Dance Fruit Cake 20302
Also known as “The Fruit Cake” (spelling).
Medley · 32 bars (S64+R64) · 4 couples · Square (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- Pat Charlton
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/8888/8888 = 100% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of four - interlocking (REEL;INTRLK;R4;)
- Reel of eight / Schiehallion - half (REEL;HALF;R8;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Promenade single couple(s) in Allemande hold (PROM;1C;A)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- Extra Info
- This dance is for Lindsay Benaud. For many years she has provided fruit cakes for Sydney Branch balls and socials. …
This dance is for Lindsay Benaud. For many years she has provided fruit cakes for Sydney Branch balls and socials. Lindsay is one of those behind the scenes workers – never makes a fuss, just gets things done.
Originally this was mistakenly entered as “The Fruit Cake” which is kept as an alias.
Fruit Cake 4S · M32
- 1–
- All Interlocking Reels4, RSh to P. All W face out (1,2,3,4)
- 9–
- Schiehallion Reels (3,4,1,2)
- 17–
- All M turn P RH ¾ | all M chase clw 1 place while all W ½ LHA ; all W turn new P RH ½ | all W chase clw 1 place while all M ½ LHA (4,1,2,3)
- 25–
- All set to P | turn P RH into allemande hold facing cclw ; all dance 2 places cclw (2,3,4,1)
Repeat once in Strathspey time then twice in Reel time.
Fruit Cake 4S · M32
Strathspey
- 1-8
- All dance interlocking RSh reels of 4 (RSh to partner to start). Ladies face out
- 9-16
- All dance Schiehallion reels to end in opposite place. 3 4 1 2
- 17-24
- Men turn partner RH into centre, Men dance 1 place clockwise round while Ladies dance LH across 1/2 way; Ladies turn new partner into centre, Ladies dance 1 place clockwise round while Men dance LH across 1/2 way. 4 1 2 3
- 25-32
- All set to partner, turn RH into allemande hold facing anticlockwise & all dance 2 places round anticlockwise. 2 3 4 1
Repeat once in Strathspey time then twice in Reel time
