Dance Equilibrium 1998
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Ian Barbour
- Intensity
- 800 888 12 12 12 400 = 75% (1 turn), 56% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Reel of three - with corners (REEL;CRNRS;DOUBLE;R3;)
- Grand Chain for 6 - fig8 (GCHAIN;6P;FIG8)
- Steps
- Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Set and Cast Off Volume 2 [8]
- Scottish Dance Archives [95]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [54] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [57] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [46] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [44] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | Tunes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Equilibrium | Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band | Let's Dance Again... | MC | 7 | J32 8 | 4:33 | 34.1 | The Little House Around the Corner/The Irish Girl/The Athlone Jig/I Lost My Love | |
| Equilibrium | Lothian Scottish Dance Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 10 | CD | 14 | J32 8 | 4:29 | 33.6 |
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Nineteenth of December/A M Shinnie/Pibroch of Domnhall Dubh/Elizabeth Adair |
| Equilibrium | The Craigellachie Band | Bath Scottish Dancers | LP | 11 | J32 8 | 4:23 | 32.9 | James Stephen/Young Scotty/Harry C Ogilvie/J R Coutts |
Equilibrium 3/4L · J32
- 1–
- 1c cast off (2c up), cross LH ; dance Lsh round 2cnrs to face 1cnrs (2,1x,3)
- 9–
- Rsh Reels3 in sideline (2,1x,3)
- 17-28
- »Fig8 G-Chain«: 2M+1W (side) & 2W+3M (2nd diag) & 1M+3W (side) change places RH | 3M+3W (side) & 1W+1M (1st diag) & 2M+2W (side) change LH ; repeat figure twice ;; (all dance a Fig8, men dancing down the sidelines, women up).
- 29-32
- 1c set and cross over RH, on first turn finish facing out (2,1,3).
Equilibrium 3/4L · J32
- 1-8
- 1s cast 1 place, cross LH & cast round their 2nd corners to 2nd place opp sides facing 1st corners
- 9-16
- 1s dance reel of 3 on opposite sides passing 1st corner RSh to start. 2 (1) 3
- 17-28
- 1s dance Fig of 8 Grand Chain:
- 1s change places RH with 1st crnrs on sides as 2nd crnrs cross diag RH, 1s cross diag LH as others change pl LH on sides, continue this Fig back to place (Ladies in top pl always cross diag with Man in 3rd pl as others change pl on sides)
- 29-32
- 1s set & cross RH. 2 1 3
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| 170928A | 2017-09-28 | Michael Däther | Sept. 24, 2017, 6:26 p.m. |
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