Dance The Spokane Rainbow 19638
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Andrew Hodgson (2018)
- Intensity
- 8880/8660/8088/8004 = 62% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set and Link for three (SETLNK;3P;)
- Hands round - 6 - half (HR;6P;HALF;)
- Set in line in threes (SETLIN;3P;)
- Reel of three - crossing (Inveran) (REEL;CRSING;R3;)
- Hands round - 4 - half (HR;4P;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Fields of Gold 2022 [99]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- On our first day in Spokane WA, my wife Heather and I saw a beautiful rainbow while driving back into …
On our first day in Spokane WA, my wife Heather and I saw a beautiful rainbow while driving back into town after a visit to Coeur d’Alene. On the second day we saw a rainbow in the Spokane falls. On day three we went dancing with the Spokane SCD group, and I overheard a conversation among some of the dancers about how lovely it would be to have a 7 couple set with each couple dressed in a different one of the rainbow colours – we were 7 couples on the floor at the time.
This dance has been devised for the Spokane Scottish Country Dance group, with thanks for a lovely evening of dancing, and to remember the rainbow which has become one of the symbols of our visit to Spokane.
Note : This dance has been devised as a 4 couple dance to minimize the number of dancers required, but has been written in such a way that should the need arise, it can be danced in a 7 couple, rainbow coloured set by the 1st as well as 4th couples beginning. In this case it becomes a 7x32 bar dance.
Note: In the instructions, the title says it is a 3C/4L dance, but the description is for a 4C/4L dance.
The Spokane Rainbow 4/4L · S32
- 1–
- 1c+2c+3c S&Link ; repeat (3x,2x,1x,4)
- 9–
- All set | ½ Circle6 L ; All set | 1c cast off (2c up) (2,1,3,4)
- 17–
- 1c+3c+4c Inveran Reels (2,1,3,4)
- 25–
- 1c dance to bottom and cast up (3c up) ; 1c+4c turn P BH ½ |Circle4 L ½ (2,3,4,1)
Can be danced in a 7C (even a 10C) set, 1c & 4c (& 7c) starting
The Spokane Rainbow 4/4L · S32
- 1-8
- 1s+2s+3s Set+Link twice (3) (2) (1) 4
- 9-16
- 3s+2s+1s set, dance 6H 1/2 way to the left; 1s+2s+3s set,1s cast to 2nd place (2s step up)
- 17-24
- 1s+3s+4s dance Inveran reels on the sides
- 25-28
- 1s dance down middle & cast up round 4s to 3rd place (3s step up 27-28)
- 29-32
- 1s+4s 1/2 turn 2H into 4H 1/2 way round to left 2 3 4 1