Dance The Gallant Weaver 2383

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)

Devised by

Hugh Foss

Intensity

800/844/888/844 = 50% (whole dance)

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	Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Clip
	The Gallant Weaver	Iain Cathcart and his Band	Dances to Song Tunes	CD	6	R32 8	4:55	36.9

1–: 1c set | cross RH ; cast off (2c up) | cross LH and face out (2,1,3)
9–: 2c+3c RHA while{4} 1c chase cclw half round ; 1c set advancing | 1c turn BH to (2,1x,3)
17–: 1c 1/2 Fig8 L (cross out the end and cast R) while{4} 2c+3c set diagonally and dance to next position on the R ; all repeat the figures (3x,1x,2x)
25–: 1c repeat [17–20] while{4} corners chase two positions cclw (2cnrs pass in front of 1c, 1cnrs behind) ; 1c set advancing | turn RH to (2,1,3)

E-cribs

1-8: 1s set, cross RH, cast (2s step up), cross LH & remain facing out
9-12: 2s+3s dance RH across while 1s dance anticlockwise around them 1/2 way to 2nd place opp. sides 2 (1) 3
13-16: 1s set advancing & turn 2H once round
17-20: 1M dances down, 1L up, out of ends, cast to Right while 2s+3s set to diag. opp. corner & dance to corner on their right
21-24: 1M dances up, 1L down, all repeat bars 17-20
25-28: Repeat bars 17-20 but corners do not set; instead they dance 2 corner places to Right
29-32: 1s set advancing, turn RH once round to 2nd place own sides 2 1 3

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Added on: 2019-12-17 (Murrough Landon)
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Name	Date	Owner	Last changed
RSCDS Wirral - Tuesday 7 October		Andrew Locke	Oct. 5, 2014, 9:39 p.m.
Dances to Song Tunes - Fifteen Scottish Country Dances by Hugh Foss	2015-09-20	Angelika Schmidkonz	May 21, 2023, 9:18 p.m.
RSCDS Wirral Tuesday Class 21-10-2014	2014-10-21	David Haynes	Oct. 18, 2014, 5:16 p.m.