Dances for February 6, 2024

Beginner dances

ALISON’S ROUND REEL (R32) Round The Room Alex Gray Tweeddale Collection 2
3 dancers in triangular formation – 1st dancer facing clockwise to 2nd and 3rd (numbered clockwise)

1- 8 All dance RH across and LH back
9-16 1 turns 3 RH and turns 2 LH
17-24 All dance reel of 3 (1 gives RSh to 3 to start)
25-32 1 sets to 2+3 (as Double Triangles), all advance and turn right about and set again, 1 turns right about and 2+3 turn inwards to face new partners

KENDALL’S HORNPIPE (J8x32) 2C (4C set) Book of Graded SCDs

1- 8 1s+2s dance R&L
9-16 1s lead down for 3, up for 3, cross over and cast down to 2nd place
17-24 2s+1s dance Ladies’ Chain
25-32 2s+1s advance and retire, 1s turn RH 1½ times

Some of us dancing in Kingston, in another life

GRANVILLE MARKET (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Elinor M Vandegrift 2nd Graded Book SCDs

1- 8 1s+2s dance RH across and LH back
9-16 1s cross RH and cast 1 place. 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 round 2s and end facing 1st corners
17-24 1s turn corners RH and pass RSh to face 2nd corners, 1s turn 2nd corners RH and pass RSh to end 2nd place own sides
25-32 2S+1s+3s circle 6H round and back

THE HIGHLAND RAMBLER (R8x40) 3C (4C set) Roy Goldring Leeds Silver Jubilee 1987

1- 8 1s dance in and cast to 2nd place, dance RH across with 3s
9-16 2s+1s dance LH across, 1L followed by partner cast up round 2L and dance down middle to 1L between 3s and 1M between 2s
17-24 1s+2s+3s dance down the middle and back
25-32 1M followed by partner dance up, cast down round 2L to 2nd places on own side and turn RH
33-40 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back

Heeeey look at us. Thanks to Ramona for filming.

BEACH DANCER (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Eddy West 2003 https://eddywest.nz

1- 8 1s set and cross RH, 1s set to 2s on sides and change places LH
9-16 2s+1s dance Ladies’ Chain
17-24 1M followed by 1L casts behind 3L and 1M crosses to own side then casts up to 2nd place as 1L dances up middle to 2nd place, (4 bars), 2s+1s turn LH on sides
25-32 1s dance reels of 3 on sides giving RSh to 3s

THE HIGHLAND FAIR (J8x32) 2C (4C set) Book of Graded SCDs

1- 8 1s cast, dance down behind own lines, turn outwards and dance back to place
9-16 1s+2s turn partners RH back to place and then turn LH
17-24 1s followed by 2s, lead down the middle and 2s lead back to the top
25-32 2s+1s dance R&L

Advanced dances

Far North Queensland (S32, John Brenchley: The Other Kangaroo Paw)

1-8 1c & 5c cross RH | cast inwards to midline BtoB with P (2c & 4c step out) ; 2c+1M & 1W+3c+5M & 5W+4c Circle L. On [8] 1c & 5c pull RSh back to face P on midline

9-16 1c & 5c set | ½ Reel4 | set advancing and pass P LSh to face 2cnrs

17-24 ½ Reels4 on 2diag. On [20] 5c & 1s turn P LH to face 1cnrs[pos] ; ½ Reels4 on 1diag. On [24] 5c & 1c turn P LH to face 4cnrs[pos]

25-32 ½ Reels4 on 2diag ; 5c & 1c turn P LH to own sides facing out | 5c & 1c cast off (3c & 2c up) (4,3,5,2,1)