Dance The Express 2024
Jig · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Intensity
- 888/888/800/880/888 = 80% (1 turn), 60% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - 16b mirror, crossing (Gates of E) (REEL;DOUBLE;GE;R3;)
- Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
- Allemande for 2 couples (ALLMND;2C;)
- Double Triangles (DBLTRI)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Book 20 [11]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 19 to 24 (Combined A5 edition) [24]
- Pocket: Books 19,20,21 [23]
- A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [113]
- Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [113]
- 99 More Scottish Country Dances [20]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [54] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [58] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [46] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [44] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Button and Whitaker’s Le Sylphe, 1814
Button and Whitaker’s Le Sylphe, 1814
The Express 3/4L · J40
- 1–
- 1c Reel3 on opposite side with 2c+3c (1x,2,3)
- 9–
- 1c Reel3 on own sides with 2c+3c (1,2,3)
- 17–
- 1c lead down the middle and up
- 25–
- 1c+2c Allemande, finish 1c in DTr position facing own sides (1c face up NHJ and open ; use PdB if desired)
- 33–
- DTr (to 2,1,3)
The Express 3/4L · J40
- 1-8
- 1s cross down to dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides
- 9-16
- 1s cross down to dance reflection reels on own sides
- 17-24
- 1s lead down the middle & back
- 25-32
- 1s+2s dance Allemande (1s ending in the centre in double triangle pstns)
- 33-40
- 1s dance Double Triangles
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