Dance The 51st Travellers 11543
Also known as “Perpetual Motion” (unofficial).
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Sandra Turton (2001)
- Intensity
- 844 888 888 844 = 83% (1 turn), 62% (whole dance)
- Formations
-
- Reel of three - half (REEL;HALF;R3;)
- Grand Chain for 6 (GCHAIN;6P;)
- Set and Link for three (SETLNK;3P;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Steps
-
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
-
- Book 44 [9]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 39 to 44 (Combined A5 edition) [88]
- Pocket: Books 42,43,44,45 [29]
- Golden Anniversary Book 1951-2001 [9]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [1] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [1] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- This dance’s other name is “Perpetual Motion”. This is listed as an unofficial alias so it won’t show up in …
This dance’s other name is “Perpetual Motion”. This is listed as an unofficial alias so it won’t show up in the RSCDS Index of Dances, which would be confusing.
The notes explain that this dance was “Devised in 2001 by Sandra Turton of 51st Club, Johannesburg, South Africa, to commemorate the Club’s 50th Anniversary, and dedicated to all the people of the 51st Club who travelled weekly to dance in Johannesburg throughout its fifty years existence.”
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
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The 51st Travellers | Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band | Book 44 - Music for Ten Scottish Country Dances | CD | 9 | J32 8 | 4:37 | 34.6 |
The 51st Travellers 3/4L · J32
- 1–
- 1c cross down RH behind 3c (2c up) and dance up to 2plx ; Mirror ½ Reels3 on the sides (1c out and up) (to 3,1x,2)
- 9–
- G-Chain (3c cross to begin)
- 17–
- S&Link3 ; 1c turn RH 1¾ to face 1cnr pos. while{4} 3c+2c chase ½ clw
- 25–
- 1c+1cnrs diag. ½Reel4 (1c pass Rsh) ; ½Reel4 with 2cnrs (pass Rsh to 2,1,3)
The 51st Travellers 3/4L · J32
- 1-8
- 1s cross down RH (2s step up bars 1-2) & dance out behind 3s & up to 2nd place opp sides; 2s+1s+3s dance 1/2 reel of 3 on sides (1s out & up to start)
- 9-16
- 3s+1s+2s dance Grand Chain
- 17-24
- 3s+1s+2s Set+Link for 3 (once), 1s turn RH 1.3/4 times to face 1st corner (pstn) while 2s+3s chase clockwise 1/2 way
- 25-32
- 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass RSh to dance 1/2 reel with 2nd corners & pass RSh to 2nd places
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Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
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3485 | The 51st Travellers | March 12, 2024, 3:30 p.m. | Stephen Webb | Murrough Landon | Normal | Fixed |