Dance A Toast to St. Andrews 6629
Also known as “Welcome to St Andrews”.
Reel · 48 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1975)
- Formations
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- Reel of four - on side (REEL;R4;SIDE;)
- Balance in Line (BALNCE)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
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- Saint Columba's Sword (Traditional) [Played AABBAB]
“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Toast to Saint Andrews | Andrew Rankine and his Band | Come Scottish Country Dancing with Andrew Rankine | LP+ | 1 | R48 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| A Toast to Saint Andrews | Andrew Rankine and his Band | A Taste of Andrew Rankine | LP+ | 5 | R48 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| A Toast to St. Andrews | Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 13 | CD | 15 | R48 4 | 3:25 | 34.2 | ||
| Celtic Cross | Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band | The Etive Selection of Scottish Country Dancing | CD | 11 | R48 4 | 3:37 | 36.2 | ||
| The Celtic Cross | Nicol McLaren & The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band | A Tribute to Derek Haynes | CD | 10 | R48 4 | 2:30 | 25.0 | ||
| The Celtic Cross | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | Scottish Country Dancing Volume 3 (Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 3) | CD | 4 | R48 4 | 3:38 | 36.3 | ||
| The Celtic Cross | John Renton and his Scottish Dance Band | Band Boys' Choice | CD+ | 15 | R48 4 | 3:33 | 35.5 | ||
| May Johnston's Reel | The Scotsmen | Dancing Feet | CD | 3 | R48 4 | 3:37 | 36.2 |
A Toast to St. Andrews 4/4L · R48
3s & 4s start on opp sides
- 1-8
- All dance RSh reels of 4 on side with 2s+3s passing RSh to end in original places
- 9-16
- 2s+3s 1/2 turn RH on sides, 3s+2s dance RH across, 1s+3s & 2s+4s 1/2 turn LH on sides (end in St Andrews Cross 1s+4s giving RH in centre)
- 17-24
- All Bal-in-Line twice, 1s & 4s turn 3s/2s LH to end (3) 1 (4) 2
- 25-32
- 1s+4s dance RH across, 1s lead up to top & cast to 2nd pl while 4s lead down & cast to 3rd place
- 33-40
- 1M+4L & 1L+4M slip step across (Men pass BtoB), set, slip step back again (Ladies pass BtoB) & set while 2s & 3s set adv, slip step up/dn (Men pass BtoB), set & slip step back (Ladies pass BtoB)
- 41-48
- All circle 8h to left 1/2 way, set, end couples (2s & 3s) cross RH while middle couples set
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Added on: 2013-08-18 (YouTube Automatic Downloader)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Richmond (N.Yorks) December social 2018 | Unknown | 2018-12-07 | Louise Macdougall | Nov. 14, 2018, 3:03 p.m. |
