Dance The Melbourne Cup 10129
Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Cathy McLeod (1992)
- Intensity
- 8888/5555/4444/8444 = 68% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Extra Info
- Original source: Youtube video.
The publication gives an explaination of the dance and its figures. Every year on the …
Original source: Youtube video.
The publication gives an explaination of the dance and its figures.
Every year on the first Tuesday in November, Australia stops to watch a horse race.
• Bars 1–8: The race track
• Bars 9–16: Ladies’ fashion parade
• Bars 16–24: The race
• Bars 25–32: Congratulating the winner and everyone collecting their winnings.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Reel | Rob Gordon and his Band | The Complete Caledonian Ball | CD+ | 9 | J32 4 | 2:15 | 33.8 |
The Melbourne Cup 4/4L · J32
- 1–
- All circle8 and back
- 9–
- All W dance Rsh round P to places {6} | All set
- 17–
- All M, 1M leading, dance clw behind the W and back to places (1,2,3,4)
- 25–
- 1c change place RH with 2c | repeat LH with 3c ; RH with 4c | All turn P RH (2.3.4.1)
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)St Clement's Tea Dance, Toronto, 2016.
Added on: 2018-10-26 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hvar Scottish Country Dancers Jan 29 2023 | 2023-01-22 | Zdravko Podolski | Jan. 24, 2023, 3:07 p.m. |
| 2024 [Hunter Valley] Welcome Ceilidh Style Social | 2024-03-16 | Arthur Kingsland | March 2, 2024, 1:11 p.m. |
| Hogmanay 2022 | 2022-12-29 | Holly Boyd | Sept. 1, 2023, 8:15 p.m. |
