Dance Gravitational Waves 19665
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Murrough Landon (2019)
- Intensity
- 842/824/844/888 = 53% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set and Link (special) (S&Link)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- The dance celebrates the first detection by the LIGO detector of gravitational waves produced by two black holes circling and …
The dance celebrates the first detection by the LIGO detector of gravitational waves produced by two black holes circling and merging together over a billion light years from Earth. This event was observed on 14 September 2015 almost exactly a century after the existence of gravitational waves was predicted by Einstein in his General Theory of Relativity.
Bars 5–12 represent the LIGO detector which has two 4 km long arms arranged in an L shape. Bars 13–16 show the circling and merging black holes. The wiggly reels are the resulting gravitational waves and the final circle is for the Nobel Prize medallions awarded by the Swedish Academy in recognition of this amazing scientific achievement.
A recording by Ian Robertson of the music for this dance is available via https://my.strathspey.org/u/murrough/recording/.
Gravitational Waves 3/4L · R32
- 1-
- 1c set | 1M casts off as 1W petronellas to 1pl centre (2c up) ; «LIGO Set&Link» 2W+1W+2M+1M+3M set taking hands in L-shape | 2W dances to 3M pl while others cast clw to new L-shape (across 1pl & down W side)
- 9-
- 3W+1W+2M+1M+3M repeat [5–8] ; 1c dance RSh ½ way round each other then birl (or turn 1½ RH) to face 1cnr[pos]
- 17-
- 1c+1cnrs ½ diag RSh Reel4, 1c pass LSh to 2cnr[pos] ; repeat with 2cnrs, 1c pass RSh to own side
- 25-
- Circle6 & back (2,1,3)
Gravitational Waves 3/4L · R32
- 1-4
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1s set, 1M casts to 2nd place as 1L dances Petronella turn to centre top (2s step up 3-4)
- 5-8
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LIGO (L-shape) Set+Link:
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1L between 2s facing down & 1M between 2M & 3M on sides all join hands & set (in “L” shape), 2L dances to 3M’s place while 1L+2M+1M+3M pull back RSh & chase clockwise 2 places round to new “L” shape, 1M between 2M+3M at top, 1L between 2M+3L on Ladies’ side
- 9-12
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Repeat LIGO Set+Link: 3L dances to 1M’s place, others pull back RSh & chase clockwise 2 places to end 3M, 1M, 2M on Ladies’ side & 1L between 2s in 3rd place facing up
- 13-16
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1s dance RSh 1/2 round each other then birl (or turn 1.1/2 RH) to face 1st corners (pstn)
- 17-24
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1s dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass LSh to face 2nd corners (pstn) & dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 2nd corners, 1s pass RSh to 2nd place own side
- 25-32
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2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)London Gay Gordons and friends, 2019.
Added on: 2019-10-29 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest Local Club 11.01.2022 | 2022-01-11 | Zsófia Varga | Jan. 13, 2022, 5:22 p.m. |
| The More Unusual Dance Club 220117 | 2022-01-17 | Peter Dixon | Jan. 4, 2022, 11:17 p.m. |
| Richmond Caledonian 2021-12-01 | 2021-12-01 | Murrough Landon | Nov. 23, 2021, 6:26 p.m. |
| ML Video Session 12 | 2019-10-20 | Murrough Landon | May 30, 2023, 12:03 a.m. |
| Richmond Caledonian 1/12/21 | 2021-12-01 | Simon Stewart | Nov. 19, 2021, 5:57 p.m. |
| Chiswick 2021-11-07 | 2021-11-07 | Murrough Landon | Nov. 4, 2021, 11 a.m. |
| Cambridge RonDancing 2023 | Murrough Landon | July 3, 2023, 1:08 a.m. |
