Dance The Elegant Tern 1943
Also known as “Sterna elegans”.
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Martha Morrison Veranth (1993)
- Intensity
- 770/707/800/888 = 47% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Chase (CHASE)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Inscribed to Holly Fuchs. One of the joys of the San Francisco Branch’s Asilomar weekend is being able to go …
Inscribed to Holly Fuchs. One of the joys of the San Francisco Branch’s Asilomar weekend is being able to go bird watching at dawn along the beach. Holly’s comment, when I returned from one early-morning bird walk and reported that I had seen my first Elegant Tern, was “An Elegant Tern? That would make a great name for a dance.”
The strathspey two-hand turn is the most elegant turn I know.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Ogilvie's Fancy | Fiddlesticks & Ivory | Ghillies on the Golden Gate | CD+ | 8 | S32 8 | 8:32 | 64.0 |
The Elegant Tern 3/4L · S32
- 1–
- 1M+2W change places RH | 1c+2c chase clw one place ; 2c+1c RHA (2,1,3)
- 9–
- 1W+3M change places LH | 1c+3c chase cclw one place ; 3c+1c LHA (2,3,1)
- 17–
- 1c set | lead up to top ; cross (3c down) | cast off (2,1x,3)
- 25–
- All A&R ; 1c turn P BH 1½ while{4} 2c & 3c turn P BH (2,1,3)
The Elegant Tern 3/4L · S32
- 1–8
- 1M+2W XR | 1c+2c Chase clw 1/4 ; 2c+1c RHA (213)
- 9–16
- 1W+3M XL | 1c+3c Chase aclw 1/4 ; 3c+1c LHA (231)
- 17–24
- 1c Set | 1c LeadUp & Cross | 1c Cast off (Bar 5–6 3c StepDown) (21x3)
- 25–32
- 2c+1xc+3c Adv+Ret ; 2c TB, 1xc TB1 1/2, 3c TB (213)
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday morning | 2019-02-17 | Rachel Pusey | Jan. 22, 2019, 12:26 a.m. |
| Ilene Goldstein | 2019-06-01 | Ilene Goldstein | May 13, 2019, 9:55 p.m. |
| Ilene Goldstein North 2019ampton End of Year Party | 2019-06-01 | Ilene Goldstein | May 13, 2019, 10:04 p.m. |
| 2018 Asilomar Weekend ~ Celebrating 60 (1968-2018) | Asilomar Weekend | Feb. 27, 2019, 6:38 p.m. | |
| Keith Tuesday Dances | 2023-10-03 | Keith Bark | Sept. 30, 2023, 7:44 p.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1556 | Notes | Oct. 24, 2018, 6:16 p.m. | Asilomar Weekend | Murrough Landon | Normal | Fixed |