Dance St Andrew's Square 5812
Also known as “Saint Andrew's Square” (spelling).
See also: St Andrews Square (J64, 4S, Sheffield: 140SCDs)
Medley · 96 bars (R32+S32+J32) · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1988)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Promenade single couple(s) (PROM;1C;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
St Andrew's Square 4S · M96
Note there is some doubt about the accuracy of the original instructions (for strathspey bars 13–16).
Reel
- 1–8
- Ladies dance RH across, Men dance LH across back to places
- 9–16
- All pass partners LSh Men into centre LH across while Ladies take RH of next Man (St Andrews Cross), all set, 1/2 turn ‘new’ partners & dance back to places passing own partner RSh
- 17–24
- All pass partners RSh Ladies into RH across while Men take LH of next Lady, all set, 3/4 turn ‘new’ partner & turn own partner RH into prom hold facing anticlockwise
- 25–32
- All Promenade round anticlockwise
Strathspey
- 1–8
- All set to partners & holding RH Men set again as Ladies dance under Mens arm, 1s+3s dance LH across ending in prom hold facing anticlockwise
- 9–12
- 1s+3s promenade 1/2 way while 2s+4s dance RH across to end in prom hold facing clockwise
- 13–16
- 1s+3s set to partners & holding RH Men set again as Ladies dance under Mens arm while 2s+4s promenade clockwise 1/2 way
- 17–20
- 1s+3s promenade anticlockwise 1/2 way & end facing in while 2s+4s dance RH across ending in prom hold facing clockwise
- 21–24
- 1s+3s in prom hold advance & retire while 2s+4s promenade clockwise 1/2 way
- 25–32
- 1s+4s also 3s+2s promenade round each other RSh, 1s+2s also 3s+4s promenade round each other LSh
Jig
- 1–8
- Ladies dance a Figs of 8 round partner & corner (pass LSh round partner)
- 9–16
- Men dance Figs of 8 round partner (pass RSh round partner) & all turn corners LH to face them holding RH
- 17–24
- All set to corners & Men set again while Ladies turn under Mens arms, all advance & retire
- 25–32
- All circle 8H round & back
Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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St Andrew's Day 2020 | 2020-11-30 | John Aitken | Nov. 30, 2020, 4:07 p.m. |
Waltham solo options ASCDS 2023 | John Aitken | Feb. 23, 2023, 10:09 a.m. | |
SJR medleys | Bruce Herbold | Jan. 22, 2022, 4:12 a.m. |