Dance La Russe 3561
Reel · 64 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: Top Moves)
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Intensity
- 8888 8888 8000 8000 8080 8080 8888 8888 = 68% (1 turn), 69% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Turn Corners and Partner (CPCP)
- Promenade single couple(s) (PROM;1C;)
- Poussette 1 couple (POUSS;1C;)
- Hands round - 8 (HR;8P;)
- Hands across - 4 couples in star (full or half) (HX;4C;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Miss Milligan's Miscellany of Scottish Country Dances [39]
- Border Dance Book [12]
- Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [136]
- A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [136]
- Miss Milligan's Miscellany Volume I [30]
- 101 Scottish Country Dances [56]
- Collins Little Books: Scottish Dance [170]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [98] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [98] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [80] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [76] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- “As danced in Forfar”
“As danced in Forfar”
La Russe 4S · R64
- 1–
- All C set advancing (pass RH) to face P’s corners | set to {2} and turn this corner BH {4} and face P
- 9–
- Set twice to partners ; turn BH 1½ to original places
- 17–
- 1c RHJ Promenade cclw round inside of square, greeting each couple in passing
- 25–
- 1c Poussette round inside square (no specific pattern proposed in the text)
- 33–
- 1c+3c cross to change places, 1c passing between 3c ; and change back, 3c passing between 1c
- 41–
- Repeat
- 49–
- Circle8 L
- 57–
- All RHA, W in middle NHJ with P on their L
Repeat dance with 2c, 3c, 4c leading
La Russe 4S · R64
- 1-8
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With setting steps all pass partners RH to face partners corner position & set, all turn corners 2H to end facing own partner
- 9-16
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All set to partners twice & turn 2H 1.1/2 times to end in original places
- 17-24
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1slead RH round inside of set anticlockwise greeting each couple
- 25-32
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1s dance Poussette round inside of set
- 33-40
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1s+3s cross (1s dancing between 3s) & cross back to places (3s dancing between 1s)
- 41-48
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1s+3s repeat above Fig
- 49-56
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All circle 8H round to left
- 57-64
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All Ladies join RH in centre with partners on their left & dance once round clockwise to places
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Repeat with 2s, 3s & 4s leading
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest Local Club - 30.05.2023 | 2023-05-30 | lldikó Szakolczai | June 1, 2023, 10:05 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club - 30.05.2023 | 2023-05-30 | lldikó Szakolczai | June 1, 2023, 10:05 p.m. |
| Ceilidh-Social | 2020-10-24 | Sergey Kargapoltsev | Oct. 19, 2020, 9:38 p.m. |
| Coupar Angus with James Coutts 180428 | 2018-04-28 | Kate Kinnear | April 2, 2018, 2:38 p.m. |
| Bonn 10 Februar 2020 | 2020-02-10 | Joana Stausberg | Feb. 9, 2020, 9:13 p.m. |
| Budapest SCD Weekend 2023 - Ball | 2023-09-23 | Zsolt Molnar | Sept. 4, 2023, 4:24 p.m. |
| Vancouver Lady Aberdeen Tea Dance | 1942-02-28 | Andy Peterson | Jan. 6, 2024, 7:38 p.m. |
| Collins book 2017 - More challenging dances | Truus de Ceuster | Sept. 12, 2017, 5:20 p.m. | |
| Newcastle & St Petersburg dancing | 2020-02-08 | Taisiia Demicheva | Feb. 1, 2020, 6:51 p.m. |
| Budapest SCD Weekend 2003 - Ball | 2003-05-03 | Zoltán Gräff | Aug. 23, 2019, 3:14 p.m. |
| RSCDS Core Repertoire (Introductory) | Anselm Lingnau | Jan. 25, 2012, 10:24 a.m. |
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