Dance The Flight of the Sand-Martins 2223
Also known as “The Flight of the Sandmartins” (spelling).
See also: The Flight of the Sand-Martins (R40, 3/4L, Bankart: The Reel)
Reel · 48 bars · 3 couples (1x) · Longwise - 3 (Progression: 231)
- Devised by
- Jack McConachie
- Intensity
- 660 880 555 555 12 12 12 444 = 73% (1 turn), 54% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Back to Back (BKTOBK)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Reel of three (REEL;R3;)
- Reel of six / Schiehallion (REEL;R6;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- The Reel [18]
- Online Sources
- Extra Info
- Starts with 1st couple on the opposite sides.
Various versions of this dance exist. In March 2007 there was a …
Starts with 1st couple on the opposite sides.
Various versions of this dance exist. In March 2007 there was a discussion on the Strathspey List (messages 48324, 48328, 48344) of a variant in a 3C/4L set, 8 x 48. In that version, on [45–48], each couple turns to the correct side to proceed.
In alternative versions the bars [9–16] and [17–24] can be interchanged, then 1W starts through and down on bar 9.
The version given in The Reel #18 is the 40 bar version but it is attributed to Patrick G. Bankart and entered in the database as The Flight of the Sand-Martins. See discussion in issue 2369.
The Flight of the Sand-Martins 3/3L · R48
On the second chord 1c change sides (1x,2,3).
- 1–
- 1W+2W dance BtoB, moving one place to the R while{4} 1M+2M set and cast one place to the L (2,1x,3) ; 1M+2M dance BtoB (2,1x,3)
- 9–
- 2c+1c R&L
- 17–
- 2W+1W+3W Lsh Reel3{6} (1W through and up) | all turn P RH
- 25–
- 2M+1M+3M Reel3{6} (1M through and down) | All turn P RH, finishing in triangular formation with Men with backs to the centre
- 33–44
- Schiehallion Reel
- 45–48
- All cpls turn BH to finish (2x,3,1)
In an alternative version, [9–16] and [17–24] are interchanged, and 1W starts through and down on bar 9. There is also a version for a 3C/4L set (8x48).
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meinhard | Narhalla Dancers | April 17, 2017, 2:52 p.m. | |
| Hochzeit 13. Mai 2017 | Narhalla Dancers | May 12, 2017, 11:10 p.m. | |
| Budapest Local Club 27.10.2015 - advanced | 2015-10-29 | Zoltán Gräff | Oct. 30, 2015, 3:03 p.m. |
| CGB November 2021 Classes | 2021-11-18 | Martin McWilliam | Nov. 20, 2021, 3 p.m. |
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