Dance Three's the Charm 6582
Jig · 32 bars · 3 persons · Lines (Progression: 312)
- Devised by
- Martha Morrison Veranth (1989)
- Intensity
- 080/888/484/884 = 71% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Reel of three (REEL;R3;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Retire and advance (RETADV)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Let's All Dance [34]
- Wasatch Mountain Collection [16]
- Extra Info
- This dance was published in two forms, “original” and “variation”. The E-crib, Minicrib, Keith’s diagram and the formation list show …
This dance was published in two forms, “original” and “variation”. The E-crib, Minicrib, Keith’s diagram and the formation list show the “variation”, as that seems to be the more popular version. The “SCDDB Contributed Crib” shows the “original” version, which differs on [1–16].
Three's the Charm lines · J32
“Variation”. Three dancers in line
- 1–
- Centre dancer Rsh Fig8 round partners
- 9–
- Reel3, centre starts Rsh
- 17–
- Centre turns P on R ; turns P on L 1½
- 25–
- Partners chase ½ cclw to change sides ; Partners A&R to each other as Centre R&A.
Three's the Charm lines · J32
“Original Version”. Three dancers in line, A facing B and C
- 1–
- A Rsh Fig8 round B and C (A,B,C)
- 9–
- C Lsh Fig8 round B and A (A,B,C)
- 17–
- A+B turn RH ; B+C turn LH 1½ (A,C,B)
- 25–
- A+B chase half round cclw, now A faces B and C faces across ; A+B A&R while C R&A (B,C,A)
Three's the Charm lines · J32
- 1-8
- Centre person dances Fig of 8, begin by passing end person on right RSh
- 9-16
- Reel of 3, centre person passes end person on right RSh
- 17-24
- Centre person turns end person on right RH then turns person on left 1/2 LH
- 25-28
- End persons change sides, person on right dancing in front of new centre person, and end person on left behind.
- 29-32
- End persons Adv+Ret (towards/away from centre place) while centre person Ret+Adv (up/down)
Note: Original text: 1-8 1 dances Fig 8 round 2 & 3 (RSh to 2) : 9-16 3 dances Fig 8 round 2 & 1 (RSh to 2) : 16-32 As above
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest Local Club 23.05.2017 | 2017-05-23 | lldikó Szakolczai | May 26, 2017, 8:18 a.m. |
| A&P Dances for beginners | Holly Boyd | Sept. 15, 2023, 2:47 a.m. | |
| ZA 2012-05-14 Fish Hoek Dance Class | 2012-05-14 | Heather Hodgson | April 2, 2017, 12:11 p.m. |
| 2019-07-13 Angelbachtal | 2019-07-13 | SchloBDancers Heidelberg | June 17, 2019, 8:38 p.m. |
| Grantham U3A 2023-09-05 | 2023-09-05 | John Aitken | Aug. 31, 2023, 10:41 a.m. |
| Chemnitz_regular | 2021-07-16 | SCD Chemnitz | May 30, 2023, 2 p.m. |
| no hands (minimal hands) | Diana Hastie | March 10, 2020, 10:44 a.m. |
