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Three Score And Ten (Harriman/Torf)

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THREE SCORE AND TEN (S4x32) 4C set Sarah Harriman and Torf Houston and District 30th Anniversary

1- 8 All set and turn 2H, 1s+2s also 3s+4s circle Left, ending joining 2H with partner ready for...
9-16 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance ½ Poussette; 1s+4s dance ½ Poussette to end 2413 with 4s facing 1s as 2s and 3s face partner
17-24 All dance interlocking reels of 4 around set with 2s and 3s dancing across set as 4s+1s dance on own side:
 All pass person facing RSh and all dance LSh round next person at corner and pass RSh again then dance LSh round next corner person to end 2413 with 1M followed by 4M and 4L followed by 1L facing own sides
25-32 All dance Alternating Tandem reels of 3 on own sides. 2413

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


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Also see the dance Three Score And Ten (Sim) by S Sim.

"Three score and ten" is an idiom that refers to the number 70.

The term "score" traditionally represents 20 years, so "three score and ten" is a poetic or archaic way of expressing the age of 70. The phrase is often used in a biblical context, as it appears in Psalm 90:10 (King James Version):

"The days of our years are threescore years and ten, and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow, for it is soon cut off, and we fly away."

In this biblical context, the phrase suggests that a typical human lifespan is around 70 years, with the possibility of reaching 80 for those who are strong. Over time, "three score and ten" has become a somewhat literary or poetic way of referring to the span of a person's life. It is worth noting that this biblical verse is just one translation, and different versions of the Bible may render the passage in slightly different ways.



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