Dance The Long Sands 3918
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- John Cass
- Intensity
- 888/888/844/888 = 69% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Lead/Dance down and up, cross and cast (DWNUP;cross;CAST)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Figure of Eight - double - half (FIG8;2C;HALF;)
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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"The Long Sands are at Tynemouth, a favourite beauty spot on the Northumbrian Coast. …
"The Long Sands are at Tynemouth, a favourite beauty spot on the Northumbrian Coast. This glorious beach is ideal for a leisurely stroll especially when the tide is out, but you must skirt the shallow pools of water."
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 Long Sands | Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band | Life begins at Forty | MC | 6 | S32 8 | 7:37 | 57.1 |
The Long Sands 3/4L · S32
1–
: 1c followed by 2c+3c lead down {3}, lead up through 2c+3c, cross, cast to 2pl {5} **while** 2c meet,
lead up through 3c to 1pl **while** 3c meet and lead up to 3pl
9–
: Reels3 on sides [1c in/down, 2c cast off, 3c dance out/up; NH where possible] (to 21x3)
17–20
: 2c+1c ½ double fig 8 [1c cross up, 2c cast off]
21–24
: 1c+3c ½ double fig 8 [1c cross down, 3c cast up]
25–28
: 2c+1c+3c cross R (to 213) | 2c+1c+3c set
29–32
: 1m+3c & 1w+2c RH across
The Long Sands 3/4L · S32
1-8 : 1s followed by 2s+3s lead down for 3, 2s+3s divide & 1s followed by 2s+3s lead up, 1s cross & cast to 2nd place 9-16 : 2s+1s+3s dance reels of 3 on sides (1s in & down to start) 17-24 : 2s+1s dance 1/2 double Fig of 8 (1s cross up to start), 1s+3s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 (1s cross down to start) 25-32 : 2s+1s+3s cross RH & set, 1s dance RH across ( 1L with 2s & 1M with 3s)
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Added on: 2017-06-12 (Linda Mae Dennis)
Quality: Animation
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Festival 2019 Evening Dance | Unknown | Uta Hasekamp | Dec. 12, 2018, 6:08 p.m. | |
| 190209 Newcastle Festival Evening Dance | Unknown | 2019-02-09 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Jan. 17, 2019, 4:28 p.m. |
| NewCastle-evening-2013 | Unknown | 2013-02-09 | Zoltán Gräff | Nov. 23, 2014, 1:11 p.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral - Tuesday 26 March 2019 | Unknown | 2019-03-26 | Andrew Locke | March 24, 2019, 9:09 p.m. |
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2022-08-21 | Unknown | 2022-08-21 | Amanda Peart | Aug. 21, 2022, 5:05 p.m. |
| Joana | Unknown | 2019-01-28 | Joana Stausberg | Jan. 28, 2019, 5:59 p.m. |
