Dance The Weakest Link 12093
See also: The Weakest Link (S32, 4/4L, Drewry: Greenburn 3)
Strathspey · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- John F Rigby (2002)
- Intensity
- 8484/8888/8088/8004 = 71% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
- Hands across - 4 - left (HX;4P;L;)
- Set and Link (SETLNK;2P;)
- Set and Link for three (SETLNK;3P;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Extra Info
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Inspired by the 'ruthless quiz' on BBC TV. 2nd, 3rd and 4th couples are …
Inspired by the 'ruthless quiz' on BBC TV. 2nd, 3rd and 4th couples are successively dropped.
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (4). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.
Recordings whose titles are in
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Weakest Link | Ceol na h-Alba | Thank You For Coming | CD | 3 | S32 4 | 4:17 | 64.2 |
The Weakest Link 4/4L · S32
1-
: 1c & 3c ½ Fig8 between 2c & 4c ; 1c+2c & 3c+4c RHA, 1M & 4M end facing out (1x,2,3x,4)
9-
: 1M & 4M followed by P cast off/up 3pl **while{4}** 2c+3c LHA (4x,2,3x,1) ; 4c+2c & 3c+1c S&Link (2,4x,1,3x)
17-
: 4c+1c+3c S&Link twice (2,3,1x,4)
25-
: 1c+4c S&Link ; 1c set | cross RH (2,3,4,1)
The Weakest Link 4/4L · S32
1-8 : 1s & 3s dance 1/2 Figs of 8 down round 2s & 4s; 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance RH across, Men face out 9-12 : 1M followed by 1L casts to 4th place own sides **while** 4M followed by 4L casts up to 1st place opp sides **while** 2s+3s dance LH across. (4) 2 (3) 1 13-16 : 4s+2s also 3s+1s Set+Link 17-24 : 4s+1s+3s Set+Link for 3 twice 25-28 : 1s+4s Set+link 29-32 : 1s set & cross RH. End 2 3 4 1
