In Sickness And In Health
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH (R4x32) 4C set Gaye Collin SCD Is All Around The World1- 8 1s+2s advance and retire, pass partner RSh and curve round them, 1s into 1st place facing down, 2s facing up, all on own sides
9-16 1s+2s advance and retire. 1s+2s turn 1½ (Men LH, Ladies RH) and face down
17-24 2s+1s+3s dance mirror (reflection) reels on sides, 1s in/down, 2s out/down to start
25-32 2s+1s+3s advance setting (2 bars). 2s cast up to 1st place, 1s cast to 3rd place while 3s nearer hands joined dance up into 2nd place. 1s+4s turn 1½ (Men RH, Ladies LH) 2341
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
In Sickness And In Health 32 Bar Reel for 4Cs in a 4C set Gaye Collin
1-4 1+2Cs, taking hands on the sides, Advance and Retire.
5-8 1+2Cs drop hands advance towards partner passing RS and curve round them to finish 1C on own sides at the top facing down, 2C on own sides facing up.
9-12 1+2Cs, taking nearer hands with partner, Advance and Retire.
13-16 (With 1C dancing out and round, and 2C in to start), 1+2Cs turn 1½ times, both couples finish the turn facing down, 1C in and down 2C out and down.
17-24 2+1+3Cs dance mirror reels of three on the side, 1C in and down to start, finishing in the sidelines 2, 1, 3. (2+3Cs curving the long way round to finish).
25-32 2+1+3Cs, taking hands on the side, advance 2 steps (2Bars). While 2C cast out to top place (2bars skip change), 1C cast off to third place as 3C with nearer hands joined (briefly) dance up and curve into 2nd place. 1C turn 4C 1½ times finishing in 4th place (dancing through the centre to begin).
Repeat again with a new top couple.
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Gaye Collin, 2024)
Dance Notes
The last eight bars of this dance need to be danced with anticipation, good covering and pace to arrive in the right place at the right time.Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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In Sickness And In Health - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction VideoDance Information
This dance was devised in July 2014 when, suffering from a virus, I spent a whole week (mainly) sleeping.One night, after sleeping most of the day away and with no one to chat with, this dance started forming in my mind. The energy level needs to be rather high in this dance which was the opposite of my energy levels during that week.
I started typing the dance up at 3 a.m. one morning and finished devising it the following day. In sickness and In Health seemed like an appropriate name at the time.
The music, "Burns Hornpipe", played by Muriel and Keith has the right sound and energy for this dance. It really feels lively and suited to the formations.
(Dance information by the deviser, Gaye Collin)
Published in In Sickness And In Health, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Gaye Collin.
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