Dance Shimmering Flamingos 20999
Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: 4123)
- Devised by
- Murrough Landon (2021)
- Intensity
- 8888/6262/8888/8888 = 88% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
- Reel of eight / Schiehallion - half (REEL;HALF;R8;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- The title comes from endless walks around odd corners of my local neighbourhood during Covid lockdowns. An architecturally uninspiring housing …
The title comes from endless walks around odd corners of my local neighbourhood during Covid lockdowns. An architecturally uninspiring housing estate is adorned with some striking murals. One of these is a surreal adaptation of Wordsworth’s famous “I wandered lonely as a cloud” poem where the “golden daffodils” are replaced by “shimmering flamingos”.
Shimmering Flamingos 4S · J32
- 1-
- All turn P LH and face corners ; all turn corner RH, 1M & 3M end BtoB in centre facing P
- 9-
- 1c+3c ½ RSh Reel4, 1M+3M pass LSh & face 4W/2W ; 4W+1M+3M+2W ½ RSh Reel4, 1M+3M pass RSh to original pl (M: 1,2,3,4; W: 3,4,1,2)
- 17-
- All S&Link on sides with new P ; S&Link with corner & end beside P, M facing out (2,3,4,1)
- 25-
- Corner Schiehallion: W dance straight across & face out while{2} M loop to R round corner & face in | repeat 3 times{6} from new places to end facing P (4,1,2,3)
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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Budapest Local Club - 01.06.2023 | 2023-06-01 | lldikó Szakolczai | June 1, 2023, 9:38 p.m. |
SCD Jigs (Square) | Marc Hagebölling | March 18, 2017, 3:22 p.m. | |
Richmond Caledonian 2022-12-07 | 2022-12-07 | Murrough Landon | Jan. 12, 2023, 2:20 p.m. |
The More Unusual Dance Club 21/11/2022 | 2022-11-21 | Peter Dixon | Nov. 1, 2022, 5:08 p.m. |
ML Video Session 16 | 2022-08-21 | Murrough Landon | May 26, 2023, 1:17 a.m. |
Chiswick Scottish at TW19 7JH, 7-9pm | 2022-09-25 | Iris Ronayne | Sept. 20, 2022, 1 p.m. |
Turnham Green - 18 December 2022 | 2022-12-18 | Jacmel Dent | Jan. 2, 2023, 8:40 p.m. |
Cambridge RonDancing 2023 | Murrough Landon | July 3, 2023, 1:08 a.m. |