Dance The Grey Wanderer 2687
Strathspey · 48 bars · 4 couples (2x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- Iain Boyd (1982)
- Intensity
- 8888/4444/8888/8888/8888/8888 = 92% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
- Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Bourrel - 2 couple (BIRL; 2C )
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Recommended Music
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Nether Bow has Vanished | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 13/14. Eight Scottish Country Dances | LP+ | 2 | S48 4 | 6:20 | 63.3 |
The Grey Wanderer 4/4L · S48
2s & 4s start on opposite sides 1 (2) 3 (4)
- 1-8
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1s+2s also 3s+4s Set+Link, 2s+1s also 4s+3s Set+Link with Men ending in centre in line up/down in order 1 2 3 4
- 9-16
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All Men dance RSh reel of 4 in middle
- 17-24
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1M+2M also 3M+4M turn RH while Ladies set, 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance 1/2 RH across (2 bars); pull back LSh curving left & dance 1/2 LH across back to original places
- 25-32
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1s+4s chase anticlockwise 1/2 way while 2s+3s dance RH across, 4s+2s also 3s+1s turn LH on sides
- 33-40
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4s+2s also 3s+1s dance the Bourrel :
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4M+2M also 3M+1M set advancing, 3/4 turn 2H & twirl to end BtoB (2M/1M facing up & 4M/3M down) while partners chase anticl’ 1/2 way,
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set to partners & turn 2H to end (2) 4 (1) 3
- 41-48
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All circle 8H round & back
Repeat from new positions with Ladies dancing reel of 4 & Ladies setting in the Bourrel
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCD Chemnitz (2017-06-10) Workshop | 2017-06-10 | Roland Ritthaler | June 12, 2017, 6:05 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 13.01.2022 | 2022-01-13 | Zsófia Varga | Jan. 13, 2022, 5:34 p.m. |
| Guernsey 2020 Sat 4th April Ball | 2020-04-03 | Odile Paraire | Nov. 5, 2019, 12:26 a.m. |
| Guernsey Ball 2021-04-10 | 2021-04-10 | Roland Telle | Oct. 21, 2020, 5 p.m. |
| Guernsey 2019 Sat 13th April Ball | 2019-04-13 | Odile Paraire | Nov. 23, 2018, 12:32 a.m. |
| Oldenburg 2015-08-31 | 2015-08-31 | Martin McWilliam | Sept. 14, 2015, 2:44 p.m. |
| FSCDC Lord of the Rings Workshop, 12 October 2013 | 2013-10-12 | Anselm Lingnau | Oct. 15, 2013, 5:12 p.m. |
| 2019-02-25 Nürnberg | 2019-02-25 | Annette Lotz | March 1, 2019, 10:04 p.m. |
| Cologne Ball 2015 - There and Back Again (Hobbit) | 2015-09-26 | Anja Breest | Sept. 30, 2015, 3:35 p.m. |
| Richmond 03.04.19 | 2019-04-03 | Simon Stewart | April 2, 2019, 11:18 a.m. |
| Richmond 17.4.19 | 2019-04-17 | Simon Stewart | April 14, 2019, 11:15 a.m. |
| Darmstadt_2020_03_16 | 2020-03-16 | OnYourToes Darmstadt | March 10, 2020, 10:06 a.m. |
| Home for the Holidays Ball | 2018-12-21 | Andy Peterson | Dec. 22, 2018, 6:40 p.m. |
| Richmond Caledonian 03.04.2019 | 2019-04-03 | Andrew Osborne | March 30, 2019, 10:06 a.m. |
| PA2019B | 2019-09-01 | Rachel Pusey | Aug. 11, 2019, 8:57 p.m. |
| Chemnitz_Tuesday | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:25 p.m. | |
| Chemnitz_Friday | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m. |
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