Dance The Inimitable Derek 9836

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by

Roy Goldring (2005)

Intensity

880 888 822 844 = 70% (1 turn), 53% (whole dance)

Formations

Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
Balance in Line (BALNCE)
Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change

Published in

Magazine Dances 2005-2009 [5]
Three Dances 2006 [3]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [256] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams, Supplement to the 8th Edition [37] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

The Woody Woodpecker (Donald Ridley)

Extra Info

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Roy Goldring wrote this dance in honour of Derek Haynes who died in 2005.

'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block'

Roy Goldring wrote this dance in honour of Derek Haynes who died in 2005.

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 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
The Inimitable Derek	Ian Muir and his Scottish Dance Band	Magazine Dances 2005-2009	CD	5	R32 8	4:49	36.1
The Inimitable Derek	Ian Muir and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 34. Music for 11 Scottish Country Dances (Book 34 plus 3 Dances 2006)	CD	12	R32 8	4:49	36.1
The Inimitable Derek	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Special Requests Volume 7	CD	18	R32 8	4:52	36.5
The Inimitable Derek	Chris Duncan & Catherine Strutt	Carriages at Midnight	CD	1	R32 8	4:42	35.2

The Inimitable Derek 3/4L · R32

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1–
: 1W+2W & 1M+2M turn 1¼ EH, 1c starting inwards, into line across with 1c BtB in the middle | 1c+2c set ; turn with the other hand ¾ (1c starts up) to (2,1,3), 2c facing out
9–
: Opposing Reels3 on the sides, 1c start to the R (1M Rsh to 3M, 1W Rsh to 2W), on [13–14] 1c cross to “2cnr position, on [15–16] 1c turn 2cnr persons (2W and 3M) RH into 2diagonal line
17–
: 1c+2cnrs BiL | 1c turn LH to join 1cnr with RH ; BiL | 1c turn LH to finish side by side in the centre, 1W facing up, 1M down
25–
: 1W+2W+3W & 1M+2M+3M RHA ; 1M+1W dance out the end and cast R into (2,1,3)

E-cribs

The Inimitable Derek 3/4L · R32

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1-8
: 1s+2s turn 1.1/4 times on sides (Ladies LH, Men RH) to end in line
  across 1s BtoB, 1s+2s set, Ladies 3/4 turn RH **while** Men turn 3/4
  LH. 2 1 3
9-16
: 1s dance 1/2 reels of 3 on sides (1L in & up, 1M in & down), 2s+3s
  continue reel **while** 1s cross to join other reel (1L crosses down
  to 3rd place Men's side **while** 1M crosses up to 1st place Ladies
  side) & 1s turn 3M/2L RH to end in a diagonal line between 2nd corners
17-24
: 1s Bal-in-Line with 2nd corners, 1s turn LH & Bal-in-Line with 1st
  corners, 1s turn LH to…
25-32
: 1s dance RH across on sides (1L with 2L+3L, 1M with 2M+3M), 1L dances up
  & casts to 2nd pl own side **while** 1M dances down & casts up to 2nd
  pl

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