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Dance The Breathalyser 9456

Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213)

Devised by
John Drewry (1999)
Intensity
844/844/844/888 = 56% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Skip-Change, Slip-Step
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
For David Robertson

David never drinks alcohol but, when he was in New Zealand, he was breathalysed twice on successive …

For David Robertson

David never drinks alcohol but, when he was in New Zealand, he was breathalysed twice on successive evenings.
Recitation of The Leith Police dismisseth us was used as a test of sobriety in pre-breathalyser days.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
8 x 32 Jigs David Knight, Liz Donaldson & Ralph Gordon Waverley Station: First Stop! CD 2 J32 84:40 35.0
The Breathalyser 3/4L · J32
1-
1c ½ Fig8 down round 2c ; ½ Mirror Reels3 on sides, 1c in and down (3,2,1x)
9-
1c ½ Fig8 up round 2c ; ½ Mirror Reels3 on sides, 1c in and up (1,2,3)
17-
1c cross RH | cast off (2c up) ; 2c+1M & 1W+3c RHA. On [20] 1c pass P LSh, BtoB 1M facing down. 2c & 3c stay in centre NHJ
25-
2c+1W & 1M+3c Circle3 L to sides ; all turn P RH (2,1,3)
The Breathalyser 3/4L · J32
1-8
1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s & 1/2 reel of 3 on sides dancing in & down to start
9-16
1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 up round 2s & 1/2 reel of 3 on sides dancing in & up to start
17-24
1s cross RH, cast 1 place, dance RH across (Man with 2s & Lady with 3s) & cross passing LSh to…
25-32
1s circle 3H round to left (Man with 3s & Lady with 2s), 2s+1s+3s turn RH

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Added on: 2023-09-17 (Murrough Landon)
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NameDateOwnerLast changed
Dunfermline - 21 Aug 2024 - Phill Jones 2024-08-21 Bill Austin March 10, 2024, 3:51 p.m.
The More Unusual Dance Club 210920a 2021-09-20 Peter Dixon Aug. 30, 2021, 10:46 p.m.
Thistle Club Dance 2 May 2015 2014-02-22 Irene Dracup Sept. 5, 2015, 7:17 a.m.
Berkhamsted Drewry Dance 19th November 2016 2016-11-19 Jane Rose Sept. 29, 2016, 3:51 p.m.
Dunfermline 26 July 23 - Phill Jones 2023-07-26 Bill Austin June 17, 2023, 8:17 a.m.
20170213 - Stirling Martice SCD Club 2017-02-13 Zsofia Jozsef Feb. 12, 2017, 4:29 p.m.
The More Unusual Dance Club 20/02/2023 2023-02-20 Peter Dixon Jan. 26, 2023, 4:31 p.m.
Harrogate 2015 2015-03-09 Truus de Ceuster Feb. 18, 2015, 7:26 p.m.

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