Dance The Benign Presence 19635
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 3 (Progression: 312)
- Devised by
- Murrough Landon (2019)
- Intensity
- 884/822/844/888 = 75% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R3;SIDE;)
- Turn Partner and Corners (PCPC)
- Corners Pass and Turn (C-P&T)
- Hands across - 3 - half (HX;3P;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- For Rachel Wilton who has benignly presided over London Branch for many years.
An early version of the instructions had …
For Rachel Wilton who has benignly presided over London Branch for many years.
An early version of the instructions had a mistake in bars 25–32 mixing up 2nd and 3rd couples in places. This is now fixed (thanks to David Haynes of the MiniCrib team for pointing it out).
“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasing the Eclipse | Luke Brady's Scottish Dance Band | Take Your Partners For … Vol. 5 | CD | 6 | S32 3 | 3:11 | 63.7 |
The Benign Presence 3/3L · S32
- 1-
- 1c+2c set adv & face up NHJ | 1c cast off while 2c dance up & face out ; ½ mirror reels3 on the sides, 1c start in and down (3,1,2)
- 9-
- 1c turn P ¾ RH | 1cnr LH ; P ¾ RH | 2cnr LH to face 3cnr
- 17-
- 1c+3cnrs pass and turn BH, 1c end passing RSh ; repeat with 4cnrs, 1c end on own sides (3,1,2)
- 25-
- «3W+1W & 1M+2M accompanied R&L with 3M & 2W»: 3c+1W & 1M+2c ½ RHA in 1pl & 3pl, 1c leading & ending outside 2M/3W | M & W ½ LHA on sides ; repeat from new places, 1c now following 2M/3W (3,1,2)
The Benign Presence 3/3L · S32
- 1-4
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1s+2s set advancing & face up NHJ, 1s cast to 2nd place as 2s dance up & face out. 3s face up
- 5-8
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All dance 1/2 reflection reels of 3 on own sides (1s in/down to start), 3s & 2s loop into place 3 1 2
- 9-16
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1s turn 3/4 RH to face 1st corners, turn 1st corners LH, partner 3/4 RH, turn 2nd corner LH to end facing 3rd corner
- 17-20
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1s+3rd corners dance Corner Pass+Turn (corners turn 2H), 1s pass RSh to face 4th corners
- 21-24
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1s+4th corners repeat 17-20 to end on own sides 3 1 2
- 25-32
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3s+1s+2s dance “Accompanied Alternate Rights+Lefts”:
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'25-26 3s+1L also 1M+2s dance 1/2 RH across in 1st/3rd places, 1L leading 3L & 1M leading 2M, end outside 2L/3M. (3M+2L have moved clockwise)
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‘27-28 1L+3L with 2L also 1M+2M with 3M dance 1/2 LH across on opp sides to end 2L+ 3L+1L on Men’s side & 1M+ 2M+3M on Ladies’ side
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'29-32 Repeat bars 25-28 but with 3L leading 1L & 2M leading 1M to end 3 1 2
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)London Gay Gordons and friends, 2019.
Added on: 2019-09-25 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Caledonian 2022-06-15 | Unknown | 2022-06-15 | Murrough Landon | June 14, 2022, 7:26 p.m. |
| St Columba's Dancers 2022-02-14 | Unknown | 2022-02-14 | Murrough Landon | Dec. 5, 2021, 8:06 p.m. |
| St Columba's Dancers 2022-01-10 | Unknown | 2022-01-10 | Murrough Landon | Dec. 5, 2021, 8:05 p.m. |
| Turnham Green - 10 April 2022 | Unknown | 2022-04-10 | Jacmel Dent | March 28, 2022, 12:44 a.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1760 | Extra Info | Sept. 9, 2019, 5:30 a.m. | Iain Boyd | Roland Telle | Normal | Fixed |