Dance The Black Dance 541

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)

Devised by

David Rutherford (1772)

Intensity

800 602 808 602 = 41% (1 turn), 31% (whole dance)

Formations

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Recommended Music

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
The Black Dance	Jimmy Shand and his Band	The Legendary Jimmy Shand	CD	11	R32 8	4:18	32.2
The Black Dance	Jimmy Shand and his Band	Jigtime	LP	8	R32 8	4:18	32.2
The Black Dance	Jimmy Shand and his Band	The Legendary Jimmy Shand	LP+	13	R32 8	4:18	32.2
Black Dance	Bobby MacLeod and his Band	Scotland Dances	LP	12	R32 6	0:00	0.0
The Black Dance	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 12.	LP+	10	R32 4	2:25	36.2
The Black Dance	Nancy Dickson	Looking For a Partner	LP	8	R32 8	4:26	33.2
The Black Dance	Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Dance Frolic	CD	3	R32 8	4:33	34.1
The Black Dance	Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band	Ian Reid and his Scottish Dance Band	LP	9	R32 8	4:33	34.1
The Black Dance	George B Stirrat	Seven Favourite Dances #4	CD+	1	R32 8	0:00	0.0
Black Dance	Bill Douglas and his Scottish Dance Band	Lilt O' Scotland	CD	9	R32 4	2:22	35.5
The Black Dance	Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent	Book 12.	CD	10	R32 8	4:39	34.9
The Black Dance	Marian Anderson and her Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 12	CD	2	R32 8	4:45	35.6
The Black Dance	George Stirrat and his Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Accordion Favourites	CD	1	R32 8	4:34	34.2
The Black Dance	Jimmy Shand and his Band	King of the Button Box Vol 2	CD	19	R32 6	3:16	32.7
The Black Dance	George B Stirrat	Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 3	CD	4	R32 8	4:33	34.1

1–: 1c turn RH ; LH
9–: 1M leads 1W to just below 3W, he brings back 3W
17–: 1M+3W & 1W+3M turn RH ; LH
25–: 1M leads 3W back to place {3}, leads back his P | 1c cast to 2pl (2c up).

E-cribs

1-8: 1s turn RH & LH
9-16: 1s lead down to just below 3rd place, 1M leaves partner in 3L’s place & leads 3L up to 1L’s place
17-24: 1M+3L turn RH & LH while 3M+1L do likewise
25-32: 1M leads 3L down to just below 3L’s place & leads partner up to top place & both cast to 2nd place own side

MiniCribs

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"The Black Dance" is a 32 bar reel …

Added on: 2018-10-02 (YouTube Automatic Downloader)
Quality: Animation

Name	Date	Owner	Last changed
Fleet 2017-12-02 Autumn Apprentices' Dance	2017-12-02	David McQuillan	July 29, 2017, 10:34 p.m.
Canterbury Region Social Dance 2013		Amy Nicholls	April 19, 2013, 12:17 a.m.
Middletown CT Tea Dance 4/10/19	2019-04-10	Barbra Link	March 23, 2019, 3:51 p.m.
New Hampshire Highlands Friday Dance 2016		Sue Ronald	Aug. 16, 2016, 9:14 p.m.
Bonn 2016-10-31_Halloween Special	2016-10-31	Eva-Maria Beckmann	Oct. 23, 2016, 7:50 p.m.
RSCDS Twin Cities Autumn Social Dance 2022	2022-10-31	Lara Friedman-Shedlov	Oct. 21, 2022, 9:03 p.m.
2019 Hunter Valley Welcome Easy Dance Social	2019-03-30	Arthur Kingsland	Dec. 1, 2018, 12:59 a.m.
GUSCDC Spring Ball	2024-03-09	Harriet Odone	Feb. 13, 2024, 11:05 p.m.
RSCDS Book 12		Ward Fleri	Oct. 12, 2021, 9:37 p.m.

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