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)
- 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
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
-
- The Snowdon Book [4]
- Recommended Music
Helen's Wedding 4/4L · M64
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
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