Dance Water's Edge 6941
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1976)
- Intensity
- 808/880/888/888 = 63% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - double (FIG8;2C;)
- Allemande for 2 couples (ALLMND;2C;)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Hands round - 6 - half (HR;6P;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was for May Yarker, who lives at “Water’s Edge”.
John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was for May Yarker, who lives at “Water’s Edge”.
Water's Edge 3/4L · S32
- 1-8
- 1s & 3s dance double Fig of 8 round 2s (1s casting to start, 3s crossing up), 1s end facing out
- 9-16
- 1s cast to 2nd place as 2s start Allemande, 2s+1s continue Allemande, on Bar 14 men bring Ladies round to face them, then both couples face down, 2s cast up to 1st place, 1s dance down to 2nd place facing out
- 17-24
- 2s+1s+3s dance reels of 3 on sides (1s dance out & down to start) taking hand where possible. 1s end in 2nd place facing in, 2s & 3s in centre facing down/up NHJ with partners
- 25-32
- 2s+1s+3s set, circle 6H round to L for 4 bars, dance into centre & spiral out clockwise to places
