Dance A Toast to the Ladies 10842
Strathspey · 96 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: 1
- Devised by
- Jean Dodds (1998)
- Intensity
- 8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8/8 = 100% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Promenade single couple(s) (PROM;1C;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Reel of four - special (REEL;R4;SPECIAL;)
- Highland Schottische Balance in Line (HS-BiL)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Ladies' Chain - double (LCHAIN;DOUBLE;)
- Turn Corners (C-TRN)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Highland Schottische, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Extra Info
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Devised for a competition of the Adelaide Branch (S. Australia) to celebrate the 75th …
Devised for a competition of the Adelaide Branch (S. Australia) to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Society.
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Recordings whose titles are in
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Singing Sands | Lothian Scottish Dance Band | Second Celebration | LP | 3 | S32 3 | 0:00 | 0.0 |
A Toast to the Ladies 4S · S96
*Part 1*
1–
: All M advance to centre {1} and set L {1] **while** All W set R {1} and advance {1}. meeting the opposite dancer as new P | turn new P RHi nto promhold facing cclw ; Promenade half round set
9–
: Repeat [1–8] to rejoin own P and finish (3,4,1,2)
17–
: 3c+1c ½ R&L ; 2c+4c ½ R&L (1,2,3,4)
25–
: "Crescent Reels4": 1M+2c+3W & 1W+4c+3M Reels4, 2c+4c start Lsh to P. Finish all M in middle LHJ and RHJ with P who face clw
*Part 2*
33–
: All "HS Balance" [Set HS step{1}, set R{1}, changing to LH with P (join new hands underneath) and W join RH | repeat back (other foot/hand)] ; All M LHA **while** all W chase clw ½ round
41–
: Repeat from new places, finish (1,2,3,4) with Men facing out
49–
: Double La-Chain, finish (1,2,3,4), with 1c+3c facing P
57–
: "Crescent Reels4": 2W+1c+4M & 2M+3c+4W Reels4, 1c+3c start Lsh to P. (to 1,2,3,4)
*Part 3*
65–
: All turn P RH | All W dance Rsh round P into the middle, RHA, to places (1,2,3,4)
73–
: All turn P LH | All M dance Lsh round P into the middle, LHA, to places (1,2,3,4)
81–
: All advance NHJ | Join NH with cnr and retire ; All set diagonally | turn cnr BH
89–
: Circle8 and back (1,2,3,4)
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(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Recorded on the 30.06.2012 during the Summer Ball …
Added on: 2016-06-27 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MvdSCD 2020 Highland Schottish | Unknown | 2020-09-19 | Maria Freyre | Oct. 3, 2020, 7:07 p.m. |
| Kuckucksnest Summer Course 2018: last evening | Unknown | 2018-06-30 | Verena Ebling | June 30, 2018, 4:31 p.m. |
| Scottish im Erzgebirge Samstag | Unknown | 2021-09-25 | Andrea Dög | Aug. 29, 2021, 6:09 p.m. |
| Kuckucksnest 2012 Summer Ball | Unknown | Sir Toby | May 15, 2012, 10:36 a.m. | |
| Potters Pairs Weekend 2017 - Advanced Class | Unknown | 2017-05-06 | Cord Walter | April 15, 2018, 11:18 p.m. |
| Schlüchtern Ball, 30 June 2012 | Function | 2012-06-30 | Anselm Lingnau | July 18, 2012, 11:54 p.m. |
| Hude Ball 2011 | Unknown | 2011-04-02 | Cord Walter | May 23, 2015, 11:53 p.m. |
| 8.SCD-Weekend Chemnitz Social | Unknown | 2018-11-17 | SCD Chemnitz | Sept. 16, 2018, 8:45 p.m. |
| Kuckucksnest Summer Course 2018: class | Unknown | 2018-06-29 | Verena Ebling | June 29, 2018, 1:37 p.m. |
| Kuckucksnest Summer Course 2018: class | Unknown | 2018-06-29 | Verena Ebling | June 29, 2018, 1:37 p.m. |
| Chemnitz_Tuesday | Unknown | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:25 p.m. | |
| Chemnitz_Friday | Unknown | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m. |
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