Dance Good Hearted Glasgow 2604

Also known as “Goodhearted Glasgow” (spelling), “Good-Hearted Glasgow” (unofficial), “The Good Hearted Glasgow Jig” (unofficial).

Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)

Devised by

Peter Knapman (1988)

Intensity

800 888 800 888 = 66% (1 turn), 50% (whole dance)

Formations

Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)

Steps

Skip-Change, Slip-Step

Published in

A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [212]
Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [212]
25 Years On - New Kilpatrick [8]
Collins Little Books: Scottish Dance [92]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [74] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams, Supplement to the 8th Edition [13] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

Good Hearted Glasgow (David Ross)

Extra Info: Summary of a discussion on “Strathspey” in november 2013: This dance is known as “Good Hearted Glasgow” but also as …

Summary of a discussion on “Strathspey” in november 2013: This dance is known as “Good Hearted Glasgow” but also as “The Good Hearted Glasgow Jig”. The deviser, Peter Knapman, explains (thanks to Andrew Smith for sharing):

"The reason for the confusion [about the correct name] arose as a result of why the dance was originally written! The Greater Glasgow Health Board ran a campaign in 1988 where they organised a series of easy and accessible forms of exercise under the general title of ‘Good Hearted Glasgow’ - one of these exercise activities being country dancing. Hence, they needed a fairly straightforward Scottish country dance which became known as Good Hearted Glasgow or to distinguish it from other GHG exercise activities 'The Good Hearted Glasgow Jig. The original leaflet shows the title with the ‘the’ and the ‘jig’ in a lesser typeface.

As far as the SCD world is concerned it has always been known simply as ‘Good Hearted Glasgow’ - the Bobby Brown LP is the only time the full title has been used.

So take your pick - I would simply use Good Hearted Glasgow as that is what most SCD sources use - but if you wish to use its Sunday title then that’s fine - as long as you enjoy dancing the dance select which ever title you prefer."

[In view of the second-to-last paragraph the “Jig” alias has been downgraded to “Unofficial” for the benefit of the RSCDS Index To Dances. –Anselm]

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
The Good Hearted Glasgow Jig	Bobby Brown, Alasdair Fraser and others	H.I.S.C.D.	CD+	5	J32 8	4:38	34.8
Good Hearted Glasgow	The Craigellachie Band	Encore	LP+	1	J32 8	4:26	33.2
Good Hearted Glasgow	Roy Hendrie & his Scottish Dance Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 11	CD	2	J32 8	4:37	34.6
Good Hearted Glasgow	Irvine Valley Scottish Dance Band	Favourite SCDs Vol 2	CD	7	J32 8	4:38	34.8
Good Hearted Glasgow	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Country Dancing Volume 3 (Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 3)	CD	6	J32 8	4:47	35.9
Good Hearted Glasgow	Ian T Muir	The Netherwood Collection	CD	25	J32 10	5:53	35.3

Good Hearted Glasgow 3/4L · J32

1–: 1c turn RH | cast off (2c up) ; turn LH 1¼
9–: Teapots R ; and L (2c+1W & 1M+3c RHA ; 2c+1M & 1W+3c LHA)
17–: 1c lead down the middle and up into 2pl
25–: All circle6 and back

E-cribs

Good Hearted Glasgow 3/4L · J32

1-8: 1s turn RH & cast to 2nd place, turn partner LH 1.1/4 times
9-16: 1s dance RH across (Lady with 2s at top & Man with 3s); 1s pass RSh & dance LH across with other couple
17-24: 1s lead down the middle & back to 2nd place own side
25-32: 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

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