Dance The Calm Before the Storm 954
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Iain Boyd
- Intensity
- 800 880 800 880 = 50% (1 turn), 37% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - on side (FIG8;1C;SIDE;)
- Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)
- Set and Rotate (SETROT;2C;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- The Kilmarnock Album [11]
- Recommended Music
The Calm Before the Storm 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1W, 1M following, Fig8 round 3M+2M (Lsh to 3M), to own places
- 9–
- 1c+2c RHA ; LHA
- 17–
- 1M, 1W following, Fig8 round 3W+2W (Rsh to 3W), to own places
- 25–
- 1c+2c Set&Rotate (= set diagonally | cast 1 place clw ; change place RH with P | chase 1 place clw) (2,1,3)
The Calm Before the Storm 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
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1L followed by partner dances a Fig of 8 round 2M+3M (LSh to 3M to start)
- 9-16
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1s+2s dance RH across & LH back
- 17-24
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1M followed by partner dances a Fig of 8 round 2L+3L (RSh to 3L to start)
- 25-32
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1s+2s Set & Rotate :
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Set (facing diagonally opp dancer), rotate singly & dance on 1 place clockwise, change places RH on sides & dance on 1 place to own sides (1s in 2nd pl)
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY Branch October 8th 2020 | 2020-10-08 | Sue Ronald | Oct. 5, 2020, 6:03 p.m. |
| HHK May 21. Full evening programme | 2019-05-21 | Sue Ronald | May 20, 2019, 2:53 p.m. |
| 191216 The More Unusual Dance Club | 2019-12-16 | Peter Dixon | Nov. 25, 2019, 5:49 p.m. |
| New York branch 2019-07-25 | 2019-07-25 | Wang _ | July 19, 2019, 6:52 a.m. |
| GASP - NOV 07 2014 | 2014-11-07 | John Bottriell | March 1, 2017, 1:20 a.m. |
| Ottawa Ball - 2014 | 2014-04-19 | John Bottriell | March 1, 2017, 1:19 a.m. |
| Spring Course Schlüchtern - Freitagabend | 2022-03-11 | Eva-Maria Beckmann | March 11, 2022, 11:07 p.m. |
| Ho-Ho-Kus SCD class December 13th 2016 | Sue Ronald | Dec. 11, 2016, 4:38 p.m. | |
| Chiswick - 3 March 2019 (orig) | 2019-03-03 | James Wilson | March 5, 2019, 7:29 p.m. |
| Skua Dubh 22 Aug 2022 | 2022-08-22 | Joana Stausberg | Aug. 21, 2022, 1:02 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2013-04-08 | 2013-04-08 | Sir Toby | April 9, 2013, 9:30 a.m. |
| Chiswick - 3 March 2019 | 2019-03-03 | James Wilson | March 5, 2019, 7:34 p.m. |
| HHK Experienced 15 February 2022 | Elizabeth Buonomo | Feb. 10, 2022, 2:47 a.m. | |
| Boston - CC - 2019 07 29 | 2019-07-29 | Katarina Dutton | July 27, 2019, 3:45 a.m. |
| RSCDS Ottawa Branch March 17 2017 Social | 2017-03-17 | John Bottriell | Feb. 20, 2017, 2:24 a.m. |
| HHK July 24, 2019 | Elizabeth Buonomo | July 22, 2019, 12:23 a.m. | |
| GASP -November 30 2018 - George Taillefer | 2018-11-30 | John Bottriell | Oct. 16, 2018, 4:14 a.m. |
| Oldenburg 2021-11-15 | 2021-11-15 | Sir Toby | Nov. 16, 2021, 10:51 a.m. |
| HHK 2019.09.10 | 2019-09-10 | Keira Hartstein | Sept. 9, 2019, 12:12 a.m. |
| Stoney Lake Ball 2024 | 2025-05-25 | Alexander Jeffries | Feb. 9, 2024, 4:27 p.m. |
| HHK 31 Aug 2021 | 2021-08-31 | Sue Ronald | Aug. 26, 2021, 4:55 p.m. |
