Dance John McCormick 19689
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Rod Downey (2019)
- Intensity
- 8888/8338/8668/8008 = 77% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Hands round - 4 - half (HR;4P;HALF;)
- Set to Corners (C-SET)
- Petronella - tandem (PET;TANDEM;)
- Chase special (CHASE;SPECIAL;)
- Set in line in fours (SETLIN;4P;)
- Tourbillon (TOURB)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Online Sources
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- The Golden Bear Collection (pages 29-30)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Devised 20 September, 2019, but modified when danced with Johnsonville on 30th September. John …
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Devised 20 September, 2019, but modified when danced with Johnsonville on 30th September. John is a friend who leads the Milwaukee group, and has done so for many years. This is a little note of thanks for his kindness in driving me from Milwaukee to O'Hare after I taught a class late on the night of 16th September. His favourite tune is tourbillon, and step is Strathspey. Recommended tune is "Red Plaid" (traditional) and I particularly like the set "Red Plaid/The Iron Man/The Banks of Spey" from Peter Elmes recording of "Glenys Pearce's Strathspey" from the Lochiel Collection. Should this not be available, I would recommended tune "Miss Janet Laing's Strathspey" by Nan Main, and either of the society's recordings for book 22 would be good. Failing that use any reasonable recording of "The Balmoral Strathspey". 2
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenys Pearce's Strathspey | Peter Elmes' Scottish Country Dance Band | The Lochiel Collection | CD | 3 | S32 4 | 4:25 | 66.2 | ||
| Miss Janet Laing's Strathspey | David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 22. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances | CD+ | 12 | S32 4 | 4:25 | 66.2 | ||
| Strathaven | The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band | Tartan Stew | MC | 5 | S32 3 | 0:00 | 0.0 |
John McCormick 4/4L · S32
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1–
: 1+2c & 3c+4c Circle4 L, finish 1c facing 2c and 3c facing 4c all NHJ ; All set adv., passing facing couple | 2c & 3c turn BH to 1pl/4pl **while{2}** 1c+4c nearly ½ RHA, 1W+4M pulling Rsh back for 1c+4c, NHJ, to finish BtoB facing cnrs (2M & 3W) on 1diag
9–
: 1c/4c set to 3W/2M respectively, and face R into | 1c+4c ¾ RHA (tight together) to face 2W/3M (2cnrs) (1W & 4M pivot R if possible) ; 1c/4c set to their corner | 1c+4c petronella in tandem to sideline (1c/4c on W/M side) and face clw **while{2}** 2M+3W set
17–
: 1c+4c chase clw ½ round set **while{4}** 2c+3c advance to centre and cast R back ; 1W/4M (P following) chase on across set to 2pl/3pl | All set (2,1,4,3)
25–
: 1c+4c Tourbillon (2,4,1,3)
