Dance The Darlington Dancer 20084
Medley · 160 bars (S80+R80) · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2x,4x,1,3) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- John Brenchley (2020)
- Intensity
- 8008/8448/8888/8668/8888 = 82% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Long Cast (LCast)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Reel of four - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R4;SIDE;)
- Reel of four - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R4;)
- Set in line in fours (SETLIN;4P;)
- Half-turn and cast away (HTCAST)
- Hands round - 8 - half (HR;8P;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Online Sources
- Extra Info
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Devised to celebrate a significant birthday for Pat Stevenson, 13 March 2020. Although Pat …
Devised to celebrate a significant birthday for Pat Stevenson, 13 March 2020. Although Pat has lived in Western Australia for a long time she is originally from Darlington in northern England's County Durham.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stepping Hill | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | The Vallin Suite 4 | CD | 15 | M160 1 | 4:05 | 49.0 |
The Darlington Dancer 4/4L · M160
*3c & 4c start on opposite sides (1,2,3x,4x)* 1- : 1c & 4c long cast off/up touching NH (2c & 3c to ends on [3–4]) ; ½ Fig8 round 2c/3c (2,1x,4,3x) 9- : 1c+4c LHA & face up/down on sides ; ½ RSh Reels4 on sides (3x,4,1x,2) 17- : All turn facing person 1¼ RH to lines across ; ½ RSh Reels4 across 25- : All turn same person 1¼ RH to sides, 1c facing 4c ; 1c+4c change pl LH & face P | all set (3,1,4x,2x) 33- : All ½ turn BH to face P | cast away to sides ; ½ Circle8 to L (2x,4x,1,3) : *Repeat once in strathspey time, then twice in reel time with RH turns in [33–34].*
The Darlington Dancer 4/4L · M160
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3s & 4s start on opposite sides
1-8
: 1s & 4s dance in, touch hands & cast to 2nd/3rd place (2s & 3s step
down/up bars 3-4); 1s & 4s dance 1/2 Fig 8 round end couples. 2 (1) 4
(3)
9-16
: 1s+4s dance LH across, face up/down on sides; all dance 1/2 RSh reels of
4 on sides. End facing down/up on sides. (3) 4 (1) 2
17-24
: 3s+4s also 1s+2s turn 1.1/4 RH on sides into 2 lines of 4 across; all
dance 1/2 RSh reels across
25-32
: 3s+4s also 1s+2s turn 1.1/4 RH to sides, 1s facing 4s; 1s+4s change
places LH on sides, face partners & all 4 couples set
33-40
: All 1/2 turn partner 2H, pull back RSh & dance out to sides; 3s+1s+4s+2s
circle 8H 1/2 round to left. End (2) (4) 1 3
{{explanation}}
Repeat once as Strathspey then twice as Reel (RH turn 33-34)
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)RSCDS Western Australia Branch
Added on: 2020-09-24 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)'Darlington Dancer, The' is a 40 bar strathspey …
Added on: 2025-10-15 (YouTube Automatic Downloader)
Quality: Animation
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Richmond (N. Yorks) November Social 2022 | Function | 2022-11-25 | Anna S | Oct. 22, 2023, 12:31 a.m. |
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2022-09-25 | Unknown | 2022-09-25 | Amanda Peart | Sept. 26, 2022, 12:40 p.m. |
