Dance St. Valentine's Day 5852
Also known as “Saint Valentine's Day” (unofficial).
See also: Saint Valentine's Day (R32, 3/4L, Donaldson: South African)
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- John W Mitchell
- Intensity
- 800/880/808/822 = 41% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Ladies' Chain (LCHAIN)
- Turn Corners and Partner (CPCP)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Whetherly Book 10 [25]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- The notes say this was “Devised for the London Branch R.S.C.D.S. and performed at their 1981 weekend school on St. …
The notes say this was “Devised for the London Branch R.S.C.D.S. and performed at their 1981 weekend school on St. Valentine’s Day.”
“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ha! Ha! The Wooin' O' It suitable for The Road to Abernyte, The Sailors Guide, St Valentine's Day, Topsy Turvy, Wedderburn Reel | Marian Anderson and her Band | Robert Burns Dances | CD | 3 | R32 8 | 4:46 | 35.8 | ||
| Scotch Hop | Andrew Rankine and his Band | Westering Home | LP | 13 | R32 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 |
St. Valentine's Day 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c set | cast off (2c up) ; ½ Fig8 round 3c (2,1x,3)
- 9–
- 2c+1c R&L
- 17–
- 1c+3c L-Chain across the set (M dancing across), on final turn 1c end facing 1cnrs
- 25–
- Turn CPCP (2,1,3)
