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Dance The Express 2024

Jig · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

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Unknown
Intensity
888/888/800/880/888 = 80% (1 turn), 60% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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Button and Whitaker's   Le Sylphe, 1814

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Button and Whitaker's   Le Sylphe, 1814

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 Express Jimmy Shand and his Band A Scottish Fancy CD+ 10 J40 85:28 32.8
The Express Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band Just What the Doctor Ordered MC 7 J40 42:54 34.8
The Express Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band In Top Gear MC 12 J40 42:50 34.0
The Express Jimmy Shand and his Band Jimmy's Fancy LP 3 J40 85:19 31.9
The Express Jimmy Shand and his Band Scotland's Own Jimmy Shand LP+ 8 J40 85:19 31.9
The Express Bert Shorthouse & the Glenlomond Band Scottish Band Showcase LP 4 J40 80:00 0.0
The Express Bert Shorthouse & the Glenlomond Band Come Dance Wi' Me LP 11 J40 80:00 0.0
The Express Rutherford, Maureen & Copland, Neil Medal Tests for Young Dancers (2006) CD 24 J40 21:32 36.8
The Express Rutherford, Maureen & Copland, Neil Medal Tests for Young Dancers (2014) CD 25 J40 21:32 36.8
The Express Nicol McLaren & The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band Book 20. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances CD 11 J40 85:47 34.7
The Express David South and his Scottish Dance Band To the Laird CD 11 J40 85:54 35.4
The Express Fraser McGlynn and his Scottish Dance Band Fraser McGlynn and his Scottish Dance Band CD 15 J32 63:14 32.3
The Express The Glendaruel Scottish Dance Band Take Your Partners CD+ 12 J40 42:49 33.8
The Express David Knight, Dan Emery & Dave Wiesler Thistle House Live! CD 9 J40 86:02 36.2
The Express Donald J Bartlett The Well Tuned Piano ? 4 J40 85:59 35.9
The Express Craig McCallum's Scottish Dance Band Book 20. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances MC 11 J40 85:45 34.5
The Express George B Stirrat Favourite Scottish Dances LP 5 J40 80:00 0.0
The Express Jimmy Blue and his Scottish Band Favourite Scottish Dance Music Vol. 2 LP 5 J40 40:00 0.0
The Express The Deirdre Adamson Quartet An Angus Welcome CD 5 J40 85:41 34.1
The Express Jimmy Blair and his TV-Jigtime Band Scottish Country Dances LP 6 J40 85:23 32.3
Jigs (with pauses between turns) Muriel A Johnstone 6 x Through the Dance CD 18 J40 32:54 46.4
The Express 3/4L · J40
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1–
: 1c Reel3 on opposite side with 2c+3c (1x,2,3)
9–
: 1c Reel3 on own sides with 2c+3c (1,2,3)
17–
: 1c lead down the middle and up
25–
: 1c+2c Allemande, finish 1c in DTr position facing own sides (1c face up NHJ and open ; use PdB if desired)
33–
: DTr (to 2,1,3)
E-cribs [C]
The Express 3/4L · J40
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1-8
: 1s cross down to dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides
9-16
: 1s cross down to dance reflection reels on own sides
17-24
: 1s lead down the middle & back
25-32
: 1s+2s dance Allemande (1s ending in the centre in double triangle pstns)
33-40
: 1s dance Double Triangles
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Hamilton Scottish County Dance Society, NZ, 2023

Added on: 2023-06-21 (Murrough Landon)
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Added on: 2020-12-17 (John Homes)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)

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