Dance The Margaree Valley Jig 4149
Jig · 32 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 21) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Pat Kent
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)
- Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Published in
- Online Sources
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- A Collection of SCDs, Nova Scotia 2017 (page 30)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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The Margaree Valley is in the heart of Cape Breton Highlands. A beautiful part …
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The Margaree Valley is in the heart of Cape Breton Highlands. A beautiful part of Nova Scotia with high mountains surrounding rolling fields and meandering rivers good for salmon and trout fishing. Truly "Gods Country".
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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| Tarry a While | Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent | Tarry a While | LP+ | 1 | J32 8 | 4:27 | 33.4 | ||
| Tarry a While | Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent | The Bobby Brown Collection | CD | 18 | J32 8 | 4:27 | 33.4 | ||
| Tarry a While | Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band | Argyll's Fancy | LP+ | 13 | J32 4 | 2:07 | 31.8 | ||
| Tarry a While | David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band | Music for Graded Scottish Country Dances | CD | 22 | J32 8 | 4:39 | 34.9 | ||
| Tarry a While | Lindsay Weir and her Scottish Dance Band | Celtic Steps | CD | 7 | J32 8 | 4:39 | 34.9 | ||
| Tarry A While | The Deirdre Adamson Quartet | Tarry A While | CD | 1 | J32 8 | 4:38 | 34.8 |
The Margaree Valley Jig 2/4L · J32
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1–
: 1c+2c RHA ; LHA. 1c & 2c in centre face up (1,2)
9–
: 1c dance up {1} and cast off **while{4}** 2c dance up and loop to 1pl (to 2,1) ; 2c & 1c turn P RH (2,1)
17–
: 1c lead down {3}, turn P RH ½ {1} ; lead up to 2plx (2,1x)
25–
: 1W+2W cross RH | 1W+2M & 1M+2W cross LH ; 1W+2W cross RH | 2c cross LH (2,1)
The Margaree Valley Jig 2/4L · J32
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1-8 : 1s+2s dance RH across, LH across remaining in centre facing up 9-16 : 1s followed by 2s dance up & cast to 2nd/1st place; 2s+1s turn partner RH 17-24 : 1s lead down (3 steps), 1/2 turn RH to face up; 1s lead up to 2nd place opp sides 25-32 : 2L+1L change places RH, 1s change places with 2s crossing LH; 1L+2L change places RH, 2s cross LH to own side
