Dance: La Tempete

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48-bar Reel
4 couples
Set shape: Round the room

Devised by:
(unknown)
Formations:
Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)
Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)
Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Clap (CLAP)
Arches (ARCHES)
Steps:
Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Slip-Step
Published in:
Book 2 [1] *
Pocket: Books 1, 2, 3 [13]
Collins Pocket Reference [138]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [80]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [76]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [98]
Recommended Music:
La Tempete ((traditional))
Recordings (9): Show tunes
Book 2. Music for Eleven Traditional Dances (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 33.7]
Book 2. Music for Eleven Traditional Dances +1 (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 33.7]
A Scottish Celebration (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 14 [pace 33.7]
A Scottish Fancy (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 11 [pace 33.3]
Scotland Dances to Alasdair Downie and his Scottish Band (The Alastair Downie Band), track 1
Jimmy's Fancy (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 4 [pace 31.3]
Scotland's Own Jimmy Shand (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 9 [pace 31.3]
Dance to Bobby Crowe's Band (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 10
The Happy Meeting (The Glendaruel Scottish Dance Band), track 5

Crib

(1C with 2C on their L, facing 3C with 4C on their R)
1-81C+4C RHA ; LHA
9-162C+3C RHA ; LHA
17-24All set twice to P ; turn P BH
25-32All C BHJ slip across (M pass BtoB) ; and back (W pass BtoB)
33-401C+3C & 2C+4C circle4 to L ; LHA
41-48All A{2}&R{1}, (3 claps) ; 2C+1C progress under arches made by 4C+3C to meet next 2 couples
(If at the end of the room, couples face about, M on left of W)
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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