Dance Those Russians 15395

Jig · 270 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: OnceOnly)

Devised by

Bevin Shaw

Formations

Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
Grand Chain (GCHAIN)
Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Grand Chain for 8 - half (GCHAIN;8P;HALF;)
Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.

Steps

other, Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step

Published in

Oaks in Autumn [16]

Extra Info

The music: “Rasputin” on the CD “The Magic of Boney M”

This is a complicated and difficult demonstration dance, that …

The music: “Rasputin” on the CD “The Magic of Boney M”

This is a complicated and difficult demonstration dance, that will never be on a social dance programme. It makes no sense to write cribs, list all formations or calculate dance intensity; those dancing it will always use the original instructions only.

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Added on: 2014-03-31 (Peter Price)
Quality: Demonstration quality

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Added on: 2014-06-09 (Eric Ferguson)
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User Reviews

Wow! Great stuff!

Karen Selick · April 16, 2014, 2:02 a.m.

I recently attended a workshop by Jimmie Hill in which he suggested that SCD might appeal to more people if it were set to modern music. Historically, that’s how SCD developed, by using the same steps but setting them to ever more modern music. This video is a splendid example of how SCD can be made very exciting and modern-looking with the right choice of music and costumes. Well done!