Dance The Minister on the Mississippi 14987
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Lara Friedman-Shedlov (2012)
- Intensity
- 800 818 888 866 = 71% (1 turn), 54% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
- Reel of three - promenade hold (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;)
- Allemande for 3 couples (ALLMND;3C;)
- Advance and Retire - 1 step (ADVRET;1S;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Eight by Thirty-Two [85]
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Devised December 2012 by Lara Friedman-Shedlov (lfriedmanshedlov [at] gmail.com) in memory of RSCDS Twin Cities Branch member Alan Grant, who …
Devised December 2012 by Lara Friedman-Shedlov (lfriedmanshedlov [at] gmail.com) in memory of RSCDS Twin Cities Branch member Alan Grant, who passed away on October 29. A native of the Pacific Northwest, Alan spent most of his adult life in Minneapolis and many years living along the shores of the Mississippi.
The Minister on the Mississippi 3/4L · S32
alias: The Reverend Alan Grant
- 1–
- 1c lead down (2c up) ; and up to just above 3c | turn P RH into promhold facing up
- 9–
- Reel3 across with 3c, Lsh to 3M, on [16] 2c dance in and all cpls face up in promhold (2,1,3)
- 17–
- All Allemande, at end 1c petronella to facing lines across 1W above, 1M below
- 25–
- All set | A&R (1+1) ; all change places up/down | 1c petronella to (2,1,3)
The Minister on the Mississippi 3/4L · S32
- 1-8
- 1s lead down (2s step up 3-4); 1s lead up (2 bars) to above 3s; & turn RH into prom hold facing up
- 9-16
- 1s+3s dance reel of 3 across (1s LSh to 3M). Bar 16: 2s dance in (above 1s) & 3s dance in (behind 1s), all face up in prom hold
- 17-24
- 2s+1s+3s dance Allemande, 1s Petronella turn to end 1L between 3s (at top) facing down, 1M between 2s facing up
- 25-32
- All set, all Adv+Ret (1 step each), all change places RH with person opposite & 1s Petronella turn to 2nd place own side. 2 1 3
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Twin Cities Autumn Social Dance 2018 | 2018-10-29 | Lara Friedman-Shedlov | Oct. 29, 2018, 3:19 a.m. |
| Twin Cities Grand Ball 2019 | 2019-04-13 | Lara Friedman-Shedlov | Feb. 17, 2019, 11:05 p.m. |
