Dance The Silver Square 6490
Reel · 32 bars · 5 couples · Square (Progression: 23451)
- Devised by
- Terry Glasspool & Sue Hall
- Intensity
- 80808 08088 80008 88888 = 65% (1 turn), 81% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three (REEL;R3;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Hands round - 8 - half (HR;8P;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Originally posted as a message to the strathspey mailing list.
Originally posted as a message to the strathspey mailing list.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Plantation Reel | David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 3 | CD | 13 | R32 5 | 2:48 | 33.6 | ||
| Caddam Wood | Ian Holmes and his Scottish Dance Band with Ian Powrie | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 4 | CD | 11 | R32 5 | 2:51 | 34.2 |
The Silver Square 5S · R32
Square set, with 5c in the middle facing 1c
- 1–
- 1c+5c+3c Parallel Rsh Reels3
- 9–
- 2c+5c+4c Shadow Reel3 across, 4c starts down, giving Lsh to 5c (2M, 5M and 4W lead their P, acting as one dancer in the reel)
- 17–
- 1c+5c ½ R&L ; Circle 4 L (1c now in middle)
- 25–
- Outside couples Circle8 L half round ; set, swiveling R and chase 1 place clw while{8} 1c (kilt or elbow grip) turn R ; turn L (to 2,3,4,5, with 1 in the middle)
The Silver Square 5S · R32
5 couple square set, 5s in centre facing 1s
- 1-8
- 5s dance RSh parallel reels of 3 with 1s+3s, 5s end facing 4s
- 9-16
- 5s with 4s+2s (each couple dancing as 1 person with 4L, 5M & 2M leading) dance Tandem LSh reel of 3. 5s end facing 1s
- 17-24
- 1s+5s dance 1/2 R&L, 1s+5s circle 4H round to left 1s ending in centre
- 25-32
- 1s turn RH & LH while others circle 8H round 1/2 way, set, pull back RSh & chase 1 place clockwise. 1s (in centre) end facing 2s in top place
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newark DE 2019-11-18 | Kathy Hutchison | Nov. 19, 2019, 4:50 a.m. | |
| K&M | Sue Ronald | Oct. 8, 2016, 12:32 a.m. | |
| GASP - November 1 2019 - Ruth Fudemoto | 2019-11-01 | John Bottriell | Sept. 25, 2019, 3:47 p.m. |
| Delaware Valley Hogmanay 2019-2020: Shea, MacQueen, Wiesler, Oh My! | 2019-12-31 | Terry Harvey | Nov. 8, 2019, 12:13 a.m. |
| Wedding Ball March 18 2017 | Sue Ronald | March 14, 2017, 9:56 p.m. | |
| New Jersey experienced class Dec 8th 2015 | Sue Ronald | Dec. 3, 2015, 8:16 p.m. | |
| Keira and Marc's Wedding Tea Dance | 2016-10-09 | Marc Hartstein | Oct. 4, 2016, 12:07 a.m. |
| Swarthmore Class 5 couples! | Lawrence Miller | Feb. 9, 2016, 7:17 p.m. | |
| HHK 2020-01-07 | 2020-01-07 | Marc Hartstein | Jan. 7, 2020, 6:23 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2017-12-04 | 2017-12-04 | Judith Kowalczik | Dec. 3, 2017, 7:57 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2017-12-13 | 2017-12-13 | Judith Kowalczik | Dec. 10, 2017, 4:21 p.m. |
| RSCDS Ottawa Branch - October 2016 Monthly Social | 2016-10-21 | John Bottriell | Sept. 30, 2016, 1:37 a.m. |
| Clifton Heights Social Class 2022-6-20 | 2022-06-20 | Terry Harvey | June 21, 2022, 12:01 a.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 13.11.2008 | 2008-11-13 | Zoltán Gräff | Jan. 23, 2020, 8:50 p.m. |
| Ottawa Ball - 2014 | 2014-04-19 | John Bottriell | March 1, 2017, 1:19 a.m. |
| 2023.10.27 Social RSCDS Ottawa | 2023-10-27 | Marion Hamilton | Oct. 12, 2023, 6:06 p.m. |
| Ottawa Branch October Social - Oct 27 | 2023-10-03 | Charlie Inglis | Oct. 3, 2023, 5:33 p.m. |
| Münster- A Silver Christmas Dance | 2017-12-16 | Martin McWilliam | Dec. 14, 2023, 9:37 p.m. |
| Christmas Ball Münster 2017 - Silver Sparkle | 2017-12-16 | Edwin Werner | Nov. 22, 2019, 1:35 p.m. |
| Delaware Valley RSCDS Hogmanay - 2001-2002 | 2001-12-31 | Andy Peterson | March 31, 2018, 7:13 p.m. |
| Pinewoods Scottish Session II 2012 - Thursday Night Program | 2012-07-12 | Andy Peterson | March 19, 2018, 5:47 a.m. |
| Canterbury Region Social Dance 2013 | Amy Martin | April 19, 2013, 12:17 a.m. | |
| Bonn 2017-09-04 | 2017-09-04 | Eva-Maria Beckmann | Sept. 3, 2017, 7:36 p.m. |
| Iberian Weekend 2013 - Saturday dance (March, 9) | Rocio Alcala-Quintana | Jan. 9, 2013, 7:14 p.m. | |
| Oldenburg 2018-01-12 Elke Geburtstag im OLs | 2018-01-12 | Sir Toby | Jan. 15, 2018, 2:39 p.m. |
| Twin Cities Grand Ball 2000 | Janet McKernan | Sept. 10, 2020, 12:29 a.m. | |
| Delaware Valley RSCDS Hogmanay - 2003-2004 | 2003-12-31 | Andy Peterson | April 1, 2018, 11:11 p.m. |
| 20170511 - Pécs Farewell Dance Programme | 2017-05-11 | Zsofia Jozsef | April 23, 2017, 11:28 p.m. |
| Hamburg Class 2017-11-30 | 2017-12-01 | Dieter Lange | Dec. 1, 2017, 5:07 p.m. |
| 5 couple dances | Rachel Pusey | Jan. 23, 2019, 1:20 a.m. | |
| Swarthmore Class 2017-04-18 | 2017-04-18 | Lawrence Miller | April 18, 2017, 4:12 a.m. |
| Oldenburg 2017-12-31 | 2017-12-31 | Judith Kowalczik | Dec. 4, 2017, 4:57 p.m. |
| Silvesterkurs 2017/18 Monschau | 2018-01-06 | Eva-Maria Beckmann | Jan. 7, 2018, 9:11 p.m. |
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| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1660 | wrong link | March 12, 2019, 8:58 a.m. | Andrea Ziffer | Roland Telle | Normal | Fixed |