Dance The Dragon 9204
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1998)
- Intensity
- 811/844/844/844 = 45% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)
- Reel of four - diagonal (REEL;DIAG;R4;)
- Corners Pass and Turn (C-P&T)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Extra Info
- I dreamed up this dance while driving down to Morland (near Penrith in Cumbria) at the end of May for …
I dreamed up this dance while driving down to Morland (near Penrith in Cumbria) at the end of May for the Morland Scottish Dancing Week.
The entry into the reel of four from the left hands across is similar to that in “Dream Maker”.
The “Dragon” in the title could come from my recent trip to Japan, where there are many dragons. There is a famous temple in Kyoto which has a dragon painted on the ceiling. The dragon’s eye is in the middle of the ceiling and, no matter where you stand, the dragon’s eye is always looking at you. I was given a silk kimono bath robe with dragons printed on it. The title could also come from Morland where the landlady of the local hostelry used to be called “The Dragon”. Sadly, the Dragon’s Pub has now been closed, leaving only one
hostelry in the village.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dragon | Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band | Cherry Blossom Time | CD | 3 | R32 8 | 4:41 | 35.1 |
The Dragon 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
- 1s set & cast 1 place, cross passing RSh. 1s turn 1st corner 3/4 RH moving inwards to centre slightly. 1s retain hands with corner for…
- 9-16
- 1s+1st corners dance RH across & LH back, 1s end facing 1st corners
- 17-24
- 1s dance full diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners 1s end facing 4th corner (partner’s 2nd corner)
- 25-32
- 1s dance Corner Pass+Turn with 4th corners & pass RSh to face own 1st corners; dance Corner Pass+Turn with 1st corners & end in 2nd places
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Added on: 2019-10-11 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Reasonable
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldenburg 2015-08-17 | 2015-08-17 | Martin McWilliam | Aug. 24, 2015, 5:57 p.m. |
| The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2022-01-30 | 2022-01-30 | Amanda Peart | Feb. 8, 2022, 5:43 p.m. |
| Richard and Katharine 2023 | 2023-07-13 | Richard Stamper | July 6, 2023, 8:51 p.m. |
| Oxford Social Dancing 230713 | 2023-07-13 | Christine Jeffery | July 15, 2023, 7:43 p.m. |
| Class 1-16-18 | 2018-01-16 | Sarah Harriman | Jan. 30, 2018, 9:41 p.m. |
| Abingdon Class 5 September 2022 | 2022-09-05 | Sandra McLevy | Sept. 5, 2022, 11:54 p.m. |
| 2019-02-04 Nürnberg | 2019-02-08 | Jürgen Wagner | Feb. 8, 2019, 8:09 p.m. |
| ZA 2024-03-18 RSCDS St Patrick's Day Social | 2024-03-06 | Heather Hodgson | March 13, 2024, 2:13 p.m. |
| 2018-10-29 Nürnberg | 2018-10-29 | Jürgen Wagner | Oct. 29, 2018, 10:16 p.m. |
| Abingdon Class 25 April 2022 | 2022-04-25 | Sandra McLevy | April 25, 2022, 11:50 p.m. |
| Abingdon Class 26 September 2022 | 2022-09-26 | Sandra McLevy | Sept. 26, 2022, 11:44 p.m. |
| Abingdon Class 3 October 2022 | 2022-10-03 | Sandra McLevy | Oct. 3, 2022, 11:49 p.m. |
| Abingdon Class 7 November 2022 | 2022-11-07 | Sandra McLevy | Nov. 7, 2022, 11:42 p.m. |
| RSCDS Richmond (N. Yorks) February social 2024 | 2024-02-02 | Louise Macdougall | Jan. 23, 2024, 5:13 p.m. |
| Branch Social - 2024-03-16 | 2024-03-16 | Lydia Hedge | March 15, 2024, 9:15 p.m. |
| Cologne Ball 2015 - There and Back Again (Hobbit) | 2015-09-26 | Anja Breest | Sept. 30, 2015, 3:35 p.m. |
| Abingdon 70th Anniversary and Harwell Ball | 2022-12-03 | Sandra McLevy | Nov. 15, 2022, 12:04 a.m. |
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