Dance Ship o' Grace 6052
Also known as “Ship O' Grace” (spelling).
Strathspey · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Jean McAdam (1955)
- Intensity
- 8000 8888 8888 8224 8008 = 57% (1 turn), 57% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
- Hands across - 4 - with setting (HX;4P;SET;)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
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- Lifeboat Dances [2]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [163] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [175] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [147] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [138] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Symbolic meaning (from the original description)
1 - 8 The lifeboat is launched. 9 - 16 Rescue equipment … 17 …
Symbolic meaning (from the original description)
1 - 8 The lifeboat is launched. 9 - 16 Rescue equipment … 17 - 24 The wheel. 25 - 30 Over the waves to the boat in distress. 31 - 32 The knot between the two boats is tied. 33 - 40 Back to safety towing the rescued boat.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ship of Grace | Rob Gordon and his Band | I Love Scotland | LP | 3 | S40 | 0:00 | 0 | |
| Ship O' Grace | Ian Holmes and his Scottish Dance Band with Ian Powrie | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 4 | CD | 6 | S40 4 | 4:52 | 58.4 | |
| Ship of Grace | Frank Reid and his Band | Something Else | LP+ | 3 | S40 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | |
| Ship O' Grace | Peter Elmes' Scottish Country Dance Band | Live at Opotiki, Music for a Whale of a Time | CD | 14 | S40 4 | 4:55 | 59.0 | |
| Ship o' Grace | David South and his Scottish Dance Band | To the Laird | CD | 19 | S40 4 | 5:09 | 61.8 |
Ship o' Grace 4/4L · S40
- 1–
- 1c lead down to bottom ; cast up outside to top.
- 9–
- G-Chain (1c&4c start across)
- 17–
- 1c+2c & 3c+4c set | ½RHA ; set | ½LHA, end 1c. facing down and others facing up, all NHJ
- 25–
- (“authentic version”: Over the Waves) 1c making an arch change places with 2c | repeat with 3c ; and with 4c | 4c+1c turn P LH, 4c finish facing down
- 25–
- (“popular version”: Over The Waves-Zig-Zag setting) 1c+2c NHJ set advancing, passing to exchanged places, 1c+3c repeat ; 1c+4c repeat (to 2341), 4c+1c turn P LH, 4c finish facing down
- 33–
- 1c lead up the centre followed by 4c (start down) ; divide at the top & cast to bottom (2,3,4,1)
Ship o' Grace 4/4L · S40
- 1-8
- 1s dance down the middle & back up on own sides
- 9-16
- All dance a Grand Chain
- 17-24
- 1s+2s & 3s+4s set & dance RH across 1/2 way, set & dance LH across back to places, 1s facing down, 2s+3s+4s face up
Authentic version
- 25-32
- 1s make arch & dance down 1 place 2s dance under & up, repeat with 3s then 4s then 4s+1s turn LH
- 33-40
- 1s & 4s lead up to top, 1s casting to 4th place & 4s casting to 3rd place
Popular variation
- 25-32
- 1s dance set advancing to right & in to 2nd place as 2s dance out to their right & up to 1st place, repeat with 3s then 4s, all turn RH
- 33-40
- 1s lead up to top followed by 4s+3s+2s (who start by dancing down to follow 1s) & cast back to places. 2 3 4 1
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Added on: 2023-07-23 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkhamsted Club night | 2023-02-21 | Ken Martlew | Feb. 20, 2023, 1:51 p.m. |
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2021-08-29 | 2021-08-29 | Amanda Peart | Sept. 5, 2021, 8:06 p.m. |
| ZA 2017-09-30 Somerset West 60th Birthday Celebration | 2017-09-30 | Heather Hodgson | Sept. 28, 2017, 8:27 a.m. |
| Marlow 2013-06-01 Spring Dance 2013 | 2013-06-01 | David McQuillan | April 28, 2013, 2:34 a.m. |
| Berkhamsted Tuesday Spring Dance Practice | 2023-05-09 | Ken Martlew | May 7, 2023, 12:22 p.m. |
| ZA 2013-09-30 Fish Hoek NSRI Charity Dance: Stripes or Plaid | 2013-09-30 | Heather Hodgson | Sept. 30, 2013, 2:07 p.m. |
| San Francisco 1964 Scottish Ball | 1964-09-04 | Andy Peterson | Feb. 10, 2019, 12:49 a.m. |
