Dance The Porter is Passed 19163
Strathspey · 40 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: ChangePtnr) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- John Wood (1997)
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/8888/8888/8888 = 100% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Grand Chain for 8 - half (GCHAIN;8P;HALF;)
- Promenade 4 couples (PROM;4C;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Online Sources
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- A Collection of SCDs, Nova Scotia 2017 (page 46)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Presented to Brenda Porter on the special occasion of her passing the Teacher's Certificate …
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Presented to Brenda Porter on the special occasion of her passing the Teacher's Certificate examination
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Scotland Strathspey | Rob Gordon and his Band | Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 2 | CD | 1 | S40 4 | 4:52 | 58.4 | ||
| New Scotland Strathspey | The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band | Ah'm askin' - Scottish Country Dances | CD | 3 | S40 4 | 5:07 | 61.4 | ||
| The New Scotland Strathspey | Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band | Strictly Scottish Volume Two | CD+ | 6 | S40 4 | 5:04 | 60.8 | ||
| The New Scotland Strathspey | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Country Dancing Volume 3 (Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 3) | CD | 13 | S40 4 | 5:22 | 64.4 | ||
| The New Scotland Strathspey | Jimmy Blair and his TV-Jigtime Band | Scottish Country Dances | LP | 8 | S40 4 | 4:54 | 58.8 | ||
| The New Scotland Strathspey | The Colin Dewar Quartet | Special Requests Volume 3 | CD+ | 8 | S40 4 | 5:13 | 62.6 | ||
| The New Scotland Strathspey | Andrew Rankine and his Band | London Highland Club Diamond Jubilee | LP+ | 4 | S40 4 | 4:56 | 59.2 | ||
| The New Scotland Strathspey | Rob Gordon and his Band | Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 3 | LP | 3 | S40 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 |
The Porter is Passed 4S · S40
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*Form up set as a square; then on the chord, take hands as in a circle to bow and curtsey across the set.*
1–
: Circle8 and back (1,2,3,4)
9–
: All set to P | Petronella turn ; set | all turn P RH ½ ready for
17–
: All M LHA ½ **while{2}** all W chase clw as in M-Chain | all turn opposite person RH ½ ; All W LHA ½ **while{2}** all M chase clw as in L-Chain | all turn P RH and face P (3,4,1,2)
25–
: ½ Gr-Chain ; all turn P BH | turn cnrs LH ½ into promhold facing cclw
33–
: All Promenade to the M's original places
The Porter is Passed 4S · S40
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{{explanation}}
On chord form a circle to bow/cursey across set
1-8
: All circle 8H round & back
9-16
: All set to partner, Petronella turn & set again, all 1/2 turn partner RH
ready for …
17-20
: Men dance 1/2 LH across **while** Ladies chase clockwise into partner's
place, Men 1/2 turn opposite Lady to bring Ladies into centre for …
21-24
: Ladies dance 1/2 LH across **while** Men chase clockwise into Ladies'
place, all turn partner RH into square set facing partner
25-32
: All dance 1/2 Grand Chain; all turn partner 2H, all 1/2 turn corner into
promenade hold facing anticlockwise
33-40
: All promenade anticlockwise to Man's original place (now 1M+2L, 2M+3L,
3M+4L, 4M+1L)
