Dance Four Couples' Pleasure 9989
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- Francien van Heuvel (1984)
- Intensity
- 4444 8888 8888 8888 = 87% (1 turn), 87% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Reel of four - on side (REEL;R4;SIDE;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Knot 4 couples (KNOT;4C;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathspeys | Muriel Johnstone's Band | A Reel Dram | MC | 2 | S32 4 | 4:22 | 65.5 |
Four Couples' Pleasure 4/4L · S32
- 1–
- 1c+4c dance in and towards each other | with dancer opposite dance NHJ through the sides and cast to places ; 2c +3c ½ Fig8 round nearst end couple, to finish (1,2x,3x,4) 1c facing 2c and 3c facing 4c
- 9–
- Reels4 on the sides, to finish in a St Andrew’s Cross, 1c+4c diagonally facing 2c+3c in the centre
- 17–
- All set and change places RH ; 1c+4c (in centre) LHA while{4} 2c+3c (end couples) change places RH along the sides and cross LH (to 3,1,4,2)
- 25–
- Four couple Knot: [1] turn RH ½, on [2–5] dance up the ladies’ side, on [6–8] turn LH to own sides (2,4,1,3)
