Dance A Flock of Geese 2236
Jig · 32 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: 25413)
- Devised by
- Mel and Ellie Briscoe (1989)
- Intensity
- 80808 80808 80008 88808 = 60% (1 turn), 60% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Balance in Line (BALNCE)
- Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
- Rights and Lefts (R&L)
- Steps
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra info
- The dance was devised for ...
The dance was devised for the wedding of Lance Ramshaw and Gail Wine in Boston, September 9, 1989, and was presented to them at their wedding celebration dance.
It is a 5-couple dance based on "The Wild Geese". This dance is rather similar to Olivia Robert's »The Black Swans of Narrabeen«; the progression is different
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | Tunes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Flock of Geese | Scottish Weekend Ensemble | Memories of Scottish Weekend | CD | 8 | J32 5 | 3:08 | 37.6 |
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Mrs MacPherson of Cluny/The Brisk Young Lad/Miss Gordon of Park/Mrs Oswald of Auchencruive's Favourite Reel |
| The Wild Geese | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 5 | CD | 2 | J32 5 | 2:51 | 34.2 | Mrs MacPherson of Cluny/Traditional Airs | |
| The Wild Geese | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Dance to Bobby Crowe's Band | CD+ | 14 | J32 5 | 2:51 | 34.2 | Mrs MacPherson of Cluny/Traditional Airs |
A Flock of Geese 5/5L · J32
- 1–
- 1c+3c+5c set advancing to line of six NHJ with P on the right | BiL ; 1c turn ¾ RH and cast to 5pl while{4} 3c+5c turn ¾ RH and lead up to 1pl / 3pl (3,2,5,4,1)
- 9–
- 3c+5c+1c repeat bars 1-8 from new places (5,2,1,4,3)
- 17–
- 1c followed by 5c lead down the middle ; and up to 2pl/4pl (2c+4c up) (2,5,4,1,3)
- 25–
- 2c+5c & 1c+3c R&L.
A Flock of Geese 5/5L · J32
- 1-8
- 1s+3s+5s set advcg to join hands (RH to prtnrs) & set, all turn RH & 1s cast to 5th pl while 3s lead up to 1st pl as 5s lead up to 3rd pl. 3 2 5 4 1
- 9-16
- Repeat bars 1-8 to end 5 2 1 4 3
- 17-24
- 5s & 1s lead down & back to 2nd & 4th places. 2 5 4 1 3
- 25-32
- 2s+5s also 1s+3s dance R&Ls
(popular variation - in bars 4/5 1s do not turn but use 4 bars to cast )
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCD Jig (Longway 5 couples) | Marc Hagebölling | March 18, 2017, 3:21 p.m. | |
| Budapest Local Club 12.04.2018 | 2018-04-12 | Zoltán Gräff | April 12, 2018, 9:52 p.m. |
| FSCDC Class 12 June 2018 | 2018-06-12 | Anselm Lingnau | Oct. 30, 2018, 8:31 a.m. |
| Munich Welcome Dance 25 May 2012 | 2012-05-25 | Anselm Lingnau | May 14, 2012, 8:51 p.m. |
| ZA 2015-03-30 Fish Hoek Fynbos and Fire Dance | 2015-03-30 | Heather Hodgson | March 30, 2015, 4:09 p.m. |
| Swarthmore Class 5 couples! | Lawrence Miller | Feb. 9, 2016, 7:17 p.m. | |
| ZA 2012-09-10 Fish Hoek Dance Class | 2012-09-10 | Heather Hodgson | March 30, 2017, 2:21 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 08.10.2020 | 2020-10-08 | lldikó Szakolczai | Oct. 9, 2020, 8:17 a.m. |
| ZA 2015-11-30 Wild about dancing Scottish on St Andrew's Nicht | 2015-11-30 | Heather Hodgson | Nov. 9, 2015, 12:39 p.m. |
| program ideas | Geoffrey Wood | Aug. 4, 2018, 6:31 p.m. | |
| Leeds Scottish Country Dance Club President's Dance 29th February 2020 | 2020-02-29 | Cherry Connnolly | Jan. 28, 2020, 6:26 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 20.09.2016 | 2016-09-20 | Zoltán Gräff | Sept. 21, 2016, 8:54 a.m. |
| Newcastle Festival 2018 - Evening Dance (2018-02-10) | Angelika Schmidkonz | Nov. 8, 2017, 3:43 p.m. | |
| Newcastle Festival 2019 Evening Dance | Uta Hasekamp | Dec. 12, 2018, 6:08 p.m. | |
| Swarthmore College English-Scottish Ball 1994 (24th Annual) | 1994-02-12 | Andy Peterson | April 1, 2018, 11:41 p.m. |
