Dance Splendour in the Grass 20864
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 3 (Progression: 231)
- Devised by
- Murrough Landon (2020)
- Intensity
- 880/888/888/808 = 83% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Chase (CHASE)
- Advance and Retire - 1 step (ADVRET;1S;)
- Link for three (Link3)
- Back to Back (BKTOBK)
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Snake Pass (SNAKE)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- The title comes from seeing a sign attached to a lamp post on Hampstead Heath (during the pandemic) which read: …
The title comes from seeing a sign attached to a lamp post on Hampstead Heath (during the pandemic) which read:
“There is splendour in the grass” (Wordsworth).
There is also my lost hearing aid!
Unusually pleasant reward offered…
The dance contains the Snake Pass figure but any snakes in the grass should be assumed to be slow worms (which are actually lizards).
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathspeys | Ian Robertson & Rob Alderton | Double Take | CD | 7 | S32 3 | 3:16 | 65.3 |
Splendour in the Grass 3/3L · S32
- 1-
- 1c+2c set | 1W & 2M cast off/up & followed by P, chase ½ way clw | cross RSh (2,1,3)
- 9-
- All adv{1}, ret{1} & link, 1M/1W ending above/below 1pl/3pl on centre line, 3c & 2c face P across ; 1c cast clw to 2plx | turn ¾ LH to centre line, 1M below 1W while{4} 2c & 3c dance BtoB
- 17-
- 3c+1W & 1M+2c RHA ; Snake passing LSh (2,1,3)
- 25-
- 1c+3c set | 1M & 3W cast off/up & followed by P, chase ½ way cclw | cross LSh (2,3,1)
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)London Gay Gordons and friends, 2022.
Added on: 2022-07-28 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ML Video Session 15 | 2022-07-24 | Murrough Landon | May 30, 2023, 12:10 a.m. |
| Gay Gordons Residential 2022 (Cober Hill) | 2022-05-02 | Murrough Landon | Oct. 31, 2023, 1:06 p.m. |
| Namur 2022 | 2022-03-05 | Holly Boyd | Jan. 22, 2024, 10:13 p.m. |
