Dance The Wedding Toast 18486
Also known as “Whisky Dance” (unofficial).
Reel · 96 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: 1
- Devised by
- Kate Gentles and Paul Suttie
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/8484/8888/4444/4444/4444/4444/8888/8888/8888/8888 = 81% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Grand Chain for 8 - half (GCHAIN;8P;HALF;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Figure of Eight - double (FIG8;2C;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Hands across - 4 couples in star (full or half) (HX;4C;)
- Steps
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- Highland, Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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The youtube video comment says this was "presumably written by Paul Suttie and Kate Gentles". This is now verified.
The Wedding Toast 4S · R96
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*All dancers hold a glass of whisky in LH* 1- 8 : All dance 1/2 grand chain (1 bar to cross, 1 bar to change glass to other hand ) finish with glass in LH 9–16 : All turn partner RH 3 bars, change glass to RH, turn partner LH 3 bars, men change glass to LH 17–20 : 3s+1s advance, clink glasses with opposite, retire 21–24 : 3s+1s set to partner, Ladies change glass to LH, cross RH and face out in longwise set while 2s+4s advance, clink glasses with opposite, chase anticlockwise 1/4 round to face out between ends (4s up, 2s down) Ladies change glass to LH. 3 (4) 2 (1) 25–32 : 3s+4s also 2s+1s dance full double Fig of 8 (3s & 1s cast, 2s & 4s cross out through ends, give hands when crossing, changing glasses as required. All finish with glass in LH 33–40 : All Ladies advance (2 bars), dance RSh round partner to face them (4 bars), give glass to partner, retire 41–48 : All Ladies set (highland steps) 49–56 : All Men advance (2 bars), dance RSh round partner to face them (4 bars), give both glasses to partner, retire 57–64 : All Men set (highland steps) 65–68 : 1s & 3s advance while 4s & 2s 1/2 turn RSh, All facing partner Ladies return glass (RH) to Men’s LH 69–72 : 3s+4s also 2s+1s dance RH across, after 3 bars 2M & 4M peel off to finish ready for: 73–80 : All dance double RH across, men with R arm round partner’s waist (all with glass in LH). Finish in square set opposite original places 81–96 : Repeat bars 1–16. Chord: bow/curtsey, clinking glasses - and drink
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Added on: 2018-07-28 (Jacmel Dent)
Quality: Demonstration quality
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)London Highland Club Centenary Ball 2023
Added on: 2023-10-27 (Andrew Brown)
Quality: Demonstration quality
Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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Turnham Green - 17 March 2019 | Unknown | 2019-03-17 | Jacmel Dent | April 15, 2019, 3:25 p.m. |