Dance Remembering George 22116
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Stephen Webb (2024)
- Intensity
- 880/844/888/888 = 63% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set in line in twos (SETLIN;2P;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Set to and turn Corners (S&T;CRNRS;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- The late George Valentine Bateson (1934–2022) and his three brothers plus others including George’s wife Alison founded the Berkhamsted Strathspey …
The late George Valentine Bateson (1934–2022) and his three brothers plus others including George’s wife Alison founded the Berkhamsted Strathspey and Reel Club in 1952. This dance was first danced in Alison’s garden in Aldbury in 2024.
When dancing this in a garden, if ground damp then to minimise slipping adopt this variation:
Bars 13–16 1C set to 2nd corner and finish in 2nd place opposite side.
Bars 17–20 As before.
Bars 21–24 1C turn right once round.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davy Nick Nack | Roy Hendrie & his Scottish Dance Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 11 | CD | 7 | R32 8 | 4:32 | 34.0 |
Remembering George 3/4L · R32
- 1-
- 1c+2c set | ½ RHA ; 2c+1c set | 2c cross LH while{2} 1c turn P LH to face 1cnrs
- 9-
- Set To And Turn Corners using skip ch. and RH. On [16] 1c pass P RSh to 2pl (2,1,3)
- 17-
- All chase clw ½ ; 3c+2c ½ R&L while{4} 1c turn P RH 1½ all flowing into a circle
- 25-
- Circle6 and back (2,1,3)
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkhamsted Garden 240706 | 2024-07-06 | Stephen Webb | July 2, 2024, 1:45 p.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3597 | Remembering George | July 8, 2024, 5:31 p.m. | Stephen Webb | Roland Telle | Normal | Fixed |