Dance Out of Africa 10011
See also: Out of Africa (M64, 4S, Wilson: South African)
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- John Drewry (2000)
- Intensity
- 6886/8228/8448/8888 = 81% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
- Reel of three - promenade hold - half (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Reel of four - on side (REEL;R4;SIDE;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Published in
- Extra Info
- The dedication in Greenburn Book 3 says: A dance For the Golden Wedding of Jim and Rina Grant of Aberdeen. …
The dedication in Greenburn Book 3 says: A dance For the Golden Wedding of Jim and Rina Grant of Aberdeen.
Furthermore, John Drewry added some notes:
- At the end of each tum, except the last, 4th man in second place on the men’s side, and 1 st man in third place on the women’s side, can stay facing out ready to repeat the dance with new end couples.
- This dance was requested by Jim and Rina’s daughter Fiona, who now lives in Bristol.
- Jim and Rina were married in 1952 in Nigeria, where they were both working. That gave me the idea of the title of this dance.
- Haverholme Priory, near Sleaford in lincolnshire, was the home of the Finch-Hattons. It is now a shell because of a disastrous fire.<BR> Denys Finch-Hatton features in Karen Blixen’s book Out of Africa. My sister thinks that our father’s mother worked at the Priory when she was a young girl. She certainly came from that part of lincolnshire and was the same grandmother who claimed a family connection with Sir Isaac Newton.
Out of Africa 4/4L · R32
2 chords - 2nd chord 3s+4s cross to opp sides
- 1-8
- 1M dances reel of 3 with 2s (LSh to 2L) picking up partner in prom hold to complete reel as 4M dances similarly with 3s (LSh to 3L), at end 2s&3s face out
- 9-10
- 1s/4s in promenade hold, dance into middle & down/up to 2nd/3rd places while 2s/3s dance out up/down to 1st/4th places
- 11-12
- 1s/4s drop LH, dance 1/2 RH across, men retain hold of partner with RH, turn towards partner, 4s in 2nd place facing up & 1s in 3rd place facing down
- 13-16
- 4s lead up, cross & cast to 2nd place while 1s lead down, cross & cast to 3rd place 2 4 1 3
- 17-24
- 4s+1s dance LH across, men face out, 2s+4s also 1s+3s dance RH across
- 25-32
- All dance reels of 4 on sides 2 4 1 3
Note: at the end of each turn, except last, 4th & 1st Men stay facing out
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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| HHK 2021.08.17 | 2021-08-17 | Keira Hartstein | Aug. 15, 2021, 3:52 a.m. |
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