Dance The Pigeon On The Gate 5256
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- John Bowie Dickson (1985)
- Intensity
- 8888/8008/8008/8888 = 75% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - double - half (FIG8;2C;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Pigeon on the Gate | Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band | The Luckenbooth Brooch | CD | 6 | R32 4 | 2:23 | 35.8 |
The Pigeon On The Gate 4/4L · R32
1–
: 1c+4c cross RH and face out **while{2}** 2c+3c set | 1c+2c & 3c+4c ¾ Dbl Fig8 (2,1,4,3)
9–
: 1c+4c RHA ; set facing diagonally in | ½ LHA and face cnrs on diagonal (2,4x,1x,3)
17–
: 4c+1c fig8 round own cnr and next cnr clw. start Rsh to cnr (2,4x,1x,3)
25–
: 4c+1c LHA **while{4}** 2c+3c set to P and cross RH ; All set | and cross RH (2,4,1,3)
The Pigeon On The Gate 4/4L · R32
1-8 : 1s & 4s cross RH & cast in 1 place, **while** 2s+3s set & cross up/down to end pstns & face out, 2s+1s & 4s+3s dance 1/2 double Fig of 8 9-16 : 1s+4s dance RH across once round, set facing diagonally in & dance LH across 1/2 way to face corners (1M face 3L, 1L face 3M, 4M face 2L, 4L face 2M) 17-24 : 1s & 4s dance RSh round corner persons & LSh round next corner person clockwise (Figures of 8 round corners - 1M+3s, 1L+3M+2M, 4M+2L+3L, 4L+2s) Finish 2 (4) (1) 3 25-32 : 1s+4s dance LH across once round ending on opposite sides **while** 2s+3s set & cross RH, all set & cross back to own sides to end 2 4 1 3
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Added on: 2019-07-18 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitlochry with David Oswald | Unknown | 2015-08-15 | Kate Kinnear | Aug. 10, 2015, 11:36 a.m. |
| 170320 The More Unusual Dance Club | Unknown | 2017-03-20 | Peter Dixon | March 2, 2017, 11:56 p.m. |
