Dance The Courting Couple 13211
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Carola Tress (2003)
- Intensity
- 800 833 833 888 = 62% (1 turn), 47% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - diagonal - half - lead change (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R3;LEADCHANGE;)
- Reel of three - tandem (no lead change) (REEL;R3;TANDEM;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Carola wants this dance to be replaced by its successor “Courting Couples”, a 4C/5L dance.
Carola wants this dance to be replaced by its successor “Courting Couples”, a 4C/5L dance.
The Courting Couple 3/4L · S32
- 1–
- 1c long cast to meet just above 3c (2c up) (heart shape, touch hands briefly) ; dance NHJ between 3c and cast up through 2pl into the centre
- 9–
- Rsh ½ Lead-change reel3 with 2W+3M (1W leading, 1M leads from [11]) ; with NHJ face 2M and set, turning inwards to face 3W and set
- 17–
- Rsh ½ Lead-change reel3 with 3W+2M (1W leading, 1M leads from [19]) ; NHJ face 3M (in 1W place) and set, turning inwards to face 2W (in 3M place) and set
- 25–
- All couples, dancing as one person with W leading, ½ Rsh Reel3 on the midline ; All turn P BH (1c once, 2c+3c 1½) (to 2,1,3)
1c use flirting glances all through.
