Dance The Genteel Weasel 20541
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Gaye Collin (2021)
- Intensity
- 844/888/688/888 = 67% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Petronella - quarter (4 bars) (PET;QUART;)
- Weasel Reel (REEL;WEASL;)
- Hands round - 6 - half (HR;6P;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
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- Ruffians Rant (Traditional) [Used in video]
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
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
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Down on Yon Bank | Mara Shea & Dave Wiesler | Heather Hills | CD | 13 | S32 8 | 8:50 | 66.2 |
The Genteel Weasel 3/4L · S32
1– : 1c cross down to 2plx (2c up) | set advancing into BtoB facing own sides ; 1c chase clw ½ to 2plx passing through setting couples then face clw **while{4}** 2c & 3c Petronella turn to midline | set 9– : *Weasel Reel* : All continuously dance ½ Reel4 on midline, dancers who reach the end cast clw on sides and rejoin the reel at the other end. All finish as on [9]. Dancers entering and leaving the reel pass RSh. 17– : 2c & 3c Petronella turn to opposite sides | 2c+1c+3c set ; all cross RH | set retaining hands (2,1,3) 25– : Circle6 L {4}, dance into centre, pivot R and chase back to places (2,1,3)
The Genteel Weasel 3/4L · S32
1-4 : 1s 1/2 turn RH moving down to 2nd place opp side **while** 2s step up, 1s set advancing, pass LSh to finish BtoB facing own side 5-8 : 1s dance out, cast to right **while** 2s & 3s Petronella turn; 2s+3s set **while** 1s dance between setting couples to 2nd place opp side & face clockwise 9-16 : 2s+1s+3s dance Weasel reels: : 2s+3s dance part reel of 4 up/down middle but when reaching either end they dance clockwise to top/bottom to re-enter reel **while** 1s dance clockwise to replace dancer leaving the reel & all end where they started, 1s facing across set 17-24 : 2s+3s Petronella turn to opp sides, 2s+1s+3s join hands on the side & set. All cross RH with partner to own side & set again (retain hands) 25-32 : 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round to the left for 4 bars; drop hands & dance into the centre, pull back RSh & dance out & chase back to own sides. 2 1 3 4
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Lower Hutt Club, Wellington, New Zealand 2021
Added on: 2021-11-06 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Adelaide SCD and Social Club, 2022
Added on: 2023-01-26 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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Blue Ridge 2022 - Wednesday - High Impact Class | Unknown | 2022-07-06 | Cynthia West | July 8, 2022, 5:49 p.m. |
18th FSCDC e.V. Tea Dance “The Animals …” | Function | 2023-01-14 | Anselm Lingnau | July 25, 2023, 4:21 p.m. |
L. A. Torrance & Zoom Class, 2023-05 May | Class | 2023-05-26 | Tony McQuilkin | June 5, 2023, 5:40 p.m. |
OC 2023 March Dance | Function | 2023-03-11 | Tony McQuilkin | May 19, 2023, 6:31 p.m. |
Orange County March 2023 Dance | Unknown | 2023-03-11 | Ward Fleri | Jan. 30, 2023, 12:10 a.m. |
Orange County AGM 2023 | Function | 2023-06-10 | Ward Fleri | May 5, 2023, 1:19 a.m. |
O.C. AGM Dance 2023 June 10 | Function | 2023-06-10 | Tony McQuilkin | April 29, 2023, 7:39 p.m. |
RSCDS OC 2022-23 Dance Program | Informational | 2022-11-01 | Tony McQuilkin | May 20, 2023, 6:25 a.m. |
2023-24 O C Dance Program | Informational | 2023-09-01 | Tony McQuilkin | Aug. 18, 2023, 8:38 p.m. |
Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
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3049 | Error in diagram (bars 21–22). | Jan. 15, 2023, 2:54 a.m. | Anselm Lingnau | Keith Rose | Normal | Fixed |