Dance A Christmas Fling 12949
Strathspey · 40 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: 23451)
- Devised by
- John Morris (2004)
- Intensity
- 84842/84844/80800/88888/84844 = 69% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
- Hands round - 4 - and back (HR;4P;BACK;)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Hands across - 4 - left (HX;4P;L;)
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
A Christmas Fling 5/5L · S40
- 1-8
- 1s & 3s cast 1 place as 2s & 4s dance up. All 5 couples set. 1s & 3s dance 1/2 Fig 8 through end couples (1s up, 3s down)
- 9-16
- 1s & 3s “loop” LSh round 3rd corner to own sides (1L+3M pass RSh). RH across (1L+2s, 1M+4s+3L, 3M+5s)
- 17-24
- 1s set, rotating to face down/out as 3s cross RH to face in/up (3M polite turn) 1s+3s dance 3/4 double Fig 8 round 4s (3s cross up, 1s dance down). End 3s in middle 2nd place 2 (3) 4 (1) 5
- 25-32
- 2s+3s+4s dance mirror reels of 3 (2s down/out, 3s dance up, 4s cast up) while 1s+5s circle 4H round and back. All finish on sides
- 33-40
- LH across (3L+2s, 3M+4s+1L, 1M+5s) 3s dance 1/2 Fig 8 up round 2s as 1s cross down to 5th place own sides (5s step up) 1s set. 2 3 4 5 1
