Dance The Gallant Weaver 2383
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Hugh Foss
- Intensity
- 800/844/888/844 = 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gallant Weaver | Iain Cathcart and his Band | Dances to Song Tunes | CD | 6 | R32 8 | 4:55 | 36.9 |
The Gallant Weaver 3/4L · R32
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)
The Gallant Weaver 3/4L · R32
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)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Wirral - Tuesday 7 October | Unknown | Andrew Locke | Oct. 5, 2014, 9:39 p.m. | |
| Dances to Song Tunes - Fifteen Scottish Country Dances by Hugh Foss | Other | 2015-09-20 | Angelika Schmidkonz | May 21, 2023, 9:18 p.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral Tuesday Class 21-10-2014 | Unknown | 2014-10-21 | David Haynes | Oct. 18, 2014, 5:16 p.m. |
