Programme of Dances for 25th April 2008

   

 

THE FLIGHT OF THE FALCON  (J8x32)  3C (4C set)     B Priddey  Anniversary Tensome

 1- 8         1s set, cast 1 place & turn LH to 1M facing his 1st corner with his partner behind him

 9-16        1M followed by partner dance a full RSh diagonal Alternating Tandem reel of 3 with 1st corners & end facing Ladies 2nd corner

17-24       1M followed by partner dance an RSh Alternating Tandem reel of 3 with 2nd corners & 1s end facing own 1st corners

25-32       1s turn 1st corners RH, 2nd corner RH & dance back to 2nd place own sides

 

BLOOMS OF BON ACCORD  (R4x32)  4C set  3s & 4s on opp sides   J Drewry  Deeside Bk 2

 1- 8         All set, 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance RH across once round, 1s & 4s cast in 1 place to 2,1,4,3,

 9-12        1s & 4s cross RH, cast to ends of set, meet partners in prom hold, dance into centre of dance

13-16       1s+4s dance round passing RSh & turn to end 1s in the middle on Mens side facing up & 4s in the middle on Ladies side facing down

17-24       All (1s & 4s in prom hold) dance reels of 3 on sides

25-28       1s+4s dance RH across in centre once round to end 4s facing up & 1s facing down

29-32       1s & 4s lead out of ends, cross & cast up 1 place to end 2 4(1)(3)

 

SONG OF THE SEA S(R4x32)  4C set 

 

FATHER CONNELLY'S JIG  (J4x64)  4C set J Drewry  Donside Bk

 1- 8         1s+2s Set+Rotate : -

                ` Set, rotate singly & dance on 1 place clockwise, change places RH on sides & dance on 1 place to own sides (1s in 2nd pl)

 9-16        1s dance ½ diagonal R&L with 1st corners while 2nd corners set & change places diagonally RH, 1s dance ½ reels of 3 on opposite sides

17-24       1s dance ½ diagonal R&L with 3rd corner while 1st corner persons set & change places diagonally, 1s dance ½ reels of 3 on own sides

25-32       1s dance reels of 3 across lady with 2s & Man with 3s

33-40       1s cross down between 3s, 1L casts up round 3M & 1M casts down round 4L, 1s change places LH in centre & cast to 3rd place own sides

41-56       3s+1s+4s (bottom 3 couples) repeat bars 9-24

57-64       All (or bottom 3 couples only) circle 8(6)H round & back

 

WESTBURY DIAMOND STRATHSPEY  (S3x48)  3C set 

 

THE PLANTATION REEL  (R5x32)  5C set T Moretti  Pinewoods Coll 2

 1- 8         1s & 3s cross RH & cast down 1 place, lead down between the couple below & cast back to 2nd/4th place (opposite sides)

 9-16        2s+1s & 4s+3s dance ½ R&L, & Petronella 2 places anticlockwise round square (end in same places as at bar 8)

17-24       All dance RH across (1M with 2s, 1L+3M with 4s, 3L with 5s) & 1s & 3s change places with partners to dance LH across

25-32       1s & 3s cross RH cast down 1 place & all turn RH

 

THE ALDER BURN  (J8x32)  4C set J Drewry  Brodie Bk

 1- 4         1s ½ turn RH moving down 1 place, set to partner & turn right about to face 1st corners

 5-16        1s Dance to Each Corner & Set: -

                ` 5- 6 1s change places with 1st corners passing RSh & 1st corners pass RSh with a ¼ turn to right in centre to face 2nd corners (as 2nd corners set)

                ` 7- 8 Original 1st corners change places with 2nd corners passing RSh & 2nd crnrs pass RSh with a ¼ turn to right to face 1s in 3rd crnr pstn (1s set)

                ` 9-10 Original 2nd corners change places with 1s passing RSh & 1s pass RSh with a ¼ turn to right to face 2nd corner pstn (as orig 1st corners set)

                `11-16 Repeat this Fig once more until 1s meet again in centre with 3s & 2s in 1st & 3rd places opposite sides

17-24       1s ¾ turn corner RH, set (facing in diag with corner on R), 1s+corners dance RH across ½ way (crnrs end in orig pl) & 1s face 2nd crnr pstns

25-32       1s ¾ turn corners LH, set (facing diagonally in with corner on left), 1s+corners LH across ½ way to end 2 1 3

 

TEACHER’S CHOICE 

 

THE IONA CROSS  (M-S96+R96)  6C Sq.Set (5s face 1s & 6s face 3s)             J Mitchell  Whetherly Bk 17

Dance 3 times Strathspey & 3 times Reel: -

 1- 8        1s+5s+6s+3s dance parallel RSh reels of 4 up/down set

 9-16        1s+5s & 6s+3s dance DoSiDo as 2s & 4s Adv+Ret, 1s+5s & 6s+3s dance ½ R&L (1s & 3s end facing side couples)

17-24       2s & facing couple (1L+3M) with 4s & facing couple (1M+3L) dance parallel RSh reels of 4 across set

25-32       Each centre dancer (1s & 3s) dances RH across with nearest 2 corner dancers, centre dancers dance LH across once round in the centre as outside couples (5s+2s+6s+4s) circle 8H round (or chase) to left ¾ way (quickly) to new pstns with 2s at top, 6s in 2nd place, 4s in 3rd place & 5s in 4th place

 

MILTON'S WELCOME  (R8x32)  3C (4C set)      J Bayly  RSCDS Bk  33

 1- 8         1s+2s+3s set, cross RH, 1s+2s+3s set & 1s+3s ¾ turn RH (to form line up & down centre) as 2s cross RH to original places

 9-16        1s+3s dance reel of 4 in centre of dance end with 1L+3M taking LH as partners end on sides

17-24       1L+3M ¾ turn LH to face own sides, dance out & cast behind 2s to original places, 1s+2s+3s turn LH

25-32       1s+2s dance Poussette

 

BRISK BOB  (S4x32)  4C Set  3s & 4s on opp sides   J Drewry  Summer Coll 3

 1- 8         All dance ½ reels of 4 on sides, 4s+3s also 2s+1s dance RH across

 9-16        All dance ½ reel of 4 on sides, 2s+3s dance LH across

17-24       All Ladies cross passing partner LSh & dance down/up to new places, all Men cross passing ptnr RSh & dance down/up to new pl.  3 4(1)(2)

25-32       4L+1L change places RH & set to each other while 4M+1M set & change places RH, 1s+4s circle 4H round to left.  3 1(4)(2)

 

MAIRI'S WEDDING  (R8x40)  3C  (4C set) Cosh  22 SCDs+2

 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 (LSh to 1st corner)

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

 



   

 

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