Dance The Porter is Passed 19163
Strathspey · 40 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: ChangePtnr)
- Devised by
- John Wood (1997)
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/8888/8888/8888 = 100% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Grand Chain for 8 - half (GCHAIN;8P;HALF;)
- Promenade 4 couples (PROM;4C;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Presented to Brenda Porter on the special occasion of her passing the Teacher’s Certificate examination
Presented to Brenda Porter on the special occasion of her passing the Teacher’s Certificate examination
The Porter is Passed 4S · S40
Form up set as a square; then on the chord, take hands as in a circle to bow and curtsey across the set.
- 1–
- Circle8 and back (1,2,3,4)
- 9–
- All set to P | Petronella turn ; set | all turn P RH ½ ready for
- 17–
- All M LHA ½ while{2} all W chase clw as in M-Chain | all turn opposite person RH ½ ; All W LHA ½ while{2} all M chase clw as in L-Chain | all turn P RH and face P (3,4,1,2)
- 25–
- ½ Gr-Chain ; all turn P BH | turn cnrs LH ½ into promhold facing cclw
- 33–
- All Promenade to the M’s original places
The Porter is Passed 4S · S40
On chord form a circle to bow/cursey across set
- 1-8
- All circle 8H round & back
- 9-16
- All set to partner, Petronella turn & set again, all 1/2 turn partner RH ready for …
- 17-20
- Men dance 1/2 LH across while Ladies chase clockwise into partner’s place, Men 1/2 turn opposite Lady to bring Ladies into centre for …
- 21-24
- Ladies dance 1/2 LH across while Men chase clockwise into Ladies’ place, all turn partner RH into square set facing partner
- 25-32
- All dance 1/2 Grand Chain; all turn partner 2H, all 1/2 turn corner into promenade hold facing anticlockwise
- 33-40
- All promenade anticlockwise to Man’s original place (now 1M+2L, 2M+3L, 3M+4L, 4M+1L)