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Dance The Silver City 6077

Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
John Drewry (1968)
Intensity
888/880/822/888 = 59% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Strathspey travel
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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For the Members of the "Tuesday Class" in Aberdeen.

'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block' 
For the Members of the "Tuesday Class" in Aberdeen.

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). 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 italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
Beauty of the North The Music Makars Jig for Joy CD 9 S32 88:20 62.5
Craigellachie Bridge Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 13 CD 13 S32 44:00 60.0
Miss Catherine Allan Andrew Rankine and his Band Nine Scottish Country Dances (1981) - Leaflets LP+ 7 S32 87:57 59.6
Miss Catherine Allan Andrew Rankine and his Band Music for Leaflet Dances Vol. 1 CD 9 S32 87:57 59.6
Miss Catherine Allan James Stanley 'Stan' Hamilton The Scotch Piano LP 9 S32 80:00 0.0
Rob Roy MacGregor The Danelaw Country Dance Band A Taste of Andrew Rankine LP+ 2 S32 80:00 0.0
Rob Roy MacGregor The Danelaw Country Dance Band Tunes from The Newcastle Collection LP 9 S32 80:00 0.0
Rob Roy MacGregor Ian Holmes and his Band Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 6 CD 8 S32 44:07 61.8
Rob Roy MacGregor Ian Holmes and his Band Sounds Scottish CD+ 2 S32 44:07 61.8
Rob Roy MacGregor Alan Gardiner and his Scottish Dance Band Book 26. Twelve Scottish Country Dances CD+ 7 S32 88:21 62.6
The Silver City 3/4L · S32
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1-8
: 1s cross down to dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides
9-16
: 1s in prom hold dance reel of 3 across with 2s giving RSh to 2M, 2s
  dance into 1st place as 1s turn LH to face 1st corners
17-24
: 1s turn 1st corner RH, turn partner LH, turn 2nd corner RH, 1/2 turn
  partner LH to end 1L facing 2s & 1M facing 3s
25-32
: 1s dance RH across (Lady with 2s & Man with 3s), pass RSh & dance LH
  across with other couple
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Brooklyn Class 10/12/21 Unknown 2021-10-12 Lois Goldberg Oct. 9, 2021, 12:22 a.m.
Drewry Night 2014 Unknown Sue Ronald Oct. 26, 2014, 12:57 p.m.
Drewry Night 2015 - Brooklyn NY Unknown 2015-12-05 Peter Price Nov. 15, 2015, 11:44 p.m.
Drewry Night, Brooklyn, 2016 Unknown 2016-12-03 Sue Ronald Nov. 14, 2016, 1:35 p.m.
Drewry Night 2019 Unknown 2019-12-07 Lois Goldberg Oct. 18, 2019, 7:07 p.m.
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Fairmilehead, Edinburgh, 6 June 2023 Function 2023-06-06 John Nuttall June 5, 2023, 8:54 p.m.
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St. John's (NFLD) New Year's and 25th Branch Anniversary Dance Unknown 2017-01-21 Martin Mulligan Nov. 24, 2016, 9:43 p.m.
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RSCDS New York Branch Classes Unknown 2016-11-17 Ellen Sears Nov. 15, 2016, 1:20 a.m.
RSCDS Sheffield 2019 October Social Unknown 2019-10-05 Debbie Crossley Sept. 26, 2019, 1:56 p.m.
Brooklyn Class 3/22/22 Unknown 2022-03-22 Lois Goldberg March 17, 2022, 7:49 p.m.
Alpine Boat Basin 2017 Unknown 2017-09-10 Deborah Leary May 12, 2017, 10:36 p.m.
Scotia Dancers Welcome Back Party 11-11-19 Unknown vanapol Nov. 8, 2019, 12:14 p.m.
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