Dance The Colonel is a Lady 7652
Jig · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1988)
- Intensity
- 808/888/888/888/880 = 65% (whole dance)
- Formations
-
- Chase (CHASE)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Petronella - half (8 bars) (PET;HALF;)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Figure of Eight - double - half (FIG8;2C;HALF;)
- Steps
-
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- This dance was written as a reel but was later changed to jig time.
Susi Mayr posted in https://www.strathspey.org/lists/strathspey@strathspey.org/t/43426/
Here’s …
This dance was written as a reel but was later changed to jig time.
Susi Mayr posted in https://www.strathspey.org/lists/strathspey@strathspey.org/t/43426/
Here’s some additional information from Atsuko Clement:
“At the time of Muriel’s retiral during Summer School, Bill made up a tune in jig time for her. At the same time John made a dance in reel time for her. Then both discovered that each made up a dance or tune. So, they agreed to match up the dance and tune. Hence the original of dance was a reel, but now it is a jig.”
Susi
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Colonel is a Lady | Bill Clement | Piper's Choice | CD | 15 | J40 8 | 5:57 | 35.7 |
The Colonel is a Lady 3/4L · J40
Crib writing in progress
- 1–
- 1c+3c set facing diag. | 1M+3W turn RH ¾, chase 1 place clw and set to each other while{6} 1W+3M cast one place clw and turn the other RH 1¾ and face out (1,2,3)
- 9–
- Rsh Reels3 on the sides, 2c starting in and R (2W up, 2M down) at end 1c+3c face out (1,2,3)
- 17–
- 2c petronella to midline and set while{4} 1c+3c cast to middle and cross, the W passing between the M. The M raises the arm closest to his P, the W the arm furthest from her P, and dances under the joined arms (no turns) ; 2c petronella to 2plx and set while{4} 1c+3c cast to 1plx/3plx and turn P RH ½ to face the other cpl up/down
- 25–
- Circle6 and back (1,2x,3)
- 33–
- 1c+2c set | ¾ DblFig8, 1c crossing down to start (2,1,3)
