Dance The Fruit-Cake 9350
Also known as “The Fruit Cake” (spelling).
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1999)
- Intensity
- 848/848/844/888 = 87% (1 turn), 62% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- 20 New Dances by John Drewry 1999-2000 [8]
- The Greenburn Book 3 [9]
- The Welsh Set [19]
- The Reel [230]
- Online Sources
- Extra Info
John Drewry wrote this dance for Rosalind Zuridis.
Other notes from Greenburn Book 3:
- When 1st couple are repeating the …
John Drewry wrote this dance for Rosalind Zuridis.
Other notes from Greenburn Book 3:
- When 1st couple are repeating the dance, during bars 21 -24, 1st and original 4th couples can turn with the right hand one and a half times, before dancing the circle. This is a convenient way of taking the original first couple down to the bottom to be ready for a clean start with the new top couple.
- Mrs. Zuridis has written an article about me for the London Reel. In it she says that if she ever creates a dance it will be called “Drewry’s Cake”. Maybe this dance will help her on her way, but I hope that she does not think that I am an absolute fruit-cake or even a half-baked one!
Please also note, the spelling of this dance is not consistent. In “New dances by John Drewry (devised in the period 1999 - 2000)” this dance is spelled “Fruit Cake, The”. In the “Greenburn Book 3” (2000) and in The Reel #230 it is spelled “The Fruit-Cake”.
The Fruit-Cake 3/4L · J32
- 1–
- 1c+2W & 2M+3c RHA, finish 1W + 3M facing out ; 1c (1W leading) +3c (3M leading) chase clw half round 2c to (3x,2,1x)
- 9–
- 3c+2M & 2W+1c LHA, finish 1M + 3W facing out ; 3c (3W leading) +1c (1M leading) chase cclw half round 2c to (1,2,3)
- 17–
- 1M+2M & 1W+2W 1½ LH turn to exchange places ; 1M+3M & 1W+3W Turn RH
- 25–
- 2c+1c+3c circle6 and back
On second time through, 1c may turn 3c RH 1½ on bars 21–24
The Fruit-Cake 3/4L · J32
- 1-8
- 2s dance RH across with 1s/3s (Lady up, Man down), 1s+3s chase clockwise 1/2 way to change places
- 9-16
- 2s dance LH across with 3s/1s (Man up, Lady down), 3s+1s chase anticlockwise 1/2 way back to places
- 17-24
- 1s turn 2s on sides LH 1.1/2 times, turn 3s RH (once when in 2nd place & 1.1/2 times when in 3rd place
- 25-32
- 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Wasson, Albany Class, 12/12/21 | David Wasson | Dec. 8, 2021, 4:19 a.m. | |
| Budapest Local Club 28.11.2017 Birthday Party | 2017-11-28 | lldikó Szakolczai | Nov. 29, 2017, 1:44 p.m. |
| GASP December 2 2016 | 2016-12-02 | John Bottriell | Nov. 4, 2016, 3:42 p.m. |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2015-12-21 | 2015-12-21 | Cord Walter | Dec. 21, 2015, 10:08 a.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 12.02.2019 | 2019-02-12 | Zoltán Gräff | Feb. 12, 2019, 9:37 p.m. |
| Münster Christmas Ball 2004 | 2004-12-18 | Cord Walter | May 23, 2015, 11 p.m. |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2015-10-19 | 2015-10-19 | Cord Walter | Oct. 19, 2015, 11:15 p.m. |
| Last (dance before) Christmas Hannover 2022-12-13 | 2022-12-13 | Cord Walter | Dec. 15, 2023, 10:11 p.m. |
| Class 12-19-17 | 2017-12-19 | Sarah Harriman | Dec. 20, 2017, 4:25 a.m. |
| OSCDG - Christmas Dance 2018 | 2018-12-10 | Kristian Vestli | Nov. 1, 2018, 11:18 a.m. |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014-12-15 | 2014-12-15 | Cord Walter | Dec. 15, 2014, 10:20 p.m. |
| 21 December 2023 - Christmas Programme | 2023-12-21 | Marion Walbank | Nov. 29, 2023, 10:47 a.m. |
| Barn Dance 1 | 2023-06-26 | George Hobson | June 26, 2023, 8:42 p.m. |
| SCD & Walking Hols Torquay Tue Workshop | 2024-04-16 | Geoff Entwistle | March 12, 2024, 8:10 p.m. |
| Last (dance before) Christmas Hannover 2017-12-19 | 2017-12-19 | Cord Walter | Dec. 15, 2023, 10:11 p.m. |
| Berkhamsted Christmas Dance 231219 | 2023-12-19 | Robert Baker-Glenn | Dec. 17, 2023, 8:53 p.m. |
| Summer dance Marybank | 2023-07-22 | Susan Mackay | July 4, 2023, 8:36 a.m. |
| SCD Ceilidh Hannover / Hildesheim 2015-02-21 (Vorauswahl) | 2015-02-21 | Cord Walter | March 4, 2024, 9:42 p.m. |
| Roosendaal Tea Dance | 2024-04-13 | Jette Rossen | Feb. 5, 2024, 4:25 p.m. |
| Christmas Hannover 2023-12-19 (Vorauswahl) | 2023-12-19 | Cord Walter | Dec. 19, 2023, 10:40 p.m. |
| SCD Ceilidh Hannover / Hildesheim 2019-02-02 (Vorauswahl) | 2019-02-02 | Cord Walter | Jan. 31, 2019, 9:44 p.m. |
| SCD Ceilidh Hannover / Hildesheim 2018-01-27 (Vorauswahl) | 2018-01-27 | Cord Walter | Jan. 7, 2018, 2:56 p.m. |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2017 | 2017-01-01 | Cord Walter | Jan. 31, 2017, 11:11 p.m. |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2015 | 2015-01-05 | Cord Walter | May 21, 2023, 9:26 p.m. |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2015 | 2015-01-05 | Cord Walter | May 21, 2023, 9:26 p.m. |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014 | Cord Walter | Sept. 22, 2014, 10:27 p.m. | |
| SF Hildesheim 4 Paare | Cord Walter | Sept. 25, 2023, 9:48 p.m. |
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