Dance A Bouquet for May 20455
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 3
- Devised by
- Blair Gerrie (2021)
- Intensity
- 880/808/288/808 = 69% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Rose Progression (ROSE)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Set and Link [13]
- A Delightful Diversion [6]
- Online Sources
- Extra Info
- Dedicated to May Macfarlane, founder of the Tayside Scottish Country Dancing Groups in Toronto and presented to her on the …
Dedicated to May Macfarlane, founder of the Tayside Scottish Country Dancing Groups in Toronto and presented to her on the occasion of her 94th birthday in July 2021 in London, Ontario.
Source: September 2021 issue of Set and Link.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Orchards of Armagh | Marian Anderson and her Band | Platinum 70th Anniversary Dances - Belfast Branch | CD | 7 | S32 3 | 3:19 | 66.3 |
A Bouquet for May 3/3L · S32
- 1–8
- 1s+2s dance the rose progression.1M+2W set for 2, half turn & twirl BH for 4, cross to own sides for 2. Meanwhile 2M+1W change places RH for 2, dance up/down sides for 2, half turn & twirl BH for 4. 2s+1s have progressed.
- 9–16
- 1s+3s dance the rose progression.
- 17–24
- 2s+3s dance a poppy, ending with the 2s back to place but 3s B2B facing own sides. On bar 24, 1s step in B2B facing own sides. 17–18: 2s+3s dance indiagonally for 1, pull RSh back and dance out to place for 1, 19–20: all curve into the next place clockwise, 21–22: all curve into the next place clockwise, 23–24: all dance RH across halfway, 2s ending as on bar 16, and 3s ending B2B in the centre facing own sides. 25–32: 3s+1s dance the bow progression:
- 25–26
- 3s+1s dancing to their L, loop round to the R through their original positions,
- 27–28
- 3s+1s dance LH across halfway
- 29–30
- 1s+3s loop round to the R into opposite places,
- 31–32
- 1s+3s cross RH back to own sides
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namur 2022 | 2022-03-05 | Holly Boyd | June 17, 2023, 3:16 a.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3160 | 32 bar strathspey for 3 couples in a 4 couple set | June 13, 2023, 6:27 p.m. | Holly Boyd | --- | Normal | New |