Dance St Andrew's Day 18076
See also: Saint Andrew's Day (R32, 3/4L, RSCDS XXIV), Saint Andrew's Day (J40, 2/4L, Hynes: South African), St Andrew's Day (J64, 4/4L, Sutherland: Two National Dances of Scotland)
Jig · 48 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Hector Sutherland (1949)
- Intensity
- = 54% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 couples in star (full or half) (HX;4C;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- This is the original version of this dance. There is also an easier to dance version modified to 64 bars …
This is the original version of this dance. There is also an easier to dance version modified to 64 bars (Dance 18023)
The original publication, Two National Dances of Scotland, describes this dance on the cover page, on the title page and on the dance description page as a Reel while the music, in the same publication and with the same title, composed by the dance deviser is in 6–8 time, i.e. a Jig.
This dance is discussed in RSCDS London Branch’s The Reel #301 and The Reel #302.
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2283 | Both Dances 18023 & 18076 St Andrew’s Day | Feb. 21, 2021, 2:39 p.m. | Stephen Webb | Roland Telle | Normal | Fixed |