Dance The Peterhead Express 5236
Jig · 64 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 3142)
- Devised by
- Andrew Paterson (1983)
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/8888/8888/8888/0880/2882/8888 = 87% (1 turn), 89% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Reel of four - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R4;SIDE;)
- Balance with Corners (BALNCE;CRNRS;)
- Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)
- Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
-
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
-
- Salute To Bath [17]
- Recommended Music
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Peterhead Express | The Craigellachie Band | Encore | LP+ | 10 | J64 4 | 4:23 | 32.9 |
The Peterhead Express 4/4L · J64
- 1–
- All A&R, cross Rsh, M making arches
- 9–
- All chase clw to own sides ; ½ Rsh Reel4 (1,2,3,4)
- 17–
- All A&R, cross Lsh, M making arches
- 25–
- All chase cclw to own sides ; ½ Rsh Reel4, 2c&3c don’t pass but form “star”, LHJ in middle and RHJ with end dancer
- 33–
- All set “in star” | turn RH ½ to bring ends into middle ; set “in star” ; Turn ½ RH to take ends out
- 41–
- 3c+2c LHA ; RHA to face out through the sides (1,3,2,4)
- 49–
- 3c+2c cast round cnrs and dance in through ends NHJ ; 3c set to 2c | set to P (end couples step in)
- 57–
- 1c+3c & 2c+4c Poussette (3,1,4,2)
The Peterhead Express 4/4L · J64
- 1-8
- All Adv+Ret, cross passing partner RSh with Men making arches & end facing clockwise
- 9-16
- All chase 1/2 way to own sides & dance 1/2 reels of 4 on sides
- 17-32
- Repeat bars 1-16 but passing LSh & chasing anticlockwise & dancing 1/2 reel of 4 on own sides note: 3s+2s do not end passing LSh but join LH in centre with 1s & 4s on their RH forming a St Andrew’s cross
- 33-40
- All set, change places RH with corners, set & change places again RH with corners
- 41-48
- 3s+2s dance LH across & RH across
- 49-56
- 3s & 2s cast up/down, lead down/up to meet in centre & set to other couple, 3s+2s set to partners while 1s+4s set advancing to partners for …
- 57-64
- 1s+3s also 2s+4s dance Poussette to end 3 1 4 2
