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Dance Parallelogram 19581

Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples (2x,4x) · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 3142) · Usual number of repetitions: 4

Devised by
Murrough Landon (2019)
Intensity
8008/8888/8888/8888 = 88% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
Online Sources
Recommended Music

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 italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
Silverdale Strathspey Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band The Third Sheaf Collection of Scottish Country Dances CD 7 S32 44:28 67.0
Parallelogram 4/4L · S32
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*On 2nd chord, 2c & 4c cross to opposite sides (1,2x,3,4x)*

1–4
: 1c & 4c dance inwards (no hands) | 1W & 4W cast L round 2M/3M to place **while** 1M+4M turn LH
5–8
: 1W & 4W set adv to centre line **while** 1M & 4M cast R round 2W/3W to place | 1c & 4c turn BH opening out to diag lines 1M+1W+2M & 3W+4W+4M
9–12
: 1c+2M & 4c+3M set in diag line **while** 2W & 3W set solo | 2M & 3M cross as 1M & 4M cast to opposite sides **while** 1W & 4W cast clw to 2pl/3pl **while** 2W & 3W cast clw into new diag lines between 1M+2M & 3M+4M
13–16
: 2c+1M & 3c+4M set in diag line **while** 1W & 4W set solo | 1M & 4M dance in to be LSh to each other on centre line as 2M & 3M cast to ends of centre line **while** W cast clw to sides, 4W+2W & 3W+1W between 1pl/2pl & 3pl/4pl 
17–24
: 2c+4W+1M & 4M+1W+3c RHA, 1M & 4M pass RSh ; 2c+4c & 1c+3c LHA, M ending on centre line
25–32
: 4M+4W+2M+2W & 1M+1W+3M+3W snake passing RSh, 4M & 1M crossing over to (3x,1,4x,2) in from sidelines | all ½ turn RH to sides (3,1x,4,2x)

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Friends of the London Gay Gordons, 2019.

Added on: 2019-09-08 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good

NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
Turnham Green - 11 June 2023 Other 2023-06-11 Jacmel Dent May 28, 2023, 1:41 p.m.
Turnham Green - 14 May 2023 Other 2023-05-14 Jacmel Dent May 2, 2023, 2:01 a.m.
TG Repeats 2023 Other Jacmel Dent Aug. 27, 2023, 4:07 p.m.

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