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Dance Central Park 13757

Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213)

Devised by
Chris Ronald (2008)
Intensity
840 822 888 888 = 75% (1 turn), 56% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
Devised in December 2008.

The figure on bars 9 to 16 first appeared – as far as I know – …

Devised in December 2008.

The figure on bars 9 to 16 first appeared – as far as I know – in The Peat Fire Flame in The Bon Accord Book, by John Drewry (1968). It can be quite a flirty figure, so I sometimes call it ―set and flirt‖. The whole dance is quite flirty, actually, as 1st couple can maintain eye contact almost throughout. Central Park seemed a fitting name for such a dance - one often sees young couples in Central Park having wedding photos taken.

Music Any good jig. A suitable recording is ‘Jean‘s Jig’, on the Silver Thistle Collection, David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band, track 1.

Central Park 3/4L · J32
1–
1c+2c set | 1c cast as 2c dance up and loop into 1pl ; 1c dance between 3c and cast up to face 1cnr
9–
1c set to 1cnr | dance clw round P to face 2cnr ; repeat with 2cnr, finishing facing out (2,1,3)
17–
1c cast R, meet, turn RH ½ fast, ; twirl R and cast R to 2pl while{8} corners A&R diagonally twice
25–
Circle6 and back

Note: [1–4] is a “mirrored” Set and Link.

Central Park 3/4L · J32
1-8
1M+2M Set+Link while 1L+2L reverse Set+Link, 1s dance down between 3s & cast to face 1st corners
9-16
1s set to 1st corner, pull back RSh & dance RSh round partner to face 2nd corner; repeat with 2nd corners to end facing out in 2nd place own sides
17-20
1s cast round 3rd corners (1M up, 1L down), meet in centre & 1/2 turn RH while corners Adv+Ret diagonally
21-24
1s pull back RSh & cast round 4th corners to 2nd place own sides while corners Adv+Ret diagonally
25-32
All circle 6H round & back

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Starts with the final circle of the previous …

Added on: 2015-09-23 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)

NameDateOwnerLast changed
Bristol 2021 Day School Afternoon Margaret Chambers Nov. 15, 2021, 2:27 p.m.
SDCEA scholarship dance program 2024 2024-04-06 Elizabeth Birdsall March 4, 2024, 6:28 a.m.
Ho-Ho-Kus SCD class November 22nd 2016 Sue Ronald Nov. 19, 2016, 10:05 p.m.
Scotia 150810 Sue Ronald Aug. 7, 2015, 2:46 a.m.
20240327 Fairlee Class 2024-03-27 Dawn Hathaway March 25, 2024, 2:26 a.m.
Nashua NYD '23 2023-01-01 Loren Wright Nov. 21, 2022, 6:15 p.m.
CCSocialMarch2024 Keira Hartstein Feb. 29, 2024, 4:15 a.m.
Tuesday class - Autumn Term 2021 2021-09-18 Nicola Scott Aug. 30, 2021, 11:09 a.m.

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