Dance The Gentle Shepherd 2436

Jig · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)

Devised by

Unknown

Intensity

8060 8480 8880 8000 = 51% (1 turn), 52% (whole dance)

Formations

Promenade 3 couples (PROM;3C;)

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change

Published in

Book 17 - Coronation Book [5]
Scottish Country Dances Books 13 to 18 (Combined A5 edition) [55]
Pocket: Books 16,17,18 [17]
99 More Scottish Country Dances [24]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [69] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [70] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [56] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [54] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

Extra info: The RSCDS publication "Scottish Country ...

The RSCDS publication "Scottish Country Dances Books 13-18" states that this dances originates from an old book of Scottish-Irish dances (title page lost). [Thus, if somebody knows more of the whereabouts of this book, please let us know by hitting the "Submit Correction/Addition" button.]

The above mentioned RSCDS publication adds the following note: in bars 11-12, 3rd man may find it easier to lead partner with the left hand.

The dance is danced as a Slow Jig.

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Tunes
The Gentle Shepherd	Alastair Wood and his Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Dance Favourites Volume 2	CD	14	J32 4	2:52	43.0	The Gentle Shepherd/Lady Nellie Wemyss/Teddy Malo's Jig
The Gentle Shepherd	Alastair Wood and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 17. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances	LP+	7	J32 4	2:52	43.0	The Gentle Shepherd/Lady Nellie Wemyss/Teddy Malo's Jig
The Gentle Shepherd	Don Bartlett and the Scotians	In Triumph	CD+	4	J32 4	2:28	37.0	The Gentle Shepherd/George Kinloch of Kinloch/Saw Ye My Wee Thing
The Gentle Shepherd	Berkeley Scottish Players	Heather and Yon	LP	2	J32 4	2:55	43.8	The Gentle Shepherd/Mrs Jamieson's Favourite/I'm a Young Man
The Gentle Shepherd	Ron Kerr and his Scottish Dance Band	Play the St. Andrew's Ball	CD	2	J32 4	2:37	39.2	The Gentle Shepherd/De'nt-Ainma Th'air/Cion A'Bhuntata
The Gentle Shepherd	Neil Copland and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 17 plus 3 Dances for 2009	CD	5	J32 4	2:58	44.5	The Gentle Shepherd/Miss Isaac Forsyth-Elgin/Lord Alexander Russell's Jig/Betty Anderson

The Gentle Shepherd 4/4L · J32

1–: 1c cross down, set to 3c ; 1M+3W lead up behind 2W to face down between 2c while{4} 1W+3M lead down behind 4M to face up between 4c
9–: 1M+3W and 1W+3M advance down/up | lead partners (3c use LH) back to (1,2,3,4) ; 1c+2c+3c turn LH into promhold facing up
17–: 1c+2c+3c Promenade
25–: 1c cast off two, lead up to the top and cast to the bottom (2c+3c+4c up)

E-cribs

The Gentle Shepherd 4/4L · J32

1-8: 1s cross down, set to 3s, 1M+3L lead up behind 2L & into centre as 1L+3M lead down behind 4M into centre
9-16: 1M+3L also 3M+1L advance 2 steps down/up & Men lead own partner to original places (by facing out turning round to left), 1s+2s+3s turn LH ready for ...
17-24: 1s+2s+3s Promenade
25-32: 1s cast 2 places, lead up the middle to top & cast to bottom

MiniCribs

Keith Rose's Diagrams

Combined View

Murrough Landon
Added on: July 26, 2020, 11:12 a.m.
Quality: Demonstration quality

Name	Date	Owner	Last changed
RSCDS Book 17	2015-09-20	Angelika Schmidkonz	Sept. 20, 2015, 12:46 p.m.
panto part 4		George Hobson	Nov. 27, 2020, 12:59 p.m.
2018-07 TAC taught		antoine rousseau	Aug. 8, 2018, 3:13 p.m.
SA_2017Week3	2017-09-01	Roland Telle	Sept. 2, 2017, 5:51 p.m.
Silvesterkurs 2016/17 Gemünd	2017-01-07	Eva-Maria Beckmann	Jan. 7, 2017, 9:10 p.m.

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Dance The Gentle Shepherd 2436

The Gentle Shepherd 4/4L · J32

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