Dance Across the Tay 32
Jig · 48 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Douglas Henderson
- Formations
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- Petronella - half (8 bars) (PET;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Lead/Dance down and cast up (DWN;CBL)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Across The Tay | Olympians Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Dance Music | CD | 10 | J48 4 | 3:23 | 33.8 | |
| Across The Tay | Olympians Scottish Dance Band | Meet the Olympians | LP | 4 | J48 4 | 3:23 | 33.8 | |
| Across the Tay | Ian McCallum and his Scottish Dance Band | Across the Tay | MC | 2 | J48 4 | 3:21 | 33.5 |
Across the Tay 4/4L · J48
- 1–2
- All set and face 1st & 3rd C down, 2nd & 4th C up
- 3–4
- 1C with 2C and 3C with 4C change place R hand
- 5–8
- All set, cross R hand with partners to face diagonally in 1C with 2C, 3C with 4C
- 9–12
- All set and dance Petronella turn 1 place to right.
- 13–16
- repeat 9–12 to original place
- 17–18
- 1st M with 2nd W while 3rd M with 4th W change place R hand
- 19–22
- 1st M, 2nd M, 3rd W and 4th W dance L hand wheel, while 3rd with 4th M and 1st with 2nd W turn L hand once round
- 23–24
- repeat bars 17–18 to original place
- 25–32
- 1st W followed by 2,3,4 W dance down middle & up the sidelines to place while 4th M followed by 3,2,1 M dance up the middle & down the sidelines to place
- 33–34
- 1st W with 2nd M while 3rd W with 4th M change place L hand
- 35–38
- 1st W, 2nd W, 3rd M and 4th M dance R hands across, while 3rd with 4th W & 1st with 2nd M turn R hand
- 39–40
- repeat bars 33–34 to original place
- 41–44
- 4th C followed by 3,2 & 1C lead down 2 steps and up 2 step
- 45–48
- 1st C cast off into 4th Place, while 2,3 & 4 C dance up to new places
Across the Tay 4/4L · J48
- 1-8
- All 4 couples set, 1s+2s & 3s+4s change places RH. All set, cross RH. (2) (1) (4) (3)
- 9-16
- 2s+1s & 4s+3s face diagonally in, all set then petronella turn 1 place round. Repeat to end in original places
- 17-24
- 1M+2L & 3M+4L change places RH. Middle couples (1M+3L+2M+4L) dance LH across while end couples turn LH. 1M+2L & 3M+4L change places RH back to original places
- 25-32
- 1L followed by 2L+3L+4L dances down middle & back up own side to place while 4M followed by 3M+2M+1M dances up middle & down own side to place
- 33-40
- 1L+2M & 3L+4M change places LH. Middle couples (1L+2L+4M+3M) dance RH across while end couples turn RH. 1L+2M & 3L+4M change places LH back to original places
- 41-48
- 4s followed by 3s+2s+1s lead down (2 steps), 1s followed by 2s+3s+4s lead up (2s steps). 1s cast to 4th place as 2s+3s+4s set & dance up 1 place. End 2 3 4 1
