Dance The Quiet Achiever 5440
Medley · 32 bars (S16+R16) · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Puka Henry (1994)
- Intensity
- 844 844 866 888 = 79% (1 turn), 59% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R3;SIDE;)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
- Double Triangles (DBLTRI)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Online Sources
- 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 Quiet Achiever | The Black Bear Duo | The Dancing Bear | CD | 14 | M32 8 | 6:32 | 49.0 | ||
| Mrs Muriel Skinner | The Glendaruel Scottish Dance Band | Donside Records presents | MC | 2 | M32 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 |
The Quiet Achiever 3/4L · M32
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Strathspey
1–
: 1c set | cast (2c up) ; Mirror ½ Reels3 on the side, 1c starts in and down, ends facing 1cnr
9–
: 1c+1cnrs ½ Diag Reel4, pass Rsh ; 1c+2cnrs ½ Diag Reel4 to (2x,1x,3x)
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Reel
17–
: All set | ½ Reels3 across, 1c Rsh to 4cnr (to 2,1,3) | 1c petronella into centre, BtoB
25–
: DTr (2,1,3)
The Quiet Achiever 3/4L · M32
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Strathspey
1-8
: 1s set, cast 1 place & dance 1/2 reel of 3 on own sides (between 3s to
start) to end facing 1st corners (pstn)
9-16
: 1s dance 1/2 reels of 4 with 1st corners, pass RSh & dance 1/2 reel with
2nd corners ending 2nd place opposite sides. (2)(1)(3)
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Reel
1-8
: 2s+1s+3s set, 1s dance 1/2 reels of 3 across (Lady with 2s & Man with
3s), 1s petronella turn to face own sides
9-16
: 1s dance Double Triangles ending in 2nd places own sides
