Dance: Noah's Ark

32-bar Jig
2 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:
Irene van Maarseveen (2002)
Formations:
Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
Reel of four - across from/to sidelines (REEL;ACROSS;R4;SIDEL;)
Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.
Steps:
Pas-de-Basque
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Published in:
Book 43, Golden Jubilee Dances [6] *
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [145]
Recommended Music:
Dr James Hamilton's Reel (Robert Macintosh)
Recordings (2): Show tunes
Book 43 (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 9 [pace 33.6]  [has sample]
Domino Five (Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band), track 10 [pace 34.5]

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Crib

1-81C cross down into ½ Fig8 round 2C ; 1M+2W & 1W+2M turn once easy hand, 2C finish facing out
9-162C ½ Fig8 round 1C ; 1M+2M & 1W+2W turn once easy hand (1x,2x)
17-24All set diagonally (no hands) | ½ RHA ; 2M+1W set | and turn LH ¾ into diagonal line, each facing P
25-322C+1C diag Reel4, dancing / curving out to (2,1)
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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