Dance A Wee Dram Before Tea 14572

Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)

Devised by

Linda Mae Dennis

Intensity

880/880/800/888 = 44% (whole dance)

Formations

Set in line in twos (SETLIN;2P;)
Allemande for 2 couples (ALLMND;2C;)
Figure of Eight - on side (FIG8;1C;SIDE;)
Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)

Steps

Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel

Published in

Mae I Have This Dance [3]

Recommended Music

"Any Good Strathspey" (author's statement) ([any])

Extra Info

For more advanced dancers, reels of three may be substituted in bars 17–24.

When we traveled through Scotland, my husband …

For more advanced dancers, reels of three may be substituted in bars 17–24.

When we traveled through Scotland, my husband and I began a tradition of enjoying our new surroundings each day by having ‘a wee dram before tea’. It was very relaxing – like this dance.

A Wee Dram Before Tea 3/4L · S32

1–: 1c+2c set | cross RH ; 1c+2c set | turn RH ½ into allemande hold facing up
9–: 2C Allemande (2,1,3)
17–: Mirror Fig8 on sides, 1c in and up (2,1,3)
25–: Circle6 and back

E-cribs (Roland Telle)

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Monday 16 October 2023 NSCDS	2023-10-16	Patricia Harland	Oct. 12, 2023, 11:38 a.m.
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Patricia Harland · Oct. 19, 2023, 8:32 p.m.

I was able to use this dance with my beginners by adapting it slightly. I wanted a dance with a two couple allemande but no other figures. I changed bars 17-24 and had 3 couple sets. Adapted 17 -24: 1st couple set, dance in and up between 2nd couple, cast to 2nd place and dance between 3rd couple to end in 3rd place. I told the class how and why I had adapted it and said that once they were confident with the allemande we could then do the dance as written. They enjoyed it very much