Dances for February 4, 2025

Beginner dances

THREE’S THE CHARM (J3x32) 3 persons in a line Martha Morrison Veranth Let’s All Dance

1- 8 Centre person dances Fig of 8, begin by passing end person on right RSh
9-16 Reel of 3, centre person passes end person on right RSh
17-24 Centre person turns end person on right RH then turns person on left ½ LH
25-28 End persons change sides, person on right dancing in front of new centre person, and end person on left behind
29-32 End persons advance and retire (towards/away from centre place) while centre person retire and advance (up/down)

THE NIGHTINGALE FLOOR as danced by Stonnington Scottish Country Dancers, Melbourne, Australia 2022. 32 bar reel for four dancers in a square set numbered clockwise with a fifth dancer in the middle Suggested Music: ‘Folksy Fivesome’, from ‘Dancers’ Choice 2′, played by Robert Whitehead and the Danelaw Band. BARS DESCRIPTION

1 – 8 Dancers 5, 1 and 3 dance a reel of three; dancers 5 and 1 passing right shoulder. Dancer 5 finishes in the middle facing out between dancers 1 and 4.

9 – 16 All dance crown triangles as follows. Dancers 5, 1 and 4 join nearer hands. All set; on second setting step dancer 5 moves in an anticlockwise direction; Dancers 5,4 and 3 repeat; Dancers 5, 3 and 2 repeat; Dancers 5, 2 and 1 repeat. Dancer 5 finishes facing dancer 4.

17 – 24 Dancers 5, 4 and 2 dance a reel of three; dancers 5 and 4 passing left shoulder. Dancer 5 finishes facing dancer 1. 25 – 26

Dancers 5 and 1 change places giving right hand.

27 – 28 Dancers 1 and 3 change places giving left hand.

29 – 30 Dancers 3 and 4 change places giving left hand.

31 – 32 Dancers 4 and 2 change places giving right hand. Repeat from new positions.

Devised by Frances Wallace and dedicated to Patsy and lan Marks on their return from a Rotary trip to Japan, March 2012.

14:13 Jig 32, Couples form big circle Round the Room, L on the right of M. Zoltan Gräff

1-8 All circle left, pulling back left shoulder on bar 4 | circle back finish facing partner
9-16 Set to partner; turn RH | men anticlockwise advance 2 places (pass partner RSH, pass next lady LSH)
17-24 Set to new partner; turn RH | ladies clockwise advance 2 places (pass new partner RSH, next man LSH)
25-32 both hands joined: slip into the middle; men under left arms turn ladies clockwise | slip out; men under right arms turn ladies clockwise

MRS STEWART’S JIG (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Frans Ligtmans RSCDS Book 35

1- 8 1s set, 1L followed by partner casts 2 places, 1L crosses (below 3s) and casts up on Men’s side to 2nd place facing down while 1M dances round 3L and up the middle to 2nd place Ladies’ side facing down
9-16 2s+1s+3s dance Grand Chain, end with 2M and 1M facing out
17-24 2s+1s dance Ladies’ Chain
25-32 2s+1s+3s advance and retire; 1s turn 1½ RH to own sides. 213

DANCING DOLPHINS (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Barry Skelton Dolphin Book

1- 8 1s cross RH, cast 1 place (2s step up). 1s turn LH 1¼ times to end facing Ladies’ side, 1L on 1M’s right
9-16 1s dance Alternating Tandem reel of 3 on Ladies’ side (1L leads starting RSh to 3L)
17-24 1s dance Alternating Tandem reel on Men’s side (1L leads starting LSh to 3M) and end in prom hold facing Ladies’ side
25-32 1s dance out between 2L+3L, cast round 3L and dance up to top of set, drop hands and cast to 2nd place own side

ANDREW’S DANCE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Andrew Mills Harbour City

1- 8 1M followed by 1L casts 1 place, 1M crosses to 2nd place opposite side and dances RSh round 3L as 1L dances RSh round 3M both to 2nd place opposite sides
9-16 2s+1s+3s dance reels of 3 on sides (1s giving LSh to 2s)
17-24 2s+1s dance Ladies’ Chain
25-32 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 round 2s and turn RH

EASY DOES IT (J8x32) 2C (4C set) Holly Boyd Here We Go Again

1- 8 1L+2s dance RSh reel of 3 across (1L RSh to 2M, 2L dances to right to start)
9-16 1M+2s dance LSH reel of 3 across (1M LSh to 2L, 2M dances to left to start)
17-24 1s lead down middle and back, remaining in centre, 2s step in ready for…
25-32 1s+2s dance Poussette. 2 1

Advanced dances

THE MILL POND STROLL Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise – 4 (Progression: 213) Devised by Craig Williams