Weekly Dance Reports

Tuesday 8th December- 2009
30 dancers enjoyed a practice evening for next weeks PARTY. We practiced Barbara’s celebration, Brisk Young Lad, Bonnie Hoose of Airlie, Mcleod’s fancy, Minister on the Loch, The Bees, J B Milne and Mrs Milne of Kinnef – - PHEW busy night !

 

 
Tuesday 1st December- 2009
A busy night with a fair number of the dances for the forthcoming Xmas Social being practiced. Will update shortly. Unfortunately due to my machine being dead I have yet to load up cribs etc on the new machine but will soon add these here again.
 
Monday 30th November- 2009 - St Andrews Night
A good number of our members attended a dance in Kirriemuir guests of the Scottish Dance Club at the St Andrews Church Hall. Live music by Deardrie Adamson was very good and the hosts made us all feel very welcome indeed. A grand night had by all wo attended. Thanks for inviting us.
 
 
Tuesday 24th November- 2009
A nice mix of dances tonight, including shiftin bobbins, midnight oil and brisk young lad, all approached with a relaxed fun atitude- BUT – -
Apparently John White our live music maestro thinks we are all rubbish so we needed to practice – especially midnight oil.  The phrase people in glass houses comes to mind here ! I just wonder sometimes why we are always under pressure to “perform” to other people’s standards. Not everyone can be perfect at everything ! It’s also worth remembering that by making these overt comments some people’s feelings do get hurt and that’s simply unkind. I think John would be well advised to exercise a little more discretion.
It is very difficult for Shiela to strike a balance with a class, if you pitch it too high and technical you drive people away, if you make it too simple and boring, you drive people away. I think we have a good balance BUT I have said before that I do feel we should keep the structured approach to the classes that we got the first couple of weeks of this session, especially to revise “formations” and then use them within the selected dances for the evening.
Tuesday 17th November- 2009
Back from holidays but missed class due to working at home!
Tuesday 10th November- 2009
On My Holidays
Tuesday 3rd November- 2009
A cold evening and enough once again for a three good sets of dancers. Many of the dances done tonight will be danced at the forthcoming RSCDS AGM open dance on Saturday 7th November in Perth at the Bells Sports Centre. This is a massive venue and no doubt the hall will be packed with hundreds of dancers. The floor here is very very hard being concrete covered with sports flooring. The dancers will be well advised to have support in their pumps for this night. Hopefully they will enjoy the experience.
  • Joie De Vivre
  • Robbie Oer the Waves
  • Highland Ladies
  • Royal Yacht Britannia
  • Cumbrae Reel
  • Peggys Love
  • Mhairi’s Wedding

This evening we took dance suggestions for the Xmas Party. This will be held at Kingsmuir Hall on Tuesday 15th December. The dancers food choice was also taken. Remember to catch someone before Dec 15th to put your own choices down.

 
Tuesday 27th October- 2009
Missed the class tonight but the following dances were reported back.
There were enough for 3 sets this evening.
The dances danced were ->  Unfotunately cannot give the cribs at the moment as my main PC is out of action right now – sorry.
  • Mrs Stewarts jig
  • 45 years on
  • Dreamcatcher
  • Earl of Mansfield
  • Cashmere Shawl
  • Midnight Oil
 
Tuesday 20th October- 2009
First night with live music of this session. John White played for us for a range of the dances that have been  done up to this point in the session. The last dance of the evening – Peggy Dewar provided much fun and a fitting end to the dance.
I get the impression that John perhaps thinks our standards are not as high as may be seen elsewhere, to counter that I would say that our FUN standards are high and we try not to take things to a level that detracts from the fact that we are there to have fun and enjoy ourselves.
I often feel that RSCDS clubs and dances are a lot of fun but there are “factions” within RSCDS who contiually write and comment about etiquet, standards, dress, dance partners, you name it basically, and in doing so are probably putting loads of potential younger dancers off for life. There was a point in my own dance journey where I was almost put off by a completely derogatory attitude of these “types” at an open RSCDS dance. Thankfully I was given a great bit of advice from an experienced dancer who comes to Forfar. That was just to get up to every possible dance and if in the early days you make a nuciance of yourself then so be it, others in the dance should help to guide you and if not then it’s as much their own fault if the dance goes wrong. Repetition is the only way to learn our dances and if you are frightened of messing up a set you will simply never learn.
Tuesday 13th October- 2009
Missed this class – no report
Tuesday 6th October- 2009
 
