Dance Helen's Wedding 7414
See also: Helen's Wedding (S40, 4/4L, Bell: Donaghadee)
Medley · 64 bars (S32+R32) · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 3412) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Harry Rhodes (1985)
- Intensity
- 8888/8004/8004/8888/8448/4884/8888/8888 = 78% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
- Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Steps
-
- Skip-Change, Slip-Step, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
-
- The Snowdon Book [4]
- Recommended Music
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hame O' Mine | Bobby Frew Trio | Northern Jubilee | LP | 6 | M64 | 3:18 | 0 |
Helen's Wedding 4/4L · M64
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Strathspey
1-8
: All dance Grand Chain
9-16
: 1s cast to 4th place & dance RH across with 4s
17-24
: 4s+1s dance LH across & 1s lead up to top
25-32
: All set twice & turn partners 2H twice
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Reel
33-40
: 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance 1/2 R&L, 1s+4s dance 1/2 R&L
41-48
: 2s+4s also 1s+3s dance 1/2 R&L, 2s+3s dance 1/2 R&L. (4 3 2 1 all on
opposite sides)
49-56
: 4s+3s also 2s+1s turn RH 1.1/2 times on sides & all turn partners LH
1.1/2 times. 3 4 1 2
57-64
: All circle 8H round & back
