Dance The Key to the Door 3449
Reel · 48 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: 24153)
- Devised by
- Iain Boyd (1966)
- Intensity
- 80800/82842/88888/84884/84884/80800 = 67% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Turn Corners and Partner (CPCP)
- Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)
- Hands across - 3 - chng-ends (HX;3P;CHNG;)
- Reel of four - diagonal (REEL;DIAG;R4;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Excerpt from the original dance sheet: “Weirdlaw Scottish Country Dance Sheet No 1. / (…) “The Key to the Door” …
Excerpt from the original dance sheet: “Weirdlaw Scottish Country Dance Sheet No 1. / (…) “The Key to the Door” was devised by Iain Boyd to celebrate the coming of age of Mr Robert Brady in April, 1966. (…)”
The Key to the Door 5/5L · R48
- 1-8
- 1s & 3s cross down between 2s/4s, cast down round 4s/5s, dance up between 4s & 2s/5s & 4s, cross & cast to end facing 1st corners
- 9-16
- 1s & 3s turn 1st corner RH, partner LH, 2nd corner RH & partner LH
- 17-24
- 1s & 3s dance RH across (1L with 2s, 1M+3L with 4s & 3M with 5s), pass RSh for LH across with other couple & pass LSh to face 1st corners
- 25-32
- 1s & 3s dance RSh reels of 4 with 1st corners & pass RSh to face 2nd corners
- 33-40
- 1s & 3s dance RSh reels of 4 with 2nd corners ending on sides. 2 1 4 3 5
- 41-48
- 1s & 3s turn RH, cast & turn LH
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Added on: 2020-02-20 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Münster 01.12.2016 | 2016-12-01 | Anika Rost | Dec. 1, 2016, 10:58 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2015-09-14 | 2015-09-14 | Martin McWilliam | Sept. 28, 2015, 4:23 p.m. |
| SCD Reel (Longway 5+6+7 couples) | Marc Hagebölling | Oct. 27, 2023, 2:47 p.m. | |
| Christmas Ball Münster 2016 | 2016-12-17 | Edwin Werner | Nov. 22, 2019, 1:35 p.m. |
| Cologne Ball 2015 - There and Back Again (Hobbit) | 2015-09-26 | Anja Breest | Sept. 30, 2015, 3:35 p.m. |
| temp | James Wilson | Feb. 28, 2024, 11:39 a.m. |
| Id | Subject | Date | Submitter | Assigned to | Priority | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1266 | The Key to the Door | Oct. 22, 2017, 8:05 p.m. | Alasdair Graham | Viktor Lehmann | Normal | Fixed |