Tuesday 30th September – 2009
4 Full sets of dancers tonight and lovely to see Graham and Anne return to join the group, hopefully they enjoyed the dances.
The “structured” approach which was so enjoyed on the first evening seems to have tailed off aleady, that’s a bit of a shame as it is so much more helpful if “formations” included in the dances of the evening are practiced and then danced, and it’s good for newer folk and experienced folk to practice their steps now and again. Hopefully it will return in future classes.
During the evening we danced the following dances, with a smile and a laugh at times !!
REEL OF THE ROYAL SCOTS (R8×32) 3C (4C set) R Goldring SCD Leaflet 7

1- 8 1s 1/2 turn 2s on sides (1M RH – 1L LH) to face out, 2s+1s+3s set, 1s 1/2 turn 3s on sides (1M LH – 1L RH) end 3s facing out & 2s+3s+1s set

9-16 1s followed by 3s dance up between 2s, cast down 1 place, dance in & 1s cast up to 2nd place 3s end in 3rd place

17-24 1s turn 1st corners RH, pass partner RSh turn 2nd corners RH & cross passing partner RSh to 2nd place own sides

25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

VALENTINE – A dance for Fiona Mackie of Dundee, written we understand by Jean Gaul. A lovely Strathspey

QUARRIES’ JIG (J8×32) 3C (4C set) K W Smith RSCDS Bk 36

1- 8 1s set, cast 1 place & dance round 1st corners passing corners LSh

9-16 1s dance reels of 3 across (1st Man with 2s & 1st Lady with 3s), 1s turn LH to face 1st corners

17-18 Centre dancers change with 1st corners RH while 2nd corners set

19-20 1st corners (in centre) change places LH while new 1st & 2nd corners dance clockwise round to next corner place

21-24 Repeat the Fig in bars 17-20 from new places

25-32 Repeat 17-20 from new places, 1s end by turning LH to 2nd place on opposite sides, 2s+1s+3s set on sides & 1s cross back RH

THE BRISK YOUNG LAD (J5×48) 5C set J Drewry Autumn Coll 84

1-12 1s+2s+4s+5s dance RSh reel of 4 on sides (3s stand)

13-16 1s+2s & 4s+5s turn RH on sides while 3s turn LH in centre to end facing “1st corner couples” (Lady facing 1M+2M & Man facing 4L+5L)

17-24 3s dance RH across with 1st corners, passing RSh & dance LH across with “2nd corners” (Lady with 4M+5M & Man with 1L+2L)

25-32 3s dance out centre of own sides, cast clockwise 3rd corner couple, dance in & pass partner RSh & dance out other end casting round 4th corner couple to 3rd place own sides (corner couples Adv+Ret to allow 3s to dance behind them)

33-40 All circle 10H round & back

41-48 2s+3s+4s+5s set, cast up 1 place while 1s set advancing & lead down to bottom, all turn RH

MRS MILNE OF KINNEFF (S4×32) Sq.Set A Macpherson SCD Leaflet 32

1- 8 1s & 3s join hands with partner & adv for 2 steps, turn opposite partner RH once round, retaining opp ptnr hand dance RH across with 2s/4s

9-16 Dancing couples (1M+3L & 1L+3M) facing side couples dance parallel reels of 4 across the dance

17-18 Dancing couples (1M+3L & 1L+3M) set to side couples

19-22 Dancing couples (1M+3L & 1L+3M) dance out between side couples & cast to original places while side couples separate & dance into centre to meet partners then holding nearer hands dance out to original places

23-24 All turn partners 2H

25-32 All circle 8H 1/2 way round to left, 3/4 turn partners RH into prom hold (Ladies on inside) & all Promenade 1 place clockwise

MRS STEWART’S JIG (J8×32) 3C (4C set) F Ligtmans RSCDS Bk 35

1- 8 1s set, 1L followed by partner casts 2 places, 1L crosses (below 3s) & casts up on Men’s side to 2nd place facing down while 1M dances round 3L & up the middle to 2nd place Ladies side facing down

