Dance The Queensferry Crossing 19082
Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- Moira Stephen (2016)
- Intensity
- 8040/8888/8088/8888 = 78% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Allemande for 3 couples (ALLMND;3C;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- In 2011, the deviser travelled to Kenya with other members of Queensferry Parish Church (including a number of current and …
In 2011, the deviser travelled to Kenya with other members of Queensferry Parish Church (including a number of current and former dancers), to visit its partner church in Chogoria. The pattern of the dance represents a journey, meeting new people (and their return visit), and the building of a “bridge” and circle of friendship between the two communities. The title Queensferry Crossing seemed appropriate to highlight the connection between dancers in South Queensferry and Dunfermline.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Queensferry Crossing | Frank Thomson and his Scottish Dance Band | RSCDS Dunfermline Branch 90th Anniversary Dances | CD | 13 | J32 4 | 3:27 | 51.8 |
The Queensferry Crossing 4/4L · J32
- 1–
- 1M cross as 1W dances to midline and loops R to follow | 1c cast off 2 on W side (2c+3c up) to 3pl, into ; 3c+1c RHA, finish RHJ in middle, join LH with corners
- 9–
- 3c+1c turn cnrs LH (with polite turns) to (2,3,1,4) ; All turn P RH, 2c to sideline and 3c+1c+4c to Allemande hold
- 17–
- 3c+1c+4c Allemande (2,4,1,3)
- 25–
- Circle8 and back (2,4,1,3)
The Queensferry Crossing 4/4L · J32
- 1-4
- 1M dances across passing 1L RSh as 1L dances in, pulls back RSh to follow 1M who dances behind 2L+3L & across towards own side for…
- 5-8
- 3s+1s dance RH across, retain RH briefly but join LH with corners
- 9-16
- 3s+1s turn corners LH to end in 2nd/3rd place own sides; All 4 couples turn partner RH. 3s+1s+4s finish facing up in allemande hold, 2s end in 1st place own side
- 17-24
- 3s+1s+4s dance allemande
- 25-32
- All circle 8H round & back
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| adjudication | Geoffrey Wood | June 20, 2023, 2:19 a.m. | |
| Linlithgow SCDC 04 October 2019 | 2019-10-04 | John Watkins | Sept. 30, 2019, 6:38 p.m. |
| Dumfries social | 2019-11-05 | John Riddet | Oct. 31, 2019, 10:32 a.m. |
| Queensferry Lifeboat Fundraising | 2020-02-21 | Jim Armstrong | Feb. 17, 2020, 12:27 a.m. |
| Dunfermline 90th Dances - Published 2018 | 2019-01-01 | Bill O'Donnell | March 21, 2019, 5:37 p.m. |
| RSCDS Dunfermline | 2019-07-10 | Jim Armstrong | July 1, 2019, 12:30 p.m. |
