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Dance The Banner Bearer 397

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

Devised by
Barry Skelton (1991)
Intensity
860/888/844/888 = 61% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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"Dedicated to Eddy West, who carried the Scottish banner at the 1990 Commonwealth Games …

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"Dedicated to Eddy West, who carried the Scottish banner at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony in Auckland."

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
The Dance of Diamonds Andrew Rankine and his Band London Highland Club Diamond Jubilee LP+ 6 R32 84:24 33.0
Sleepy Maggie Lothian Scottish Dance Band Something to Celebrate LP+ 5 R32 80:00 0.0
The Dance Of Diamonds Sandy Legget & the Carseloch Band Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 9 CD 7 R32 84:33 34.1
The Dance of the Diamonds Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band Just What the Doctor Ordered MC 12 R32 42:20 35.0
The Banner Bearer 3/4L · R32
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1-8
: 1s+2s set & dance 1/2 RH across; 1s+2s 1/2 turn partner RH, 2s end in
  1st place own side **while** 1s continue to turn RH to end 1L between
  2s facing 2L, 1M between 3s facing 3M
9-16
: 1s dance RSh reels of 3 across (Lady with 2s & Man with 3s). 1s end in
  2nd place opposite sides
17-24
: 2s+1s+3s set, 1s turn 3/4 RH to end 1M between 2s facing down, 1L
  between 3s facing up; all set, 1s 3/4 turn RH to end in 2nd place own
  side, 1L facing down, 1M facing up
25-32
: 2s+1s+3s dance reels of 3 on sides (1M RSh to 2M & 1L RSh to 3L). End 2
  1 3

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