Dance Pelorus Jack5209
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4
- Devised by:
- Barry Skelton (1993)
- Formations:
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Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Reel of three - diagonal - half - lead change (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R3;LeadChange;)
Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance. - Steps:
- Minuet Pas de Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in:
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Dolphin Book
[8]
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Book 41, The Millennium Dances [1]
Pocket: Books 39,40,41 [20]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [150] - Recommended Music:
- Christian Catto (Alan Kindness)
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The dance title refers to a Risso’s dolphin, named after Pelorus Sound in Marlborough, New Zealand. From 1888 until 1912, the dolphin would pilot ships through French Pass, a particularly dangerous stretch of the Cook Strait. Although protected by an Act of Parliament of 1904, the dolphin disappeared after four Norwegian whaling ships passed through the Strait. Wikipedia, however, offers: ‘research suggests that Pelorus Jack was an old animal; his head was white and his body pale, both indications of age, so it is likely that he died of natural causes’.
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| Name | Artist | Album | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelorus Jack | David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 41. The Millennium Dances | 1 | J32 8 | 4:36 | 34.5 |
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| Pelorous Jack | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | Special Requests Volume 5 | 13 | J32 8 | 4:37 | 34.6 |
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| Pelorus Jack | The Deirdre Adamson Quartet | The Road to Forfar | 1 | J32 8 | 4:39 | 34.9 | |
| Pelorus Jack | Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band | Quick Here's Anither Yin | 5 | J32 8 | 4:35 | 34.4 |
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| Pelorus Jack | Terpsichore | Caledonian Muse | 9 | J32 8 | 4:47 | 35.9 |
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| Pelorus Jack | Peter Elmes and his Band | Live at Opotiki, Music for a Whale of a Time | 13 | J32 8 | 4:40 | 35.0 |
Eric Ferguson's SCD Cribs
- 1–
- 1c cross RH, cast (2c up) ; 1c+3c RHA, finish 1M facing 1cnr, 1W behind him
- 9–
- 1c in tandem +1cnrs ½ diagonal Reel3, Rsh to 3W (1M & 1W loop R singly for lead change, so 1W now leads P) ; ½ diagonal Reel3, Rsh to 2W (+ lead change)
- 17–
- Continue pattern twice
- 25–
- 2c+1c LHA ; 1c turn LH ½ | all set (2,1,3)
| Name | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|
| Nov Dance Part 1 | Kate Nicolson | 20 January 2012, 14:06 |
| Maidenhead 2012-05-13 Afternoon Tea Dance | David McQuillan | 11 May 2012, 04:07 |
| Youth Weekend West YWW 2012 | Rachel Pusey | 20 April 2012, 21:43 |
| Munich Social 26 May 2012 | Anselm Lingnau | 14 May 2012, 20:56 |
| valentine | Barbara Youngman | 20 January 2012, 14:06 |
| Fleet 2012-03-03 Annual Dance | David McQuillan | 20 April 2012, 15:32 |
| RSCDS Core Repertoire (Intermediate) | Anselm Lingnau | 25 January 2012, 10:31 |
| Blair Spring Ball 2012 | David Talbot | 23 March 2012, 16:50 |
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