9-16 2s+1s+3s dance Grand Chain, end with 2M & 1M facing out

17-24 2s+1s dance Ladies Chain

25-32 2s+1s+3s Adv+Ret for 2 steps & 1s turn 1.1/2 RH to own sides

Tuesday 15th September – 2009
Tonight, Shiela planned to repeat all the dances from last week, thinking this would help our new visitors to learn the dances. Unfortunately none of our new visitors came to the class tonight. None the less the evening was good fun with additional old dances added to the mix insted, such as Hamilton House and Greenmarket Reel. Lots of current members came along and it ws lovely to see them again for the evening.

FISHERMAN’S REEL (R5×32) 5C Sq.Set (5s facing – M back to 4s & L back to 2s) S Petyt Dunblane Holiday

1- 8 1s+2s+3s+4s circle 8H round & back while 5s turn RH once & LH 1.1/2 times to end 5M facing 2s & 5L facing 4s

9-16 5M+2s also 5L+4s dance RH across, 5s pass LSh & dance LH across with next couple anticlockwise (M with 1s & L with 3s)

17-24 5M dances reel of 3 with 1s+2s (in prom hold) giving RSh to 2s while 5L reels with 3s+4s giving RSh to 4s

25-32 All take ptnrs in prom hold, 5s change pl with 1s RSh, 1s pass 4s RSh, 4s pass 3s RSh, 3s pass 2s RSh & 2s end in centre facing each other

GREENMARKET REEL (No Crib Found)

Sir J M Barrie of Drums (No Crib Found)

THE WIND ON LOCH FYNE (S3×32) 3C Triangular set J Dickson Dunedin 1

1- 8 1s cross over (Man between 3s, Lady between 2s) & dance Fig of 8 & end turning RH 1/2 way to face partner in original places

9-16 All dance interlocking RSh reels of 4 & end by turning RH to bring Men into centre

17-24 Men dance LH across in centre 2 places while Ladies dance clockwise 1 place, turn partner RH & repeat ending in triangular set order 2 3 1

25-32 All set & circle 6H round for 2 steps, turn partner 2H & continue to circle 6H round to pstns. 2 3 1

HAMILTON HOUSE (J8×32) 3C (4C set) W Campbell RSCDS Bk 7

1- 8 1L sets to 2M & turns 3M (2H) & stands b’tw’n them, 1M sets to 2L & turns 3L (2H) 1M ends b’tw’n 3s facing up as 1L up between 2s facing down

9-16 2s+1s+3s set twice & 1s 3/4 turn 2H on to opposite sides

17-24 2s+1s+3s set twice on sides & 1s 1/2 turn 2H to own side

25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

Tuesday 15th September – 2009
The first dance of the season and it was a busy night with 5 new members joining us for some fun dancing. The class was structured with a short review of steps and some revision of formations and gentle dance through of the dances. The format was very welcome and suited the new visitors very well.
The dances we went through were ->

REEL OF THE 51ST DIVISION  (R8×32)  3C  (4C set)

 1- 8         1s set & cast below 3s & lead up to face 1st corners

 9-16        1s set & turn 1st corners RH to balance in diagonal line, 1s turn LH to face 2nd corners

17-24       1s set & turn 2nd corners RH to Balance-in-Line, 1s turn LH to 2nd place own sides

25-32          2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

THE WILD GEESE  (J8×32)  3C (4C set)

 1- 8         1s+3s dance in & Balance-in-Line, turn partners RH & 1s cast to 3rd place while 3s lead up to 1st place

 9-16        3s+1s dance in & Balance-in-Line, turn partners RH & 3s cast to 3rd place while 1s lead up to 1st place

17-24       1s lead down & back to 2nd place

25-32       2s+1s dance R&L

SUGAR CANDIE  (S8×32)  3C  (4C set)

 1- 8         1s set & cast 1 place, cross passing LSh & cast RSh round their 1st corner into centre ending BtoB (Lady facing up, Man down)

 9-16        1L circle left with 2s & 1M with 3s, turn to face partner & set, ¾ turn partner 2H to end facing 1st corners

