Toast To St Andrews
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
TOAST TO ST ANDREWS (R4x48) 4C set John Drewry Summer Collection 93s and 4s start on opposite sides
1- 8 All dance RSh reels of 4 on side with 2s+3s passing RSh to end in original places
9-16 2s+3s ½ turn RH on sides, 3s+2s dance RH across, 1s+3s and 2s+4s ½ turn LH on sides (end in St Andrew's Cross 1s+4s giving RH in centre)
17-24 All Balance-in-Line twice, 1s and 4s turn 3s/2s LH to end (3)1(4)2
25-32 1s+4s dance RH across, 1s lead up to top and cast to 2nd place while 4s lead down and cast to 3rd place
33 40 1M+4L and 1L+4M slip step across (Men pass BtoB), set, slip step back again (Ladies pass BtoB) and set while 2s and 3s set advancing, slip step up/down (Men pass BtoB), set and slip step back (Ladies pass BtoB)
41 48 All circle 8h to left ½ way, set, end couples (2s and 3s) cross RH while middle couples set
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
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A toast is a short speech or statement made in honour of someone or something, typically during a social gathering or celebration. After the speech, participants raise their glasses and drink together to show appreciation or good wishes for the person or occasion being celebrated.St Andrews is a town situated on the east coast of Fife, Scotland, approximately 10 miles southeast of Dundee and 30 miles northeast of Edinburgh. As of 2011, it had a population of 16,800, making it the fourth-largest settlement in Fife and the 45th largest in Scotland.
The town is renowned for being home to the University of St Andrews, the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world. In 2022, it was ranked as the top university in the UK by the Good University Guide and consistently remains among the best in the country.
Named after Saint Andrew the Apostle, the town grew west of St Andrews Cathedral, which lies between the Scores and the Kinness Burn. Once Scotland's ecclesiastical capital before the Scottish Reformation, the cathedral was the largest in the country but now stands in ruins.
St Andrews From Regulus Tower
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