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
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- Allemande Turn (to R or L) (ALL_RL)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Balance with Corners (BALNCE;CRNRS;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- 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, …
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
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
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The Insurance Man from BA | Susan & Shona MacFadyen and Ewan Galloway | The Argentine Collection 2020 | CD | 9 | R32 8 | 4:58 | 37.2 |
The Insurance Man from BA 3/4L · R32
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
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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Added on: 2023-05-04 (Maria Elena Bonacini)
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Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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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. |