Dance Vana Tallinn 19114
Strathspey · 48 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: 4123)
- Devised by
- Vladimir Garbuzov (2018)
- Intensity
- 8888/2828/8888/6666/5555/8888 = 83% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Promenade single couple(s) in Allemande hold (PROM;1C;A)
- Hands round - 8 - half (HR;8P;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Twin Peaks [10]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Symbolism:
1–4: Tall Hermann and first impressions from Old Town
5–8: Castle’s towers and walls
9–12: Walking up the streets …
Symbolism:
1–4: Tall Hermann and first impressions from Old Town
5–8: Castle’s towers and walls
9–12: Walking up the streets and gates of Old Town
13–16: Pulling back from the castle’s walls to have ability to see more.
17–24: Visiting Kiek in de Kök and Fat Margaret towers
25–32: Roofs of houses and towers
33–40: Walking down the streets and gates of Old Town
41–48: Hall square with Christmas fair
The dance was presented to the local group at the second weekend “Bridge to the West” in Tallin, on December, 8, 2018
Original music composed by Anna Kovaleva.
Vana Tallinn 4S · S48
- 1–4
- All face partner and dance one setting step to the right to ladies form a small square. All ladies dance ¾ RHA while all men chase anticlockwise to meet their partners on the diagonals.
- 5–8
- All turn partners LH ¾ times and ladies followed by partners chase anticlockwise to all finish one place clockwise from their original places.
- 9–12
- 2nd and 4th ladies (on top places) followed by partners chase ¼ anticlockwise behind side couples, dance through them, pass upcoming couple by the left shoulder and join hands with partner to face opposite couple.
- 13–16
- 2s and 4s set retiring to top places and turn corners giving right hands ¾ times. All men now in the middle, facing ladies on diagonals.
- 17–24
- All men dance set and turn with ladies and pass to meet next lady, repeat with next lady and pass to meet next lady in promenade hold facing anticlockwise.
- 25–28
- All couples in allemande hold dance promenade anticlockwise half way
- 29–32
- Men curve partner into line for one bar to form a square set, ladies release hands and dance RHA for three bars to return into lines to the same men.
- 33–36
- 1st and 3rd men followed by ladies from their right chase ¼ clockwise behind top couples, dance through them, pass upcoming couple by the right shoulder and join hands to face opposite couple.
- 37–40
- Same couples set retiring to side places and turn corners once round giving right hands to open in a big circle.
- 41–44
- All circle 8H round to the left half way. On the bars 43–44 all men dance in, curve one place to the right to join right hands with original partner (men inside) and face clockwise.
- 45–48
- Men lead partners one place clockwise and turn them RH ¾ times to sides. 4 1 2 3
Repeat one more time from new places.
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Demo in Tallinn, Estonia, 2018.
Added on: 2018-12-11 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| half-setting dances | Bruce Herbold | Jan. 28, 2020, 8:18 p.m. |
