Dance The Arch 21116
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- Andrew & Heather Hodgson (2022)
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/8008/8888 = 88% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Rondel (RONDEL)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Fields of Gold 2022 [17]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- From the dance notes:
This is a humble collaborative tribute of a dance and a tune for a truly great …
From the dance notes: This is a humble collaborative tribute of a dance and a tune for a truly great man, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who passed away on 26 December 2021.
This dance does things in 2 and 2 and includes formations with arches as a nod to the humble man who was known as “the Arch”.
The Arch 4/4L · S32
- 1–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c Poussette
- 9–
- All set | ½ turn RH ; 1c+2c & 3c+4c chase ½ way clw (2,1,4,3) | all turn P BH, 2c & 3c to sides, 1c & 4c end NHJ in centre facing down/up
- 17–
- 1c+4c Rondel (2,4,1,3)
- 25–
- All set | cross with M making arches ; repeat with W making arches (2,4,1,3)
The Arch 4/4L · S32
- 1-8
- 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance all round Poussette
- 9-14
- 1s+2s also 3s+4s set, 1/2 turn partner RH & chase clockwise 1/2 round. 2 1 4 3
- 15-16
- All turn partners 2H, 2s+3s finish on sides while 1s+4s finish in middle, NHJ, facing down/up
- 17-24
- 1s+4s dance a Rondel. 2 4 1 3
- 25-28
- All set, Men make arches, all dance into partners’ places passing RSh.
- 29-32
- Repeat bars 25-28 with Ladies making arches. End 2 4 1 3
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZA 2022-11-25 RSCDS Cape Town Walk, talk and Catch-up | 2022-11-25 | Heather Hodgson | Nov. 24, 2022, 6:50 p.m. |
| ZA 2022-10-12 Fish Hoek Class by Val and Heather Hodgson | 2022-10-12 | Heather Hodgson | Oct. 19, 2022, 1:41 p.m. |
| ZA 2022-12-14 Fish Hoek End-of-year Christmas Class | 2022-12-14 | Heather Hodgson | Dec. 6, 2022, 5:54 p.m. |
