Dance Take Five 8987
Jig · 32 bars · 5 persons · Square (Progression: 25413)
- Devised by
- Martha Morrison Veranth (1999)
- Intensity
- 00008/08088/40408/88488 = 52% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Reel of three (REEL;R3;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Extra Info
- The dance was devised by Martha Morrison Veranth as a variation on her dance “Three’s the Charm”.
The dance was devised by Martha Morrison Veranth as a variation on her dance “Three’s the Charm”.
Take Five 5pS · J32
Four dancers stand in a square, ‘1’ at the top, ‘5’ in the middle facing ’1’.
- 1–
- ‘5’ Rsh Fig8 round ‘1’ and ‘3’
- 9–
- ‘5’ Reel3 across with ‘4’ + ‘2’, Lsh to ‘4’
- 17–
- ‘5’ turn ‘1’ RH ; ‘5’ turn ‘3’ LH 1½ putting ‘3’ into the middle
- 25–
- ‘3’ sets alone while{4} the “outsides” chase 1 place cclw and set facing in; “outsides” advance to centre and retire (2,5,4,1,3)
Take Five 5pS · J32
5 person square set: 1 at top, 5 in middle facing 1
` ····3
` 2··5··4
` ····1
` ·TOP
- 1-8
- 5 dances Fig 8 round 1 & 3 passing 1 RSh to start
- 9-16
- 2+5+4 dance LSh reel of 3 across, 5 passing 4 LSh to start
- 17-24
- 5+1 turn RH (4 bars); 5+3 turn 1.1/2 LH (3 now in middle)
- 25-32
- 3 sets while 4+1+2+5 chase 1 place anticlockwise, face in & set; 3 stands while 2+5+4+1 Adv+Ret. End 2 5 4 1 3
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Added on: 2014-06-25 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Reasonable
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-07 Nürnberg | 2019-01-08 | Jürgen Wagner | Jan. 8, 2019, 3:49 p.m. |
| 2018-12-03 Nürnberg | 2018-12-03 | Annette Lotz | Dec. 9, 2018, 2:49 p.m. |
| Berkhamsted LEX Dance | 2015-12-04 | Jane Rose | Aug. 31, 2015, 5:37 p.m. |
| Nbg Advanced (2016-03-20) | 2016-03-20 | Roland Ritthaler | March 21, 2016, 10:52 a.m. |
| GB Class 2/7/24 | 2024-02-07 | Ted Randolph | Feb. 7, 2024, 10:49 p.m. |
| English Speaking Union | 2018-12-07 | Lawrence Miller | Nov. 24, 2018, 8:03 p.m. |
| 5-Person Dances | David Wasson | Aug. 16, 2022, 7:02 p.m. | |
| TS Scottish Country Dancers Annual Dance 2020 - 2020.4.29 | 2020-04-29 | Tom Toriyama | Nov. 10, 2019, 8:35 a.m. |
| Bologna 19 Dec 2015 | 2015-11-02 | Odile Paraire | Nov. 3, 2015, 10:52 a.m. |
| Hvar Sep 10 2023 | 2023-09-10 | Zdravko Podolski | Sept. 17, 2023, 3:16 p.m. |
| Easy Five person dances | Zdravko Podolski | Sept. 10, 2023, 1:06 p.m. | |
| SF Hildesheim 2-6-7 etc. Paare | Cord Walter | May 21, 2023, 10:04 p.m. |
