Dance The Pika 10009
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Jeff Davis
- Formations
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- Cast behind own lines and dance up the middle (CBL&DanceUp)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Rights and Lefts - diagonal - half (R&L;DIAG;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Published in
- Extra Info
- The dance was devised by Jeff Davis to be performed on the top of Pikes peak where the SDC
of …
The dance was devised by Jeff Davis to be performed on the top of Pikes peak where the SDC of Colorado set a high altitude record for Scottish Country Dancing. The author hoped there might be enough other total idiots who would want to dance a jig as well as the planned strathspey at that elevation. Small and rabbit-like, the Pika can be found scurrying through the rocks at high altitude, gathering and storing the tundra grasses in little haystacks for the coming winter.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Merry Dancers | Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band | A Scottish Celebration | CD | 13 | J32 8 | 4:37 | 34.6 | |
| The Merry Dancers | Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 4. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | LP+ | 1 | J32 8 | 4:37 | 34.6 | |
| The Merry Dancers | Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 4. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | CD | 2 | J32 8 | 4:37 | 34.6 |
The Pika 3/4L · J32
- 1-8
- 1s cast & dance down outside of set to below 3s, dance in & up to top, cast to 2nd place own sides
- 9-12
- 1s cross RH as 1st crnrs dance to 2nd pl, 1s turn 1st crnrs 1/2 LH;
- 13-16
- 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round partner’s 2nd crnr as 1st crnrs dance to 2nd pl & cross RH to opp crnr
- 17-20
- 1s cross LH as 2nd crnrs dance to 2nd pl, 1s turn 2nd crnrs 1/2 RH
- 21-24
- 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round partners 1st crnr pstn as 2nd crnrs dance to 2nd pl, cross LH to opp crnr. End (3) 1 (2)
- 25-28
- 1s dance 1/2 diag R&L with 1st corners (1M down, 1L up)
- 29-32
- 1s dance 1/2 diag R&L with 2nd corners (1M down, 1L up). 2 1 3
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Added on: 2019-11-14 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| N_Chelny - 04.03.23 | Ussurey Dancer | March 2, 2023, 12:21 p.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Pika | Jan. 31, 2020, 7:12 p.m. | Jeff Davis | Murrough Landon | Normal | Fixed |