Dance The Branches of the Yew are Evergreen 20487
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Lydia Hedge (2016)
- Intensity
- 800/888/888/888 = 63% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Allemande for 3 couples (ALLMND;3C;)
- Set and Link for three (SETLNK;3P;)
- Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Further Ado [10]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Dedicated to all unnamed composers who have become ‘traditional’. Memory fades, but “The Branches of the Yew are Evergreen”.
Dedicated to all unnamed composers who have become ‘traditional’. Memory fades, but “The Branches of the Yew are Evergreen”.
The Branches of the Yew are Evergreen 3/4L · S32
- 1–
- 1c dance down (2c up) ; turn BH | dance up to 2pl centre. 2c & 3c step in on [8] (2,1,3)
- 9–
- 3C Allemande (3,1,2)
- 17–
- 3C S&Link twice (2x,1x,3x)
- 25–
- ½ Reels3 across, 1c RSh to 4cnrs[pos] ; all turn BH (2,1,3)
The Branches of the Yew are Evergreen 3/4L · S32
- 1-8
- 1s dance down middle (2s step up 3-4); 1s turn 2H (2 bars) & dance up to 2nd place remaining in centre. 2s & 3s step in bar 8
- 9-16
- 2s+1s+3s dance Allemande
- 17-24
- 3s+1s+2s dance Set+Link for 3 couples twice. (2) (1) (3)
- 25-32
- 1L+2s (at top) & 1M+3s dance 1/2 RSh reels of 3 across; 2s+1s+3s turn partners 2H