Dance A Birthday Dance 9735

Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4

Devised by

Ted Sommerville (1988)

Intensity

8008/4884/8888/8888 = 81% (whole dance)

Formations

Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change

Published in

11 More South African Scottish Country Dances [8]

Recommended Music

The Chantreuse (Traditional)

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (4). 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 italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
Galloping Carousel	Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band	Let's Dance Again. Volume 2	MC	3	J32 4	2:23	35.8
Genevieve's Jig	Alastair Wood and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 31/32	CD	18	J32 4	2:21	35.2
Genevieve's Jig	Alastair Wood and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 32. Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances	LP+	4	J32 4	2:21	35.2

A Birthday Dance 4/4L · J32

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3s & 4s on opp sides

1-8
: 1s & 4s cross RH & cast in 1 place, 1s+4s dance LH across
9-16
: 1s & 4s change places RH with corners & 2s+3s dance LH across, all set
17-24
: All dance reels of 4 on sides
25-32
: All set, 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance RH across 1/2 way, 1s+4s dance LH across
  1/2 way **while** 2s & 3s cross RH, all set. 2 4(1)(3)

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Id	Subject	Date	Submitter	Assigned to	Priority	Disposition
422	Something missing?	Feb. 20, 2014, 6:58 p.m.	Marion Bennett	Keith Rose	Normal	Fixed