Dance The Long Chase 3912
Reel · 64 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4
- Devised by
- Unknown (1805)
- Intensity
- no bar count made = 64% (1 turn), 64% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Cast behind own lines and lead up the middle (CBL&LeadUp)
- Lead/Dance down and cast up (DWN;CBL)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Allemande for 2 couples (ALLMND;2C;)
- Set to Corners (C-SET)
- Reel of three - with corners & crossing (REEL;CRNRS;CROSS;R3;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Book 11 [8]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 7 to 12 (Combined A5 edition) [61]
- Pocket: Books 10,11,12 [20]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [113] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [93] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [89] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Long Chase | Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band | Book 11. | LP+ | 9 | R64 4 | 4:38 | 34.8 | |
| The Long Chase | John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 11. Music for 12 Scottish Country Dances | CD | 8 | R64 8 | 9:51 | 36.9 |
The Long Chase 4/4L · R64
- 1–
- 1c followed by 2c+3c+4c cast off and lead up the middle to places
- 9–
- 1c lead down the middle and cast back to places
- 17–
- 4c lead up the middle to 1pl and cast back to places
- 25–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c RHA ; clap and LHA, 1c+2c stay in middle for
- 33–
- 1c+2c Allemande (2,1,3,4)
- 41–
- All turn RH ; turn LH
- 49–
- 1c dance up one pl NHJ and cast off to 1cnr (2c up) ; set to 1cnr | set to 2cnr
- 57–
- Reels3{6} on the sides, Rsh to 2cnr | 1c cross to 2pl (2,1,3,4)
On the alternate turns of the dance:
bars [1–24] are danced as described.
On [25–32] the middle C dance RHA; LHA while top and bottom C turn RH ; LH.
On [33–40] the middle C dance the Allemande.
The set finishes (2,3,1,4); 1c steps to (2,3,4,1), making this a dance 8 x 64 !
Frans Ligtmans of Eindhoven modified it to 4 x 64 times through by these two changes:
[49–52] 1c long cast (2c+3c up) to between 3c and 4c, facing 1cnr.
[63–64] 1c cross to 4pl (4c up) (to 2,3,4,1)
The Long Chase 4/4L · R64
- 1-8
- Top couple followed by other 3 couples cast to bottom & lead back up to top
- 9-16
- Top couple lead down to bottom & cast up to top on own sides
- 17-24
- Bottom couple lead up to top & cast to 4th places
- 25-32
- Top 2 couples also bottom 2 couples dance RH across, clap & dance LH across back to places (2nd time - middle couples dance RH/LH while end couples turn RH/LH)
- 33-40
- 1s+2s (top 2 couples) dance Allemande (2nd time - middle couples dance Allemande)
- 41-48
- All turn RH then LH
- 49-56
- 1s lead up 1 place & cast 1 place to face 1st corners, 1s set to 1st corners then set to 2nd corners
- 57-64
- 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides giving RSh to 2nd corners & cross to 2nd place
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Book 11 | Ward Fleri | Sept. 17, 2021, 2:57 a.m. |
