Dance Pretty Polly 5347
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Intensity
- 440/860/844/888 = 64% (1 turn), 48% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Clap (CLAP)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Grand Chain for 6 (GCHAIN;6P;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Book 28 [2]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 25 to 30 (Combined A5 edition) [38]
- Pocket: Books 28,4-for-1978,29 [2]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [581] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [529] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [507] (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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretty Polly | Jimmy Lindsay and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 28. | CD+ | 2 | S32 4 | 4:01 | 60.2 |
Pretty Polly 3/4L · S32
1– : 1c cast off one (2c up) | turn BH ; 2c repeat (1c up) (1,2,3) 9– : 1c clap and cast off (2c up) | 2c+1c cross RH ; 2c+1c ½R&L, but with full LH turn on the sides (2,1,3) 17– : 2c+1c RHA ; 1c+3c LHA 25– : 2c+1c+3c G-Chain (2c cross to start) (2,1,3)
Pretty Polly 3/4L · S32
1-8 : 1s cast 1 place, turn 2H, 2s repeat this Fig back to places 9-16 : 1s clap, cast 1 place, 2s+1s cross RH, 2s+1s dance 1/2 R&L with full LH turn on sides 17-24 : 2s+1s dance RH across, 1s+3s dance LH across end ready for Grand Chain 25-32 : 2s+1s+3s dance Grand Chain
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Twice through with a little coaching.
Added on: 2020-01-24 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Book 28 | Unknown | 2015-09-20 | Angelika Schmidkonz | Sept. 20, 2015, 12:32 p.m. |
| Northern Virginia Zoom 22 Feb 23 | Unknown | 2023-02-22 | Maria Ward | Feb. 22, 2023, 10:22 p.m. |
