Northern Lights And Melting Snow
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
NORTHERN LIGHTS AND MELTING SNOW (S8x32) 3C (4C set) James Gray Scandinavian Dance Book 11- 8 1s dance in and cast to 2nd place (2s step up 3-4); 1s set, dance in, pull back RSh and dance out to own side 2nd place
9-12 2M+1M also 1L+3L set and link
13-16 1M+2M+3M also 2L+3L+1L set and link for 3 couples into lines of 3 across
17-20 1L+2M+3M also 1M+2L+3L set and link for 3 couples
21-24 2M+1M also 1L+3L set and link. All now on opposite sides. (3)(1)(2)
25-28 All set, 1s dance ¾ round each other LSh to end in middle, 1L above 1M while 3s and 2s cross passing partner RSh to own sides
29-32 Snake Pass: 1M followed by 2s and 1L followed by 3s pass LSh diagonally across through 2nd place to change ends, loop round to left and dance up/down sides, 1s end in 2nd place own side. 213
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Dance Information
The Northern Lights is a common name for the Aurora Borealis (Polar Aurorae) in the Northern Hemisphere.An aurora is a natural light display in the sky particularly in the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) regions, caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere.
Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.
Auroras occur due to disruptions in the magnetosphere triggered by the solar wind. Significant disruptions often stem from increased solar wind speed originating from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disruptions change the paths of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma, causing electrons and protons to descend into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere).
This descent leads to ionization and excitation of atmospheric elements, resulting in the emission of colorful and intricate light. The appearance of the aurora, which forms bands encircling both polar regions, also relies on the degree of acceleration given to the descending particles.
The Northern Lights And Melting Snow - Ruka, Finland
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