Dance The Illabo Rant 3065
Reel · 64 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: 3412)
- Devised by
- Sheila Gradon
- Intensity
- 8888 8080 0808 4444 8888 4444 8888 8888 = 75% (1 turn), 75% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 8 (HR;8P;)
- Slip Back to Back (SLIP;BtB)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Grand Chain for 8 - half (GCHAIN;8P;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
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- The Shetland Fiddler (P/M Donald Shaw Ramsay) [Suggested on Strathspey 2009-04-16]
- Quickstep (Nathaniel Gow) [Suggested on Strathspey 2009-04-16]
- Extra Info
- Twice through only.
Beginners’ dance. As the dancers get better you can substitute setting for the claps.
Music: “The Reverend …
Twice through only.
Beginners’ dance. As the dancers get better you can substitute setting for the claps.
Music: “The Reverend John MacFarlane” or “The Shetland Fiddler”.
The Illabo Rant 4S · R64
- 1-
- Circle8 and back
- 9–
- 1c+3c BHJ slip past each other, men’s backs passing ; and back, women’s backs passing.
- 17–
- 2c+4c repeat.
- 25–
- All W RHA ; LHA, finish in own place facing corners.
- 33–
- All W turn corner RH ; turn P LH
- 41–
- All M RHA ; LHA finish in own place facing parters.
- 49–64
- ½ G-Chain with claps: pass partner RH {2} | stop and clap on the first beat {2} ; pass the next person LH {2} | clap (2) ; repeat, meeting P on [62], opposite original place.
Repeat once from the new position.
The Illabo Rant 4S · R64
- 1-8
- All circle 8H round & back
- 9-16
- 1s+3s join 2H with partner & slip step past each other (Men pass BtoB); slip step back (Ladies BtoB)
- 17-24
- 2s+4s repeat 9-16
- 25-32
- All Ladies dance RH across & LH across back to place facing corner
- 33-40
- Ladies turn corner RH, turn partner LH
- 41-48
- All Men dance RH across & LH across back to place facing partner
- 49-64
- Change places RH with partner (2 bars) & set (or clap); change places with next person LH & set (clap); repeat twice more to end in opposite place from start place. 3 4 1 2
Repeat from new place
Watch on YouTube
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Added on: 2014-03-05 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
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|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest Dance House for beginners 2013.10.05 | 2013-10-05 | Zoltán Gräff | Oct. 5, 2013, 11:20 p.m. |
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