Dance The Sunlit Square 6393

Strathspey · 64 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly)

Devised by

John Drewry (1993)

Intensity

88 88 88 88 80 08 88 88 = 87% (1 turn), 88% (whole dance)

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Extra Info: A dance to mark the 21st winter holiday organised by Mary Prentice, to be held in January 1994 in the …

A dance to mark the 21st winter holiday organised by Mary Prentice, to be held in January 1994 in the Algarve - Portugal

	Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Clip
	Sunlit Square	Marian Anderson and her Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 12	CD	9	S64	2:08	0

1–: All set to cnr | All “La Baratte” with cnr [turn RH ½ to full arms’ length | change back sideways, W passing in front of M as both face the centre, changing hands overhead to LH | turn LH ½ to exchanged places]
9–: With next person turn ½ RH and face | cast (inwards or outwards, swivel R) ¼ round set to meet P ; Turn P LH 1½ (to 3,4,1,2)
17–32: Repeat 1–16 (to 1,2,3,4)
33–: 1c+3c LHA 1¼ , finish in promhold, forming line across, M in the middle ; 1c+3c cast R round standing cpl to places
41–: 2c+4c repeat
49–: All cpls face in NHJ and Set | advance NHJ to middle ; retire NHJ with cnr | Set
57–: Circle8 L {2} | turn P BH ; continue Circle8 L (to 1,2,3,4)

E-cribs

1-8: All set to corners & dance La Baratte :; Men 1/2 turn opposite Lady RH & retains hand but at arms length from each other, Men retrace steps with Lady turning right under Man’s arm briefly into Allemande hold (Man behind Lady facing Ladies original place) & releasing Ladies RH she turns under Man’s left arm until almost in original places & couples change place LH to opposite positions & face in towards the middle of the set ie 1M in 2nd Ladies place is facing 3L in 4th Mans place & so on
9-16: All turn opposite person 1/2 round with RH & remain facing this person Pulling R shoulder back all dance on 1 place (M clockwise, L anticlockwise) passing next person by RSh to meet own partners 1/2 way round set All turn partners LH 1.1/2 times to face corner again
17-32: Repeat bars 1-16 from new places to return to original places & face in
33-40: 1s+3s dance LH across 1.1/4 times & end in prom hold, 1s promenade round 4s & 3s round 2s passing by RSh to return to original places
41-48: 2s+4s repeat above Fig 2s dancing round 1s & 4s round 3s
49-56: All join nearer hands with partners & set, advance into middle & retire with corners to corner position & set
57-64: All circle 8H round to left, turn partners 2H & open out to circle 8H round to left to original places

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2015-10 Malcolm	2015-10-26	S M	Oct. 28, 2015, 6:49 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014-03-24	2014-03-24	Cord Walter	May 4, 2014, 7:18 p.m.
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Kuckucksnest-Frühjahr-2016	2016-03-13	Thomas Groß	March 14, 2016, 6:37 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014-03-17	2014-03-17	Cord Walter	March 17, 2014, 10:31 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014-04-07	2014-04-07	Cord Walter	May 4, 2014, 7:15 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2017-07-10	2017-07-10	Cord Walter	July 10, 2017, 11:39 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014-04-14	2014-04-14	Cord Walter	May 4, 2014, 7:15 p.m.
170622A	2017-06-22	Michael Däther	June 18, 2017, 12:18 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014-03-31	2014-03-31	Cord Walter	March 31, 2014, 10:48 p.m.
The More Unusual Dance Club15052023	2023-05-15	Douglas Hedley	April 29, 2023, 1:49 p.m.
FSCDC 8 September 2015	2015-09-08	Anselm Lingnau	March 1, 2016, 2:16 a.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2021-06-20	2021-06-20	Amanda Peart	June 21, 2021, 6:39 p.m.
Heidelberg Ball 2015-10-31	2015-10-31	Angelika Schmidkonz	May 21, 2023, 9:20 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2017	2017-01-01	Cord Walter	Jan. 31, 2017, 11:11 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014		Cord Walter	Sept. 22, 2014, 10:27 p.m.
Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2003 - 2013		Cord Walter	May 19, 2014, 11:25 p.m.
SF Hildesheim 4 Paare		Cord Walter	Sept. 25, 2023, 9:48 p.m.

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