17-24       1s turn 1st corner RH, partner LH, 2nd corner RH, partner LH & end facing 1st corners

25-32       1s dance Reel of 3 on opposite sides passing 1st corner LSh & cross RH to 2nd place own sides

MAIRI’S WEDDING  (R8×40)  3C  (4C set)

 1- 8         1s turn RH, cast to 2nd place & turn LH to face 1st corners

 9-16        1s dance ½ diagonal Reel of 4 with 1st corners & ½ diagonal reel with 2nd corners

17-24       1s dance ½ diagonal Reel with 3rd corners & ½ diagonal reel with 4th corners

25-32       1s dance reel of 3 across Lady with 2s & Man with 3s (RSh to 1st corner)

33-40       2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

END OF SESSION UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2009.
Tuesday 17th March
Dancing to John White, the group enjoyed a very pleasant evening. Perhaps a little laboured with “teaching” when we have live music. When we have a live musician perhaps we should just get a seift “re-cap” and take it from there. We did however dance a fair number of dances and the small group of 3 sets semed to enjoy the class.
The upcoming End of Session Social event was announced and this will be held in the East & Old Kirk Hall starting at 7:30 as normal on Tuesday 31st March 2009. The music will be supplied again by John White. The arrangements for food are yet to be decided. The committee would ideally like to “provide” the food so as not to place a burden on the membership. The members having recently contributed magnificently to the Annual Dance, the committe felt it was time to return something to the members. There is to be a meeting on Tuesday 24th to decide the format of the food for the eveing. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ANY COMMITTEE MEMBER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Tuesday 10th March
A good going night, lots of dances covered and four sets in total.
Tuesday 3rd March
Unable to attend – no update.
Tuesday 24th  February
Unfortunately unable to attend so no reports.
Tuesday 17th  February
With our resident live musician John Whyte  26 folk enjoyed an evening of practice for our Annual Dance on Friday 20th February. Feedback from our web site and blog intimated that I had not put the time of the dance on the crib sheets. Ooops sorry, but will correct for next years dance. The practice session included -

 

 

A TRIP TO BAVARIA  (R4×32)  4C set J MacGregor-Brown  Collins Pocket Ref

 1- 4         1s & 4s cross RH while 2s+3s dance ½ RH across, 1s+3s & 2s+4s change places LH on sides

 5-16        3s & 2s cross RH while 1s+4s dance ½ RH across, & repeat until back in original places

17-24       1s set to 2s & cross over to face 3s, set & cross to face 4s

25-32       1s set to 4s & cross over to 4th place on opposite sides, all Advance+Retire 2 steps 1s changing places 2H to retire to own sides

 

POLHARROW BURN  (R5×32)  5C set H Foss  Glendarroch SD Sheets

 1- 8         1s & 3s cross RH, cast 1 place & dance ½ Fig of 8 round couple above them

 9-16        1s & 3s turn RH then LH (long turns) to face 1st corners while 2s & 5s ½ turn RH & chase clockwise to other end of set

17-24       1s & 3s dance ½ Reels of 4 with 1st corners then 2nd corners

25-32       1s & 3s dance ½ Reel of 4 with 3rd corner, turn partner LH & cast down 1 place own sides

 

WELCOME TO QUEEN’S CROSS  (S4×48)  4C set F Kyd  Aberdeen Coll

 1- 8         All dance RSh reels of 4 on sides

 9-16        1s+2s also 3s+4s dance RH across & LH back

17-24       All advance 2 steps & retire, 1M+2L also 1L+2M turn RH (1s pass RSh to turn 2s on sides), 1s turn LH in centre

25-32       1M+3L also 1L+3M turn RH, 1s turn LH in centre & turn 4s to end at bottom (2s+3s+4s step up last 2 bars)

33-40       All turn partners 2H (4 bars), 2s+3s also 4s+1s circle 4H round to left into…

41-48       All circle 8H round to left to end 2 3 4 1

 

PELORUS JACK  (J8×32)  3C  (4C set)     B Skelton  RSCDS Bk 41

 1- 8         1s cross RH, cast 1 place & dance RH across with 3s, 1s end with Man facing his 1st corner with his partner behind him

