Dance Racing in Spa 18022
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Helena Strandberg Luthi (2017)
- Intensity
- 880/844/844/888 = 56% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set and Rotate (SETROT;2C;)
- Corners Pass and Turn (C-P&T)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Double Triangles (DBLTRI)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Extra Info
- Devised for Anne Scobie’s 60th birthday and Jette Rosen’s 40th birthday; both SCD teachers in Brussels.
These birthdays were celebrated …
Devised for Anne Scobie’s 60th birthday and Jette Rosen’s 40th birthday; both SCD teachers in Brussels.
These birthdays were celebrated during a week-end of dancing in Spa, hometown of the Francorchamps motor-racing circuit, on 31 March to 2 April 2017.
The dance describes the motor races:
- bars 1–8 represent the warming up of the engines;
- bars 9–24 represent the actual race;
- bars 25–32 represent the after-race party.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Traveller's Jig | Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith | Campbell's Birl | CD | 11 | J32 8 | 4:42 | 35.2 |
Racing in Spa 3/4L · J32
- 1–
- 1c+2c S&Rotate, 1c dance Rsh round P to face 1cnr (2,1,3)
- 9–
- 1c+1cnrs Pass & Turn, 1c pass Rsh to face 2cnr ; 1c+2cnrs ½ diag. Reel4, 1c pass Rsh to face 3cnr
- 17–
- 1c+3cnrs ½ diag Reel4, 1c pass Rsh to face 4cnr ; 1c+4cnrs Pass & Turn, finish in DTr position, 1c facing own side (3x,1,2x)
- 25–
- Modified DTr: on [27–28] 3c+2c change place on the sides (polite turn) ; on [31–32] 2c+3c cross RH to own side (2,1,3)
Racing in Spa 3/4L · J32
- 1-8
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1s+2s Set & Rotate with 1s dance RSh round each other to face 1st corners
- 9-16
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1s+1st corners dance Corner Pass+Turn, 1s pass RSh to face 2nd corners; 1s+2nd corners dance 1/2 diag reel of 4, 1s pass RSh to face 3rd corner
- 17-24
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1s+3rd corners dance 1/2 diag reel of 4, 1s pass RSh to face 4th corners & dance Corner Pass+Turn. 1s end BtoB in centre facing own side
- 25-32
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Modified Double Triangles:
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25-28 3s+1s+2s set as Double Triangles, 3s+2s change places RH on sides (with polite turn) as 1s rotate round to face opp side
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29-30 2s+1s+3s set as Double Triangles, 2s+3s cross RH to own side as 1s petronella turn to 2nd place own side. 2 1 3
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels Dance Scottish - day school & dance - evening programme | 2018-04-21 | Jette Rossen | Nov. 27, 2017, 4:55 p.m. |
| CANCELLED: Benelux weekend of SCD - Friday evening dance programme (06-05-2022) | 2022-05-06 | Jette Rossen | Nov. 24, 2021, 8:42 p.m. |
| BDS favourites | Jette Rossen | May 6, 2021, 9:27 a.m. | |
| Brussels Dance Scottish // complete list of dances season 2017-18 | Jette Rossen | Sept. 16, 2018, 1:19 p.m. |
