Dance The Soldier's Dance 6181
Jig · 48 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- John W Mitchell
- Intensity
- 8080/4884/8888/8888/8040/8888 = 77% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
- Hands across - 4 - left (HX;4P;L;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Ladies' Chain (LCHAIN)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Whetherly Book 3 [12]
- Recommended Music
The Soldier's Dance 4/4L · J48
- 1–
- 1c & 3c set | cast off behind nearest couple ; cross RH | cast up to P’s original place (1x,2,3x,4)
- 9–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c RHA ; 2c+3c LHA finishing in centre facing nearest cnrs
- 17–
- 2c & 3c turn cnrs RH | 2c+3c ½ LHA to face opposite cnrs ; 2c & 3c turn opposite cnrs RH | 2c+3c ½ LHA to sides as on [9] (1x,2,3x,4)
- 25–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c La-Chain up/down. 1c & 3c retaining LH face down (1x,2,3x,4)
- 33–
- 1c & 3c lead down LHJ below nearest couple, cross and cast up to original places ; 1c dance down to 4pl (2c+3c+4c up) (2,3,4,1)
- 41–
- Circle8 and back