 9-16        1s dance (as 1 person) ½ reel of 3 with 1st corners (1s about turn in corner so that partner leads out to face Mans 2nd crnr), ½ reel with 2nd corner

17-24       1s similarly dance ½ reel of 3 with Ladies 1st corner pstn & ½ reel with Ladies 2nd corner pstn

25-32       1M followed by partner dance into LH across with 2s, 1s retain LH & ½ turn to own sides, 2s+1s+3s set

 

NOTTINGHAM LACE  (R96)  Sq.Set J Bradley  Nottingham Lace

PART 1

 1- 8         All dance ½ Chain & set to partners, ¾ turn RH to end with Ladies in centre for LH across

 9-12        Ladies dance LH across ½ way while Men dance ¼ way round clockwise, Ladies ½ turn nearest man RH

13-16       Men dance LH across ½ way while Ladies dance ¼ way round clockwise & all turn partners RH

17-24       All repeat bars 9-16 to original places

PART 2

25-32       1L & 3M cross RH & cast behind 4s, pass RH & join end of line while 1M & 3L dance similarly behind 2s, all set

33-40       All Advance+Retire, 1s+2L+4M also 3s+2M+4L circle 4H round to left to end in line across (1s & 3s in centre of line)

41-48       All Advance+Retire, circle 8H round ½ way to end in Sq.Set opposite to original places

PART 3

49-72       Repeat PART 2 with 2s & 4s as dancing couples, all ending in original places

PART 4

73-96       Repeat PART 1

 

THE DREAM CATCHER  (S96)  Sq.Set E Orr  RSCDS Bk 45

 1- 8         All circle 8H round & back

 9-16        1s+3s dance the Swirl: – Turn partner RH into Allemande hold, dance LSh round other couple ½ way, dance LH across ¾ way & swirl to face side couples (BtoB with ptnr & Lady facing Man)

17-24       All dance reels of 4 across

25-32       All set, dancing couples dance out between side couples, cross & cast, change places RH with partner back to places

33-40       All set, advance with partners, retire diagonally with corners & set

41-48       1L+4M dance R&L with 3L+2M (on diagonal)

49-56       1M+2L dance R&L with 3M+4L (other diagonal)

57-64       All set with corners, advance & retire with partners & set

65-88       2s & 4s repeat bars 9-32

89-96       All circle 8H round & back

 

IAN POWRIE’S FAREWELL TO AUCHTERARDER  (J128)  Sq.Set B Hamilton

 1- 8         All circle 8H round to the left & back     (popular variation – 8 hands all the way round to left)

 9-24        Ladies dance in front of ptnr, behind next Man, into RH across, in front of Man opp their ptnr, behind next Man into RH across & back to place

25-32       All Promenade clockwise

33-40       1s & 3s dance cl’wise behind next couple, Men dance past cple as Ladies dance in between cple, both turn R to face cple, all set & turn RH

41-48       All dance parallel reels of 4

49-56       1s & 3s dance a full Fig of 8 round the standing 2s/4s

57-64       1s & 3s dance LH across & dance back to places (Men round & Ladies through the standing 2s & 4s)

65-96       2s & 4s repeat 33-64

97-104     All Promenade anticlockwise

105-120   Men dance in front of ptnr, behind next Lady, into LH across, dance in front of Lady opp own partner, behind next L into LH across & back to pl

121-128   All circle 8H round to the right & back        (popular variation – 8 hands all the way round to right)

 

THE LAST OF THE LAIRDS  (J8×32)  3C  (4C set)     H Thurston  RSCDS Bk 22

 1- 8         1s cross (& each subsequent dancer crosses) to dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides

 9-16        1s cross back (& each subsequent dancer crosses back) to dance reflection reels of 3 on own sides

17-24       1s set, cross RH & cast 1 place, cross down between 3s & cast up to 2nd place on own sides

25-32       1s lead up between 2s & cast down 1 place, 2s+1s+3s turn RH

 

