Dance Tam o' Shanter 11709
See also: Tam o' Shanter (R32, 3/4L, Barnes: Let's All Dance Too), Tam o' Shanter (J32, 2RR, Keppie: Burns Night / Annapolis), Tam o' Shanter (R48, 3/4L, Priddey: Tam O' Shanter)
Jig · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Ann Malley
- Intensity
- 8000/8000/0888/8888/4004 = 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Slip down and up (DWNUP;SLIP)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Online Sources
- Extra Info
- Story to go with the dance
1 - 8 Tam looks for his horse
9 - 16 Tam and horse …
Story to go with the dance
1 - 8 Tam looks for his horse
9 - 16 Tam and horse (Meg) ride for home
17 - 24 Witches dancing (one is a really good dancer)
25 - 32 Witches chase Tam and Meg
33 - 40 The only way to escape witches in 18th century Scotland was to cross running water, so Tam and horse escape over a bridge. Leading witch was a fast runner as well as a good dancer and she grabs the horses tail and pulls it off.
Tam o' Shanter 4/4L · J40
- 1–
- 1M dances across, behind 1W, in front of 2W, behind 3W, cross and dance up behind M side to (1,2,3,4)
- 9–
- 1c slip down and up
- 17–
- 2c+3c+4c Circle6 and back
- 25–
- All chase round cclw (1,2,3,4)
- 33–
- 1c dance under 2c+3c+4c making arches (step up) ; 2c turn RH (2,3,4,1)
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Added on: 2021-02-12 (Roland Telle)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEFFA Family Dance 2023 | 2023-04-24 | Karen Sollins | April 18, 2023, 9:23 p.m. |
| Vienna Burns 2023 | 2023-01-30 | Felix Hamelbeck | Jan. 15, 2023, 6:54 p.m. |
| Madison Scottish Country Dancers Burns Night 2022 | 2022-01-30 | Nancy McClements | Jan. 15, 2022, 10:35 p.m. |
| Vienna Burns 2023 Update | 2023-01-30 | Ann Murray | Jan. 30, 2023, 1:01 p.m. |
| Halloween Dances | 2020-10-31 | Tony McQuilkin | June 1, 2023, 5:27 p.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3051 | Chase direction in e-crib | Jan. 17, 2023, 10:48 a.m. | Heiko Schmidt | --- | Normal | Needs help |