Dance The Odd Couple 8852
See also: The Odd Couple (J32, 3/4L, Laidlaw: Lochiel)
Reel · 32 bars · 5 couples · Square (Progression: 41253)
- Devised by
- John Bowie Dickson
- Intensity
- 44448/44448/44448/44848 = 63% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Reel of four - half (REEL;HALF;R4;)
- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Petronella - tandem (PET;TANDEM;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- For Tony and Betty Moretti from New Hampshire.
For Tony and Betty Moretti from New Hampshire.
“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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glastonbury Tor | Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 47. 12 Dances to celebrate the 90th Anniversary | CD | 11 | R32 8 | 4:47 | 35.9 | ||
| Jean's Reel | Ian Holmes and his Band | Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 6 | CD | 15 | R32 6 | 3:23 | 33.8 | ||
| Jean's Reel | Ian Holmes and his Band | Sounds Scottish | CD+ | 1 | R32 6 | 3:23 | 33.8 |
The Odd Couple 5S · R32
5c start in centre LSh to P, 5W facing up, 5M down.
- 1-
- 5W+1c & 5M+3c RHA | 5W+2c & 5M+4c LHA to original places
- 9-
- 5c with 1c & 3c (in promhold) ½ RSh Reel4, 5c pss LSh ; repeat with 2c & 4c, end 5W facing down, 5M up
- 17-
- 5M Fig8 round 3c & 2c (1pl & 4pl) while{8} 5W Fig8 round 1c & 4 (3pl & 2pl) starting RSh & end facing across to P while{8} 1c+3c adv&ret on [17–20] ; 2c+4c adv&ret on [21–24]
- 25-
- 5c set | turn ¾ BH to face 3c (by then in 4pl) while{4} 3c+4c+1c+2c set | petronella in tandem (4,1,2,3,5) ; 5c+3c set | ½ LHA (4,1,2,5,3)
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guernsey Ball 2014 | Unknown | Riekje O. | Feb. 6, 2014, 7:44 a.m. |
