Dance The Dance of Diamonds1521
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4
- Devised by:
- Graham & Fay Cattell
- Formations:
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Set to Corners and Partner (C-SCP)
Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
Rights and Lefts - diagonal - half (R&L;DIAG;HALF;)
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, Skip-Change
- Published in:
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Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7
[37]
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Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [35]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [45] - Recommended Music:
- James Forrester Rankine (Andrew Rankine)
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| Name | Artist | Album | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dance of the Diamonds | Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band | Just What the Doctor Ordered | 11 | R32 | 0:00 | 0 | |
| The Dance Of Diamonds | Sandy Legget & the Carseloch Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 9 | 7 | R32 8 | 4:33 | 34.1 |
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| The Dance of Diamonds | Andrew Rankine and his Band | London Highland Club Diamond Jubilee | 6 | R32 8 | 4:24 | 33.0 |
Eric Ferguson's SCD Cribs
- 1–
- 1W+3M cast and chase clw half round to exchanged places while 1M+2M+2W+3W ½ diagonal R&L (3x,2x,1x) ; 1M+3W cast and chase clw to exchange places while 1W+2W+2M+3M ½ diagonal R&L (to 1,2,3)
- 9–
- 1c set advancing | cast off one (2c up) ; turn RH 1½ to face 1cnr (polite turn)
- 17–
- SetH&G, finish BtoB in middle, M (W) facing up (down)
- 25–
- 2c+1M & 1W+3c LHA ; 2c+1W & 1M+3c RHA (to 2,1,3)
Crib was verified by another person ·
Source:
Eric T. Ferguson
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