Tuesday 3rd February
A group of around 18 folk turned out on a very cold a frosty evening with snow on the ground. A cheery group and a good mix of dances included in the evening, some in preparation for the forthcoming Annual Dance on 20th Feb.  There was some feedback received regarding the cribs from either the blog or the web site. It seems that the crib does not open correctly for viewing or printing. I have tested it now on several different machines and it all seems ok to me. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY WITH THE CRIB.
Get a CRIB Sheet for the annual CLICK HERE ->  http://rscdsforfar.co.uk/E&O20-02-09.pdf
The dances this evening were ->
Tuesday 27th January
Class missed, no reports.
Tuesday 20th January
A lively eveing of dancing with John White our music man for the evening. We managed to make 4 sets easily and required only a little bit of re-capping for the dances. As we approach the annual dance on Feb 20th, we are working on some of these dances but not exclusively.  Check what’s on around the area CLICK HERE ->  JOHN M STURROCK
Get a CRIB Sheet for the annual CLICK HERE ->  http://rscdsforfar.co.uk/E&O20-02-09.pdf
This week we danced the following dances ->

SHIFTIN’ BOBBINS  (R8×32)  3C  (4C set)     R Clowes  Ormskirk 6  **** ON ANNUAL DANCE ****

 1- 8         1s cross RH to double triangle pstn with 2s+3s & set, 1s cast up to top & dance down until they are between 2s & 3s

 9-16        1L dances RH across with 2M+3M while 1M dances LH across with 2L+3L, 1s followed by 2s+3s dance down centre

17-24       3s followed by 2s+1s dance up (3s+2s cast off to places), 1L dances LH across with 2M+3M while 1M dances RH across with 2L+3L

25-32       1s dance up to top, cast down to 2nd place opposite side & dance ½ Fig of 8 around 2s to end in 2nd place on own sides

 

THE BRISK YOUNG LAD  (J5×48)  5C set J Drewry  Autumn Coll 84

 1-12        1s+2s+4s+5s reel of 4 on sides (3s standing still)

13-16       1s+2s & 4s+5s turn RH on sides while 3s turn LH in centre to end facing “1st corner couples” (Lady facing 1M+2M & Man facing 4L+5L)

17-24       3s dance RH across with 1st corners, passing RSh & dance LH across with “2nd corners” (Lady with 4M+5M & Man with 1L+2L)

25-32       3s dance out centre of own sides, cast clockwise round partners 1st corner couple, dance in & pass partner RSh & dance out other end casting round partners 2nd corner couple to 3rd place own sides (corner couples Advance+Retire to allow 3s to dance behind them)

33-40       All circle 10H round & back

41-48        2s+3s+4s+5s set, cast up 1 place while 1s set advancing & lead down to bottom, all turn RH

 

WELCOME TO QUEEN’S CROSS  (S4×48)  4C set F Kyd  Aberdeen Coll  **** ON ANNUAL DANCE ****

 1- 8         All dance RSh reels of 4 on sides

 9-16        1s+2s also 3s+4s dance RH across & LH back

17-24       All advance 2 steps & retire, 1M+2L also 1L+2M turn RH (1s pass RSh to turn 2s on sides), 1s turn LH in centre

25-32       1M+3L also 1L+3M turn RH, 1s turn LH in centre & turn 4s to end at bottom (2s+3s+4s step up last 2 bars)

33-40       All turn partners 2H (4 bars), 2s+3s also 4s+1s circle 4H round to left into…

41-48       All circle 8H round to left to end 2 3 4 1

 

ROBBIE OVER THE WAVES  (R8×32)  3C (4C set)     B Sargent  Ruthven Coll  **** ON ANNUAL DANCE ****

 1- 8         2s followed by 1s dance down below 3s, cross & cast up – 2s to top & cross (no hands) to 1st pl as 1s cast up to 2nd pl & turn LH to face 1st crnrs

 9-16        1s dance ‘Hello-Goodbye’ setting & end BtoB in middle (Man facing up)

17-24       1s dance RH across (1M with 2s & 1L with 3s), pass RSh & dance LH across with other couple

25-32       1L followed by partner dance up, cast on opposite sides & dance ½ Fig of 8 round 2s

 

IAN POWRIE’S FAREWELL TO AUCHTERARDER  (J128)  Sq.Set B Hamilton **** ON ANNUAL DANCE ****

 1- 8         All circle 8H round to the left & back     (popular variation – 8 hands all the way round to left)

