Dance Short and Sweet 6058
See also: Short and Sweet (S32, 4/4L, Fordyce: Bruce Fordyce Mem. Coll.), Short and Sweet (R32, 4/4L, Rigby: Lindisfarne)
Jig · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- David Rutherford (1775)
- Intensity
- 800 822 800 844 880 = 50% (1 turn), 37% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Lead/Dance down and up, then cast (DWNUP;CAST)
- Set to Corners (C-SET)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Book 30 [8]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 25 to 30 (Combined A5 edition) [66]
- Pocket: Books 30,Children,5-for-1982,31 [8]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [659] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [602] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [581] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short and Sweet | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 30. | LP+ | 9 | J40 8 | 5:25 | 32.5 | ||
| Short and Sweet | David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 30. Music for Book 30 plus 3 Dances by Hugh Foss | CD | 8 | J40 8 | 5:50 | 35.0 |
Short and Sweet 3/4L · J40
- 1–
- 1c set, cast off one ; set, cast back to 1pl
- 9–
- 1c dance down the middle {1}, up {1}, cast off to 1cnr (2c up) ; 1c set to 1cnr, set to 2cnr
- 17–
- 1c lead down between 3c, cross, cast up between 2c, cast off (to 2,1,3)
- 25–
- 1c+3c RHA ; 2c+1c LHA
- 33–
- 2c+1c R&L
Short and Sweet 3/4L · J40
- 1-8
- 1s set, cast to 2nd place, set & cast back to top
- 9-16
- 1s dance down (1 step) & back to top, cast 1 place, set to 1st corners & set to 2nd corners
- 17-24
- 1s lead down below 3s, cross RH, cast up on own side, dance up to top & cast to 2nd places
- 25-32
- 1s+3s dance RH across, 2s+1s dance LH across
- 33-40
- 2s+1s dance R&L
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Added on: 2023-06-28 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Reasonable
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Richmond (N.Yorks) February social 2018 | 2018-02-02 | Louise Macdougall | Jan. 9, 2018, 7:33 p.m. |
| RSCDS Book 30 | 2015-09-20 | Angelika Schmidkonz | Sept. 20, 2015, 12:38 p.m. |
| Chemnitz, 24.11.2012, Tanzabend | 2012-11-24 | Thomas Groß | Nov. 22, 2012, 1:03 a.m. |
| DUSCDS 2014 Annual Ball | Craig Skinner | May 10, 2014, 10:55 a.m. |
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