Dance The Exciseman 2020
See also: The Exciseman (J32, 3/4L, Bulteel: Angela's and Tony's Dances Book 1), The Exciseman (J32, 3/4L, Drewry: Bankhead 6)
Reel · 32 bars · 5 couples · Square (Progression: 54213) · Usual number of repetitions: 5
- Devised by
- Trevor Rayner
- Intensity
- 26268/62628/88888/22868 = 71% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Reel of three - half (REEL;HALF;R3;)
- Crown Triangles (CROWN)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- 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 (5). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Exciseman | Muriel Johnstone's Band | A Skye Collection | MC | 9 | R32 5 | 3:02 | 36.4 | ||
| The Exciseman | Muriel Johnstone's Band | A Skye Collection | CD | 6 | R32 5 | 3:02 | 36.4 |
The Exciseman 5S · R32
1-4 : 5s dance LH across on sides (5L with 2s & 5M with 4s) 5-8 : 5s dance 1/2 reels of 3 with Ladies [5L with 2L+3L (RSh to 3L) & 5M with 1L+4L (RSh to 1L)] note - 5L dances behind 3M & 5M behind 1M also 3L dances behind 2M & 1L behind 4M 9-12 : 5s dance 1/2 reels of 3 with Men [5L with 2M+3M (LSh to 2M) & 5M with 1M+4M (LSh to 4M)] note - 5L dances behind 3L & 5M behind 1L also 2M & 4M behind partners to end 4 3 2 1 with 5s in middle 13-16 : 5s dance LH across on sides [5L with 3s (2nd place) & 5M with 1s (4th place)] & 5s end facing top/bottom couples (Man up) 17-24 : All set as 5s dance Crown Triangles around set to end 5L facing 2s (3rd place) & 5M facing 1s (4th place) 25-32 : 5s dance out through facing couples dancing round to meet & dance between 2s/1s to face top couple **while** 3s+4s dance 1/2 R&L, 5s+3s dance 1/2 RH across & all set as 3s set turning out ready to start again. 5.4.2.1 with 3s in middle
