Dance The Diamond Girls 14798
Strathspey · 64 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- Anne Thorn (2007)
- Intensity
- 4444/6666/8080/8888/0808/8888/6666/4444 = 69% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Hands round - 8 - half (HR;8P;HALF;)
- Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
- Hands round - 8 (HR;8P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra info
- Dance devised by Anne Thorn ...
Dance devised by Anne Thorn in March 2007 for Christine Kirkpatrick and Joan Murray to celebrate their 60th birthdays.
The Diamond Girls 4S · S64
- 1-8
- All Ladies dance LSh round next Man to left then LSh round next Man to left to end in opposite places
- 9-16
- All Ladies dance 1/2 RH across & turn partner LH, Ladies again dance 1/2 RH across & turn opposite partner LH
- 17-24
- 1L/3L followed by 3M/1M chase anticl'wise behind 2s/4s & round in front, then dance between them & chase back to 3rd/1st pl (Lady in Man's pl)
- 25-32
- All circle 8H left 1/2 way, all couples Set+Link
- 33-40
- 2L/4L followed by 4M/2M chase cl'wise behind 3s/1s & round in front, then dance between them & chase back to 2nd/4th pls (Ladies now back in original places)
- 41-48
- All circle 8H left once round & set
- 49-56
- All Men dance 1/2 LH across & turn partner RH, Men again dance 1/2 LH across & turn opposite partner RH
- 57-64
- All Men dance RSh round Lady on their right then RSh round next Lady on right ending in original places
