Forty And Counting
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
FORTY AND COUNTING (R8x40) 3C (4C set) Malcolm Brown Forty and Counting and RSCDS Book 521- 8 1s set, cast (2s step up) and turn 1¼ LH to face 1st corners
9-16 1s dance Chain Progression for 3 couples on the diagonal:
9-10 1s change places RH with 1st corners while 2nd corners chase 1 place clockwise
11-14 1st corners turn 1½ LH in centre while 1s and 2nd corners promenade ½ round (corners on outside)
15-16 2nd corners chase 1 place back to place while 1s change places RH with 1st corners. 1s end facing 4th corners
17-24 1s dance "Hello-Goodbye" setting ending facing 2nd corners
25-32 1s repeat Chain Progression for 3 couples with 2nd corners and end facing 1st corner positions
33-40 1s dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass RSh and dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corners ending in 2nd place own side
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Forty And Counting
40 Bar Reel For 3 Couples In A 4 Couple Set, Devised By Malcolm Brown.
1 - 4 1st couple set, cast off one place, (2nd couple step up on 3 and 4),
5 - 8 1st couple giving left hand turn one and a quarter times to face first corner
9 - 16 1st couple dance a chain progression for three couples with first corners
[2] 1st couple giving right hand to first corners change places while second corners dance one place clockwise
[4] first corners giving left hands turn one and a half times while 1st couple with second corners promenade halfway round (second corners on the outside)
[2] second corners dance on one place to finish in original places while 1st couple giving right hands to first corners change places and finish facing partner's second corner
17 - 24 1st couple set to corners and partner (Hello-Goodbye setting) - finish back to back facing second corners
25 - 32 1st couple dance a chain progression for three couples with second corners
[2] 1st couple giving right hand change places with second corners while first corners dance one place clockwise
[4] second corners giving left hand turn one and a half times while 1st couple with first corners promenade halfway round (first corners on outside)
[2] first corners dance on one place while 1st couple giving right hand change places with second corners and finish facing 1st corner position
33 - 40 [4] 1st couple dance half a reel of four with first corners, pass by the right to face second corner position
[4] 1st couple dance half a reel of four with second corners, and pass by the right to finish in second place on own side
Repeat having passed a couple
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Malcolm Brown)
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Forty And Counting - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction VideoDance Information
This dance was devised for the 40th Anniversary of RSCDS York And North Humberside Branch, in 2015.The chain progression for three couples was originally devised by Tim Wilson, where he referred to it as a promenade (or chaperoned) chain progression.
Tune: Wing Commander Donald Mackenzie's Reel.
(Dance information by the deviser, Malcolm Brown)
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