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Dance John Markham's Rant 20064

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
Rod Downey (2020)
Intensity
800/888/888/844 = 56% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Online Sources
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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Inscribed "John Markham is a longstanding member of the Johnsonville SCD Club, and longstanding …

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Inscribed "John Markham is a longstanding member of the Johnsonville SCD Club, and longstanding friend."

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). 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
The Highland Lass Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band Book 30. LP+ 3 R32 84:28 33.5
The Highland Lass Schiehallion SCD Band The Canadian West Coast Sound MC 8 R32 84:29 33.6
The Highland Lass John Ellis and his Highland Country Band Fire in the Kilt LP+ 11 R32 42:19 34.8
The Highland Lass Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band The Etive Selection of Scottish Country Dancing CD 6 R32 84:53 36.6
The Highland Lass David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band Book 30. Music for Book 30 plus 3 Dances by Hugh Foss CD 3 R32 84:47 35.9
John Markham's Rant 3/4L · R32
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1–4
: 1C cross RH, and cast into second place on opposite sides, with 2C stepping up on 3 and 4. 
5–8
: 1C cross LH and cast 1L up around 2L and 1M down around 3M. 1M finishes between 3C facing up, and 1L between 2C facing down. 
9–12
: 1L with 2C and 1M with 3C advance and retire up and down the set.
13–16
: 2L and 3L turn RH back to place. 2M and 3M turn RH back to place. 1C cross RH and cast around their second corner positions, and finish in second place on opposite sides.
17–20
: 1M with 2L and 3L; 1L with 2M and 3M advance and retire across the set.
21–24
: 2C and 3C turn partner with LH back to place, while 1C change places LH and cast man down lady up around fourth corner positions to finish at the end of bar 8.
25–28
: Taking hands, all set twice three and three across.
29–32
: 1C turn RH 1¼ times to finish in second place.

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John Markham is 1st man in the far …

Added on: 2020-12-17 (John Homes)
Quality: Reasonable

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Capital City Scottish Country Dance Club, NZ, 2021

Added on: 2021-12-07 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Reasonable

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