Dance The Flame From Delhi 15526
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Ian Brockbank (2014)
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/8888/8888 = 100% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Hands round - 8, pivot & chase (HR;8P;PIVOT;)
- Steps
- Highland, Skip-Change, Slip-Step, Tulloch turn
- Recommended Music
- Extra info
- Hi All, I wrote this ...
Hi All, I wrote this dance for a performance related to the Commonwealth Games which fell through, so I’ll share it here in case anyone is interested in giving it a try.
The Flame From Delhi
Square set 4x32R
1-8 Grand chain all round (1 bar per hand)
9-10 Turn ¾ RH to bring women into the middle
11-12 Women dance LH across half way while men dance one place clockwise
13-14 Turn ½ RH to bring men into the middle
15-16 Men dance LH across half way while women dance one place clockwise. Men finish back to back in the middle facing partner, one place ACW around set.
17-20 Highland setting
21-24 Tulloch turn RH, opening out into
25-28 Circle round to the left
29-32 All dance into the middle, pull back right shoulders, dance out and chase round to complete the circle. *
Finish in the order 2, 3, 4, 1 ready to start again
- This mimics the Delhi Commonwealth Games logo
If you want symbolism:
[1-8] Passing the torch around the world
[9-16] Coming together
[17-20] Individual performances, or sizing up the opposition
[21-24] The combat
[25-28] All together for the closing ceremony
[29-32] Dispersing and heading back home
The Flame From Delhi 4S · R32
- 1--
- Gr-chain, 1 bar/hand
- 9--
- All TurnR ¾ | All M chase one place clw while{2} all W ½ LHA ; All pairs turn RH ½ | All W chase one place clw while{2} all M ½ LHA, All M finish BtoB facing P (2,3,4,1)
- 17--
- All set Highland ; All cpls Tulloch turn (2,3,4,1
- 25--
- All circle L ½, dance into middle, pivot R and dance clw to (2,3,4,1)
