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Dance The Colonel is a Lady 7652

Jig · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
John Drewry (1988)
Intensity
808/888/888/888/880 = 65% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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This dance was written as a reel but was later changed to jig time. …

'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block'
This dance was written as a reel but was later changed to jig time.

Susi Mayr posted in https://www.strathspey.org/lists/strathspey@strathspey.org/t/43426/

Here's some additional information from Atsuko Clement:

"At the time of Muriel's retiral  during Summer School, Bill made up a tune
in jig time for her.  At the same time John made a dance in reel time for
her.  Then both discovered that each made up a dance or tune.  So, they agreed
to match up the dance and tune.  Hence the original of dance was a reel,
but now it is a jig."

Susi

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). 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
The Colonel is a Lady Bill Clement Piper's Choice CD 15 J40 85:57 35.7
The Colonel is a Lady 3/4L · J40
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Crib writing in progress

1–
: 1c+3c set facing diag. | 1M+3W turn RH ¾, chase 1 place clw and set to each other **while{6}**  1W+3M cast one place clw and turn the other RH 1¾ and face out (1,2,3)
9–
: Rsh Reels3 on the sides, 2c starting in and R (2W up, 2M down) at end 1c+3c face out (1,2,3)
17–
: 2c petronella to midline and set **while{4}** 1c+3c cast to middle and cross, the W passing between the M.  The M raises the arm closest to his P, the W the arm furthest from her P, and dances under the joined arms (no turns) ; 2c petronella to 2plx and set **while{4}** 1c+3c cast to 1plx/3plx and turn P RH ½ to face the other cpl up/down 
25–
: Circle6 and back (1,2x,3)
33–
: 1c+2c set | ¾ DblFig8, 1c crossing down to start (2,1,3)

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