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Dance Harry And The Harem 2801

Jig · 32 bars · 4 persons · Square   (Progression: Other)

Devised by
Bev Bayliss
Intensity
8800 8888 8666 8888 = 82% (1 turn), 83% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
Dedicated to Harry Robertson for his unsurpassed generosity in squiring and partnering as many ladies as possible at the same …

Dedicated to Harry Robertson for his unsurpassed generosity in squiring and partnering as many ladies as possible at the same time !!!

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
Set of Jigs The Danelaw Country Dance Band A Taste of Andrew Rankine LP+ 3 J32 80:00 0.0
Harry And The Harem 4pS · J32

This dance is for 1 Man & 3 women in a square set ; clw M, 1W (together the “top”), 2W, 3W. It can also be danced in a “2- or 3-harem” longwise set.

1–
Man leads 1W down the middle and up, 1W turning R for
9–
All RHA, finish facing in, close to the centre ; All pull Rsh back, dance through own place & chase one place clw, M & 3W meet in centre facing down
17–
M+3W in Promhold 6-bar reel across with 1W+2W (Lsh to 1W) | M leaves 3W in M position and dances diagonally into 2W position as 1W finishes in own place.
25–
All half R&L ; All turn the person opposite RH

The W have progressed one position cclw. M repeats with 2W, then with 3W

Harry And The Harem 4pS · J32

1 Man +3 Ladies in Sq.Set

Start

1L······2L

1M·····3L

····Top

1-8

1M+1L dance down the middle & back

9-16

All dance RH across, turn right about, dance out & chase clockwise 1 place

17-24

1M+3L in prom hold dance reel of 3 across (LSh to 1L), 1M leaves 3L in his original place & dances to 2L place as 1L returns to orig pl

25-32

All dance 1/2 R&L & turn opposite person RH

End

2L······3L

1M·····1L

····Top

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Tomsk SCD Festival, Russia

Added on: 2021-01-31 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Reasonable

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