Sunset By The Sea
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
SUNSET BY THE SEA (S3x32) 3C Set Ashish Mhadeshwar1- 8 1s set and cast (2s step up); 1s cross RH and change places with 2s nearer hand (1s dancing out/up) (1)23
9-12 1s cross down LH while 2s dance up to 1st place (2 bars), 1s +3s change places nearer hand (1s dancing out/down)
13-16 1s dance RSh round each other in centre of 3rd place while 3s dance down to 3rd place (2 bars), 1s cross up LH to 2nd place opposite side facing out/up. 2(1)3
17-24 1s dance up to 1st place (2 bars), turn LH (4 bars) and cast to 2nd place
while corners dance "Roundabout": Advance diagonally in (2 bars), Petronella turn to next corner to right (2 bars) and repeat to end in opposite corner place. (3)(1)(2)
25-28 All advance and retire (1 bar each), cross with Men making arches, Ladies dancing under passing partner RSh (2 bars)
29-32 1s turn 2H (4 bars) while corners set facing diagonally in, pull back RSh and dance back to place. 312
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Dance Information
This dance was inspired by the creator's enjoyment of summer evenings spent observing sunsets by the shoreline.The movements are designed to symbolise natural elements, with patterns that suggest birds gliding across the sky, the rhythm of waves rolling in from the ocean, and the gradual descent of the sun towards the horizon.
"Sunset By The Sea, Brittany", Ferdinand Du Puigaudeau (1864–1930), Oil Painting, c. 1924 - 1930
Image from Ferdinand du Puigaudeau, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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