Dance The Three "E"s 16461
Also known as “The Three E's” (spelling).
Strathspey · 32 bars · 5 couples · Square (Progression: 23451)
- Devised by
- Tim Bolton-Maggs (2015)
- Intensity
- 44448/88888/24688/88888 = 82% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of four - half (REEL;HALF;R4;)
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Extra Info
- The dance derives its name from the theme of the Budapest Scottish Dance Weekend, 24–26 April 2015. The “three Es” …
The dance derives its name from the theme of the Budapest Scottish Dance Weekend, 24–26 April 2015. The “three Es” are Enthusiasm, Experience & Excellence, which also represent the trio of organisers: Ágnes, Zsófia & Laura. The dance is dedicated to the Budapest Scottish Dance Club with many thanks and great affection for their wonderful hospitality and happy dancing.
In the “Teapot Chain” the first wheel (or “teapot”) is done with the Head Couple positions and the second one with the Side Couple positions. At the end of this figure, the outside couples finish in the place opposite where they started while the middle couple returns to the centre of the set. This figure was devised at the Budapest Scottish Dance Weekend in 2013 (using the pink & blue tops from bottles of water!) for a dance I was asked to write for a 50th birthday celebration. I thought it would be nice to use it again in a dance for Budapest.
Tim Bolton-Maggs
The Three "E"s 5S · S32
5c in centre face P, 5M/5W have backs to 4c/2c
- 1-
- 1c(promhold) + 5c (Pass P Rsh and face R) + 3c(promhold) ½ Reel4 ; 5c pass Rsh into 2c(promhold) +5M+5W +4c(promhold) ½ Reel4 (3,4,1,2,5)
- 9-
- “Teapot Chain”: Middles with head couples (5W+1c & 5M+3c) RHA 2/3 while{2} 2c+4c turn RH ½ | New middles (1W+3W) turn LH ¾ while{2} all outsides turn the next person LH ½ ; Middles with side pairs (1W+3M+5W & 3W+1M+5M) RHA 2/3 while{2} top and bottom pairs turn RH ½ | New middles (5c) turn LH ¾ while{2} outsides turn the next person LH ½ (to 1,2,3,4,5) with 5c facing 4c, all couples in promhold
- 17-
- 5c+4c change places Rsh | 4c+3c repeat while 5c set ; 3c+2c repeat while 5c+4c set | 2c+1c repeat while 5c+4c+3c set (2,3,4,5,1), 1c finish facing P across, just as 5c started
- 25-
- Outside couples Circle8 and back while{8} 1c set | turn RH ½ ; repeat (2,3,4,5,1)
Watch on YouTube
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Added on: 2015-06-19 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Demonstration quality
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)SCD group Hong Kong, 2022
Added on: 2022-06-09 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
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Added on: 2017-05-10 (Ilana Steiner)
Quality: Reasonable
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest Local Club 27.04.2017 | 2017-04-27 | Zoltán Gräff | April 27, 2017, 9:41 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 13.04.2017 | 2017-04-13 | lldikó Szakolczai | April 13, 2017, 10:31 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 28.03.2017 | 2017-03-28 | Zsofia Jozsef | April 6, 2017, 5:45 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 02.05.2017 | 2017-05-02 | Zsofia Jozsef | May 3, 2017, 1:51 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 18.04.2017 | 2017-04-18 | Zoltán Gräff | April 18, 2017, 9:32 p.m. |
| Budapest SCD Weekend 2015 - Farewell Ceilidh | 2015-05-01 | Zoltán Gräff | May 6, 2015, 5:28 p.m. |
| Budapest SCD Weekend 2017 - Welcome dance | 2017-05-05 | Zoltán Gräff | Sept. 27, 2016, 12:16 p.m. |
| Tim's birthday dance 2015 - Budapest | 2015-07-13 | Zoltán Gräff | July 14, 2015, 10:32 a.m. |
| Gay Gordons Residential 2019 (Cober Hill) | 2019-05-06 | Murrough Landon | May 10, 2019, 9:05 p.m. |
