Dance Across the Tay 32
Jig · 48 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Douglas Henderson
- Formations
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- Petronella - half (8 bars) (PET;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Lead/Dance down and cast up (DWN;CBL)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Across The Tay | Olympians Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Dance Music | CD | 10 | J48 4 | 3:23 | 33.8 | ||
| Across The Tay | Olympians Scottish Dance Band | Meet the Olympians | LP | 4 | J48 4 | 3:23 | 33.8 | ||
| Across the Tay | Ian McCallum and his Scottish Dance Band | Across the Tay | MC | 2 | J48 4 | 3:21 | 33.5 | ||
| Ammonites and Terns | David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band | The Vallin Suite 2 | CD | 3 | J48 5 | 4:26 | 35.5 |
Across the Tay 4/4L · J48
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1–2 : All set and face 1st & 3rd C down, 2nd & 4th C up 3–4 : 1C with 2C and 3C with 4C change place R hand 5–8 : All set, cross R hand with partners to face diagonally in 1C with 2C, 3C with 4C 9–12 : All set and dance Petronella turn 1 place to right. 13–16 : repeat 9–12 to original place 17–18 : 1st M with 2nd W while 3rd M with 4th W change place R hand 19–22 : 1st M, 2nd M, 3rd W and 4th W dance L hand wheel, while 3rd with 4th M and 1st with 2nd W turn L hand once round 23–24 : repeat bars 17–18 to original place 25–32 : 1st W followed by 2,3,4 W dance down middle & up the sidelines to place while 4th M followed by 3,2,1 M dance up the middle & down the sidelines to place 33–34 : 1st W with 2nd M while 3rd W with 4th M change place L hand 35–38 : 1st W, 2nd W, 3rd M and 4th M dance R hands across, while 3rd with 4th W & 1st with 2nd M turn R hand 39–40 : repeat bars 33–34 to original place 41–44 : 4th C followed by 3,2 & 1C lead down 2 steps and up 2 step 45–48 : 1st C cast off into 4th Place, while 2,3 & 4 C dance up to new places
Across the Tay 4/4L · J48
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1-8 : All 4 couples set, 1s+2s & 3s+4s change places RH. All set, cross RH. (2) (1) (4) (3) 9-16 : 2s+1s & 4s+3s face diagonally in, all set then petronella turn 1 place round. Repeat to end in original places 17-24 : 1M+2L & 3M+4L change places RH. Middle couples (1M+3L+2M+4L) dance LH across **while** end couples turn LH. 1M+2L & 3M+4L change places RH back to original places 25-32 : 1L followed by 2L+3L+4L dances down middle & back up own side to place **while** 4M followed by 3M+2M+1M dances up middle & down own side to place 33-40 : 1L+2M & 3L+4M change places LH. Middle couples (1L+2L+4M+3M) dance RH across **while** end couples turn RH. 1L+2M & 3L+4M change places LH back to original places 41-48 : 4s followed by 3s+2s+1s lead down (2 steps), 1s followed by 2s+3s+4s lead up (2s steps). 1s cast to 4th place as 2s+3s+4s set & dance up 1 place. End 2 3 4 1
