Dance The Silver Thistle 9093
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Reg Dyson (1986)
- Intensity
- 822 800 888 884 = 66% (1 turn), 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
-
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
- Reel of three - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R3;SIDE;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Steps
-
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
-
- Book 44 [10]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 39 to 44 (Combined A5 edition) [59]
- Pocket: Books 42,43,44,45 [30]
- The Silver Thistle Collection, Leeds Branch [3]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [502] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [660] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
-
- Jack's Delight (Traditional) [Tune published with the dance in »The Silver Thistle Collection«]
- The May-Day Hornpipe (Derek MacLeod) [Tune published with the dance in RSCDS Book 44]
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
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Silver Thistle | David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band | Silver Thistle Collection | CD+ | 3 | R32 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Jack's Delight | McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band | Basingstoke Ball Live 1971 | CD | 11 | R32 8 | 4:28 | 33.5 | ||
| The Silver Thistle | Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band | Book 44 - Music for Ten Scottish Country Dances | CD | 10 | R32 8 | 4:41 | 35.1 | ||
| Jack's Delight (encore) | McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band | Basingstoke Ball Live 1971 | CD | 12 | R32 4 | 4:28 | 67.0 | ||
| Dancing in the Street | Marian Anderson and her Band | Book 42. | CD | 4 | R32 4 | 2:24 | 36.0 | ||
| Dancing in the Street | The Deirdre Adamson Quartet | An Angus Welcome | CD | 9 | R32 4 | 2:24 | 36.0 | ||
| Jack's Delight | Dewhurst, Chris, Julie & Nick | Short & Sweet | CD | 11 | R32 6 | 3:31 | 35.2 |
The Silver Thistle 3/4L · R32
1–
: 1c set advancing and swivel (man L, Woman R) to face out | 1M+2M & 1W+2W Turn ½ easy hand ; 1c+3c repeat [1–4] (to 2,3,1)
9–
: 1c ½Fig8 up and meet in middle ; dance to top and cast off (3c down) (2,1x,3)
17–
: 2c+1W & 1M+3c ½Reels3 across (Rsh to 4cnr) 1c finish in 2pl, M facing up, W down ; ½Reels3 on sides (Lsh to 3cnr pos), finish with loops (3x,1,2x)
25–
: 1c+2c RHA, 2W finishes facing out ; 1c turn LH to 2pl **while{4}** 3c+2c chase ½ clw (2,1,3)
The Silver Thistle 3/4L · R32
1-8 : 1s set advg, turn about (1M to left & 1L to right) to face own side, turn 2s with nearer hand to end in 2nd pl, 1s repeat with 3s to end in 3rd pl 9-16 : 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 3s, dance up to top & cast to 2nd place opposite sides 17-24 : 1s dance 1/2 reels of 3 across (1L with 2s & 1M with 3s) into 1/2 reel of 3 on own sides (3) 1 (2) 25-32 : 1s+2s dance RH across, 1s turn LH **while** 2s+3s chase clockwise 1/2 way
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| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest Local Club 21.01.2016 | Unknown | 2016-01-21 | Zoltán Gräff | Jan. 26, 2016, 1:04 p.m. |
| Fun-Dance-Technique Workshop Social, Wuppertal, 31 Aug 2013 | Function | 2013-08-31 | Anselm Lingnau | Aug. 15, 2013, 9:02 p.m. |
| 2013-07-31 Carnoustie Summer Dance | Unknown | 2013-07-31 | Truus de Ceuster | May 27, 2017, 9:26 a.m. |
| 2015-08-05 Carnoustie Summer Dance | Unknown | 2015-08-05 | Truus de Ceuster | May 27, 2017, 9:27 a.m. |
| 2016-07-20 Carnoustie Summer Dance | Unknown | 2016-07-20 | Truus de Ceuster | May 22, 2016, 11:20 p.m. |
| Bedford SDG Tuesday Class Autumn 2014 | Unknown | Keith Rose | Oct. 29, 2014, 12:44 a.m. |
