Dance The Red Balloon 5493
Jig · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Sylvia Edie
- Intensity
- 8000 8880 8000 8088 8444 = 52% (1 turn), 55% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Back to Back (BKTOBK)
- Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knock of Braemoray | Drummond Cook and his Scottish Dance Band | Tae Gar Ye Loup | LP+ | 10 | J40 4 | 2:57 | 35.4 |
The Red Balloon 4/4L · J40
1– : 1c dance BtoB ; set, cast off one (2c up) 9– : ½Reel3 across, Rsh to 2cnrs ; ½Reel3 across, Rsh to 1cnr (in 4cnr position) 17– : 1c repeat bars 1–8 (3c up). 25– : 1c repeat bars 9–16 with 3c & 4c. 33– : 1c set, cast to 4pl. (4c up) ; All C turn RH
The Red Balloon 4/4L · J40
1-8 : 1s dance DoSiDo, set & cast 1 place 9-16 : 1s dance 1/2 reels of 3 across (1M with 2s, 1L with 3s), 1s dance 1/2 reels of 3 across with other couple 17-24 : 1s dance DoSiDo, set & cast 1 place 25-32 : 1s dance 1/2 reels of 3 across (1M with 3s, 1L with 4s), 1s dance 1/2 reels of 3 across with other couple 33-40 : 1s set & cast 1 place, all turn partners RH. 2 3 4 1
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Added on: 2020-02-04 (Catriona Bennett)
Quality: Good
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Added on: 2013-11-02 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Reasonable
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon at Eastbourne Friday 2018 | Unknown | 2018-11-09 | Joan Blake | Nov. 6, 2018, 1:51 p.m. |
| RSCDS Croydon & District Eastbourne Weekend 2023 - Saturday | Function | 2023-11-18 | James Wilson | Nov. 18, 2023, 2:49 p.m. |
| Summer Dance Winchester | Unknown | 2021-07-24 | Iris Ronayne | July 22, 2021, 1:52 a.m. |
| 18.03.03 Northey Avenue | Unknown | 2018-03-03 | Evelyn Wilson | Feb. 21, 2018, 1:51 p.m. |
| RSCDS Croydon CR82LN | Unknown | 2018-04-28 | Matthew Goulden | April 27, 2018, 12:30 p.m. |
| Eastbourne 2021 Friday | Unknown | 2021-11-12 | Cathy Daldy | Nov. 8, 2021, 3:31 p.m. |
| RSCDS Birmingham - Nice N Easy Social 2015 | Function | 2015-04-25 | Nicola Scott | Dec. 6, 2023, 10:42 a.m. |
| RSCDS AGM 2013 Dance (Friday) | Unknown | Anselm Lingnau | Oct. 16, 2013, 2:27 a.m. | |
| Tartan Jigsaw Charity Dance | Unknown | 2022-11-26 | Roger Keeling | Sept. 21, 2022, 11:15 a.m. |
| Cheam ~ 211106 Dance | Unknown | 2021-11-06 | James Wilson | Oct. 22, 2021, 9:30 p.m. |
| RSCDS Cheshire Branch Social -10 July 2019 | Unknown | 2019-07-10 | Andrew Locke | June 5, 2019, 7:01 p.m. |
| Cheam ~ 231125 Dance | Function | 2023-11-25 | James Wilson | Nov. 21, 2023, 12:25 p.m. |
| RSCDS Croydon & District Eastbourne Weekend 2019 - Friday | Unknown | 2019-11-08 | Cathy Daldy | Nov. 5, 2019, 11:32 a.m. |
| RSCDS Croydon Branch Beginners Dance | Unknown | 2020-02-22 | Catriona Bennett | Feb. 4, 2020, 3:16 p.m. |
| Desertcreat Tea Dance June 2015 | Unknown | 2015-06-06 | Ruth Clarke | May 20, 2015, 5:01 p.m. |
