Dance The Grand Old Duke 17750
Reel, Jig, or Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Chris Ronald (2012)
- Intensity
- 800/800/888/888 = 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
-
- Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
- Grand Chain (GCHAIN)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Steps
-
- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Extra Info
- Devised to introduce the Grand Chain to a class. It can be danced as a reel, jig or strathspey.
On …
Devised to introduce the Grand Chain to a class. It can be danced as a reel, jig or strathspey.
On bar 8, 1s finish in the middle at the top, both facing the women’s side.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grand Old Duke | Jim Lindsay and his Band | Formation Foundations - Blue CD | CD | 7 | R32 8 | 4:47 | 35.9 |
The Grand Old Duke 3/4L · R/J/S32
- 1–
- 1c lead down the middle & up, finish 1W facing out (1,2,3)
- 9–
- 1W, with 1M following, cast off (2c up on [11–12]), cross below 3c, cast up and 1W crosses, 1c finish in 2pl facing down (2,1,3)
- 17–
- Grand Chain (2,1,3)
- 25–
- Circle6 & back (2,1,3)
The Grand Old Duke 3/4L · R/J/S32
- 1–8
- Lead down and up.
- 9–16
- Chase:- IL followed by ptnr dance down behind ladies, cross below 3C ; dance up behind 3M, cross to 2nd place own side - 1C finish facing down in 2pl own sides.
- 17–24
- All dance Grand Chain.
- 25–32
- 6 hands round and back.
The Grand Old Duke 3/4L · R/J/S32
- 1-8
- 1s lead down & back up to the top facing Ladies’ side
- 9-16
- 1L followed by partner casts off 2 places, crosses below 3s, casts up to 2nd place, 1L crosses to own side, 1s finish facing down (2s step up 11-12). 2 1 3
- 17-24
- All dance Grand Chain
- 25-32
- 2s+1s+3s dance 6H round & back
Note: Can be danced as a Strathspey or a Jig
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branch 6/27/19 | Mary Gray | June 22, 2019, 4:42 p.m. | |
| ny branch basic 10 October 2019 | 2019-10-10 | Deborah Leary | Oct. 9, 2019, 1:30 p.m. |
| HHK new dancer 5 December 2023 | 2023-12-05 | Deborah Leary | Dec. 4, 2023, 3:02 a.m. |
| KW Class Tuesday April 9, 2024 | 2024-04-09 | Kathryn Lecocq | April 8, 2024, 2:51 a.m. |
| Hamburg Class 2023-11-23 | 2023-11-23 | Sylvia Jansen | Nov. 26, 2023, 5:25 p.m. |
| Scotia 15 October 2018 | 2018-10-15 | Deborah Leary | Oct. 12, 2018, 11:42 p.m. |
| Scotia Dancers Monday Feb 12 2018 First half | Sue Ronald | Feb. 11, 2018, 2:07 p.m. | |
| Scotia January 25th, 2016 | Sue Ronald | Jan. 25, 2019, 1:26 a.m. | |
| RSCDS New York Branch Basic Class starting February 14, 2019 | Sue Ronald | April 28, 2019, 6:54 p.m. | |
| NY Branch Basic Class Feb-June 2019 | Sue Ronald | June 22, 2019, 12:24 p.m. | |
| Scotia Dancers Monday Feb 19 2018 | Sue Ronald | Feb. 16, 2018, 11:03 p.m. | |
| Stade Class 2023-11-21 | 2023-11-21 | Sylvia Jansen | Nov. 19, 2023, 8:24 p.m. |
| Garden Dance 2024-06-18 | 2024-06-18 | John Aitken | June 2, 2024, 9:26 a.m. |
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2023-06-02 | 2024-06-02 | Amanda Peart | June 5, 2024, 7:28 p.m. |
| Scotia Dancers 4-30 | vanapol | April 29, 2018, 4:29 p.m. | |
| Grantham U3A 2024-06-25 | 2024-06-25 | John Aitken | June 21, 2024, 10 a.m. |
| New York branch 2019-07-25 | 2019-07-25 | Wang _ | July 19, 2019, 6:52 a.m. |
| Stratford Class Monday March 11 | 2024-03-11 | Kathryn Lecocq | March 9, 2024, 9:49 p.m. |
| RSCDS New York Branch Basic Class Feb 14 2019 | 2019-02-14 | Sue Ronald | Feb. 12, 2019, 6:15 p.m. |
| Grantham U3A 2024-06-04 | 2024-06-04 | John Aitken | June 3, 2024, 9:01 p.m. |
| Grantham U3A 2024-06-11 | 2024-06-11 | John Aitken | June 6, 2024, 10:44 p.m. |
| New York branch 2019-10-10 | 2019-10-10 | Wang _ | Oct. 1, 2019, 4:55 a.m. |
| Desertcreat Tea Dance 2024 | 2024-04-06 | Ruth Clarke | Feb. 1, 2024, 4:55 p.m. |
