Dance A Flock of Geese 2236
Jig · 32 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: 25413)
- Devised by
- Mel and Ellie Briscoe (1989)
- Intensity
- 80808 80808 80008 88808 = 60% (1 turn), 60% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Balance in Line (BALNCE)
- Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- The dance was devised for the wedding of Lance Ramshaw and Gail Wine in Boston, September 9, 1989, and was …
The dance was devised for the wedding of Lance Ramshaw and Gail Wine in Boston, September 9, 1989, and was presented to them at their wedding celebration dance.
It is a 5-couple dance based on “The Wild Geese”. This dance is rather similar to Olivia Robert’s “The Black Swans of Narrabeen”; the progression is different
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
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A Flock of Geese | Scottish Weekend Ensemble | Memories of Scottish Weekend | CD | 8 | J32 5 | 3:08 | 37.6 | |
The Wild Geese | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 5 | CD | 2 | J32 5 | 2:51 | 34.2 | |
The Wild Geese | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Dance to Bobby Crowe's Band | CD+ | 14 | J32 5 | 2:51 | 34.2 |
A Flock of Geese 5/5L · J32
- 1–
- 1c+3c+5c set advancing to line of six NHJ with P on the right | BiL ; 1c turn ¾ RH and cast to 5pl while{4} 3c+5c turn ¾ RH and lead up to 1pl / 3pl (3,2,5,4,1)
- 9–
- 3c+5c+1c repeat bars 1–8 from new places (5,2,1,4,3)
- 17–
- 1c followed by 5c lead down the middle ; and up to 2pl/4pl (2c+4c up) (2,5,4,1,3)
- 25–
- 2c+5c & 1c+3c R&L.
A Flock of Geese 5/5L · J32
- 1-8
- 1s+3s+5s set advcg to join hands (RH to prtnrs) & set, all turn RH & 1s cast to 5th pl while 3s lead up to 1st pl as 5s lead up to 3rd pl. 3 2 5 4 1
- 9-16
- Repeat bars 1-8 to end 5 2 1 4 3
- 17-24
- 5s & 1s lead down & back to 2nd & 4th places. 2 5 4 1 3
- 25-32
- 2s+5s also 1s+3s dance R&Ls
(popular variation - in bars 4/5 1s do not turn but use 4 bars to cast )
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