Dance The Mason's 80 4226
Also known as “Tranterama”.
Medley · 80 bars (S40+R40) · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- Ian Barbour
- Intensity
- 4444/6666/8888/8888/8888/8888/8888/8888/8888/4444 = 88% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Allemande for 4 couples (ALLMND;4C;)
- Grand Chain for 8 - half (GCHAIN;8P;HALF;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Reel of eight / Schiehallion (REEL;R8;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- A Reel Occasion [7]
- Recommended Music
The Mason's 80 4/4L · M80
Strathspey
- 1-8
- 1L+2M also 3M+4L turn RH, 1M+2L also 3L+4M turn RH 1.1/2 times
- 9-16
- 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance RH across, Men dance LH across & end facing partners on sides
- 17-24
- All Advance to partner 1 step, Retire & pass RSh, repeat & end Ladies on partners right facing anticlockwise
- 25-32
- All dance round in Allemande hold to end in square set with 4s at top
- 33-40
- All dance Grand Chain 1/2 way, Men pass partner RSh & chase 1/2 way while Ladies dance LH across 1/2 way & face out to partner
Reel
- 1-16
- All turn partners RH (4 bars) into double reels of 4
- 17-32
- All dance full Schiehallion Reel
- 33-40
- All Men dance RSh round partner & dance LH across to places