| 190209 Newcastle Festival Evening Dance | 2019-02-09 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Jan. 17, 2019, 4:28 p.m. |
| Györ Friday Evening Welcome Dance | 2016-09-23 | Ann Murray | Aug. 8, 2016, 10:28 p.m. |
| Vienna Branch Second Social of the Season | 2016-09-21 | Ann Murray | Sept. 6, 2016, 6:32 p.m. |
| Newcastle festival 2018 | 2018-02-10 | Raphaelle orgeret | Feb. 7, 2018, 10:46 a.m. |
| Fort Worden 2018 Welcome Dance | 2018-09-07 | Dilip Sequeira | Sept. 7, 2018, 7:54 p.m. |
| Berlin Hopalots Social 2016 | 2016-11-25 | Rainer Binias | Aug. 11, 2016, 9:58 a.m. |
| Leeds Branch Dance 19th May 2018 | 2018-05-19 | Janet Brayson | April 2, 2018, 11:01 p.m. |
| Unicoi Saturday Ball 2018 | Ellie Briscoe | Jan. 7, 2018, 9:01 p.m. | |
| Scotia Dancers 2018-02-26 Social PLANNING | 2018-02-26 | Marc Hartstein | Feb. 23, 2018, 7:50 p.m. |
| Good Luck Audrey Social June 2016 | Lara Friedman-Shedlov | May 17, 2020, 10:41 p.m. | |
| Scotia Dancers 2018-03-05 Social | 2018-03-05 | Marc Hartstein | March 5, 2018, 8:51 p.m. |
| Friday 27 April Lyon | 2018-04-27 | Raphaelle orgeret | Feb. 16, 2018, 1:36 p.m. |
| clifton heights 7/22 | 2019-06-10 | Lawrence Miller | July 22, 2019, 1:01 a.m. |
| Wing Day School | 2017-09-02 | Sandra McLevy | Aug. 23, 2017, 5:32 p.m. |
| Thistle Club, Wing, Day School Evening Dance 17 | 2017-09-02 | Jane Rose | Sept. 2, 2017, 12:23 a.m. |
| ZA 2015-10-12 Fish Hoek Sunflowers and Heather | 2015-10-12 | Heather Hodgson | Oct. 12, 2015, 7:27 a.m. |
| K&M | Sue Ronald | Oct. 8, 2016, 12:32 a.m. | |
| FSCDC Social 12 September 2015 | 2015-09-12 | Anselm Lingnau | June 27, 2015, 11:58 a.m. |
| Rhein-Main-Mini-Social, 6. November 2018 (F) | 2018-11-06 | Anselm Lingnau | Oct. 28, 2018, 2:10 a.m. |
| Wedding Ball for Kate and Ed Nealley | 1992-05-09 | Andy Peterson | Jan. 3, 2018, 4:29 a.m. |
| NYC 2017-06-15 | 2017-06-15 | Marc Hartstein | June 14, 2017, 7:57 a.m. |
| Carol Porter Celebration Dance 2019 | 2019-08-17 | Nameless Dancer | June 8, 2019, 5:07 p.m. |
| Carol Porter Celebration Dance 2019 | 2019-08-17 | Ellie Briscoe | May 28, 2019, 9:59 p.m. |
| Swarthmore Class 2017-04-18 | 2017-04-18 | Lawrence Miller | April 18, 2017, 4:12 a.m. |
| FSCDC 8 September 2015 | 2015-09-08 | Anselm Lingnau | March 1, 2016, 2:16 a.m. |
| Newcastle Evening 2014 | Narhalla Dancers | Feb. 3, 2014, 9:04 a.m. | |
| 160118 The More Unusual Dance Club | 2016-01-18 | Peter Dixon | Nov. 24, 2016, 5:03 p.m. |
| Leeds Scottish Country Dance Club Dance 10 October 2015 | 2013-09-28 | Irene Dracup | Sept. 28, 2015, 10:53 p.m. |
| 37th Frankfurt Spring Ball 2005 | 2005-04-23 | Anselm Lingnau | Nov. 24, 2014, 6:27 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2014-04-11 PP Welcome | 2014-04-11 | Martin McWilliam | Feb. 27, 2014, 7:06 p.m. |
| WhiteHeatherBall2013 | Eric Ferguson | Feb. 8, 2013, 1:27 p.m. | |
| Geldermalsen 2013 | Truus de Ceuster | Feb. 22, 2013, 12:43 p.m. | |
| Keira and Marc's Wedding Tea Dance | 2016-10-09 | Marc Hartstein | Oct. 4, 2016, 12:07 a.m. |
| ZA 2015-12-31 Hogmanay | 2015-12-31 | Heather Hodgson | Dec. 31, 2015, 3:55 p.m. |
| RSCDS Manchester Branch - Annual Dance 2017 | 2017-05-20 | Helen Freer | July 29, 2016, 10:16 a.m. |
| Scotia Dancers Monday Feb 26 2018 | Sue Ronald | Feb. 23, 2018, 8:03 p.m. | |
| Aurora Ball 2018 | 2018-06-02 | Mary Cant | May 31, 2018, 7:11 p.m. |
| ZA 2016 Heather's Core dances for teaching | Heather Hodgson | Dec. 14, 2015, 1:31 p.m. | |
| Scotia Dancers Monday March 5 2018 | Sue Ronald | March 2, 2018, 11:02 p.m. | |
| ZA 2017 Heather's Core dances for teaching | Heather Hodgson | March 23, 2017, 11:27 a.m. | |
| 5 couple dances | Rachel Pusey | Jan. 23, 2019, 1:20 a.m. | |
| ZA 2015 CelticCritters Examples for Cribs Diagrams Workshop | Heather Hodgson | Oct. 16, 2015, 1:48 p.m. |
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