Dance Be True to Yourself 19560
Strathspey · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 3 (Progression: 231) · Usual number of repetitions: 3
- Devised by
- Murrough Landon (2018)
- Intensity
- 804/880/808/808/808 = 63% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Untie the Knot 2 couples (KNOT;2C;UNTIE;)
- Back to Back (BKTOBK)
- Knot 2 couples (KNOT;2C;)
- Poussette - special (POUSS;SPEC;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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In the past many lesbians and gay men have been, and in some places …
In the past many lesbians and gay men have been, and in some places still are, pressured into contracting heterosexual marriages they really do not want. This dance is for those who have ended an undesirable relationship and found a more appropriate one. 1st couple are not suited to each other and quickly find that someone on their own side is more interesting. So they dance the Untie the Knot figure (from <<ddd:Fare Thee Well#16244>> devised by <<ddp:Kerr, Tom>>) and after a little further dalliance they each proceed to tie the Knot with a partner of the same sex. A long and happy life together passes in a flash and the two new pairs celebrate with a modified diamond (anniversary) poussette.
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (3). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathspeys 3x40 | The Macadians | The Macadians Dancing Master | CD | 22 | S40 3 | 3:47 | 60.5 |
Be True to Yourself 3/3L · S40
1-
: 1c dance down NHJ below 3c | turn 3c M RH, W LH | cast back to 1pl (1,2,3)
9-
: 1c+2c Untie the Knot: ½ RH turn to allemande hold facing down on W side |
2c+1c turn to R, dance up centre & turn to face P still BHJ | face down & cast away to sides (2,1,3)
17-
: 1c+3c set on sides | pull RSh back & rotate 1 place clw (M side: 2M, 3M, 3W; W side: 2W, 1M, 1W) ;
3M+1M & 3W+1W dance BtoB
25-
: 3M+1M & 3W+1W Knot with same sex partner (M side: 2M, 3W, 3M; W side: 2W, 1W, 1M)
33-
: 3W+1W & 3M+1M diamond poussette{6} | ½ turn BH & open out, 1W & 3M leading, to own sides (2,3,1)
*The final 3c & 1c dance full diamond poussette in [33–40] to end opposite new partner for the closing chord.*
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)London Gay Gordons and friends, 2019.
Added on: 2019-08-28 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML Video Session 10 | Other | 2019-08-18 | Murrough Landon | May 29, 2023, 11:59 p.m. |
| Cambridge RonDancing 2023-12-03 | Class | 2023-12-03 | Murrough Landon | Dec. 4, 2023, 6:15 p.m. |
