Dance The Mentor 14346
Strathspey · 96 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- Brian Charlton (2007)
- Intensity
- 4444 8888 6666 8888 4444 8888 6666 8888 8888 8080 0808 8888 = 79% (1 turn), 79% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Reel of four - intersecting (REEL;R4;INTSECT)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Double Targe (DBLTARGE)
- Promenade 4 couples (PROM;4C;)
- Hands round - 4 - half (HR;4P;HALF;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Book 47 [12]
- Waratah Collection - Edition 2010 [20]
- Eight by Thirty-Two [37]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [115] (diagram only)
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Devised by Brian Charlton (briangcharlton [at] gmail.com), October, 2007. This dance was written to honour Margaret Sim on the occasion …
Devised by Brian Charlton (briangcharlton [at] gmail.com), October, 2007. This dance was written to honour Margaret Sim on the occasion of her being presented with a well-deserved RSCDS Branch Award at the Branch Closing Social on 8th December 2007. Margaret has been a mentor for dancers, teachers, clubs and the Branch over many years.
The formations (many!) still need to be added.
Music: suitable recorded music is “Singing Sands” on Reflections of Dalriada.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mentor | Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 47. 12 Dances to celebrate the 90th Anniversary | CD | 12 | S96 1 | 3:17 | 65.7 |
The Mentor 4S · S96
First Figure
- 1–
- All M RHA 1¼ , cast R behind W of opposite C, and curve R to face her (
- 9–
- All dance intersecting Reels 4 (no hands in the middle)
- 17–
- All M Circle4 R and pivot L to face same W ; All set | turn RH ½ to change places
- 25–
- Double targe (W ¾ LHA while{2} M 1 pl clw | M turn W RH ; repeat, at end finish in square set with W on L (with swapped partner)
Second figure
Repeat 1–32 with M and W switched, finish with own P (3,4,1,2)
Third figure
- 1–
- All set to P | turn RH ¾ to promhold ; promenade ½ round to (1,2,3,4)
- 9–
- 1c+3c set | cast R in front of side c and face across ; Circle4 L ½ | M leading dance to places
- 17–
- 2c+4c repeat
- 25–
- Circle8 and back
The Mentor 4S · S96
Part 1
- 1-8
- All Men dance RH across 1.1/4 times, cast right round opposite Lady & curve in to face her
- 9-16
- All dance interlocking Reels of 4 (no hands in middle) ending with all Men facing in
- 17-24
- All Men circle 4H round to right & pivot left to face same Lady, all set & 1/2 turn RH to change places & all Ladies face anticlockwise
- 25-28
- All Ladies dance 3/4 LH across as Men dance 1 pl clockwise & all Men turn new partners RH once round
- 29-32
- Repeat bars 25-28 but end all facing in (Ladies on left of Men) facing original partners across the set
Part 2
- 1-32
- Ladies repeat bars 1-32 with Ladies leading & end with own partner (3 4 1 2)
Part 3
- 1-8
- All set to partner & turn 3/4 turn RH into prom hold, all promenade clockwise 1/2 round to original places
- 9-16
- 1s & 3s set & rotate then dance clockwise to face across the dance, 1s+3s circle 4H round to left 1/2 way & 1s & 3s dance out to original places
- 17-24
- 2s+4s repeat bars 9-16 to original places
- 25-32
- All dance 8H round & back
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg Class 2019-06-06 | 2019-06-06 | David Quarrie | June 7, 2019, 2:17 p.m. |
| Fir Chlis Dances | 2016-05-21 | ChArLy Candia | May 21, 2016, 7:27 a.m. |
| Sydney KYDS 2023 | 2023-05-27 | Diana Hastie | May 16, 2023, 2:48 a.m. |
| New Forest Spring Tea Dance 2014-05-04 | 2014-05-04 | Rocio Alcala-Quintana | March 9, 2014, 12:31 p.m. |
| Sydney end of year social 2017 | 2017-12-02 | Diana Hastie | Nov. 22, 2017, 1:32 a.m. |
| Tamburin Kurs Denkendorf April 2015 | 2015-04-25 | Meinhard Reiser | April 30, 2015, 2:41 p.m. |
| Know Your Dance Social, Sydney 12.04.14 | 2012-04-14 | Diana Hastie | April 11, 2014, 9:28 a.m. |
| Budapest Weekend 2023 Classes | 2023-09-23 | Murrough Landon | Oct. 2, 2023, 4:52 p.m. |
| Saint Quay Perros Ball 2019 | 2019-06-29 | Marie-Laure Barret | Jan. 8, 2019, 5:22 p.m. |
| Book 47 | Sue Ronald | Feb. 28, 2018, 6:30 p.m. | |
| Salem Advance Dance draft | Charles Liu | Aug. 28, 2018, 3:22 p.m. |
