Dance The Golden Trilium 2597
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Triangular
- Devised by
- Olivia Roberts (1989)
- Formations
- Grand Chain for 6 (GCHAIN;6P;)
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Promenade 3 couples (PROM;3C;)
- Reel of three (REEL;R3;)
- Star Chain (GCHAIN;8P;STAR;)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.
- Steps
- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
The Golden Trilium 3T · R32
1st figure
- 1-8
- All circle 6H round & back
- 9-16
- Men dance RH across back to places, men turn partner LH
- 17-24
- Ladies dance LH across back to places, turn partner 3/4 RH into promenade hold facing clockwise (ladies on partner's right)
- 25-32
- All promenade round, on bar 30 drop RH to face partner. Turn partner 3/4 LH to places
2nd figure
- 1-12
- Ladies' Star Chain:
- Ladies pass in front of partners, dance RH across 2 places while Men dance into their partner's place (bars1-2). Ladies 1/2 LH turn Man on their right. Repeat this movement twice more
- 13-16
- All set to partners twice
- 17-28
- Men's Star Chain:
- Men pass in front of partners, dance LH across 2 places, RH turn Lady on their left. Repeat this movement twice
- 29-32
- All set to partners twice
3rd Figure
- 1-6
- All dance Grand Chain
- 7-8
- All set to partners
- 9-16
- Men dance reel of 3 (1M passes 3M RSh to start). At end Men pick up partner in promenade hold ready for...
- 17-24
- All dance reel of 3 (1s pass 3s RSh to start)
- 25-32
- Ladies dance reel of 3 (1L passes 2L LSh to start). At end Ladies pick up partners in promenade hold ready for...
4th Figure
- 1-6
- All promenade round clockwise, on bar 6 drop right hands to face partners (Ladies with back to centre)
- 7-8
- All turn partner 3/4 LH to place
- 9-16
- Ladies dance LH across back to places, turn partners RH
- 17-24
- Men dance RH across back to places, turn partners LH
- 25-32
- All circle 6H round & back