 9-24        Ladies dance in front of ptnr, behind next Man, into RH across, in front of Man opp their ptnr, behind next Man into RH across & back to place

25-32       All Promenade clockwise

33-40       1s & 3s dance cl’wise behind next couple, Men dance past cple as Ladies dance in between cple, both turn R to face cple, all set & turn RH

41-48       All dance parallel reels of 4

49-56       1s & 3s dance a full Fig of 8 round the standing 2s/4s

57-64       1s & 3s dance LH across & dance back to places (Men round & Ladies through the standing 2s & 4s)

65-96       2s & 4s repeat 33-64

97-104     All Promenade anticlockwise

105-120   Men dance in front of ptnr, behind next Lady, into LH across, dance in front of Lady opp own partner, behind next L into LH across & back to pl

121-128   All circle 8H round to the right & back        (popular variation – 8 hands all the way round to right)

 

THE MINISTER ON THE LOCH  (S3×32)  3C set R Goldring  24 G & S Dances  **** ON ANNUAL DANCE ****

 1- 8         1s+2s dance Diamond Poussette right round

 9-16        1s dance down for 2 steps, turn 2H, dance up to top & turn 2H

17-24       1s+3s dance double Fig of 8 round 2s with 1s casting to start

25-32       1M+2M turn LH 1½ times while 1L+2L turn RH 1½ times, 1M+3M turn RH 1½ times while 1L+3L turn LH 1½ times

 

CADDAM WOOD  (R5×32)  5C set J Mitchel  SCD Archives

 1- 8         1s+5s cross RH, cast in 1 place & turn partners RH 1¼ times to end in line in the middle Ladies facing down & Men up

 9-16        1s+5s dance RSh reel of 4 in middle while 2s+3s+4s dance RSh reels of 3 on own sides (3L up & 3M down to start)

17-24       2s+1s also 5s+4s dance RH across & LH back ending with 1M facing 5L in centre

25-32       1M+5L turn RH 1½ times to change pl, then 1L+5L also 1M+5M turn LH 1½ times to end own sides Mens side 2 3 4 5 1 & Ladies 5 1 2 3 4

Repeat with new partners 4 more times

 

THE GENTLEMAN  (S8×32)  3C  (4C set)  R S Huxley  RSCDS Bk 35

 1- 8         1s turn 2H & remain in middle facing each other as 2s step up, 1s+2s set (1s advancing & pass LSh to face opposite partner) & dance ½ reel of 4 across with 2s with 1s ending reel giving LH to face down on own side between 2s

 9-16        1s dance down to end between 3s & face each other, 1s+3s set (1s advancing & pass LSh to face opposite partner) & ½ reel of 4 across with 3s 1s end giving LH to face up on own side between 3s

17-24       1s lead up to top, cross over & cast to 2nd place & ½ reels of 3 across (L with 2s & M with 3s)

25-32       2s+1s dance Diamond Poussette right round

 

PELORUS JACK  (J8×32)  3C  (4C set)     B Skelton  RSCDS Bk 41  **** ON ANNUAL DANCE ****

 1- 8         1s cross RH, cast 1 place & dance RH across with 3s, 1s end with Man facing his 1st corner with his partner behind him

 9-16        1s dance (as 1 person) ½ reel of 3 with 1st corners (1s about turn in corner so that partner leads out to face Mans 2nd crnr), ½ reel with 2nd corner

17-24       1s similarly dance ½ reel of 3 with Ladies 1st corner pstn & ½ reel with Ladies 2nd corner pstn

25-32       1M followed by partner dance into LH across with 2s, 1s retain LH & ½ turn to own sides, 2s+1s+3s set

Tuesday 13th January
Unfortunately I could not make this evening so no reporting – sorry
Tuesday 6th January
A new Year and the beginning of a new session. The class started with a group of 28 making the trip to join us for the dancing.  A very jolly evening if a little “rusty” for some of us at times. A break over Xmas is perhaps not a good thing, unless you manage to get out dancing locally. Check out all the events available with this excellent website by JOHN M STURROCK

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