Dance The Snake Pass 6161
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Norman Churnside
- Intensity
- 844 800 844 888 = 66% (1 turn), 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Snake Pass (SNAKE)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Life Begins at Forty [9]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [505] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [663] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [612] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
The Snake Pass 3/4L · J32
- 1–
- 1c+2c ½R&L ; 1c+3c ½R&L (2x,3x,1)
- 9–
- 1c cross RH, cast up (3c down) ; ½ Fig8 down to face 1cnrs
- 17–
- ½Reel4 with 1cnrs, pass Lsh ; ½Reel4 with 2cnrs with fast ½turn LH into
- 25–
- 3c+1W & 1M+2c RHA ; Lsh Snake Pass (unwind the RHA, 1c leading, pass other snake Lsh through 2plx and chase cclw to) (2,1,3)
The Snake Pass 3/4L · J32
- 1-8
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1s+2s dance 1/2 R&L; 1s+3s dance 1/2 R&L
- 9-16
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1s cross RH, cast up to 2nd place & dance 1/2 Figs of 8 round 3s to end facing 1st corner positions
- 17-24
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1s dance 1/2 diag reel with 1st corners, pass LSh & dance 1/2 diag reel with 2nd corners ending with quick LH turn, 1L facing 3s at top, 1M facing 2s in 3rd place
- 25-32
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1s dance the Snake Pass:
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1s dance RH across (1L with 3s & 1M with 2s), 1L followed by 3s also 1M followed by 2s pass LSh diagonally across through 2nd place to change ends & loop round to left to end in 2nd place. 2 1 3
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