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Dance The Island Chain 3140

Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
John Drewry (1991)
Intensity
888/844/844/888 = 62% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block'
 Inscribedf "for the dancers in New Zealand".



'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block'
 Inscribedf "for the dancers in New Zealand".


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 italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
Follow Me Home The Muriel Johnstone Trio Dancing Live CD 5 J32 84:44 35.5
Follow Me Home Irvine Valley Scottish Dance Band Favourite SCDs Vol. 4 Dancer's Choice CD 1 J32 84:43 35.4
Follow Me Home The Music Makars Scottish Dance Music CD+ 9 J32 84:32 34.0
Follow Me Home Muriel Johnstone's Band Book 38. Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances LP+ 3 J32 84:46 35.8
Follow Me Home Muriel Johnstone's Band Scottish Reflections CD+ 5 J32 84:46 35.8
Follow Me Home Muriel Johnstone's Band Book 38. Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances CD 3 J32 84:46 35.8
Follow Me Home Luke Brady's Scottish Dance Band Take Your Partners For Vol 3 CD 14 J32 84:46 35.8
Follow Me Home David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band Sound of Feolin CD 16 J32 84:40 35.0
Follow Me Home Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band Strictly Scottish Volume Two CD+ 13 J32 84:26 33.2
Follow Me Home John Taylor & Andrew Imbrie Live CD 8 J32 84:47 35.9
Follow Me Home Acoustic Tuna 12th Night Ball 2001 CD 5 J32 84:43 35.4
Follow Me Home Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith Delaware Valley Spring Ball 2003 CD 11 J32 84:57 37.1
Follow Me Home L Ramshaw / S W Bentley / M Bentley The Breakdown CD 12 J32 84:43 35.4
Follow Me Home Ian Hutson & his Scottish Dance Band Let's Celebrate CD 19 J32 84:30 33.8
Follow Me Home Terpsichore A Dancer's Best Friend CD 4 J32 84:40 35.0
Follow Me Home John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band Band Boys' Choice CD+ 12 J32 84:45 35.6
The Island Chain 3/4L · J32
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1–
: Reels3 on opposite side (1c cross down, 2c start out and up), at end 1c cross down LH to face 3cnr **as** 2c dance to 1pl 
9–
: 1c+3cnrs change places RH | 1c set **while{2}** these cnrs change places LH on 1diag. ; 1c change places with 1cnr persons RH | 1c turn LH to face 2cnr
17–
: Repeat figure on 2diag., finish (3x,1x,2x)
25–
: ½ Gr-Chain (3c cross to start) and hold second RH given ; 1M+3M & 1W+3W & 2c turn RH (2,1,3)
NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
Twelfth Annual - John Drewry Night - Brooklyn Scottish Country Dancers - Dec 1998 Unknown 1998-12-05 Andy Peterson Feb. 7, 2021, 2:15 a.m.

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