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
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- Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
- Grand Chain (GCHAIN)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- 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.
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.
Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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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. | |
Stade Class 2023-11-21 | 2023-11-21 | Sylvia Jansen | Nov. 19, 2023, 8:24 p.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. | |
Scotia Dancers 4-30 | vanapol | April 29, 2018, 4:29 p.m. | |
RSCDS New York Branch Basic Class Feb 14 2019 | 2019-02-14 | Sue Ronald | Feb. 12, 2019, 6:15 p.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. |
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. |