Dance Ship o' Grace 6052
Also known as “Ship O' Grace” (spelling).
Strathspey · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Jean McAdam (1955)
- Intensity
- 8000 8888 8888 8224 8008 = 57% (1 turn), 57% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
- Hands across - 4 - with setting (HX;4P;SET;)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Lifeboat Dances [2]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [498] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [658] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [604] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [577] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Symbolic meaning (from the original description)
1 - 8 The lifeboat is launched. 9 - 16 Rescue equipment … 17 …
Symbolic meaning (from the original description)
1 - 8 The lifeboat is launched. 9 - 16 Rescue equipment … 17 - 24 The wheel. 25 - 30 Over the waves to the boat in distress. 31 - 32 The knot between the two boats is tied. 33 - 40 Back to safety towing the rescued boat.
Ship o' Grace 4/4L · S40
- 1–
- 1c lead down to bottom ; cast up outside to top.
- 9–
- G-Chain (1c&4c start across)
- 17–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c set | ½RHA ; set | ½LHA, end 1c. facing down and others facing up, all NHJ
- 25–
- (“authentic version”: Over the Waves) 1c making an arch change places with 2c | repeat with 3c ; and with 4c | 4c+1c turn P LH, 4c finish facing down
- 25–
- (“popular version”: Over The Waves-Zig-Zag setting) 1c+2c NHJ set advancing, passing to exchanged places, 1c+3c repeat ; 1c+4c repeat (to 2341), 4c+1c turn P LH, 4c finish facing down
- 33–
- 1c lead up the centre followed by 4c (start down) ; divide at the top & cast to bottom (2,3,4,1)
Ship o' Grace 4/4L · S40
- 1-8
- 1s dance down the middle & back up on own sides
- 9-16
- All dance a Grand Chain
- 17-24
- 1s+2s & 3s+4s set & dance RH across 1/2 way, set & dance LH across back to places, 1s facing down, 2s+3s+4s face up
Authentic version
- 25-32
- 1s make arch & dance down 1 place 2s dance under & up, repeat with 3s then 4s then 4s+1s turn LH
- 33-40
- 1s & 4s lead up to top, 1s casting to 4th place & 4s casting to 3rd place
Popular variation
- 25-32
- 1s dance set advancing to right & in to 2nd place as 2s dance out to their right & up to 1st place, repeat with 3s then 4s, all turn RH
- 33-40
- 1s lead up to top followed by 4s+3s+2s (who start by dancing down to follow 1s) & cast back to places. 2 3 4 1
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Added on: 2023-07-23 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
