Dance Alexander's Link 7318
Jig · 32 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: 41253) · Usual number of repetitions: 5
- Devised by
- Anne Macauley Miller
- Intensity
- 84448/88088/80808/04480 = 63% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Set and Link for three (SETLNK;3P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Extra Info
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The original instructions note that the Lincoln Alexander Parkway is a busy traffic corridor …
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The original instructions note that the Lincoln Alexander Parkway is a busy traffic corridor which connects the west and east ends of greater Hamilton along the top of the Niagara Escarpment. It is known locally as "The Link".
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (5). 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
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Quincentenary Jig | Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band | Dancing Forth | CD | 7 | J32 5 | 3:02 | 36.4 |
Alexander's Link 5/5L · J32
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1–
: All set | 1c+2c & 4c+5c Link (at end 1M & 5W face out) **while{2}** 3c cross RH (to 2,1,3x,5,4) ; 1M followed by 1W & 5W followed by 5M cast cclw to exchanged places (2,5x,3x,1x,4)
9–
: 2c+5c & 1c+4c R&L
17–
: 5c+3c+1c S&Link3 twice (2,1,3,5,4)
25–
: 3c dance in and down to 5pl **while{4}** 4c dance in and cast up to 3pl (to 2,1,4,5,3) ; 4c dance in and up to 1pl **while{4}** 2c dance in and cast down to 3pl (4,1,2,5,3)
Alexander's Link 5/5L · J32
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1–4 : All join hands and set; 1C link with 2C (1M remain facing out) and 4C link with 5C (5W remain facing out) and 3C cross RH. 5–8 : 1M followed by 1W dance down behind third place finishing in fourth place on the opposite sides as 5W followed by 5M dance up behind third place finishing in second place on opposite sides. 9–16 : 2C with 5C and 1C with 4C dance rights and lefts. 17–24 : 5C, 3C and 1C set and link for three; repeat to finish on own sides [2,1,3,5,4] 25–28 : 3C and 4C dance in to face down with NH joined; 4C cast up to third place while 3C dance down and cast into fifth place [2,1,4,5,3] 29–32 : 4C and 2C dance in to face up with NH joined; 2C cast off to third place while 4C dance up and cast into first place [4,1,2,5,3]
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Branch 2019 Christmas Dance | Unknown | 2019-12-07 | Kathryn Lecocq | Nov. 24, 2019, 7:29 p.m. |
| Hamilton Ball 2023 | Unknown | Rachel Watt | March 8, 2023, 9:23 p.m. | |
| The Hamilton Ball | Unknown | 2023-04-01 | Leo Roytman | March 27, 2023, 4:42 a.m. |
| White Cockade March 18 | Unknown | 2023-03-18 | Kathryn Lecocq | March 18, 2023, 10:06 p.m. |
