Dance The Zeal of the Joyous Scots 18238
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: 2x,3x,4x,1x)
- Devised by
- Murrough Landon (2016)
- Intensity
- 8888/8888//8888/8888 = 100% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Balance in Line (BALNCE)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Back to Back (BKTOBK)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
Mnemonic ditty :
- turn, set, move, set
- turn, move, back to back
- turn, swoop, turn, swoop
- circle round and back.
Mnemonic ditty :
- turn, set, move, set
- turn, move, back to back
- turn, swoop, turn, swoop
- circle round and back.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Reel of the Royal Scots | Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent | Ready...And! | CD+ | 7 | R32 8 | 4:24 | 33.0 |
The Zeal of the Joyous Scots 4S · R32
- 1–
- All turn P RH ¾ and W join hands | All Balance in crossing lines ; All M dance 1 place clw while{2} All W ½ LHA | with new P Balance as before
- 9–
- Turn new P RH ½ | All W dance 1 place clw while{2} All M ½ LHA into middle, facing P ; All dance BtoB with P, M finish in middle facing P (2,3,4,1)
- 17–
- All turn P RH ¾ | All M “swoop” to opposite W place passing Rsh as the W loop R to the M place ; All MW pairs turn RH ½ | All M “swoop” back to own position (M and W have switched places) (2,3,4,1)
- 25–
- Circle8 and back (2x,3x,4x,1x)
- Repeat, M and W switching places on each turn.
The Zeal of the Joyous Scots 4S · R32
- 1-
- All ¾ turn P RH | W take LH and all BiL ; M chase ¼ clw while{2} W ½ LHA | all BiL
- 9-
- All ½ turn RH | M ½ LHA while{2} W chase ¼ clw to (2,3,4,1) with M in centre facing out to P ; all dance BtoB with P
- 17-
- M ¾ turn P RH so W face out | M dance across passing RSh while{2} W loop back to plx ; M ½ turn opposite W RH | repeat 19–20 to (2x,3x,4x,1x)
- 25-
- All circle8 and back (2x,3x,4x,1x). Repeat with M & W exchanging roles each time.
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)London Gay Gordons, Chiswick & Epping Forest groups, 2018.
Added on: 2018-05-03 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ML Video Session 03 | 2018-04-22 | Murrough Landon | May 29, 2023, 11:17 p.m. |
| Turnham Green - 6 October 2019 | Jacmel Dent | Oct. 8, 2019, 12:14 a.m. |
