Dance The Brisk Young Lad 816
Jig · 48 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: 23451)
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1984)
- Intensity
- 16,16,4,16,16 44844 44844 88888 88888 = 68% (1 turn), 84% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of four - special (REEL;R4;SPECIAL;)
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Hands Round - 10 - and back (HR; 10P; BACK;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Autumn Collection 1984
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [70] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [91] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [81] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [79] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Brisk Young Lad | Rob Gordon and his Band | The Complete Caledonian Ball | CD+ | 2 | J48 5 | 4:15 | 34.0 | ||
| The Brisk Young Lad | The Deirdre Adamson Quartet | Come Scottish Country Dancing | CD+ | 4 | J48 5 | 4:25 | 35.3 | ||
| The Brisk Young Lad | John Taylor & Andrew Imbrie | Steppin' Out | CD+ | 9 | J48 5 | 4:30 | 36.0 | ||
| Brisk Young Lads | Jim Berry and his Scottish Dance Band | A Dozen Dances | MC | 7 | J48 5 | 4:11 | 33.5 | ||
| The Brisk Young Lad | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | Special Requests Volume 7 | CD | 13 | J48 5 | 4:29 | 35.9 |
The Brisk Young Lad 5/5L · J48
- 1–16
- 1c facing 2c and 4c facing 5c Rsh Reels4 on the sides around 3c {12} ; same C’s facing turn RH while{4} 3c turn LH 1 1/3 into
- 17–
- 3W+1M+2M & 3M+4W+5W RHA, 3c pass P Rsh ; 3W+4M+5M & 3M+1W+2W LHA, 3c pass Lsh to 3pl facing out (1,2,3,4,5)
- 25–
- 1M+2M & 4W+5W A&R while{4} 3c cast R around them, 3c pass P Rsh ; 1W+2W & 4M+5M A&R while{4} 3c dance to end of set and cast R to 3pl.
- 33–
- All Circle10 and back
- 41–
- 1c set advancing and lead down to bottom while{4} 2c+3c+4c+5c set and cast up 1 place ; All turn RH. (2,3,4,5,1)
The Brisk Young Lad 5/5L · J48
- 1-12
- 1s+2s+4s+5s dance RSh reel of 4 on sides (3s stand)
- 13-16
- 1s+2s & 4s+5s turn RH on sides while 3s turn LH in centre to end facing “1st corner couples” (Lady facing 1M+2M & Man facing 4L+5L)
- 17-24
- 3s dance RH across with 1st corners, pass RSh & dance LH across with “2nd corners” (Lady with 4M+5M & Man with 1L+2L)
- 25-32
- 3s dance out centre of own sides & cast clockwise round 3rd corner couple, dance in & pass partner RSh & dance out other end casting round 4th corner couple to 3rd place own sides (corner couples Adv+Ret to allow 3s to dance behind them)
- 33-40
- All circle 10H round & back
- 41-48
- 2s+3s+4s+5s set & cast up 1 place while 1s set advancing & lead down to bottom, all turn RH
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