Dance Video The Long and the Short of It (Video 1)
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Devised for their wedding on Jan 1 2001, this was danced at the Berkeley Holiday Party 2016 with the devisor as first man and the dedicatees as 2nd couple. The band of 13 musicians who play for the Berkeley classes was led by Patti Cobb, who composed the main strathspey tune.
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- The Long and the Short of It (M256, Bruce Herbold: Measures of Pleasure)
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- Bruce Herbold (Dec. 21, 2016, 2:22 a.m.) – Source: YouTube
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Devised for their wedding on Jan 1 2001, this was danced at the Berkeley Holiday Party 2016 with the devisor as first man and the dedicatees as 2nd couple. The band of 13 musicians who play for the Berkeley classes was led by Patti Cobb, who composed the main strathspey tune.
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The Long and the Short of It 4/4L · M256
Strathspey
- 1–
- 1c lead down the middle and up to face 1cnrs while{8} 2c keeping in line with 1c, cast off {4}, turn inwards and dance up to 1pl
- 9–
- 1c set to 1cnr | P | 2cnr | turn to promhold as 3c+4c step in
- 17–
- 1c+3c+4c promenade, at end 1c face out, 4c in middle
- 25–
- 1c+4c ¾ DblFig8, 4c crossing up LH | 4c cast off one while{2} 3c step up while{2} 1c cross RH (2,3,4,1)
Repeat 3 times from progressed positions
Repeat [1–128] in Reel time