Dance "Deer" Friends 12508
Also known as “Deer Friends” (spelling).
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Bob Anderson (2000)
- Intensity
- 800/844/844/888 = 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Set and Link for three (SETLNK;3P;)
- Steps
- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra info
- For Una Lennam to teach ...
For Una Lennam to teach at a workshop in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
"Deer" Friends 3/4L · S32
- 1--
- 1c cross down (2c up), cast behind 3c, cross RH and cast up | turn P LH and join RH with 3cnr into diagonal line
- 9--
- 1c+3cnrs set R (change hands with cnr) {1}, 1c+3cnrs turn LH ½, 1c joining RH in middle {1} | 3cnrs set along the diagonal while{2} 1c set R {1} and turn LH ½ to face 3cnr {1} ; ½ Reel4 on 1diag, finish on 2diag, 1c LHJ to P and RHJ to 4cnr
- 17--
- Repeat [9-16] with 4cnrs, 1c at the end crossing LH to (3x,1x,2x)
- 25--
- All S&Link3 twice (2,1,3)
"Deer" Friends 3/4L · S32
- 1-8
- 1s cross down RH, cast behind 3s, cross RH, cast up 1 place, turn 3/4 LH to join RH with 3rd corners in a diagonal line
- 9-12
- Balance in Line figure:
- 9 All set 1 step Right, change hands so that 1s and 3rd corners take LH
- 10 1s and 3rd corners 1/2 turn LH, retain LH and 1s join RH in middle of line
- 11 All set 1 step R, 1s join LH & drop hands with corners
- 12 1s 1/2 turn LH to face 3rd corners while corners set 1 step Left turning to face diagonally in
- 13-16
- 1s dance1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 3rd corners, finish facing 4th corners
- 17-24
- Repeat bars 9-16 with 4th corners, 1s crossing LH to finish in 2nd place opp sides End (3)(1)(2)
- 25-32
- Set and link for 3 couples twice to finish 213 on own sides
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reel club 01/05/17 | 2017-05-01 | April 28, 2017, 11:44 p.m. | |
| 20160703 - Summer School ball | 2016-07-03 | Zsofia Jozsef | June 24, 2016, 4:01 p.m. |
| 160215 The More Unusual Dance Club | 2016-02-15 | Peter Dixon | Nov. 24, 2016, 5 p.m. |
| Gerrards Cross Tea Dance | 2017-01-22 | Petula Allen | Jan. 21, 2017, 8:01 p.m. |
| Chiswick ~ 161023 Club Night | 2016-10-23 | James Wilson | Sept. 21, 2016, 7:26 p.m. |
| Possible Entries 2018-2019 | 2018-06-21 | Stuart Kreloff | April 3, 2018, 11:25 p.m. |
| Liz Mitchell’s 70th Birthday Ceilidh - Sunday 24 June 2018 | Jan Collings | May 21, 2018, 2:26 p.m. | |
| Watford & West Herts Christmas Social Dance - 15 December 2016 | 2016-12-15 | Stuart Kreloff | Oct. 29, 2016, 11:13 p.m. |
| Berko Dem | 2016-11-30 | Petula Allen | Nov. 29, 2016, 9:47 p.m. |
| TSC Sorrento Week 2 2017-03-24 (Friday) | 2017-01-24 | Amanda Peart | Jan. 15, 2017, 9:01 p.m. |
| Wembley Spring Social 2017 | 2017-03-13 | March 8, 2017, 10:23 p.m. | |
| Epping Forest Scottish Association Christmas Dance 2017 | 2017-12-16 | Murrough Landon | Dec. 16, 2017, 3:04 p.m. |
| Lucy Clark | 2017-04-22 | Matthew Goulden | April 22, 2017, 12:19 a.m. |
| The Sunday Class in Tynemouth 17th September 2018 | 2018-09-17 | Amanda Peart | July 21, 2018, 6:34 p.m. |
| Lucy Clark SCDC Spring Charity Dance - Saturday 22 April 2017 | Jan Collings | April 2, 2017, 10:26 a.m. | |
| Lucy Clark Charity Dance - Saturday 14 April 2018 | 2018-04-14 | Jan Collings | Feb. 20, 2018, 3:33 p.m. |
| Berkhamsted Strathspey & Reel Club Spring Dance | 2016-05-21 | Jeremy Dent | April 7, 2016, 10:13 a.m. |
| Bedford SDG 2016-06-26 Social & AGM | 2016-06-26 | Keith Rose | June 9, 2016, 1:02 p.m. |
| Bedford SDG 2017-06-25 Social | 2017-06-25 | Keith Rose | May 27, 2017, 12:14 p.m. |
| Chiswick ~ 160925 Social Dance | 2016-09-25 | James Wilson | Sept. 24, 2016, 3:42 p.m. |
| Ken & Petula's Wedding Ball | 2016-10-28 | Ken Martlew | Aug. 20, 2016, 4:31 p.m. |
| TSC in Evora 10th March 2018 | 2018-03-10 | Amanda Peart | Nov. 23, 2017, 3:54 p.m. |
| Lucy Clark SCDC Spring Social Dance - Friday 31 March 2017 | Jan Collings | March 16, 2017, 10:59 a.m. | |
| Wheathampstead (Copy) (Copy) | 2018-04-07 | Ken Martlew | April 6, 2018, 11:20 a.m. |
| Long_Awaited_Party_2 | 2018-11-30 | Stuart Kreloff | April 24, 2018, 11:12 p.m. |
| Berko Dem Dances | 2015-09-14 | Petula Allen | Sept. 13, 2015, 11:15 p.m. |
| Rose and Stuart Kreloff's 30th Anniversary Dance | 2016-07-16 | Stuart Kreloff | May 24, 2016, 10:32 a.m. |
| Chiswick 2018 - interesting dances | July 10, 2018, 10:41 a.m. | ||
| Chemnitz_Friday | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m. |
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User Reviews
The "slither"
Jeremy Dent · May 18, 2016, 4:22 a.m.
We've named the setting and crossing the "slither" and it's an elegant movement merging into diagonal reels of four. It's a feelgood Strathspey.
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