Dance The Wedding Toast 18486
Also known as “Whisky Dance” (unofficial).
Reel · 96 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- Kate Gentles and Paul Suttie
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/8484/8888/4444/4444/4444/4444/8888/8888/8888/8888 = 81% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Grand Chain for 8 - half (GCHAIN;8P;HALF;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Figure of Eight - double (FIG8;2C;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Hands across - 4 couples in star (full or half) (HX;4C;)
- Steps
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- Highland, Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- The youtube video comment says this was “presumably written by Paul Suttie and Kate Gentles”. This is now verified.
The youtube video comment says this was “presumably written by Paul Suttie and Kate Gentles”. This is now verified.
The Wedding Toast 4S · R96
All dancers hold a glass of whisky in LH
- 1- 8
- All dance 1/2 grand chain (1 bar to cross, 1 bar to change glass to other hand ) finish with glass in LH
- 9–16
- All turn partner RH 3 bars, change glass to RH, turn partner LH 3 bars, men change glass to LH
- 17–20
- 3s+1s advance, clink glasses with opposite, retire
- 21–24
- 3s+1s set to partner, Ladies change glass to LH, cross RH and face out in longwise set while 2s+4s advance, clink glasses with opposite, chase anticlockwise 1/4 round to face out between ends (4s up, 2s down) Ladies change glass to LH. 3 (4) 2 (1)
- 25–32
- 3s+4s also 2s+1s dance full double Fig of 8 (3s & 1s cast, 2s & 4s cross out through ends, give hands when crossing, changing glasses as required. All finish with glass in LH
- 33–40
- All Ladies advance (2 bars), dance RSh round partner to face them (4 bars), give glass to partner, retire
- 41–48
- All Ladies set (highland steps)
- 49–56
- All Men advance (2 bars), dance RSh round partner to face them (4 bars), give both glasses to partner, retire
- 57–64
- All Men set (highland steps)
- 65–68
- 1s & 3s advance while 4s & 2s 1/2 turn RSh, All facing partner Ladies return glass (RH) to Men’s LH
- 69–72
- 3s+4s also 2s+1s dance RH across, after 3 bars 2M & 4M peel off to finish ready for:
- 73–80
- All dance double RH across, men with R arm round partner’s waist (all with glass in LH). Finish in square set opposite original places
- 81–96
- Repeat bars 1–16. Chord: bow/curtsey, clinking glasses - and drink
Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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Turnham Green - 17 March 2019 | 2019-03-17 | Jacmel Dent | April 15, 2019, 3:25 p.m. |