Dance The Happy Weekend 11636
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Pam Robertson
- Intensity
- 880/888/448/873 = 58% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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Recordings whose titles are in
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Alder Burn | Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band | Dancing Forth | CD | 4 | J32 8 | 4:50 | 36.2 |
The Happy Weekend 3/4L · J32
1-4 : 1s+2s dance 1/2 R&L (no polite turn) 5-8 : 1M casts up **while** 2L casts down **while** 2M+1L cross RH & 1/2 turn partner LH on sides (like 1/2 Ladies' Chain but with 2M+1L crossing) 9-16 : 1M dances reel of 3 on Ladies side passing 3L RSh **while** 2M dances reel of 3 on Men's side passing 3M RSh 17-20 : 1M dances down **while** 3M dances up **while** 2M+3L cross LH & 1/2 turn 1M / 3M RH on sides (like 1/2 Men's Chain but with 2M+3L crossing) 21-24 : 3s+2M+1M (dancers in 2nd/3rd place) dance 1/2 R&L 25-28 : 1L+2M also 3M+1M cross diagonally (to left) to change places (2) (1) 3 29-32 : 2s+1s set, cross RH & 2s+1s+3s set. End 2 1 3
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Added on: 2020-03-24 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Croydon & District Eastbourne Weekend 2023 - Saturday | Function | 2023-11-18 | James Wilson | Nov. 18, 2023, 2:49 p.m. |
| Fado & SCD in Estoril Gala Ball (6 Dec 2014) | Function | 2014-12-06 | Anselm Lingnau | July 7, 2014, 11:56 p.m. |
| Sanderstead ~ 231114 | Class | 2023-11-14 | James Wilson | Nov. 16, 2023, 12:44 p.m. |
| RSCDS Croydon & District Eastbourne Weekend 2023 ~ Saturday and Sunday Classes | Class | 2023-11-18 | James Wilson | Nov. 19, 2023, 5:37 p.m. |
