Dance The Golden Pheasant 2593
Also known as “The Golden Peasant” (unofficial), “The Tungsten Turkey” (unofficial).
Jig · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Thomas (19C) Wilson
- Intensity
- 888 880 888 844 888 = 86% (1 turn), 65% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Grand Chain for 6 (GCHAIN;6P;)
- Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Set to and turn Corners (S&T;CRNRS;)
- Double Triangles (DBLTRI)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Book 16 [9]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 13 to 18 (Combined A5 edition) [47]
- Pocket: Books 16,17,18 [9]
- 101 Scottish Country Dances [39]
- Le Sylphe. An elegant Collection of Twenty four Country dances, the Figures by Mr Wilson for the year 1813
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [217] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [267] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [235] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [230] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Source: Button & Whitaker: Le Sylphe. An elegant Collection of Twenty four Country dances, …
Source: Button & Whitaker: Le Sylphe. An elegant Collection of Twenty four Country dances, the Figures by Mr Wilson for the year 1813.
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 Golden Pheasant | Ian Holmes and his Scottish Dance Band with Ian Powrie | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 4 | CD | 5 | J40 8 | 5:40 | 34.0 | ||
| The Golden Pheasant | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 16. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | CD+ | 9 | J40 8 | 5:36 | 33.6 | ||
| The Golden Pheasant | Rob Gordon and his Band | Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 3 | LP | 5 | J40 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| The Golden Pheasant | Adam Rennie and his SCD Quartet | Village Hall to Royal Ball | MC | 7 | J40 5 | 3:29 | 33.4 | ||
| The Golden Pheasant | The Scotsmen | One More Couple Please | LP | 10 | J40 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Golden Pheasant | Rob Gordon and his Band | Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 1 | CD | 12 | J40 8 | 5:28 | 32.8 | ||
| The Golden Pheasant | Muriel A Johnstone | Teachers Certificate Examination (1990) | MC | 7 | J40 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Jig 40 bar sequence | Gordon McCullough and his Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Dance Music | LP+ | 1 | J40 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 |
The Golden Pheasant 3/4L · J40
1– : 1c+2c+3c G-Chain 9– : 1c+2c Poussette 17– : 2c+1c+3c circle6 and back. 1c ends facing 1cnrs 25– : Set to and turn corners, pass Rsh to face own side for 33– : DTr
The Golden Pheasant 3/4L · J40
1-8 : 1s+2s+3s dance Grand Chain 9-16 : 1s+2s dance Poussette. 2 1 3 17-24 : 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back 1s ending facing 1st corners 25-32 : 1s set to & turn 1st corners, set to & turn 2nd corners & end in double triangle pstns 33-40 : 1s dance Double Triangles
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Added on: 2018-11-06 (Rod Downey)
Quality: Demonstration quality
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Added on: 2020-02-12 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
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Added on: 2022-07-09 (Roland Telle)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest SCD Weekend 2005 - Ball | Unknown | 2005-05-15 | Zoltán Gräff | Aug. 23, 2019, 2:55 p.m. |
| Watford & West Herts Scottish Society General Class - 25 November 2021 Thanksgiving [USA] themed | Unknown | 2021-11-25 | Stuart Kreloff | Nov. 27, 2021, 10:28 a.m. |
| Spring weekend Ball 2021 | Unknown | 2021-03-06 | Taisiia Demicheva | Jan. 31, 2021, 9:10 p.m. |
| GUSCDC 2014 Ball | Unknown | Craig Skinner | Feb. 20, 2014, 10:45 p.m. | |
| Berkhamsted Strathspey & Reel Club - Vintage Dance | Unknown | 2017-11-18 | Jane Rose | July 20, 2017, 9:34 p.m. |
| Newcastle 2020 (contest) | Unknown | 2020-02-08 | Nicolas Bazille | Nov. 27, 2019, 9:27 p.m. |
| RSCDS Book 16 | Unknown | Ward Fleri | Jan. 21, 2022, 7:02 a.m. | |
| RSCDS Book 16 | Unknown | Jane Rose | March 6, 2018, 7:20 p.m. | |
| Summer Dance Erlangen 2013 | Unknown | Thomas Groß | July 2, 2017, 2:38 p.m. | |
| Dances Taught at Pinewoods 2022 | Unknown | Lydia Hedge | July 29, 2022, 1:43 a.m. | |
| Wedding Ball for Line Farr and Terry Harvey - 1988 | Unknown | 1988-11-19 | Andy Peterson | April 8, 2018, 8:05 p.m. |
| HHK Experienced 11 October 2022 | Unknown | 2022-10-11 | Deborah Leary | Oct. 9, 2022, 7:16 p.m. |
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