 2:16 | 36.3 |
The Skeely Skipper 3/3L · J40
- 1–
- 1c long cast 2 places (2c+3c up) ; 2c+1c turn RH to finish in middle, facing other couple
- 9–
- 2c+1c R&L, starting up/down, end as at start
- 17–
- Circle6 and back, to sidelines (2,3,1)
- 25–
- Reels3 across, 3c start Rsh to 2cnr, 3c finish BtoB on midline, 3M facing up, 3W down
- 33–
- Crown Triangles {6} | 3c petronella to own side (2,3,1)
The Skeely Skipper 3/3L · J40
- 1-8
- 1s dance in & cast 2 places (2s+3s step up 3-4); 2s+1s turn partners RH to end in middle, 2s facing down, 1s facing up
- 9-16
- 2s+1s dance R&L up/down set
- 17-24
- All dance 6H round & back
- 25-32
- 3M+2s (at top) & 3L+1s (at bottom) dance reels of 3 across (3M+2L & 3L+1M pass RSh). 3s curve into centre BtoB, 3M facing up, 3L down
- 33-40
- 3s dance Crown Triangles with 2s+1s, 3s petronella turn to 2nd place own side. 2 3 1
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Added on: 2020-01-07 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunfermline 90th Dances - Published 2018 | Unknown | 2019-01-01 | Bill O'Donnell | March 21, 2019, 5:37 p.m. |
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2022-01-16 | Unknown | 2022-01-16 | Amanda Peart | Jan. 20, 2022, 7:51 p.m. |
| Headington Class 6 June 2019 | Unknown | 2019-06-06 | Sandra McLevy | June 4, 2019, 12:13 p.m. |
| 19 10 17 Torquay Thursday | Unknown | 2019-10-17 | Chris & Lee Pratt | Sept. 14, 2019, 11:01 p.m. |
| Abbeyview Spring Dance 23.04.19 7.30pm | Unknown | 2019-04-23 | John McLean | Feb. 16, 2019, 11:41 a.m. |
| RSCDS Edinburgh Joint Lothians Dance 2020 | Unknown | 2020-03-28 | RSCDS Edinburgh | Jan. 5, 2020, 10:13 p.m. |
| RSCDS Cheshire 6 Dec 2023 | Class | 2023-12-06 | Christine Grove | Dec. 11, 2023, 2:48 p.m. |
| Headington 12 March 2020 | Unknown | 2020-03-12 | Sandra McLevy | March 10, 2020, 9:35 p.m. |
| Duddingston 12 March 2020 | Unknown | 2020-03-12 | John Watkins | March 7, 2020, 10:32 a.m. |
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2023-06-04 | Other | 2023-06-04 | Amanda Peart | June 7, 2023, 8:42 p.m. |
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2021-05-16 | Unknown | 2021-05-16 | Amanda Peart | May 16, 2021, 5:53 p.m. |
| Chiswick - 10 November 2019 (orig) | Unknown | 2019-11-10 | James Wilson | Nov. 11, 2019, 8:33 a.m. |
| Chiswick - 10 November 2019 | Unknown | 2019-11-10 | James Wilson | Nov. 11, 2019, 8:34 a.m. |
| RSCDS Leeds Branch Dance 18 November 2023 | Function | 2023-11-18 | Marion Walbank | Oct. 11, 2023, 11:29 a.m. |
| Queensferry Lifeboat Fundraising | Unknown | 2020-02-21 | Jim Armstrong | Feb. 17, 2020, 12:27 a.m. |
| Headington Class 21 March 2019 | Unknown | 2019-03-21 | Sandra McLevy | March 15, 2019, 1:11 p.m. |
