Dance The Birthday Cake 9652
See also: Birthday Cake (R64, 4S, MacKinnon: Hendersons), The Birthday Cake (R32, 3/4L, Sherman 8 Dances)
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- The Pollock Sisters (1992)
- Intensity
- 8888/8448/4884/4888 = 84% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
The Birthday Cake 4/4L · R32
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1-8 : All circle 8H round and back 9-10 : 1s+4s change places, 1s dancing under arch made by 4s. 4 2 3 1 11-12 : 1s+3s turn on sides (Ladies LH, Men RH) **while** 4s+2s turn on sides (Ladies RH, Men LH). 2 4 1 3 13-14 : 1s+4s cross, 1L+4L NHJ dance across under arch made by 1M+4M. (4) 2 3 (1) 15-16 : 1L+3M turn LH, as 1M+3L turn RH, as 4L+2M turn RH, as 4M+2L turn LH. Finish (4) 2 3 (1) 17-18 : 2s+3s cross, Ladies dancing under arch made by Men 19-20 : 2L+4L turn RH, as 2M+4M turn LH, as 3L+1L LH, as 3M+1M RH. Finish (2) (4) (1) (3) 21-22 : 2s+3s change places up/down dance, 2s dancing under arch made by 3s 23-24 : 2L+1L turn RH, as 2M+1M turn LH, as 3L+4L turn LH, as 3M+4M turn RH. Finish (4) (3) (2) (1) 25-28 : 4s followed by 3s & 2s dance towards each other and cast, 4s to 3rd place, 3s to 2nd place, 2s to 1st place. (2) (3) (4) (1) 29-32 : All couples set and cross. 2 3 4 1
