Dance On the Port Tack 8574
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Lyle Ramshaw (1991)
- Formations
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- Double Triangles - inverting (DBLTRI;INV)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- There are lots of dances, such as "The Reel of the Royal Scots’, in which two dancers first set
with …
There are lots of dances, such as "The Reel of the Royal Scots’, in which two dancers first set with hands joined as in Double Triangles and then use the joined hands as the axis of a tum. This dance explores what can happen if that turn is extended from half-way to threequarters of the way around.
As for the title: Scottish country dances tend to be quite symmetric. When an imbalance between left and right does crop up, though, right is almost invariably the winner. This dance is one of left’s rare victories. If all of the right turning in dances like ':Australian Ladies" has twisted your ghillies around your feet, this dance will untwist them for you.
One of my favorite dance teachers introduced this dance as a left-handed person’s response to the intolerance and insensitivity of a right-handed culture. Feel free to spread that story around - it makes a good introduction. But please don’t give me any left-handed scissors, as I am right-handed.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the Port Tack | Fiddlesticks & Ivory | San Francisco Collection Vol 2 | CD | 4 | R32 8 | 4:26 | 33.2 |
On the Port Tack 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c turn LH moving to 2pl (2c up) | 1c cast L round 4cnr into DTr pos facing opp. side | All set
- 9–
- 1c+1cnrs turn RH ¾ while{2} 2cnrs loop L single ¾ | set in “Inverted DTr” (1c outside) ; 1c+4cnr person turn LH ¾ while{2} 1cnrs loop R single ¼ | set as in DTr (2cnr persons are in the middle)
- 17–
- Repeat figure [9–16] (both 2cnrs & 1c have exchanged places)
- 25–
- 1c+1cnrs ½ diag. Reel4, at end 1c fast LH turn to face out in 2plx ; 1c chase cclw half round while 2cnrs change places LH on [29–30] and 1cnrs LH on [31–32] (2,1,3)
note: “Loop single” means to dance a loop as if you were turning another dancer.
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19th FSCDC e.V. Tea Dance “By the Beautiful Sea” | 2024-01-20 | Anselm Lingnau | Jan. 23, 2024, 2:35 p.m. |
| November Course 2018 - Kuckucksnest | 2018-11-23 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Nov. 24, 2018, 4:59 p.m. |
