Dance Open the Door to Three 5099
Jig · 48 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Castle Menzies (18C) (1749)
- Intensity
- 440 440 800 866 866 888 = 61% (1 turn), 46% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Book 34 Scottish Country Dances [8]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 31 to 38 (Combined A5 edition) [32]
- Pocket: Books 33,34,35 [16]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [556] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [512] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [488] (diagram only)
- 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 (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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open the Door to Three | Alastair Wood and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 34. Music for Eight Traditional Dances | LP+ | 8 | J48 8 | 6:52 | 34.3 | ||
| Open the Door to Three | Alastair Wood and his Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Dance Favourites Volume 3 | CD | 4 | J48 8 | 6:52 | 34.3 | ||
| Open The Door To Three | Ian Muir and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 34. Music for 11 Scottish Country Dances (Book 34 plus 3 Dances 2006) | CD | 8 | J48 8 | 7:03 | 35.2 |
Open the Door to Three 3/4L · J48
1– : 1W+2W A&R ; dance between P and cast round them back to places 9– : 1M+2M repeat 17– : 1c lead down and cross over between 2c, cast off on opposite sides round 3c ; cross over LH, and cast up to 2pl on own sides (2c up on [19–20]) 25– : 2c+1c+3c A&R ; 1c turn 1cnrs LH to (2,1x,3) 33– : 2c+1c+3c A&R ; 1c turn 4cnrs RH to (2,1,3) 41– : 2c+1c+3c circle6 and back
Open the Door to Three 3/4L · J48
1-8 : 1L+2L Adv+Ret, cross between partners & cast back to places 9-16 : 1M+2M repeat above Fig 17-24 : 1s lead down below 2s, cross RH, cast round 3s, cross LH & cast back to 2nd place own sides 25-32 : 2s+1s+3s Adv+Ret, 1s turn 1st corners LH to end on opposite sides between corners 33-40 : 2s+1s+3s Adv+Ret, 1s turn 4th corner RH 1s end in 2nd place own sides 41-48 : 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
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Added on: 2019-10-30 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Reasonable
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldenburg 2021-11-15 | Unknown | 2021-11-15 | Sir Toby | Nov. 16, 2021, 10:51 a.m. |
| OSCGD - Social Dance #5 | Unknown | 2018-04-28 | Kristian Vestli | March 21, 2018, 10:39 p.m. |
| Ballylesson | Unknown | 2019-03-08 | Helen McGinley | Feb. 3, 2019, 5:17 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2014-08-18 | Unknown | 2014-08-18 | Martin McWilliam | Sept. 1, 2014, 10:04 a.m. |
| Cologne Ball 2014 - Dance with the Count! | Unknown | 2014-09-27 | Anja Breest | Sept. 30, 2015, 3:37 p.m. |
| Summer School 2017,Week 2, High Impact, Mo-We | Unknown | 2017-07-24 | Ulrike Köppler | Aug. 6, 2017, 6:41 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 21.02.2019 | Unknown | 2019-02-21 | lldikó Szakolczai | Feb. 27, 2019, 3:03 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2014-09-15 | Unknown | 2014-09-15 | Sir Toby | Sept. 16, 2014, 12:01 p.m. |
| Munich Ball 27 May 2012 | Function | 2012-05-27 | Anselm Lingnau | May 14, 2012, 9:54 p.m. |
| Kuckucksnest CGB March Course 2019 Intermediates | Unknown | 2019-03-07 | Sir Toby | March 19, 2019, 7:34 p.m. |
| OSCDG - Social Dance #12 | Unknown | 2019-11-23 | Kristian Vestli | Oct. 27, 2019, 5:14 p.m. |
| FSCDC 15 May 2012 | Class | 2012-05-15 | Anselm Lingnau | May 15, 2012, 12:05 p.m. |
| Jersey Ball Weekend 2020 Friday | Unknown | 2020-04-10 | Roland Telle | April 10, 2020, 2 p.m. |
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