Dance The Haymakers 2820
Jig · 48 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Intensity
- 4004 4004 4004 4004 4004 8888 = 37% (1 turn), 37% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Back to Back (BKTOBK)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Steps
- Running
- Published in
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- Book 2 [11]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 1 to 6 (Combined A5 edition) [31]
- Pocket: Books 1, 2, 3 [23]
- A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [128]
- Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [128]
- Collins Little Books: Scottish Dance [140]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [79] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [64] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [61] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra info
- According to the RSCDS book ...
According to the RSCDS book, this is a »variation on Sir Roger de Coverley, one of the oldest country dances, described in many 18th and 19th century publications.«
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | Tunes |
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The Haymakers | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 2. Music for Eleven Traditional Dances +1 | CD | 11 | J48 4 | 3:19 | 33.2 |
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The Haymakers/John Grumlie/Lady Charlotte Bruce's Favourite |
The Haymakers | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 2. Music for Eleven Traditional Dances | LP+ | 2 | J48 4 | 3:19 | 33.2 |
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The Haymakers/John Grumlie/Lady Charlotte Bruce's Favourite |
The Haymakers | The Occasionals | Back in Step | CD | 13 | J48 4 | 3:11 | 31.8 | The Haymakers/The Calais Packet/The Legacy/The March of the Cameron Men | |
The Haymakers | The Wick Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Favourites | CD | 2 | J48 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
Haymakers | William Hannah and his Band | William Hannah and his Band | CD | 13 | J48 4 | 3:02 | 30.3 | The Haymakers |
The Haymakers 4/4L · J48
Running step is used throughout
- 1–
- 1W+4M dance towards the centre, turn RH and return to places ; 1M+4W repeat
- 9–
- Repeat, using left hand turns
- 17–
- Repeat, using BH turns ;
- 25–
- 1W+4M dance BtoB ; 1M+4W repeat
- 33–
- 1W+4M advance {1}, curtsey/bow {1}, and retire to places {2} ; 1M+4W repeat
- 41–
- 1c followed by the other C cast off to 4pl, 1c forms arch ; 2c+3c+4c dance up under the arch (2,3,4,1)
The Haymakers 4/4L · J48
- 1-8
- 1L+4M turn RH & back to place, 1M+4L turn RH & back to place
- 9-16
- Repeat with LH turns
- 17-24
- Repeat with 2 hand turns
- 25-32
- Repeat with DoSiDo
- 33-40
- Repeat with a bow & courtesy
- 41-48
- 1s cast to bottom on own sides followed by 2s+3s+4s, form an arch & 2s+3s+4s dance under to new places

Martina Mueller-Franz
Added on: Oct. 3, 2013, 8:22 a.m.
Quality: Demonstration quality
Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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Kuckucksnest 2013 Summer Ball | Truus de Ceuster | April 4, 2013, 6:07 p.m. | |
Launceston Tasmania - FFT The Reel Scottish Country Dancers - Social | 2014-12-13 | Michael Horton | Dec. 3, 2014, 4:44 a.m. |
20190924 - Bo'ness Class | 2019-09-24 | Zsofia Jozsef | Sept. 25, 2019, 11:44 a.m. |
Budapest Club Summer School 26.07.2018 | 2018-07-26 | lldikó Szakolczai | July 29, 2018, 9:26 a.m. |
FSCDC 18 June 2013 | 2013-06-18 | Anselm Lingnau | June 18, 2013, 11:45 p.m. |
Bonn Spring Workshop 2018: Life Beyond Jigs, Reels and Strathspeys | 2018-03-24 | Anselm Lingnau | March 25, 2018, 11:56 a.m. |
Korneuburg Ceilidh | 2015-07-02 | Ann Murray | July 3, 2015, 11:37 p.m. |
White Rose Festival Junior Programme | 2015-11-29 | Irene Dracup | March 27, 2018, 10:50 a.m. |
Seattle U District Ceilidh - April 2016 | 2016-04-02 | Alex Figl-Brick | April 4, 2016, 4:01 a.m. |
Northwich Burns' Night - Sat 23 Jan 2016 | 2016-01-23 | Christine Grove | Nov. 15, 2015, 2:14 p.m. |
GeorgeFest 2019 | 2019-08-21 | Louise Macdougall | July 22, 2019, 2:23 p.m. |
RSCDS Book 02 | Martina Mueller-Franz | June 8, 2016, 2:20 p.m. | |
RSCDS Book 2 | Ward Fleri | Dec. 2, 2020, 2:43 a.m. | |
Manchester Gay Gordons Tartan Day Dance 2018 | 2018-04-07 | Murrough Landon | Jan. 13, 2019, 12:14 a.m. |
RSCDS Beginners Framework 2B | Rachel Pusey | Aug. 11, 2019, 10:43 p.m. | |
Ceilidh Dances | 2022-12-17 | Kathryn Lecocq | Dec. 6, 2022, 4:12 a.m. |
Castle Howard | 2019-08-17 | Catherine Livsey | July 23, 2019, 2:35 p.m. |
Collins book 2017 - Easy Ceilidh Dances | Truus de Ceuster | Oct. 17, 2017, 3:19 a.m. |