Dance Ally's Book of Sayings 20120
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Alasdair Brown
- Intensity
- 800/888/844/888 = 56% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Half-turn and cast away (HTCAST)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Extra Info
- This dance is dedicated to Ally McLaughlin who was the pipe major of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Pipe …
This dance is dedicated to Ally McLaughlin who was the pipe major of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Pipe Band for four years. He had a rather unique turn of phrase, which led someone in the band to create a Facebook page collating his sayings.
Ally's Book of Sayings 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c set | cast off (2c up) ; ½ Fig8 L round 2cnrs (2,1x,3)
- 9–
- 3C “Mixed Cross and Rotate” [: 1c cross RH while{2} 2c+3c change places RH on sides | all chase clw ¼ ; 1c change places RH while{2} 3c&2c cross RH | all chase clw ¼]. 1c in 2pl start passing RSh. (3x,1,2x)
- 17–
- 1c dance RSh round 2cnrs[pos], meet in centre, pivot RSh to face 1cnrs while{4} dancers on 2diag turn RH ½, face each other | cast R to exchanged places ; 1c dance RSh round 1cnrs[pos] and across to 2pl while{4} dancers on 1diag turn RH ½, face each other | cast R to exchanged places (2,1,3)
- 25–
- Circle6 and back
Ally's Book of Sayings 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
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1s set, cast (2s step up) & dance 1/2 Fig 8 (1M up between 2s, 1L down between 3s)
- 9-16
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2s+1s+3s dance ‘Mixed Cross & Rotate’:
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1s cross RH (2), chase 1/4 round clockwise (2), cross RH up/down (2), chase 1/4 round clockwise (2) while
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3s+2s change RH on sides (2), chase 1/4 round clockwise (2), 2L+3L also 2M+3M cross RH (2), 3s+2s chase 1/4 round clockwise (2)
- 17-20
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1s dance RSh round 2nd corners (pstn), towards each other, pull back RSh to face 1st corners (pstn) while 2nd corner (pstn) dance in, turn 1/2 RH, face each other, pull back RSh & dance out to own side
- 21-24
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1s repeat with 17-20 with 1st corners (pstn) to end in 2nd place own side
- 25-32
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2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
