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Dance The Sunlit Square 6393

Strathspey · 64 bars · 4 couples · Square   (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: ?

Devised by
John Drewry (1993)
Intensity
88 88 88 88 80 08 88 88 = 87% (1 turn), 88% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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A dance to mark the 21st winter holiday organised by Mary Prentice, to be …

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

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (?). 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
Sunlit Square Marian Anderson and her Band Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 12 CD 9 S642:08 0
The Sunlit Square 4S · S64
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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)
The Sunlit Square 4S · S64
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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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This dance is a strathspey, but is here …

Added on: 2012-12-17 (YouTube Automatic Downloader)
Quality: Good

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Glenview social group, Toronto, 2016

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

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