Dance Off to Arden 21383
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Jill Emery (2019)
- Intensity
- 800/880/844/888 = 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - across - lead change (REEL;ACROSS;R3;LEADCHANGE;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Hands round - 6, pivot & chase (HR;6P;PIVOT;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Published in
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- Delaware Valley Gold [17]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Jill and piper husband Dan Emery are renovating a house in the community of Arden (near Wilmington, DE), which is …
Jill and piper husband Dan Emery are renovating a house in the community of Arden (near Wilmington, DE), which is gathering a large number of dancers. The choreography loosely represents house-hunting, negotiations, and celebration. The first figure is a nod to the beginning of Jill’s dance Couples Meet, published in Delaware Valley Silver. The strathspey tempo echoes the lengthy moving process!
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off to Arden | Thistle House | Delaware Valley Gold | CD | 19 | S32 8 | 8:40 | 65.0 |
Off to Arden 3/4L · S32
- 1–8
- 1s set advancing. 1W, followed by partner, cast 2 places. 1s lead up on opposite sides, then 1W cross in front of partner and both face 2W.
- 9–16
- 1s dance a RSh dolphin reel of 3 with 2s. 1s end in 2nd place on own sides, W facing out.
- 17–20
- 1s and 3s RHA.
- 21–24
- 2s and 1s LHA.
- 25–26
- All set.
- 27–30
- All dance 6 hands round to the left, drawing the circle in close on bar 30.
- 31–32
- All pull right shoulder back and cast to progressed places.
