Dance The Bus Pass 15654
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Tony Meadley (2010)
- Intensity
- 666/888/888/844 = 64% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Promenade 3 couples (PROM;3C;)
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Snake Pass (SNAKE)
- Reel of three - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R3;SIDE;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- 1 - 4 The ladies waiting for the bus (the men)
5 - 8 The ladies getting on the bus …
1 - 4 The ladies waiting for the bus (the men)
5 - 8 The ladies getting on the bus after dancing for joy having waited for so long for one to come along.
9 - 16 Travelling on the bus.
17–20 The wheels of the bus.
21–24 The BUS PASS.
25–32 Leaving the bus and returning home after the journey
The Bus Pass 3/4L · J32
- 1–
- 1M, with 2M+3M following, dance across the top, down behind opposite side, and up the middle while{8} All W wait {4} ; set advancing, and turn single R to finish in promhold with P
- 9–
- All promenade, 1c cast off and 2c dance up (2,1,3)
- 17–
- 2c+1W & 1M+3c RHA ; with 1c leading Rsh Snake Pass to (3,1,2)
- 25–
- 1c turn LH to sideline facing 4cnr ; ½ Reel3 on side, Lsh to 4cnr (2,1,3)
The Bus Pass 3/4L · J32
- 1-8
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1M followed by 2M+3M dance across top, down behind Ladies, up middle while 1L+2L+3L stand 4 bars then set advancing (2 bars), pull back RSh (rotate 2 bars) to join NH with partner in middle
- 9-16
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1s+2s+3s promenade ending with 1s casting to finish in centre LSh to LSh facing opp sides while 2s dance up to 1st place
- 17-24
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“Snake Pass” figure:
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1L+2s (at top) & 1M+3s dance RH across. 1L followed by 2s also 1M followed by 3s pass LSh diagonally across through 2nd place to change ends & loop round to left to end 3 1 2
- 25-32
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1s turn LH (4 bars) to sidelines, 1M faces down, 1L faces up. 3s+1s+2s dance 1/2 LSh reel of 3 on sides (1M+2M & 1L+3L pass LSh to start) 2 1 3
Watch on YouTube
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Added on: 2023-06-20 (Murrough Landon)
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2022-06-19 | 2022-06-19 | Amanda Peart | June 20, 2022, 7:39 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 16.06.2015 | 2015-06-16 | Zoltán Gräff | June 16, 2015, 11:20 p.m. |
| 180219 The More Unusual Dance Club | 2018-02-19 | Peter Dixon | Jan. 17, 2018, 6:49 p.m. |
| SQP_BridportBall_20170715 | 2017-03-14 | Roland Telle | March 25, 2017, 7:36 p.m. |
| RSCDS Richmond (N.Yorks) October social 2019 | 2019-10-04 | Louise Macdougall | Aug. 29, 2019, 6:48 p.m. |
| Bridport 20th Anniversary Ball 2015-05-16 | 2015-05-16 | Eric Ferguson | March 10, 2019, 10:53 p.m. |
