Dance Diagon Alley 21950
Reel, Jig, or Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Fiona Macdonald
- Intensity
- 844/844/800/888 = 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Chase (CHASE)
- Rights and Lefts - diagonal (R&L;DIAG;)
- Figure of Eight - on side (FIG8;1C;SIDE;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
Diagon Alley 3/4L · R/J/S32
- 1-
- 1c set | cast off (2c up) ; 1c turn P RH while{4} 2c & 3c chase clw ½ to exchanged places (3x,1,2x)
- 9-
- Diagonal R&L (2,1,3)
- 17-
- 1c Fig8 on sides, 1c RSh to 3cnrs
- 25-
- All A&R ; all turn P RH (2,1,3)
Diagon Alley 3/4L · R/J/S32
- 1-4
- 1s Set & Cast to 2nd place
- 5-8
- 1s Turn Right hand (2,1,3)
- while 2L Cast followed by partner to dance into 3rd place (opp sides)
- while 3M Cast followed by partner to dance into 1st place (opp sides)(3x,1,2x)
- 9-16
- Diagonal Rights & Lefts
- 1L (looking diagonally to Right) change Right with 3L & Left with 2M
- 1M (looking diagonally to Right) change Right with 2M & Left with 3L
- 1L (looking diagonally up) change Right with 3M & Left with 2L
- 1M (looking diagonally down) change Right with 2L & Left with 3M
- ie. Ladies crossing diagonally Up, Men crossing diagonally Down (2,1,3)
- 17–24
- 1s Figure of 8 on own sides (1L Right shoulder to 3L, 1M Right shoulder to 2M)
- 25–32
- 2s,1s&3s Advance & Retire,
- 2s,1s&3s Turn Right hand
