Dance 8 - 8 21189
Also known as “8-8” (spelling), “88” (spelling).
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 3421)
- Devised by
- Brian & Marion Pierson (2022)
- Intensity
- 8888/8800/0044/8888 = 69% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - double (FIG8;2C;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Online Sources
- Extra Info
- “Dance written for our gentle Scottish Dancing friend Bruce McLaren. It features, for obvious [birthday] reasons, two Double Figures of …
“Dance written for our gentle Scottish Dancing friend Bruce McLaren. It features, for obvious [birthday] reasons, two Double Figures of Eight.”
Originally conceived as a strathspey the devisers suggest it may also be danced in different rhythms using recordings as follows:
- Medley (64S+64J): Johnnie Walker (Iain MacPhail)
- Jig: Waratah Weaver (Luke Brady)
- Reel: The Shetland Fiddler (Chris and Julie Dewhurst)
- Playford: Daniel’s Reel (The Assembly Players)
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Sunday Strathspey | Marian Anderson and her Band | The Sunday Class Dance Book 1 | CD | 5 | S32 4 | 4:09 | 62.2 |
8 - 8 4/4L · S32
- 1–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c DblFig8, 1c & 3c start crossing down as 2c & 4c dance up
- 9–
- 2c & 1c dance down, turn W under on [12] ; dance up to opp sides (1x,2x,3,4)
- 17–
- 3M+4W set | cross RH ; 3W+4M set | cross RH (1x,2x,4x,3x)
- 25–
- All set | chase ½ way clw | set (3,4,2,1)
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Columba's Dancers 2023-03-27 | 2023-03-27 | Murrough Landon | March 1, 2023, 6:13 p.m. |
