Dance Tea Time 17043
Reel · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Malcolm Austen (1997)
- Intensity
- 844/888/888/888/888 = 70% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Hands across - 3 - chng-ends (HX;3P;CHNG;)
- Grand Chain for 6 - half (GCHAIN;6P;HALF;)
- Hands round - 6 - L or R (HR;6P)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Extra Info
- The figures recall the daily gathering for afternoon tea, organised by Miss Ross, at the RSCDS Summer School at St.Andrews. …
The figures recall the daily gathering for afternoon tea, organised by Miss Ross, at the RSCDS Summer School at St.Andrews. The dance was sketched out in the 1970’s but was only recently completed and danced by Harwell Caledonian Society.
Tea Time 3/4L · R40
- 1–
- 1c set | all A&R | 1c cast (2c up) (2,1,3)
- 9–
- 1W+2c & 1M+3c RHA, pass RSh ; 1W+3c & 1M+2c LHA (2,1,3)
- 17–
- All step in {1}, 2c followed by 1c & 3c lead up, cast (2c on [20], 1c on [21], 3c on [22], lead down (3,1,2)
- 25–
- 6 bars of 3C Gr-Chain (3c crossing, 2 bars per hand) | cross LH (2,1,3)
- 33–
- Circle6 L. On [38], all loop R to places (2,1,3)
Tea Time 3/4L · R40
- 1-8
- 1s set, 1s+2s+3s Adv+Ret, 1s cast to 2nd place (2s step up)
- 9-16
- 1L+2s (at top) & 1M+3s (at bottom) dance RH across; 1s pass RSh to dance LH across with other couple
- 17-24
- All step in (1 bar) to meet partner, 2s followed by 1s+3s lead up, cast (2s bar 20, 1s bar 21, 3s bar 22) & lead down to end 3 1 2 on own sides
- 25-32
- 3s+1s+2s dance 6 bars 1/2 Grand Chain (3s cross, 1s+2s change place on side to start) & all cross LH with partner. 2 1 3
- 33-40
- All circle 6H all way round to Left, on bar 38 all pull back RSh & dance out to own sides. End 2 1 3
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Wirral - Tuesday 10 March 2020 | 2020-03-10 | Andrew Locke | March 8, 2020, 10:03 p.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral - Tuesday 17 March 2020 | 2020-03-17 | Andrew Locke | March 15, 2020, 6:08 p.m. |
