Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

A Weekend Celebration

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

A WEEKEND CELEBRATION (R8x40) 3C (4C set) Francis Walduck Second Canberra Book

1- 8 1s dance down, cast behind 3s, meet and dance up, cast behind 2s back to 1st place
9-16 1s turn RH, cast (2s step up); 1s turn 1¼ LH to face 4th corner (position) while 2s+3s dance clockwise ½ round
17-20 1s+corners dance ½ diagonal RSh reel of 4, dance LSh round each other to face 3rd corner (position)
21-24 1s+corners dance ½ diagonal RSh reel of 4, 1s pass LSh to end in middle LSh to LSh (1M below 1L) facing opposite sides
25-32 1M+3s also 1L+2s dance RH across; 2s+1s+3s turn partner RH
33-40 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back. 213

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)


Dance Information

This dance was created by the late Francis Walduck in March 2008 for Geoff Thompson and Vivienne Murphy.

It was devised to mark a special weekend of celebration that included their wedding, their birthdays, and St Patrick's Day.



Published in https://minicrib.org.uk/Publications/The Second Canberra Book of SCDs.pdf.

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