Dance Westward Bound 20304
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Pat Charlton
- Intensity
- 800/844/866/866 = 58% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Counting Sheep [13]
- Extra Info
- This dance is written for Alice Cuneo who is heading west to Perth to be closer to her family.
This …
This dance is written for Alice Cuneo who is heading west to Perth to be closer to her family.
This was originally entered in SCDDB as a 9/8 Jig, but the recommended recording, The Greenbelt Jig, sounds like a standard jig so the dance entry is changed to that.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Greenbelt Jig | Lindsay/Smith/Johnstone | Moments in Time | CD | 10 | J32 8 | 4:50 | 36.2 |
Westward Bound 3/4L · J32
- 1–
- 1c cross RH | cast off (2c up) ; ½ Fig8 R round 3cnrs and face 1cnrs
- 9–
- ½ Reel4 on 1diag. On [12] 1c turn LH to face 4cnrs ; ½ Reel4 on 2diag. On [16] 1c turn LH to face 3cnrs[pos]
- 17–
- 3c+1M & 1W+2c RHA. 1c face 3cnrs[pos] ; ½ Reel4 on 1diag. On [24] 1c turn LH to face 2cnrs[pos]
- 25–
- ½ Reel4 on 2diag. On [28] 1c turn LH to face 1cnrs ; 2c+1W & 1M+3c RHA to sides (2,1,3)
Westward Bound 3/4L · J32
- 1-8
- 1s cross RH, cast (2s step up); 1s dance 1/2 Fig 8 (Man up round 2s, 1L down round 3s), 1s end facing 1st corners
- 9-16
- 1s dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 1st corners, turn LH to face 4th corners; 1s dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 4th corners, turn LH to face 3rd corners (pstn)
- 17-20
- 1M+3s (at top) & 1L+2s (at bottom) dance RH across, 1s face 3rd corner (pstn)
- 21-28
- 1s dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 3rd corners (pstn), turn LH to face 2nd corners (pstn); 1s dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 2nd corners, turn LH to face 1st corners
- 29-32
- 1L+2s (at top) & 1M+3s (at bottom) dance RH across. 2 1 3
