Dance The Lovers' Knot 3972
Strathspey · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Intensity
- 800/800/800/844/866 = 50% (1 turn), 37% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
- Set to and turn Corners (S&T;CRNRS;)
- Reel of three - with corners (REEL;CRNRS;DOUBLE;R3;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Book 8 [4]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 7 to 12 (Combined A5 edition) [17]
- Pocket: Books 7,8,9 [16]
- 101 Scottish Country Dances [64]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [108] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [115] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [95] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [91] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- For bars 9–12 some prefer to set in the middle, to make a more realistic “Lovers’ Knot”, but the official …
For bars 9–12 some prefer to set in the middle, to make a more realistic “Lovers’ Knot”, but the official revised text of 2014 does not mention this variant.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lovers' Knot | Jim MacLeod and his Band | Book 8. | LP+ | 4 | S40 4 | 4:55 | 59.0 | |
| The Lovers' Knot | Jim Lindsay and his Band | Book 8. Music for 12 Scottish Country Dances | CD | 4 | S40 8 | 10:23 | 62.3 |
The Lovers' Knot 3/4L · S40
- 1–
- 1c Fig8 round 2c
- 9–
- 1c set twice ; turn twice BH
- 17–
- 1c lead down the middle (2c up) ; and up to face 1cnrs,
- 25–
- 1c set to and turn corners
- 33–
- Reels3{6} on the sides (Lsh to 1cnrs) | 1c cross RH to 2pl
The Lovers' Knot 3/4L · S40
- 1-8
- 1s dance full Fig of 8 round 2s
- 9-16
- 1s set twice & turn 2H twice
- 17-24
- 1s lead down the middle & back to face 1st corners
- 25-32
- 1s set & turn 1st corners, set & turn 2nd corners
- 33-40
- 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides giving LSh to 1st corners, 1s cross to 2nd place own sides
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Added on: 2022-07-03 (Roland Telle)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey wood-san jose 10/8 | 2018-10-08 | Geoffrey Wood | Sept. 23, 2018, 11:54 p.m. |
| San Jose Class - 2018 Oct 8 | 2018-10-08 | Rachel Pusey | Oct. 19, 2018, 3:31 a.m. |
| Blair Scottish Country Dancers 2019 Spring Dance | 2019-03-30 | Jamie McDougall | Jan. 13, 2019, 9:29 p.m. |
| Workshop and Tea Dance - Cranbury, NJ - Feb 2006 | 2006-02-25 | Andy Peterson | Feb. 6, 2021, 7:34 p.m. |
| 20th Annual Swarthmore College English Scottish Ball - 1990 | 1990-02-10 | Andy Peterson | March 11, 2018, 6:33 a.m. |
| SF Hildesheim Thema - Valentines Day | 2005-04-14 | Cord Walter | May 6, 2018, 10:14 p.m. |
| Pinewoods Scottish Session II, July 14th-18th, 2014 | Sue Ronald | May 19, 2014, 8:26 p.m. | |
| RSCDS Book 8 | Ward Fleri | May 16, 2021, 1:30 a.m. | |
| RSCDS Book 8 + yellow coatie | Ward Fleri | June 19, 2021, 1:07 a.m. | |
| Blair Scottish Country Dancers 2019 Spring Dances as covered in Class | 2019-03-30 | Jamie McDougall | March 13, 2019, 5:55 p.m. |
| 20221027 - International Online Class | 2022-10-27 | Zsofia Jozsef | Oct. 27, 2022, 10:52 p.m. |
| Valentine's Dance Delft 2010 | 2010-02-13 | Edwin Werner | March 11, 2022, 10:17 a.m. |
| San Francisco 1975 Valentine Ball | 1975-02-22 | Andy Peterson | Jan. 7, 2024, 12:27 a.m. |
| Nunspeet Ball Programme February 2018 | 2018-02-03 | Margaret Lambourne | Nov. 19, 2017, 7 p.m. |
| Fàilte Ball 2015 | 2015-12-05 | Katie Brady | Aug. 31, 2020, 1:53 a.m. |
| Bedford SDG 2012-12-01 Supper Dance | 2012-12-01 | Keith Rose | Nov. 7, 2012, 11:35 p.m. |
| CTI Training Dance Selections (Books 42–52+Gr1/2) | 2021-04-20 | Anselm Lingnau | April 18, 2021, 9:13 p.m. |
| Delaware Valley RSCDS Hogmanay - 2003-2004 | 2003-12-31 | Andy Peterson | April 1, 2018, 11:11 p.m. |
| BSCD Dances Taught 2018-2019 | Jamie McDougall | Oct. 11, 2018, 12:12 a.m. | |
| BSCD Dances Taught 2018-2019 | Jamie McDougall | Oct. 11, 2018, 12:12 a.m. | |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2003 - 2013 | Cord Walter | May 19, 2014, 11:25 p.m. | |
| SF Hildesheim 4 Paare | Cord Walter | Sept. 25, 2023, 9:48 p.m. |
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