Dance The Saint John River 5829
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Prudence Edwards (1966)
- Intensity
- 8000 8202 8888 8556 = 59% (1 turn), 59% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Arches (ARCHES)
- Dance down and up (DWNUP)
- Back to Back (BKTOBK)
- Steps
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- Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Saint John River | Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen | Scottish Dance Time Vol 5 | LP | 7 | S32 4 | 4:16 | 64.0 | |
| The Saint John River | Hanneke Cassel & Dave Wiesler | Many Happy Returns | CD | 5 | S32 4 | 4:38 | 69.5 | |
| The Saint John River | David South and his Scottish Dance Band | The Southern Touch | CD | 8 | S32 4 | 4:11 | 62.8 | |
| Saint John River | The Music Makars | Catch the Wind | CD | 3 | S32 4 | 4:14 | 63.5 | |
| Saint John River | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Country Dancing Volume 3 (Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 3) | CD | 17 | S32 4 | 4:29 | 67.2 |
The Saint John River 4/4L · S32
- 1–
- 1W (1M following) cast off 1 place, cross to M side, cast off 1 pl, cross to W side, cast off 1 pl, cross to below 4M place opposite side (the meandering brook)
- 9–
- 1c dance (NHJ) up under arch by 4c {2}, 1½ BH turn {4}, dance up under arch by 2c to own places {2} (bridges and pools)
- 17–
- 1c lead down the middle, as 2c+3c+4c dance up the sides and follow ; 4C casts from the top as the others lead up and cast, 1c casting too (1,2,3,4) (inverting waterfalls on the tidal lower river).
- 25–
- 1c+2c+3c+4c dance BtoB ; 1M+2M & 1W+2W turn RH ½ {1}, 1M+3M & 1W+3W turn LH ½ {1}, 1M+4M & 1W+4W turn RH ½ {2} (river meets the sea)
The Saint John River 4/4L · S32
- 1-4
- 1L followed by partner casts 1 place, crosses, casts down behind 3rd Man
- 5-8
- 1L followed by partner crosses, casts behind 4th Lady & 1L crosses to 4th place opposite sides
- 9-16
- 1s dance up 1 place under 4s arch (2 bars), turn 2H 1.1/2 times (4 bars), dance up under 2s arch to original places
- 17-20
- 1s followed by 2s+3s+4s lead down the middle (2s, 3s & 4s dance up sides to start)
- 21-24
- When 4s meet at top they touch hands & then 4s followed by 3s, 2s & 1s cast back to places
- 25-32
- All dance DoSiDo with partners, 1s change places on sides with 2s RH, with 3s LH & 4s with RH
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