Dance How Does It Start? 15699
See also: How Does It Start? (J40, 3/4L, Cant: Aurora 20)
Jig · 64 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Wendy Mumford (2009)
- Intensity
- 8400/8880/8040/8880/8000/8088/8004/8088 = 55% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Extra Info
- Written especially for Donald McKay, who wondered how long it would be before a dance appeared with this title!
Written especially for Donald McKay, who wondered how long it would be before a dance appeared with this title!
How Does It Start? 4/4L · J64
- 1–
- 1c cross RH and cast (2c up) ; 2c+1c S&Link, 1M faces out (1x,2,3,4)
- 9–
- 1c+2c+3c Rsh Reels3 on the sides, 1M face out
- 17–
- 1M, 1W following, cast off and cross to own side (2c up) ; 1c+3c LHA (2,1,3,4)
- 25–
- 2c+1c+3c Reels3 on sides, Rsh to 2c (2,1,3,4)
- 33–
- 1c set | 1W casts off one ; crosses | casts up while{6} 1M crosses ; casts off | dances up the middle and faces out on W side (2,1x,3,4)
- 41–64
- 1c+3c+4c repeat [9–32] (2,3,1,4)
- on next [1–2] 4c step up as 1c step down to 4pl.
How Does It Start? 4/4L · J64
- 1-8
- 1s cross RH & cast to 2nd place, 2s+1s Set+Link
- 9-16
- 1s dance RSh reels of 3 on opposite sides
- 17-24
- 1M followed by partner cast to 2nd place & crosses to own sides to dance LH across with 3s
- 25-32
- 1s dance reels of 3 on own sides (RSh to 2s to start)
- 33-40
- 1s set & 1L followed by partner casts to 3rd place & crosses to opposite sides, 1L casts up to 2nd place as 1M dances up to 2nd place opposite sides
- 41-64
- 1s repeat bars 9-32 with 3s+4s
