Dance Hands Across the Sea 19988
See also: Hands Across The Sea (R32, 3/4L, Skelton: Mile Stones), Hands Across The Sea (R32, 3/4L, Dickson: Dunedin 3)
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Peter Foster
- Formations
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- Reel of three - half (REEL;HALF;R3;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
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- Extra Info
- Note: The dance can also be danced in three-couple sets. 3C or 4C sets should be arranged so that each …
Note: The dance can also be danced in three-couple sets. 3C or 4C sets should be arranged so that each has at least one other similar sized set beside it. This allows bars 9–12 to be modified so that 1st woman and 3rd man dance right hands across with 1st man and 3rd woman from the adjacent set (and thereafter return to continue dancing in their own sets). The right hands across with dancers from the adjacent set represents “Hands Across the Sea”.
Hands Across the Sea 3/4L · R32
- 1-4
- 1s+2s+3s dance 1/2 reels of 3 on sides, 1s then 2s crossing down from 1st place
- 5-8
- 1s+3s turn partners RH, cast (3s down, 1s up). 1M+3L meet behind 2M, 1L+3M meet behind 2L
- 9-12
- 1M+3L also 1L+3M turn once round RH & face each other
- 13-16
- 1s+3s pass RSh, 1s dance through 1st place, pass partner RSh to own sides while 3s dance similar through 3rd place, dancing RSh round each other to own side (1s facing out, 3s facing in). 1 (2) 3
- 17-20
- 1s+2s turn on sides 1.1/2 (LH on Men’s side, RH on Ladies’ side)
- 21-24
- 1L+2s also 1M+3s dance 1/2 reels of 3 across (1L LSh to 2L in 1M’s place, 1M LSh to 3M in 3L’s place)
- 25-32
- 1s dance down, cast up round 3s, cross up RH at top & casy to 2nd place. 2 1 3
Note: 2nd time through Bars 31-32: 1s cast to 4th place, 4s step up
