Dance The Island Fling 3142
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Lisbeth & Douglas Henderson (1980)
- Formations
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- Spurtle (SPURT)
- Grand Chain for 6 (GCHAIN;6P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Scottish Dance Archives [161]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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The dance is dedicated with compliments to Betty and David Grant of the George …
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The dance is dedicated with compliments to Betty and David Grant of the George C. Armstrong group, who held "The Island Fling" annually at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Toronto Island.
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 | |
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| The Island Fling | Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent | The Island Fling | LP+ | 1 | J32 8 | 4:32 | 34.0 | ||
| The Island Fling | Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent | The Bobby Brown Collection | CD | 1 | J32 8 | 4:32 | 34.0 | ||
| Well Done, Bernard | Copious Notes | The Swans of Atlanta | CD | 4 | J32 8 | 4:45 | 35.6 |
The Island Fling 3/4L · J32
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1–4 : 1C turn RH 1.1/4, finish between 2C facing opposite side 5–14 : Spurtle with 2&3C, 1C finish facing down in 3rd place 15–16 : 1C ast up to 2nd place, 3C step down 17–24 : 3C Grand chain, 2+1C give RH & 3C cross RH 25–26 : 2+3C cross RH to own sides 27–32 : 1C lead down for 2, 1/2 turn, lead up to 2nd place
