Dance The Black Swans of Narrabeen 556
Jig · 32 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: 51234)
- Devised by
- Olivia Roberts (1981)
- Intensity
- 80808/80808/08080/88888 = 65% (1 turn), 65% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Balance in Line (BALNCE)
- Lead/Dance down and up, then cast (DWNUP;CAST)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Devised for a 1981 Christmas party of the S.C.D. Clubs of Harbord and Lakeside, NSW, Australia. Black swans frequent the …
Devised for a 1981 Christmas party of the S.C.D. Clubs of Harbord and Lakeside, NSW, Australia. Black swans frequent the nearly Narrabeen Lakes. “Flock of Geese” is similar, but the progression is different.
“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)
The Black Swans of Narrabeen 5/5L · J32
- 1–
- 1c+3c+5c set advancing into line of 6 NHJ, with P on the R | BiL ; 3c+5c Turn RH and lead up 2 places while{4} 1c cast off to 5pl (3,2,5,4,1)
- 9–
- Repeat from new places (to 5,2,1,4,3)
- 17–
- 2c+4c lead down {3}, up {3}, and cast off one (1c+3c up) (to 5,1,2,3,4)
- 25–
- 5c+1c & 3c+4c R&L while{8} 2c cross RH, Set, cross back RH, set (5,1,2,3,4)
The Black Swans of Narrabeen 5/5L · J32
- 1-8
- 1s, 3s & 5s set advancing to give RH to partner & LH to next dancer, Bal-in-Line, 3s & 5s turn RH & lead up 2 places while 1s cast to 5pl
- 9-16
- Repeat from new places. 5 2 1 4 3
- 17-24
- 2s & 4s lead down for 3 & back to places, cast down 1 place. 5 1 2 3 4
- 25-32
- 5s+1s also 3s+4s dance R&L while 2s cross RH, set, cross back RH & set
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Added on: 2019-09-12 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Branch Experienced 2019-06-20 | Unknown | 2019-06-20 | Marc Hartstein | June 20, 2019, 11:30 p.m. |
| Abingdon Club, Nov 6th | Class | 2023-11-06 | Angela Lawrence | Nov. 7, 2023, 6:38 p.m. |
| Headington Practice Dance 5 November 2023 | Function | 2023-11-05 | Sandra McLevy | Nov. 2, 2023, 5:29 p.m. |
| Spring School (2023) - Vladimir | Unknown | Ussurey Dancer | April 29, 2023, 8:45 a.m. | |
| Minstead Scottish Country Dancers Dancing at Minstead Village Hall - October 2008 | Unknown | 2008-10-25 | Andy Peterson | Jan. 2, 2021, 11:42 p.m. |
| Headington Class 12 October 2023 | Class | 2023-10-12 | Sandra McLevy | Sept. 29, 2023, 6:38 p.m. |
| Headington Class 26 October 2023 | Class | 2023-10-26 | Sandra McLevy | Oct. 22, 2023, 1:40 p.m. |
| Social dancing in June - 20 June 2023 | Function | 2023-06-20 | Nicola Scott | June 21, 2023, 5:22 p.m. |
| Stow-on-the-Wold Annual Dance | Function | 2023-06-10 | Sandra McLevy | May 2, 2023, 11:41 a.m. |
| Spring School (2023) - Vladimir | Unknown | Ussurey Dancer | April 29, 2023, 8:45 a.m. | |
| Headington Class 2 November 2023 | Class | 2023-11-02 | Sandra McLevy | Oct. 31, 2023, 5:28 p.m. |
| New List | Unknown | Graeme Ferguson | Jan. 20, 2012, 2:06 p.m. | |
| Headington Class 22 June 2023 | Class | 2023-06-22 | Sandra McLevy | June 19, 2023, 7:39 p.m. |
| Headington Class 9 November 2023 | Class | 2023-11-09 | Sandra McLevy | Nov. 6, 2023, 11:23 a.m. |
| Social dancing in June - 27 June 2023 | Function | 2023-06-20 | Nicola Scott | June 23, 2023, 6:16 p.m. |
| Headington Dance 11 November 2023 | Function | 2023-11-11 | Sandra McLevy | June 17, 2023, 8:03 p.m. |
| Abingdon SCDC 2016 Ball Programme | Unknown | 2016-05-14 | Dave Fielding | May 2, 2016, 4:54 p.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 454 | diagram & cribs | May 8, 2014, 1:16 p.m. | Paraire | Keith Rose | Normal | Fixed |