Dance Nimbus 2002 11969
Reel · 80 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- Vicky Goodloe (2002)
- Intensity
- 7777/7777/6666/8888/ 8888/8888/8888/ 8888/8888/ 8888/ = 95% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 8 - half (HR;8P;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Reel of eight / Schiehallion - half (REEL;HALF;R8;)
- Hands across - 4 couples in star (full or half) (HX;4C;)
- Reel of four - half (REEL;HALF;R4;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Online Sources
- Extra Info
- You devise the ending (last 8 bars).
You devise the ending (last 8 bars).
Nimbus 2002 4S · R80
- 1–
- Circle8 L ½ round ; All W ½ RHA | Turn opposite M LH
- 9–
- All W ½ RHA | All turn P LH to square set ; Circle8 R ½ (1,2,3,4)
- 17–
- All M ½ LHA | All turn opposite W RH ; All M ½ LHA | All turn P RH ¾, M face in and W out (1,2,3,4)
- 25–
- Half Schiehallion Reel, finish in big star, all M LHJ in centre and NHJ with P, all facing cclw (3,4,1,2)
- 33–
- In big star 3/8 LHA | all M 3/8 LHA as all W cast back 1/8 clw and form new big star ; repeat figure, finish in square set, all in P’s place, W facing in, M facing out, (1x,2x,3x,4x),
- 41–
- Half Schiehallion Reel, finish in big star, all W LHJ in centre and NHJ with P, all facing cclw (3,4,1,2)
- 49–
- Repeat [33–40] , with W in the middle and M casting, finish all W in centre facing P outside (1,2,3,4)
- 57–
- 1c+3c ½ Reel4 ; turn P RH while{8} 2c+4c turn P RH ; ½ Reel4 (3,4,1,2)
- 65–
- Repeat [57–64] (1,2,3,4)
- 73–
- You devise the ending! (one event in 2004 chose: Circle8 and back.)
Nimbus 2002 4S · R80
- 1-8
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All circle 8H 1/2 round to left; Ladies dance 1/2 RH across & turn opp Man LH
- 9-16
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Ladies dance 1/2 RH across & turn partner LH (finish on Man’s right); all circle 8H 1/2 round to right to original places
- 17-24
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Men dance 1/2 LH across & turn opp Lady RH; Men dance 1/2 LH across & turn partner 3/4 RH, Men face in, Ladies face out
- 25-32
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All dance 1/2 Schiehallion reel to opp place. End with Men joining LH in centre, RH with partner all facing anticlockwise
- 33-40
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Men dance LH across 1.1/2 times round while
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Ladies dance 2 steps then pull back RSh & cast back, passing 1 Man to join LH with opp Man (e.g. 1L+3M), Ladies dance 2 steps & cast back, pass partner RSh & all end in partner’s original place, Ladies facing in, Men facing out
- 41-48
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All dance 1/2 Schiehallion reel to opp place. End with Ladies joining LH in centre, RH with partner all facing anticlockwise
- 49-56
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Repeat 33-40 with Ladies dancing LH across & Men casting. End with Ladies BtoB in centre facing partner
- 57-64
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1s+3s dance 1/2 reel of 4 & turn partner RH to opp side while 2s+4s turn partner RH then dance 1/2 reel of 4 to opp side
- 65-72
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Repeat 57-64 to end in original places
- 73-80
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Dancer’s choice (e.g. circle 8H round & back)
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Northern Italy Scottish Country Dancers, 2012
Added on: 2022-01-15 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Possible dem. dances | 2017-02-05 | Elizabeth Gull | Feb. 2, 2017, 10:50 a.m. |
| Tanzprojekt C-FG-DD 18.4.2015 | 2015-04-18 | Thomas Groß | April 19, 2015, 7:45 p.m. |
| 2018-07-02 Nürnberg | 2018-07-02 | Annette Lotz | July 3, 2018, 4:37 p.m. |
| New Year Dance in Vienna | 2020-01-04 | Ann Murray | Jan. 4, 2020, 10:38 a.m. |
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