| Last (dance before) Christmas Hannover 2018-12-18 | 2018-12-18 | Cord Walter | Dec. 15, 2023, 10:11 p.m. |
| San Francisco 1968 Valentine Ball | 1968-02-10 | Andy Peterson | Feb. 11, 2019, 3:33 a.m. |
| ZA 2019-07-29 Fish Hoek Dance Class | 2019-07-29 | Heather Hodgson | Aug. 5, 2019, 11:40 a.m. |
| ZA 2011-01-24 Fish Hoek Burns Night Dance Class | 2011-01-24 | Heather Hodgson | April 2, 2017, 12:57 p.m. |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2019-02-25 | 2019-02-25 | Cord Walter | Feb. 25, 2019, 10:47 p.m. |
| San Francisco / Los Angeles Joint 1965 Weekend Formal Ball | 1965-04-24 | Andy Peterson | Feb. 10, 2019, 12:57 a.m. |
| ZA 2019-03-18 Fish Hoek St Patrick's Dance Class | 2019-03-18 | Heather Hodgson | March 11, 2019, 11:36 a.m. |
| ZA 2019-03-25 Fish Hoek Dance Class | 2019-03-25 | Heather Hodgson | March 26, 2019, 10:44 a.m. |
| Tenbury December | 2023-12-31 | FRAN SMITH | Jan. 30, 2024, 4:35 p.m. |
| Last (dance before) Christmas Hannover 2019-12-17 | 2019-12-17 | Cord Walter | Dec. 15, 2023, 10:11 p.m. |
| ZA 2019-11-09 Somerset West 62nd Birthday party / Closure party | 2019-11-09 | Heather Hodgson | Nov. 5, 2019, 1:02 p.m. |
| Hertsmere & Tally Ho Reel Club 27 Apr | 2024-04-27 | Julie Henderson | Feb. 28, 2024, 9:38 p.m. |
| ZA 2019-02-18 Fish Hoek Dance Class | 2019-02-18 | Heather Hodgson | Feb. 25, 2019, 6:39 a.m. |
| Berkhamsted Spring Dance | 2023-05-13 | Ken Martlew | Feb. 24, 2023, 1:43 p.m. |
| ZA 2019-09-02 Fish Hoek Dance Class | 2019-09-02 | Heather Hodgson | Sept. 4, 2019, 3:44 p.m. |
| ZA 2019-03-11 Fish Hoek Dance Class | 2019-03-11 | Heather Hodgson | March 13, 2019, 5:02 p.m. |
| Richmond Caledonian 29th January | 2020-01-29 | Annette Hughes | Jan. 4, 2020, 1:14 p.m. |
| Berkhamsted Tuesday 25/04/23 | 2023-04-25 | Stephen Webb | April 21, 2023, 2:59 p.m. |
| LHC Summer Ball Pont Street 2017/06/03 | 2017-06-03 | alan poh | June 3, 2017, 12:27 a.m. |
| ZA 2019-09-16 Fish Hoek Sunflower Day Dance | 2019-09-16 | Heather Hodgson | Sept. 9, 2019, 12:46 p.m. |
| ZA 2019-07-27 RSCDS Cape Town No Walk No Talk Evening XII | 2019-07-27 | Heather Hodgson | July 14, 2019, 4:23 p.m. |
| ZA 2019-04-13 RSCDS Cape Town No Walk No Talk Evening XI | 2019-04-13 | Heather Hodgson | March 29, 2019, 3:32 p.m. |
| ZA 2019-04-13 RSCDS Cape Town No Walk No Talk Evening XI (A-Z order) | 2019-04-13 | Heather Hodgson | March 29, 2019, 2:40 p.m. |
| 2018 SEHSCDS Presidents Night | 2018-02-09 | Dance ForFun | Feb. 19, 2018, 10:28 a.m. |
| ZA 2019-10-05 RSCDS Cape Town No Walk No Talk Evening XIII | 2019-10-05 | Heather Hodgson | Nov. 25, 2019, 12:22 p.m. |
| Lucy Clark Spring Social Dance - Thursday 15 February 2018 | Jan Collings | Jan. 12, 2018, 6:49 p.m. | |
| 2024 Hunter Valley Branch Ball | 2024-09-21 | Arthur Kingsland | March 2, 2024, 1:17 p.m. |
| Long List of Strathspeys | Malcolm Austen | April 7, 2024, 9:46 p.m. | |
| Barn Dance 1 | 2023-06-26 | George Hobson | June 26, 2023, 8:42 p.m. |
| 1968 RSCDS SF Masked Ball | 1968-10-25 | Andy Peterson | March 2, 2024, 8:32 p.m. |
| Combined Societies Dance | 2018-03-24 | Simon Stewart | Feb. 17, 2018, 1:34 p.m. |
| 1967 RSCDS SF Autumn Scottish Country Dance | 1967-09-01 | Andy Peterson | Dec. 27, 2020, 2:33 a.m. |
| San Francisco 1970 Valentine Ball | 1970-02-07 | Andy Peterson | Feb. 11, 2019, 3:34 a.m. |
| Nantwich Bank of Demo Dances | Christine Grove | Dec. 21, 2014, 11:06 p.m. | |
| ZA 2019-03-27 Lynfrae Dance Class (Options for teaching) | 2019-03-27 | Heather Hodgson | March 27, 2019, 6:49 a.m. |
| Christmas Hannover 2023-12-19 (Vorauswahl) | 2023-12-19 | Cord Walter | Dec. 19, 2023, 10:40 p.m. |
| SCD Ceilidh Hannover / Hildesheim 2019-02-02 (Vorauswahl) | 2019-02-02 | Cord Walter | Jan. 31, 2019, 9:44 p.m. |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2018 | 2018-01-01 | Cord Walter | Nov. 13, 2023, 5:50 p.m. |
| ZA 2015 CelticCritters Examples for Cribs Diagrams Workshop | Heather Hodgson | Oct. 16, 2015, 1:48 p.m. | |
| SF Hildesheim 4 Paare | Cord Walter | Sept. 25, 2023, 9:48 p.m. |
