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Dance The Borrowdale Exchange713

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Round the room

Devised by:
Derek Haynes (1991)
Formations:
Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Back to Back (BKTOBK)
Hands across - 6 (HX;6P;)
Promenade single couple(s) (PROM;1C;)
Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
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:
Skip-Change, Slip-Step
Published in:
Carnforth Collection of SC Dances 2 [9] *
Recommended Music:
"Any Good Jig" (author's statement) (Unknown)

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Music: "Any good reel. Try a Square Dance medley".

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This is a 'Scotization' of a party dance, first seen at an English Barn Dance in Cumbria.

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NameArtistAlbumTrkTypeTimePaceClip
The Dunedin Festival Dance The Colin Dewar Quartet Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 2 15 R32 42:24 36.0

Eric Ferguson's SCD Cribs

Start with groups of 3 couples forming a circle, M on left of P

1–
All circle6 and back
9–
All A&R into centre ; Dance BtoBack with P
17–
All wheel RH (take hands with dancer opposite) ; on bar 5 the W whose hand is lowest moves under to join new P, bar 7: next W moves under to join new P
25–
All three »new free couples« Promenade to anywhere in the room to form trio with 2 other couples.
Crib was verified by another person · Source: Eric T. Ferguson

Keith Rose's Diagrams

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Diagram was checked by its author · Source: Keith Rose