Dance The Breakish Postie 10545
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Trevor Rayner
- Intensity
- 8222 8222 8800 8044 = 46% (1 turn), 47% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Knot 2 couples (KNOT;2C;)
- Poussette - half (POUSS;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- The Skye Collection Vol 2 [6]
- The Pensioner's Collection [13]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [25] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Breakish Postie | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | A Skye Collection | CD | 10 | S32 4 | 4:10 | 62.5 |
The Breakish Postie 4/4L · S32
- 1–
- 1c set and pass | ½ turn 2c EH and cross ; ½ turn 3c EH and cross | ½ turn 4c (2,3,4,1x)
- 9–
- Repeat from bottom up (1c set and pass | ½ turn 4c and cross ; repeat with 3c | ½ turn 2c (1,2,3,4)
- 17–
- 1c+2c The Knot, at end 3c steps in for
- 25–
- 1c+3c ½ Poussette, and 4c steps in for ; 1c+4c ½ Poussette (2,3,4,1)
The Breakish Postie 4/4L · S32
- 1-8
- 1s set adv & pass LSh, 1M+2L turn RH as 1L+2M turn LH, 1M+3M turn LH as 1L+3L turn RH & 1M+4L turn RH as 1L+4M LH to end 2 3 4 (1)
- 9-16
- 1s set adv & pass LSh, 1M+4M turn RH as 1L+4L turn LH, 1M+3L turn LH as 1L+3M turn RH, 1M+2M turn RH as 1L+2L turn LH & all end orig pl
- 17-24
- 1s+2s dance the Knot, 1s remain in middle & 3s step in for Poussette
- 25-32
- 1s+3s dance 1/2 Diamond Poussette, 1s+4s dance 1/2 Diamond Poussette
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| The More Unusual Dance Club 220411 Cancelled | 2022-04-11 | Peter Dixon | April 6, 2022, 8:02 p.m. |
| ZA 2018-08-09 Women's Day Celebration | 2017-08-10 | Heather Hodgson | July 2, 2018, 10:47 a.m. |
| The More Unusual Dance Club 230918 | 2023-09-18 | Peter Dixon | Aug. 24, 2023, 10:52 p.m. |
| CANCELLED: Benelux weekend of SCD - Saturday evening dance programme (07-05-2022) | 2022-05-07 | Jette Rossen | Nov. 24, 2021, 8:43 p.m. |
| ZA 2017-08-10 Women's Day Celebration | 2017-08-10 | Heather Hodgson | July 26, 2017, 12:36 p.m. |
| Kilmorack 22-23 Dances done in class | 2022-08-31 | Peter Jamieson | May 10, 2023, 8:45 a.m. |
| Kilmorack Dances done at previous Socials | Peter Jamieson | June 6, 2023, 7:54 a.m. |
