Dance The Priest and his Books 5351
Jig · 24 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Castle Menzies (18C) (1749)
- Intensity
- 404 808 800 = 44% (1 turn), 33% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Dance down and up - 4 people (DWNUP;4P;)
- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Steps
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- 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 (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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Priest and his Books | Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 7. | LP+ | 10 | J24 8 | 3:33 | 35.5 | ||
| The Priest and his Books | David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 7 plus 2 Dances for 2009 | CD | 3 | J24 8 | 3:32 | 35.3 |
The Priest and his Books 3/4L · J24
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1–
: 1M & 3W meet and lead to the top, 3W casts off to 2pl (2W down) and 1M loops to own place ; 1W+3M repeat (1,3,2)
9–
: 3c followed by 1c lead down the middle (2c up) ; 1c lead up to the top **while{4}** 3c lead up {2} and turn RH to own places (1,2,3)
17–
: 1c cast off | lead down between 3c (2c up), cast up on own side to 2pl (2,1,3)
The Priest and his Books 3/4L · J24
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1-8 : 1M leads 3L up to top (2L steps down), 1M dances round to place as 3L casts to 2nd place, 1L with 3M repeat 9-16 : 3s followed by 1s dance down the middle, 1s dance up to top **while** 3s dance up & turn RH to original places 17-24 : 1s cast 1 place, lead down between 3s & cast up to 2nd places
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Book 7 | Unknown | Ward Fleri | April 19, 2021, 12:41 a.m. | |
| TAC SS 2023 Teaching Plan | Class | 2023-07-31 | Alan Twhigg | July 23, 2023, 11:49 p.m. |
| Moscow St. Valentine's Ball | Unknown | 2016-02-13 | Anton Korobeynikov | Jan. 11, 2016, 9:21 p.m. |
| Dances Taught TAC 2023 | Informational | 2023-10-03 | Rebecca Winnie | Oct. 3, 2023, 9:17 p.m. |
