Dance Honeymoon in Scotland 13701
Medley · 32 bars (S16+R16) · 4 couples · Square (Progression: 4123)
- Devised by
- Jim Rae (1986)
- Intensity
- 8888/8666/8888/8888 = 95% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Hands round - 8 - half (HR;8P;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Extra Info
- The dedication reads: “This dance is dedicated to Mr. Minoru Okumura and Mrs. Shoko Okumura on their honeymoon trip to …
The dedication reads: “This dance is dedicated to Mr. Minoru Okumura and Mrs. Shoko Okumura on their honeymoon trip to St. Andrews and other places of Scotland.”
STRATHSPEY Bar 1–8 (Heart shape): They grew up without knowing each other. One day they met and fell in love. Bar 9–16: Wedding ceremony. REEL Bar 1–4: Honeymoon trip to Scotland. Bar 5–16: Touring around and dancing in Scotland.
Honeymoon in Scotland 4S · M32
Strathspey
- 1-4
- 1s dance towards each other, cast off to below 3s while 4s+2s dance RH across & 3s set twice
- 5-8
- 4s+2s circle 4H round to left while 3s turn 2H & 1s turn 1.1/2 2H (now in ‘longways set’ shape, 2L+4M at top, 2M+4L in 2nd place, 3s in 3rd place, 1s at bottom facing up)
- 9-10
- 1s lead up to top
- 11-12
- 1s turn 1/2 RH, while 2s dance towards each other, separate, cast to the side of square, 4s & 3s dance similar. All now in original places
- 13-16
- All set to partner, all joined NH with partner & set facing in
Reel
- 17-18
- All set advancing to form a St Andrews cross, Men form corners facing clockwise, Ladies in centre facing anticlockwise
- 19-20
- Ladies join LH in centre & RH to corner & all set in St Andrews cross
- 21-24
- All Men chase clockwise 1/2 round while Ladies dance LH across
- 25-28
- All turn partner RH 1.1/2
- 29-32
- All circle 8H 1/2 round to left. End 4 1 2 3