Dance The Diamond Celebration 1643
See also: Diamond Celebration (S32, 4/4L, Cook: RSCDS Edinburgh Ladies 1936 - 1996), The Diamond Celebration (S40, 4/4L, Willitt)
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Dennis Tucker (1990)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Set as in Double.Triangles (SET_DT)
- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Devised to celebrate the 60th birthday of his wife, Diana.
Devised to celebrate the 60th birthday of his wife, Diana.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Celebration | The Craigellachie Band | Craigellachie in Oxford | MC | 7 | J32 8 | 4:34 | 34.2 | |
| The Diamond Celebration | Ian R Muir | Silver Jubilee Oxford Book of Dances | MC | 9 | J32 8 | 4:42 | 35.2 |
The Diamond Celebration 3/4L · J32
- 1-8
- 1s set & cast 1 place, 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 (1L round 2s, 1M round 3s) & end BtoB (1M facing up & 1L facing down as for Crown Triangles)
- 9-12
- All set & 1s dance up/down to 1st & 3rd pstns & turn about while 2s+3s dance towards each other & meet on sides to form a diamond
- 13-16
- All set & as 1s set advancing & pass LSh to end BtoB the 2s & 3s retire to places
- 17-24
- 1s dance Figs of 8 (1L dancing round 2s, 1M round 3s) ending 2nd place own side while 2s+3s dance R&L (starting on sides)
- 25-32
- All petronella turn twice to opposite sides, all set & cross RH to own sides
