Dance The Breathalyser 9456
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1999)
- Intensity
- 844/844/844/888 = 56% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Reel of three - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R3;SIDE;)
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Hands round - 3 (HR;3P;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- The Greenburn Book 2 [4]
- The Welsh Set [5]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [69] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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For David Robertson David never drinks alcohol but, when he was in New Zealand, …
For David Robertson David never drinks alcohol but, when he was in New Zealand, he was breathalysed twice on successive evenings. Recitation of The *Leith Police dismisseth us* was used as a test of sobriety in pre-breathalyser days.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 x 32 Jigs | David Knight, Liz Donaldson & Ralph Gordon | Waverley Station: First Stop! | CD | 2 | J32 8 | 4:40 | 35.0 | ||
| Leith Country Dance | Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen | Scottish Dance Time Vol 1 | LP | 7 | J32 8 | 4:34 | 34.2 | ||
| Leith Country Dance | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 18. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | CD+ | 6 | J32 8 | 4:36 | 34.5 | ||
| Leith Country Dance | Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band | Highlander Music Old Masters Volume 1 | CD | 15 | J32 8 | 4:32 | 34.0 | ||
| Leith Country Dance | Alex Macarthur & His Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Country Dances (Vol. 1) | LP | 6 | J32 8 | 4:32 | 34.0 | ||
| Leith Country Dance | Green Ginger | Gang on the Same Gate | CD | 15 | J32 8 | 4:47 | 35.9 | ||
| The Leith Country Dance | Jim Johnstone and his Band | Take the Floor | MC | 12 | J32 4 | 2:15 | 33.8 | ||
| The Leith Country Dance | Jim Johnstone and his Band | A Measure of Scotch | LP | 5 | J32 4 | 2:17 | 34.2 | ||
| Return of the Loons | Scotch Measure | Prairie Gold | CD | 13 | J32 8 | 4:51 | 36.4 |
The Breathalyser 3/4L · J32
1- : 1c ½ Fig8 down round 2c ; ½ Mirror Reels3 on sides, 1c in and down (3,2,1x) 9- : 1c ½ Fig8 up round 2c ; ½ Mirror Reels3 on sides, 1c in and up (1,2,3) 17- : 1c cross RH | cast off (2c up) ; 2c+1M & 1W+3c RHA. On [20] 1c pass P LSh, BtoB 1M facing down. 2c & 3c stay in centre NHJ 25- : 2c+1W & 1M+3c Circle3 L to sides ; all turn P RH (2,1,3)
The Breathalyser 3/4L · J32
1-8 : 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s & 1/2 reel of 3 on sides dancing in & down to start 9-16 : 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 up round 2s & 1/2 reel of 3 on sides dancing in & up to start 17-24 : 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, dance RH across (Man with 2s & Lady with 3s) & cross passing LSh to… 25-32 : 1s circle 3H round to left (Man with 3s & Lady with 2s), 2s+1s+3s turn RH
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| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The More Unusual Dance Club 210920a | Unknown | 2021-09-20 | Peter Dixon | Aug. 30, 2021, 10:46 p.m. |
| Thistle Club Dance 2 May 2015 | Unknown | 2014-02-22 | Irene Dracup | Sept. 5, 2015, 7:17 a.m. |
| Berkhamsted Drewry Dance 19th November 2016 | Unknown | 2016-11-19 | Jane Rose | Sept. 29, 2016, 3:51 p.m. |
| Dunfermline 26 July 23 - Phill Jones | Function | 2023-07-26 | Bill Austin | June 17, 2023, 8:17 a.m. |
| 20170213 - Stirling Martice SCD Club | Unknown | 2017-02-13 | Zsofia Jozsef | Feb. 12, 2017, 4:29 p.m. |
| The More Unusual Dance Club 20/02/2023 | Unknown | 2023-02-20 | Peter Dixon | Jan. 26, 2023, 4:31 p.m. |
| Harrogate 2015 | Unknown | 2015-03-09 | Truus de Ceuster | Feb. 18, 2015, 7:26 p.m. |
