Dance The Toyboys of Toowoomba 5487
Also known as “Rebecca Dreaming”.
Jig · 48 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1995)
- Intensity
- 8484/8888/8888/8888/8008/8888 = 88% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Men's Chain (MCHAIN)
- Reel of four - on side (REEL;R4;SIDE;)
- Hands across - 4 - with setting (HX;4P;SET;)
- Half-turn and cast away (HTCAST)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Australian Book [23]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Drewry writes that this dance is for Rebecca MacCrae of Brisbane, Australia. When Drewry …
Drewry writes that this dance is for Rebecca MacCrae of Brisbane, Australia. When Drewry visited for a dance weekend in nearby Toowoomba, she described a fantasy of having a toyboy wearing leather and giving her rides on a large motorbike. Drewry felt this needed a dance.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let the Hackles Rise | The Deirdre Adamson Quartet | Come More Scottish Country Dancing | CD+ | 8 | J48 4 | 3:24 | 34.0 | ||
| Let the Hackles Rise | Andrew Rankine and his Band | Come Scottish Country Dancing with Andrew Rankine | LP+ | 7 | J48 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Let the Hackles Rise | Andrew Rankine and his Band | A Taste of Andrew Rankine | LP+ | 7 | J48 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Let the Hackles Rise | Jim Lindsay and his Band | Reel of the Puffins | CD | 2 | J48 4 | 3:29 | 34.8 |
The Toyboys of Toowoomba 4/4L · J48
1-8 : 1s & 3s set & cross RH, all set, 1M & 3M cast down 1 place **while** 2M & 4M cast up 1 place & Ladies cross to end beside partners facing out 9-16 : 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance Men's Chain 17-24 : All dance reels of 4 on sides 25-32 : 3s followed by 4s+1s+2s dance down the middle, on bars 28-29 Men 1/2 turn Ladies under their arms to face up & all dance up to 2 1 4 3 33-40 : Middle couples (1s+4s) set & dance RH across 1/2 way, 1/2 turn partners RH & twirl to own sides 41-48 : All circle 8H round & back. 2 4 1 3
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Twice through. Good dancing, but the demonstration team …
Added on: 2019-09-12 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190318 The More Unusual Dance Club | Unknown | 2019-03-18 | Peter Dixon | Feb. 24, 2019, 12:23 p.m. |
| Turnham Green - 12 December 2021 | Unknown | 2021-12-12 | Jacmel Dent | Jan. 1, 2022, 12:43 a.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 06.11.2018 | Unknown | 2018-11-06 | Zsófia Varga | Dec. 5, 2018, 9:31 p.m. |
| Geburtstagsball Steff, Viktor & Steffi 2018-07-14 | Unknown | 2018-07-14 | SchloBDancers Heidelberg | April 29, 2018, 9:52 p.m. |
