Dance Passing The Porter 5174
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- John Wood (1993)
- Intensity
- 880/800/844/888 = 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set and Rotate (SETROT;2C;)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Hands round - 4 - half (HR;4P;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Extra Info
- For Brenda Porter on the occasion of attaining her Preliminary Teacher’s Certificate.
For Brenda Porter on the occasion of attaining her Preliminary Teacher’s Certificate.
Passing The Porter 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 2C Set&Rotate (2,1,3)
- 9–
- 1c pass P RSh, dance RSh round 1cnrs into facing lines3 across ; pass P LSh, dance LSh round 3cnrs to 2pl (2,1,3)
- 17–
- ½ Reel4 on 1diag, 1c pass P LSh to face 2cnrs ; ½ Reel4 on 2diag (3x,1x,2x)
- 25–
- All turn P RH flowing into ; Circle6 L ½ (2,1,3)
Deviser’s Note:
1st couple, who have just finished their second time through, cast to the bottom of the set on bars 1 and 2, as the new 1st and 2nd couples start the dance.
Passing The Porter 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
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1s+2s Set & Rotate:
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Set, rotate singly & dance on 1 place clockwise, change places RH on sides & dance on 1 place to own sides (1s in 2nd place)
- 9-16
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1s cross, pass RSh & cast to their right; 1s cross up/down, pass LSh & cast to their left to end in 2nd place own side
- 17-24
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1s pass LSh to dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 1st corners; 1s pass LSh to dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 2nd corners. 1s end in 2nd place opp sides. (3) (1) (2)
- 25-32
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3s+1s+2s turn partner RH flowing into 6H 1/2 round to left. End 2 1 3
