Maxwell's Waves

Основная информация
Автор: Jessie Stuart
RSCDS: Не RSCDS
Сочинен в России: Нет
Публикация: Orkney Dances
Рекомендуемая музыка: -
Параметры
Тип танца: Medley
Тип сета: Square set
Размер: 1x128
Формат сета: 8 couples
Танцующие пары: 8
E-Cribs
8 couples in a square, 2 couples per side: 1,2 (top); 3,4 (side); 5,6 (bottom); 7,8 (side)
Strathspey
 
1-8
Top & bottom lines A&R ; change pl passing RSh, bottom couples (5c+6c) making arches
9-16
Side couples repeat, 7c+8c making arches
17-24
32 Repeat [1-16] from new places (1c+2c & 3c+4c making arches)
33-40
Reels4 in each line, start RSh to P & end facing P
41-48
All ½ turn P RH & join LH in centre of each line | Highland Schottische BiL | ½ turn P RH
49-56
All set | LH couples in each line make arch & RH couples dance under{3}, repeat with RH couples making arch{3}
57-64
All lines set | advance & form circle ; set | retire to sides Reel
1-8
All circle to L & back, ending in big wheel, 1W, 3W, 5W & 7W joining RH in centre
9-16
24 Dance round ¼ in big wheel | set ; repeat three more times, end facing P (W facing out from centre)
25-32
Reels4 in each line, end NHJ with P, top/bottom lines facing clw, side lines facing cclw
33-40
48 Dance round ¼ each 4 bars, top/bottom lines make arches first, then side lines, end facing P
49-56
All ½ turn P RH | centre pairs turn ¾ LH while ends dance ¼ round clw ; all turn P 1½ RH back to original square
57-64
All circle to L & back, end dancing into centre & shout “hooch!” (With a lantern bearer in the centre)
Заметки
The dance was commissioned by the Orkney International Science Festival in 2012 to celebrate the life of physicist James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) who is best known for unifying the theories of electricity and magnetism and showing that light is an electromagnetic wave.
The comments on the
youtube video
give a lot more detail about him.
This is also
Scottish Country Dance of the Day
for 13 June which was Maxwell’s birthday.
Видео 1 Reasonable
Видео 2 Social