Dance Otters In Kenick Burn 16889
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Murrough Landon (2015)
- Intensity
- 800/864/864/888 = 53% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - lead change - half (REEL;HALF;R3;LEADCHANGE;)
- Reel of three - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R3;SIDE;)
- Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
Alternating tandem reels were first invented for falcons and later reused for dolphins but they do very nicely for otters as well. Here 1st couple are the otters. The supporting couples are rocks in the pools for bars 1–8, then fish being chased in bars 9–24 (lucky 2nd couple escape but the hapless 3rd couple get caught, metaphorically eaten and their remains neatly discarded in the corner - sorry!) and finally in bars 25–32 they are flotsam eddying with little vortices in the wake of the departing otters.
The dance was originally a reel, but was later changed to be a jig.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set of Jigs | Marian Anderson and her Band | Diamond Jubilee Dances - Belfast Branch | CD | 10 | J32 8 | 4:39 | 34.9 |
Otters In Kenick Burn 3/4L · J32
- 1–
- 1W dances down, out between 2W & 3W | casts round 3W to centre below 3pl while{4} 1M crosses | casts to centre above 3pl ; 1c in tandem (1W leading) cast up around 3M & across to face 3W (2c up on 7–8)
- 9–
- 1c (1W leading) ½ alternating tandem RSh Reel3 with 1cnrs (RSh to 3W) to 1M facing 3W, 1W facing 2W ; 1M+3W set RH joined | turn RH while{4} 1W ½ LSh Reel3 on W side with 2c
- 17–
- 1c (1M leading) ½ alternating tandem RSh Reel3 on 2cnr diagonal (RSh to 3M) to 1W facing 3M, 1M facing 2W ; 1W+3M set RH joined | turn RH while{4} 1M ½ LSh Reel3 across in 3pl with 2c, 1c end in 2pl on W side in tandem (W leading) facing M side
- 25–
- 1c dance across | cast round 3M place to 3pl centre while{4} 2c+3c set | cross (W casting) ; 1c dance up side by side (no hands) | cast to 2nd place while{4} 2c+3c set | change places on the sides (3s casting) to (2,1,3)
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)London Gay Gordons and friends, 2020.
Added on: 2020-02-16 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Gay Gordons at Laurieston, 2016.
Added on: 2016-06-11 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Reasonable
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnham Green - 10 April 2022 | 2022-04-10 | Jacmel Dent | March 28, 2022, 12:44 a.m. |
| Cambridge RonDancing 2023-12-03 | 2023-12-03 | Murrough Landon | Dec. 4, 2023, 6:15 p.m. |
| Turnham Green - 14 November 2021 | 2021-11-14 | Jacmel Dent | Jan. 1, 2022, 12:41 a.m. |
| ML Video Session 13 | 2020-02-02 | Murrough Landon | May 30, 2023, 12:09 a.m. |
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2022-04-03 | 2022-04-03 | Amanda Peart | April 3, 2022, 8:14 p.m. |
