Dance Alice Ferguson of Seaforth 19145
Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Lydia Hedge (2008)
- Intensity
- 8000/8044/8844/4888 = 59% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Reel of four - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R4;SIDE;)
- Reel of three - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R3;SIDE;)
- Steps
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- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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For Alice Ferguson on the occasion of a special birthday and to thank her …
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For Alice Ferguson on the occasion of a special birthday and to thank her for her many years of devoted convener-ship of the Seaforth Scottish Country Dance class in Nova Scotia.
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
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dominie | J Gray / L Risk / S Petrov | The Host of the Air | CD | 4 | J32 4 | 2:26 | 36.5 | ||
| The Dominie | W James A Gray | Piano Dance | CD | 5 | J32 4 | 2:35 | 38.8 |
Alice Ferguson of Seaforth 4/4L · J32
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1–
: 1c cross RH | cast off (2c up) ; dance between 3c (3c up) | cast off (4c up) (2,3,4,1x)
9–
: 4c+1c ½ R&L ; 3c+1c ½ R&L (2,1x,3x,4x)
17–
: 2c+1c ½ R&L (to 1,2x,3x,4x) ; All advance {2}. On [22] 2c & 3c & 4c turn BH ½ | all retire {2} to own sides (1,2,3,4)
25–
: ½ Mirror Reels4 on sides, RSh on Mside, LSh on Wside (to 4,3,2,1) ; 1c stand still **while{4}** 4c+3c+2c continue into ½ Mirror Reels3 on sides (2,3,4,1)
Alice Ferguson of Seaforth 4/4L · J32
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1-8 : 1s cross RH, cast (2s step up), dance in front of 3s, behind 4s (4s step up) to 4th place 9-16 : 4s+1s dance 1/2 R&L; 3s+1s dance 1/2 R&L 17-20 : 2s+1s dance 1/2 R&L. 1 (2) (3) (4) 21-24 : All advance (2 bars), 2s+3s+4s 1/2 turn partner 2H & all retire (2 bars) to end facing up/down. 1 2 3 4 25-28 : 1/2 mirror reels of 4 on sides (Men RSh, Ladies LSh). 4 3 2 1 29-32 : 1s stand, 4s+3s+2s dance 1/2 mirror reels of 3 on sides (4M+3M pass RSh, 4L+3L pass LSh). End 2 3 4 1
