The Dance Dviser's Numberplate
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THE DANCE DVISER'S NUMBERPLATE (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Gaye Collin, 20251- 8 1s nearer hands joined dance down the middle and cast up round 3s (2s step up); 1s turn LH finish BtoB in middle facing opposite sides as in Double Triangles
9-16 1s set to corners, 1s set on the spot pulling back RSh to finish again BtoB in the centre, 1L facing 2s and 1M facing 3s. 1s set again (Double Triangles). 1s ¾ turn person on their right to finish in 2nd place (1L facing down, 1M facing up)
17-24 3s+1s+2s dance ½ LSh reels of 3 on the sides to flow into ½ RSh reels of 3 across. All finish on opposite sides. (3)(1)(2)
25-32 All turn RH, all chase clockwise ½ way round the set. 213
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
The Dance Dviser's Numberplate (J8x32) 32 bar Jig for 3C in a 4C set, Gaye Collin
1- 8 1C with nearer hands joined dance down the middle and cast up round 3C, then turn LH in the middle, dropping hands on bar 7 to slip in back-to-back, to face opposite sides, taking hands with corners (as in double triangles).
9-16 1C set to corners who set back (2 bars) then 1C turn on the spot, pulling back RS to finish again back-to-back in the centre (2 bars), but this time 1W facing up 1M facing down, taking hands again 1W with 2C, 1M with 3C. 1C set again, 2+3Cs setting back, 1C turn the person on their right to finish in 2nd place 1W facing down 1M facing up.
(2W+3M maintain the curve to dance into...)
17-24 2+1+3Cs ½ LS reel of 3 on the side, supporting couples curving to face across the set ready, to flow into a ½ RS reel of 3 across the set with all Cs finishing on opposite sides, order (3,1,2).
25-32 3+1+2Cs turn partner RH, and flow into a chase clockwise ½ way round the set to finish 2,1,3.
Repeat from second place.
(Dance crib compiled by the devisers, Gaye Collin, 2025)
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In March 2025, to mark her 68th birthday, the deviser received a gift from members of her family including her daughter Hayley, her son Bevan, her daughter-in-law Natalie, and her husband. The gift was a personalised vehicle registration plate for her blue Peugeot electric vehicle. The car had been purchased new, allowing her to select the colour before delivery.Within the family it was customary to give cars names, and the new vehicle was given the name Bolt. The name referred partly to its rapid acceleration, which is a characteristic of electric vehicles, and partly to the surname of a New Zealand fast bowler in cricket named Bolt. The owner and her family did not consider themselves car enthusiasts, and apart from a small number of company vehicles used in the past, this was the first brand-new car they had owned.
The decision to purchase an electric vehicle had been made as part of an intention to reduce environmental impact. When the time came to replace their previous vehicle, they had already decided that the replacement would be electric. The arrival of the new car, together with the personalised registration plate, inspired the idea that such a distinctive vehicle should be associated with a dance in its honour.
Recommended tune: CD: Formation Foundations Tk 6 Dick Whittington By Jim Lindsay and his Band.
(Dance information from notes supplied by the deviser, Gaye Collin, August 2025)
The Actual Dance Deviser's Numberplate
Published in The Dance Dviser's Numberplate, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Gaye Collin, 2025.
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