Dance Here's a Hand 2871
See also: Here's a Hand (M32, 4/4L, Ackerley: South African)
Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples (1x,3x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Sam Firth
- Intensity
- 8888/8448/8888/8888 = 94% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - promenade hold (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Reel of four - diagonal - double (REEL;DIAG;DOUBLE;R4;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Scottish Dance Archives [116]
- 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 (4). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancastrian Wanderer | Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band | Magic Medicine | CD+ | 2 | J32 8 | 4:23 | 32.9 | ||
| The Lancastrian Wanderer | Ian T Muir | The Netherwood Collection | CD | 3 | J32 8 | 4:47 | 35.9 | ||
| Leaving York Factory | Scotch Measure | Prairie Gold | CD | 5 | J32 3 | 1:52 | 37.3 | ||
| Rachan Mill | J Gray / L Risk / S Petrov | The Host of the Air | CD | 9 | J32 4 | 2:27 | 36.8 |
Here's a Hand 4/4L · J32
{{explanation}}
1s & 3s start on opp sides
1-8
: 1s also 4s in prom hold dance reel of 3 with 2s/3s (RSh to 2M/3M to
start) & 1s+4s end in middle
9-16
: 1s+4s dance RH across, 1s & 4s change places with corner persons RH &
set to them
17-24
: All dance 3/4 double diagonal reel of 4 giving LH in centre (end with 3s
in 1st pl, 4s & 1s in middle & 2s in 4th pl opp sides)
25-32
: 4s+1s dance LH across **while** 3s+2s chase clockwise 1/2 way & all on
sides set to partner & change places RH. (2)4(1)3
