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Dance The Insurance Man from BA 20785

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
Jim Stott (2020)
Intensity
844/888/844/866 = 59% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Extra Info
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The dedication reads "This dance is written for a wonderful Argentine friend, tourist guide, …

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The dedication reads "This dance is written for a wonderful Argentine friend, tourist guide, host, dancer and gentleman. He made my visit to Argentina in 2019 the most memorable time in my life."

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 Insurance Man from BA Susan & Shona MacFadyen and Ewan Galloway The Argentine Collection 2020 CD 9 R32 84:58 37.2
The Insurance Man from BA 3/4L · R32
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1–
: 1c+2c Set and Rotate
9–12
: All set advancing [NH joined] and pivot R to face ptr in a line of 6 [M facing down, W up]
13–16
: 2W followed by 1W+3W dance up and cast off W's side **while** 3M followed by 1M+2M dance down and cast up M's side [fin 3c in 1pl, 2c in 3pl, 1c passing LS to 1crnrs]
17–
: 1c dance ½ diag Reel4 w/1crnrs [pass RS to fin facing 2crnrs] ;  
  1c dance ½ diag Reel4 w/2crnrs [fin 1c on 2diag, LH to ptr, RH to 2crnr pl]
25–28
: 1c and crnrs dance 4 bars of The Spoke
29–32
: 1c turn LH 1¼ **while** 2c & 3c set and cross RH
The Insurance Man from BA 3/4L · R32
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1-8
: 1s+2s Set & Rotate
9-12
: 2s+1s+3s join hands on sides, set advancing, turn to right to Ladies
  facing up, Men facing down
13-16
: 2L followed by 1L+3L dance up & cast down Ladies's side **while** Men
  dance down & cast up Men's side. 3s & 2s end in 1st/3rd place, 1s pass
  LSh to face 1st corners (pstn)
17-20
: 1s dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass RSh to face 2nd
  corners (pstn)
21-24
: 1s dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 2nd corners, 1s end in centre, LHJ with
  partner RHJ with 2nd corner (pstn)
25-28
: 1s+corners Bal-in-Line, retain LH & rotate 1/4 anticloclwise to join RH
  with 3rd corners (pstn) & Bal-in-Line
29-32
: 1s turn LH 1.1/4 to end in 2nd place own side **while** 2s+3s set &
  cross RH to own sides. 2 1 3

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Filmed during the Northern Italy Branch's Scottish Country …

Added on: 2023-05-04 (Maria Elena Bonacini)
Quality: Good

NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
2022 Sept-Dec / BDS / Summary weekly class 2nd half Informational 2022-09-22 Jette Rossen May 11, 2023, 8:47 a.m.
FSCDC Class 5 July 2022 Class 2022-07-05 Anselm Lingnau July 12, 2022, 5:44 p.m.
Aberdeen Argentina 15-05-22 Unknown 2019-07-09 Mary Cant May 14, 2022, 4:03 p.m.
Sunday September 18th Unknown 2022-05-21 Maria Solange Grimoldi May 22, 2022, 12:54 a.m.
RSCDS East Angus Branch Function 2023-09-30 George Watt July 21, 2023, 1:35 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2022-06-05 Unknown 2022-06-05 Amanda Peart June 6, 2022, 12:19 a.m.
RSCDS Paris Branch - October Weekend with Jim Stott Class 2023-10-14 Nicolas Jeannerod Oct. 17, 2023, 9:21 p.m.
GRAND BALL SCD LONG WEEKEND IN ITALY 2023 Unknown 2023-04-30 valeria corradin Jan. 10, 2023, 7:05 p.m.
Montrose scd Xmas 2022 Unknown 2022-12-14 Mark Hagger Nov. 29, 2022, 5 p.m.
Longside Church Hall, Inn Brae Longside AB42 4TP 19 March 2023 - 2pm - 5pm Unknown 2023-03-19 Brian Anderson Feb. 22, 2023, 9:11 p.m.

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