| New York branch 2019-09-12 | 2019-09-12 | Wang _ | Sept. 2, 2019, 4:59 a.m. |
| RSCDS New York Branch Basic Class May 23 2019 | 2019-05-23 | Sue Ronald | May 21, 2019, 7:11 p.m. |
| Scotia Summer Dancing 8/19 | Mary Gray | June 21, 2019, 10:10 p.m. | |
| HHK Experienced 08 February 2022 | Elizabeth Buonomo | Feb. 5, 2022, 4:17 p.m. | |
| RSCDS New York Branch Classes 12/15/2016 | 2016-12-15 | Ellen Sears | Dec. 13, 2016, 4:32 p.m. |
| Seaforth 2024-03-27 | 2024-03-27 | Lydia Hedge | April 4, 2024, 12:25 a.m. |
| Westchester 11 September 2019 | 2019-09-11 | Deborah Leary | Sept. 9, 2019, 9:35 a.m. |
| Scotia Dancers Monday December 12th 2016 | Sue Ronald | Dec. 11, 2016, 12:39 a.m. | |
| Chemnitz 2015-11-07 | 2015-11-07 | Sir Toby | Oct. 28, 2015, 11:11 a.m. |
| Shupashkar - 2021 | 2021-01-30 | Ussurey Dancer | Jan. 20, 2021, 4:16 p.m. |
| HoHoKus 5 July | 2016-07-05 | Deborah Leary | July 4, 2016, 2:37 p.m. |
| Delaware Valley RSCDS Hogamany 1992 - 1993 | 1992-12-31 | Andy Peterson | Jan. 6, 2018, 10:04 p.m. |
| Waltham 2023-11-16 | 2023-11-16 | Sue Ronald | Nov. 11, 2023, 1:54 p.m. |
| 2017 Ottawa Branch Annual Ball | 2017-04-22 | John Bottriell | March 22, 2017, 3:41 a.m. |
| Kazan - Oct. 2020 | Ussurey Dancer | Oct. 1, 2020, 9:26 a.m. | |
| Kazan Ball | 2020-10-17 | Evgeny Salmin | Sept. 30, 2020, 6:31 p.m. |
| Skua Dubh Tanzen nach den Ferien | 2022-08-15 | Joana Stausberg | Aug. 14, 2022, 10:21 p.m. |
| WSCDS 2016 Hogmanay Program (Westchester County, NY) | 2016-12-31 | Robert Miller | Nov. 17, 2016, 11:24 p.m. |
| Scotia Summer dancing 5th Aug 2019 | 2019-08-05 | Xiaowen Yu | Aug. 2, 2019, 5:10 a.m. |
| Alpine Boat Basin 2019 | Elizabeth Buonomo | March 11, 2019, 1:39 a.m. | |
| RSCDS New York Branch Experienced Class March 14 2019 | 2019-03-14 | Sue Ronald | March 11, 2019, 9:10 p.m. |
| RSCDS New York Branch Basic Class May 23 2019 | 2019-05-23 | Sue Ronald | May 21, 2019, 7:11 p.m. |
| Delaware Valley RSCDS Hogmanay - 2007-2008 | 2007-12-31 | Andy Peterson | March 31, 2018, 6:53 p.m. |
| RSCDS New York Branch Basic Class March 14 2019 | 2019-03-14 | Sue Ronald | March 11, 2019, 9 p.m. |
| RSCDS Ottawa Branch November Social 2018 | 2018-11-16 | Jody Kulas | Oct. 15, 2018, 6:48 p.m. |
| RSCDS Ottwa Branch November 16 2018 Social | 2018-11-16 | John Bottriell | Oct. 8, 2018, 11:21 p.m. |
| GUSCDC Spring Ball 2022 | 2022-03-05 | Shona Holmes | March 5, 2022, 12:25 a.m. |
| CGB AGM - Friday night 2022 | 2022-09-02 | Eva-Maria Beckmann | July 7, 2022, 9:23 a.m. |
| HHK 2019 Series 1 | Keira Hartstein | Oct. 27, 2019, 6:16 p.m. | |
| Chemnitz_regular | 2021-07-16 | SCD Chemnitz | May 30, 2023, 2 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2014-10-04 Mascha & Markus | 2014-10-04 | Martin McWilliam | Oct. 3, 2014, 8:12 p.m. |
| 9.SCD Weekend Chemnitz Social | 2019-11-09 | SCD Chemnitz | Oct. 6, 2019, 9:05 p.m. |
| Ross Day of Dance 2021 | 2021-04-17 | Sarah Lewis | Feb. 9, 2021, 8:13 a.m. |
| 20220331 - Falkirk Shared Class | 2022-03-31 | Zsofia Jozsef | Jan. 29, 2022, 11:47 p.m. |
| NY Branch Basic Class Feb-June 2019 | Sue Ronald | June 22, 2019, 12:24 p.m. | |
| Chemnitz_Tuesday | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:25 p.m. | |
| Chemnitz_Friday | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m. |
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