Dance Tom's Friends 7980
Strathspey · 96 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: 1
- Devised by
- Roy Goldring
- Intensity
- 8080/8080/0808/0808/4444/4444/4444/4444/8484/4848/8888/8888 = 62% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Petronella - quarter (4 bars) (PET;QUART;)
- Promenade single couple(s) (PROM;1C;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Scottish Country dances - London 75th [11]
- Auld Friends Meet [51]
- The Reel [205]
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Dedicated to the memory of Tom Steele who died in December 1992.
Dedicated to the memory of Tom Steele who died in December 1992.
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (1). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom's Friends | Muriel Johnstone's Band | Haste Ye Back | CD | 14 | S32 3 | 3:19 | 66.3 | ||
| Tom's Friends | Green Ginger | 75th Anniversary of London Branch | CD | 6 | S96 1 | 3:18 | 66.0 |
Tom's Friends 4S · S96
1-8 : 1s+3s 3/4 turn RH, Ladies pass LSh into reel of 4 & Men end back-to-back facing partners 9-16 : 1s+3s set, turn 2H into circle for 4H round to left ending in original places 17-32 : 2s+4s repeat bars 1-16 33-40 : All Ladies dance in (1 step), cast round partner RSh, dance clockwise, round next Man RSh to end in opposite places 41-48 : Men repeat but dancing anticlockwise 49-64 : Ladies repeat & Men repeat back to original places 65-72 : 1s+3s Adv+Ret & turn corners with nearer hand 1.1/2 times 73-80 : Couples at top & bottom (2s+4s) Adv+Ret & turn corners 1.1/2 times to face own partners 81-88 : All set to partners, petronella turn, set & turn RH into prom hold facing anticlockwise 89-96 : All Promenade round & turn partners into centre for bow & curtsey
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Beautiful dancing but the choreography is heavily modified …
Added on: 2012-12-17 (YouTube Automatic Downloader)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Goldring dances | Unknown | 2017-12-23 | Atsuko Clement | Dec. 23, 2017, 4:23 p.m. |
