Ceilidh Dance: Katie and Dave's Wedded Blisters
- Source:
- Specially written for the 2011 wedding of Katie and Dave Ingram
- Set type:
- Longways 3 couples
- Tune type:
- 32-bar jig
- Difficulty:
- ★★★
Instructions
| Section | Duration | Directions |
|---|---|---|
| A1 | 8 | Top (working) couple cross over and cast to bottom, cross back over and cast to middle of the set. Swing if there's time. |
| A2 | 8 | Working couple right hand star with the new top couple, then left hand star with the bottom couple |
| B1 | 8 | Reel of three along each side |
| B2 | 8 | Working couple gypsy meltdown, while ends do half a right and left through around them. All swing partner. |
Notes
The progression is reversed from most dances: the bottom couple at the start of the dance become the new top couple, and everyone else moves down one place.
A gypsy meltdown involves the couple standing facing each other, but offset slightly to each person's left. They link little fingers of their right hand and walk in a small circle around their linked hands, staring into each others' eyes.
Suggested Tunes
- Croft's Jig / The Parson in Boots (10× 32-bar jig)
- Fourpence-halfpenny-farthing / The Flight (8× 32-bar jig)
- Geanie and Davina (5× 32-bar jig)
- Half hannekin / The Pantheon cottillon (7× 32-bar jig)
- Jimmy Ward's Fancy / Jojo's Jig (6× 32-bar jig)
- Long Walk Home (6× 32-bar jig)
- (9× 32-bar jig)
- Sarah's jig / Hilda's hard one (9× 32-bar jig)
- The Champion (10× 32-bar jig)
- The Duke of York's Camp / Lady Elizabeth Cole (11× 32-bar jig)
- The Goose and the Gridiron / The Magic Song (6× 32-bar jig)
- The Lemonville jig / The Quarryman (9× 32-bar jig)
- The Queen of Diamonds / Walnut Whip (10× 32-bar jig)
- Three Tunes (6× 32-bar jig)
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