Dance Ever Hopeful 16628
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 3142)
- Devised by
- Pam Stephens
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/0880/8888 = 88% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Half-turn and cast away (HTCAST)
- Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Petronella - half (8 bars) (PET;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- StrathsBabes [14]
Ever Hopeful 4/4L · S32
3c & 4c start on opposite sides
- 1–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c Circle4 L ; 1c & 4c turn P RH ½, face P | cast R to exchanged places while{4} 2c+3c set | dance in to meet P, out to between nearest ends and pivot to finish BtoB 2c facing own sides, 3c facing opposite sides
- 9–
- Reels4 across. On [15–16] 2c & 3c turn P LH ½ and face out the end
- 17–
- 2c & 3c lead out the end, cross and cast inwards (to 1x,2x,3,4) ; 2c+3c ½ R&L (1x,3x,2,4)
- 25–
- 1c+3c & 2c+4c set diagonally | Petronella turn 1 place cclw ; repeat [25–28] (3,1,4x,2x)
Ever Hopeful 4/4L · S32
- 0
- start - 1 2 3x 4x
- 1–4
- 1s2s also 3s4s circle left once round.
- 5–8
- 1s 4s turn ptnr (RH) halfway and cast to ptr’s pl. While 2s3s set , the 2s dance in and up to end b-to-b facing 1s & the 3s dance in and down to end b-to-b facing 4s. Now in lines of 4 across the set.
- 9–16
- Reels of 4 across the dance. On bar 16 2s3s take LH in passing. End - 2s facing up, 3s facing down.
- 17–20
- 2s cross up and cast off on opp. sides AS 3s cross down and cast up on own sides.
- 21–24
- 2s 3s dance half RL. (1x 3x 2 4)
- 25–32
- 1s3s also 2s4s face in diagonally - Set, Petronella Turn; repeat. (3 1 4x 2x)
Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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New Haven 24 September 2019 | 2019-09-24 | Peter Price | Sept. 22, 2019, 9:43 p.m. |