Dance The Happy Weekend 11636
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Pam Robertson
- Intensity
- 880/888/448/873 = 58% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Alder Burn | Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band | Dancing Forth | CD | 4 | J32 8 | 4:50 | 36.2 |
The Happy Weekend 3/4L · J32
- 1-4
- 1s+2s dance 1/2 R&L (no polite turn)
- 5-8
- 1M casts up while 2L casts down while 2M+1L cross RH & 1/2 turn partner LH on sides (like 1/2 Ladies’ Chain but with 2M+1L crossing)
- 9-16
- 1M dances reel of 3 on Ladies side passing 3L RSh while 2M dances reel of 3 on Men’s side passing 3M RSh
- 17-20
- 1M dances down while 3M dances up while 2M+3L cross LH & 1/2 turn 1M / 3M RH on sides (like 1/2 Men’s Chain but with 2M+3L crossing)
- 21-24
- 3s+2M+1M (dancers in 2nd/3rd place) dance 1/2 R&L
- 25-28
- 1L+2M also 3M+1M cross diagonally (to left) to change places (2) (1) 3
- 29-32
- 2s+1s set, cross RH & 2s+1s+3s set. End 2 1 3
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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RSCDS Croydon & District Eastbourne Weekend 2023 - Saturday | 2023-11-18 | James Wilson | Nov. 18, 2023, 2:49 p.m. |
Fado & SCD in Estoril Gala Ball (6 Dec 2014) | 2014-12-06 | Anselm Lingnau | July 7, 2014, 11:56 p.m. |
Sanderstead ~ 231114 | 2023-11-14 | James Wilson | Nov. 16, 2023, 12:44 p.m. |
RSCDS Croydon & District Eastbourne Weekend 2023 ~ Saturday and Sunday Classes | 2023-11-18 | James Wilson | Nov. 19, 2023, 5:37 p.m. |