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Dance Life Begins at Forty 3800

Jig · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 2413)

Devised by
John & Jan Douglas (1990)
Intensity
8888/8008/8888/0880/8448 = 75% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
The notes say this was devised “to celebrate the Fonieth Anniversary of Newcastle upon Tyne and District Branch. The friendly …

The notes say this was devised “to celebrate the Fonieth Anniversary of Newcastle upon Tyne and District Branch. The friendly spirit of Scottish Country Dancing is shown by each couple dancing with every other couple in each repeat of the dance and the deliberate lack of new formations is so that all Scottish Country Dancers may join in with little difficulty.”

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
Life Begins at Forty Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band Life begins at Forty MC 1 J40 42:40 32.0
Life Begins at Forty 4/4L · J40
1-8
1s+2s also 3s+4s dance RH across (3 bars) & LH across (3 bars), 1s & 3s cast down 1 place & others move up
9-16
1s & 4s dance Poussette
17-24
2s+4s also 1s+3s 1/2 R&L, set & cross RH. 4 2 3 1
25-32
2s+3s circle 4H round & back
33-40
4s set & cast while 1s set & cast up, all turn RH. 2 4 1 3

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NameDateOwnerLast changed
Class 12-19-17 2017-12-19 Sarah Harriman Dec. 20, 2017, 4:25 a.m.
FSCDC Class 25 June 2019 2019-06-25 Anselm Lingnau July 25, 2023, 5:37 p.m.
23rd Frankfurt Spring Ball 1991 1991-05-11 Anselm Lingnau Feb. 6, 2024, 2:36 a.m.
170925 Nürnberg 2017-09-25 Annette Lotz Oct. 1, 2017, 6:37 p.m.
17-10-21 Eindhoven Ball 2017-10-21 Truus de Ceuster June 28, 2017, 12:11 a.m.
40th Frankfurt Spring Ball 2008 2008-04-19 Anselm Lingnau Nov. 24, 2014, 6:14 p.m.

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