Dance The Travelling Dancers 6680
See also: The Travelling Dancers (J64, 4S, Chamoin: Dawning)
Jig · 64 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Carol Smith (1992)
- Intensity
- 8000/8800/8000/8080/8000/8008/8000/8888 = 43% (1 turn), 44% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
- Hands round - 8 (HR;8P;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- “Written for Ruth & Ash Fitchett, loyal and supportive members of the of Wellington SCD Club”. Ruth and Ash are …
“Written for Ruth & Ash Fitchett, loyal and supportive members of the of Wellington SCD Club”. Ruth and Ash are great travellers and have had several trips overseas. As the dance will show, they take off on their own but always return to dance with their friends at the Wellington Club".
The instructions for this dance were first published in “A tribute to Norfolk Island” (1992), and then again (1999) in the booklet accompanying the CD Kardinia Capers. Those both say that on bar 48, at the end of the reel, 1st couple half turn left hand and face up (then change to right hand joined to lead up).
Another version of the instructions instead say that on bar 48 1st couple should pass right shoulder and face up with right hands joined.
Originally both MiniCrib and E-crib followed the first version but are being changed to follow the second version.
The video Video 1 shows several sets, with dancers using each option.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Travelling Dancers | David South and his Scottish Dance Band | Kardinia Capers | CD+ | 11 | J64 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 |
The Travelling Dancers 4/4L · J64
- 1–
- 1W crosses down as 1M crosses over | 1c cast RSh round 2c ; 1c turn LH into line across between 2c facing opposite side
- 9–
- Reel4 across, 2c finish in 1pl, 1c omit last LSh pass to move straight into
- 17–32
- 1c repeat [1–16] with 3c
- 33–48
- 1c repeat [1–16] with 4c, 1c finish passing RSh, 1M curving above 1W, to face up RHJ in centre (2,3,4,1x)
- 49–
- 1c lead to top ; cross and cast off to 4pl (2,3,4,1)
- 57–
- All Circle8 and back (2,3,4,1)
The Travelling Dancers 4/4L · J64
- 1-8
- 1L crosses down & casts up round 2M as 1M dances across & cast down 1 place; 1s turn LH to end between 2s facing opp sides
- 9-16
- 1s+2s dance RSh reel of 4 across & 1s end without passing LSh to…
- 17-32
- 1s repeat bars 1-16 with 3s
- 33-48
- 1s repeat bars 1-16 with 4s, 1L ends in centre (Man’s side) facing up, 1M curves round in front of 1L to Lady’s side, face up & they join RH
- 49-56
- 1s lead up to top, cross & cast on own sides to 4th place
- 57-64
- 2s+3s+4s+1s circle 8H round & back
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Johnsonville SCD Club Tartan Night, NZ, 2016.
Added on: 2019-12-22 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Reasonable
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portadown 2024 | Ruth Clarke | April 18, 2024, 8:31 p.m. | |
| Ballylesson Feb 2024 | 2024-02-16 | Helen McGinley | Jan. 27, 2024, 6:56 p.m. |
