strathspey@strathspey.org:45655

Rebecca Sager

Re: The Breakdown

June 25, 2006, 9:45 p.m. (Message 45655, in reply to message 45642)

But The Breakdown isn't just a (to many people) obscure Whetherly
dance, but is a terrific tune suitable for, among other dances, The
Falls of Rogie - a rather less obscure 8x32 reel. I'm a big fan of
both the (latter) dance and the recording.
Becky Sager
Marietta GA USA


-- Steve Wyrick <xxxxxxxx@xx.xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
If nobody else provides an explanation I'll ask those guys why they chose 8x 
for their recording. -Steve

Lara wrote:
"I am familiar with and have instructions for a dance called "The
Breakdown," devised by John Mitchell and published in the Whetherly Book
4. This dance is definitely a 3-couple set dance with a rather clever
progression to get 1st couple to the bottom.

"I also have Lyle Ramshaw, Susan Worland Bentley, and Michael Bentley's CD
of the same name. On this CD, the track for "The Breakdown" is an 8x32
Reel, rather than 3x32. I checked in DanceData, and the dance is
also listed there as a 3-couple dance to be done in a 4-couple set.

"Can someone explain this discrepancy to me? Has the dance somehow changed
since it was first published? How did it go from being a set dance to a
standard progression?"
--
Steve Wyrick - Concord, California