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Dance The Steamboat 6295

See also: The Steamboat (R48, 4/4L, Mitchell: Whetherly Sheets), The Steamboat (R48, 3/4L, Boyd)

Jig · 32 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 4 · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
Alec Hay (1982)
Intensity
88 80 44 88 = 75% (1 turn), 56% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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Preferred music: Cumberland Reel recorded by Bobby Crowe (Music for book 1).  The lead …

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Preferred music: Cumberland Reel recorded by Bobby Crowe (Music for book 1).  The lead tune shown below.

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
Cumberland Reel Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band Book 1. Music for Twelve Traditional Dances CD+ 11 J32 80:00 0.0
Cumberland Reel Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band Highlander Music Old Masters Volume 1 CD 13 J32 84:43 35.4
Cumberland Reel Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band Scottish Country Dances (Vol. 2) LP 6 J32 84:43 35.4
Cumberland Reel John Crawford with the Gleneden Scottish Band Early Days - John Crawford CD 13 J32 63:12 32.0
Cumberland Reel Rob Gordon and his Band The Complete Caledonian Ball CD+ 9 J32 42:15 33.8
Cumberland Reel Jimmy Shand and his Band English Folk Dances LP 1 J32 40:00 0.0
Cumberland Reel Jimmy Shand and his Band The Magic Sounds of Jimmy Shand and His Band LP 8 J32 40:00 0.0
Cumberland Reel George B Stirrat Favourite Scottish Dances LP 1 J32 80:00 0.0
Cumberland Reel Robin Ellis and his Band Scottish Jigs and Reels for Children MC 10 J32 40:00 0.0
Cumberland Reel The Glendale Scottish Dance Band Scotland's Fancy CD+ 1 J32 63:17 32.8
Cumberland Reel Jim Johnstone and his Band A Scottish Welcome LP+ 4 J32 50:00 0.0
Cumberland Reel Jimmy Shand and his Band Scottish Country Dances in Strict Tempo (No. 2) LP 8 J32 40:00 0.0
Cumberland Reel Adam Rennie and his SCD Quartet Village Hall to Royal Ball MC 8 J32 63:14 32.3
Cumberland Reel Rutherford, Maureen & Copland, Neil Medal Tests for Young Dancers (2006) CD 2 J32 10:43 43.0
Cumberland Reel Rutherford, Maureen & Copland, Neil Medal Tests for Young Dancers (2014) CD 3 J32 10:43 43.0
Cumberland Reel Jim Cameron and his Scottish Dance Band Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band Vol 3 CD 4 J32 52:41 32.2
The Cumberland Reel Jim Cameron and his Scottish Dance Band Dance Date No 1 LP 4 J32 50:00 0.0
The Cumberland Reel Jimmy Blair and his TV-Jigtime Band Scottish Country Dances LP 1 J32 42:14 33.5
The Steamboat 2/4L · J32
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1–
: 1c+2c R&L
9–
: 1c Fig8 round 2c (1,2)
17–
: 1M+2W Turn RH to places ; 1W+2M turn LH to midline, facing P who steps in on [24]
25–
: 1c+2c Poussette

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Danced in a 4C set, all couples starting
NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2023-02-05 Unknown 2023-02-05 Amanda Peart Feb. 10, 2023, 11:05 a.m.
Otago Region dance 2022 Unknown 2022-11-12 Xiaowen Yu Oct. 9, 2022, 6:09 a.m.

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