Dance Maxwell's Waves 19326
Medley · 128 bars (S64+R64) · 8 couples · Square (Progression: Nonprogressive)
- Devised by
- Jessie Stuart (2012)
- Formations
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- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
- Highland Schottische Balance in Line (HS-BiL)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- 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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- Highland Schottische, Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Orkney Dances [7]
- Online Sources
- Extra Info
- The dance was commissioned by the Orkney International Science Festival in 2012 to celebrate the life of physicist James Clerk …
The dance was commissioned by the Orkney International Science Festival in 2012 to celebrate the life of physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) who is best known for unifying the theories of electricity and magnetism and showing that light is an electromagnetic wave.
The comments on the youtube video give a lot more detail about him.
This is also Scottish Country Dance of the Day for 13 June which was Maxwell’s birthday.
Maxwell's Waves 8S · M128
8 couples in a square, 2 couples per side: 1,2 (top); 3,4 (side); 5,6 (bottom); 7,8 (side)
Strathspey
- 1–
- Top & bottom lines A&R ; change pl passing RSh, bottom couples (5c+6c) making arches
- 9–
- Side couples repeat, 7c+8c making arches
- 17–32
- Repeat [1–16] from new places (1c+2c & 3c+4c making arches)
- 33–
- Reels4 in each line, start RSh to P & end facing P
- 41–
- All ½ turn P RH & join LH in centre of each line | Highland Schottische BiL | ½ turn P RH
- 49–
- All set | LH couples in each line make arch & RH couples dance under{3}, repeat with RH couples making arch{3}
- 57–
- All lines set | advance & form circle ; set | retire to sides
Reel
- 1–
- All circle to L & back, ending in big wheel, 1W, 3W, 5W & 7W joining RH in centre
- 9–24
- Dance round ¼ in big wheel | set ; repeat three more times, end facing P (W facing out from centre)
- 25–
- Reels4 in each line, end NHJ with P, top/bottom lines facing clw, side lines facing cclw
- 33–48
- Dance round ¼ each 4 bars, top/bottom lines make arches first, then side lines, end facing P
- 49–
- All ½ turn P RH | centre pairs turn ¾ LH while ends dance ¼ round clw ; all turn P 1½ RH back to original square
- 57–
- All circle to L & back, end dancing into centre & shout “hooch!” (With a lantern bearer in the centre)
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)A good performance but constant cutting between camera …
Added on: 2019-11-08 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Reasonable
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)This video shows a group being walked through …
Added on: 2019-11-08 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| temp | James Wilson | Feb. 28, 2024, 11:39 a.m. |
