Dance: Equilibrium
32-bar Jig
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
- Devised by:
- Ian Barbour
- Formations:
-
Reel of three - with corners (REEL;CRNRS;DOUBLE;R3;)
Grand Chain for 6 - fig8 (GCHAIN;6P;)
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Note: Due to limitations
in the underlying data,
the relative order of formations in this list may be different
from the order of formations in the actual dance.
- Steps:
- Skip-Change
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- Published in:
-
Set and Cast Off Volume 2
[8]
*
Scottish Dance Archives
[95]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7
[46]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6
[44]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8
[57]
- Recommended Music:
-
Nineteenth of December ((traditional))
- Recordings (3):
Show tunes
-
Let's Dance Again... (Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band),
track 7
[pace 34.1]
Bath Scottish Dancers (The Craigellachie Band),
track 11
[pace 32.9]
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 10 (Lothian Scottish Dance Band),
track 14
[pace 33.6]
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Equilibrium
Crib
| 1-8 | 1C cast off (2C up), cross LH ; dance LSh round 2cnrs to face 1cnrs (2,1x,3) |
| 9-16 | RSh Reels3 in sideline |
| 17-28 | “Fig8 G-Chain”: 2M+1W (side) & 2W+3M (2nd diag) & 1M+3W (side) change places RH | 3M+3W (side) & 1W+1M (1st diag) & 2M+2W (side) change LH ; repeat figure twice ; [all dance a Fig8, men dancing down the sidelines, th women up]. |
| 29-32 | 1C set and cross over RH, on first turn finish facing out (2,1,3). |
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