Dance Thanks to You All 6513
Reel · 128 bars · other · Other (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- Frans Ligtmans (1987)
- Intensity
- 3333 3333 3333 3333 0330 0330 0330 0330 3333 3333 3333 3333 2222 2222 3333 3333 = 31% (1 turn), 83% (whole dance)
- Steps
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- Highland, other, Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Spring Points
- Published in
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- The Thistle Club [4]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- This is a demonstration dance of 4M+8W who form four lines WMW facing in pairs, sideways to the audience.
Music: …
This is a demonstration dance of 4M+8W who form four lines WMW facing in pairs, sideways to the audience.
Music: a lively reel.
Thanks to You All other · R128
Set of 4 (or any even number of) lines of W+M+W facing in pairs, sideways to the public, “top” & “up” being to that W side where the public is. All start together.
The W to the L ® of each M at the start are called Wl (L) and Wr ®.
- 1–
- Circle6 and back
- 9–
- All Wl advance diagonally and retire while{4} all (M+Wr) Promenade half round cclw and drop woman in diagonally opposite place ; 1M+2M turn 1¼ LH
- 17–
- All Wr advance diagonally and retire while{4} all (M+Wl) Promenade half round cclw and drop woman in diagonally opposite place ; 1M+2M turn LH to finish between their W, all facing other trio
- 25–
- All pass Rsh through facing trio, set swiveling ½ R on second PdB ; pass back Rsh, set to face new trio (the new end trios swivel R ½)
- 33–64
- The two middle trios repeat 32 bars (Wl and Wr dance from exchanged positions). End trios stand.
- 65–96
- All trios repeat 32 bars, at the final setting [31–32] all make ¼ turn (to the R or L as may be), the women of each “trio” to face each other, the M to face “up”.
- 97–
- All M turn “upper W” RH ; turn “lower W” LH
- 105–
- Turn “upper W” RH ; and in promhold dance Lsh round “lower W”, finishing to that woman’s right facing “up”, all in a long line across
- 113–
- All set 4 times in balance/PdB
- 121–
- All W set advancing, set with full right turn ; set advancing, point 4 times while{8} all M set with 16 high-cuts during one full right turn.
end: Bow/curtsey, M step forward between W for final bow/curtsey.