Dances for January 23, 2024

Beginner dances

DOMINO FIVE (R5x32) 5 person Sq.Set Derek Haynes Carnforth Collection 4
5 person Sq.Set with 5th person in centre facing top looking out between 1 and 4
Start position:
2 3
5
1 4
TOP

1- 8 5+1+2 dance RH across, 5+3+4 dance LH across
9-16 5+1+3 dance RSh reel of 3 on diagonal (5 and 1 pass RSh to start)
17-24 5+4+2 dance LSh reel of 3 on other diagonal (5 and 4 pass LSh to start)
25-32 5 changes place with 1 (pass RSh), 1 change place with 4, 4 change place with 3, 3 change place with 2 and 2 becomes new 5 (similar to Fisherman’s Reel)

BEV’S DELIGHT (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Bob McMurty The Devil’s Quandary

1- 8 1s+2s+3s advance and retire; all dance DoSiDo with partner and clap bar 8
9-16 1s turn RH (4 bars); 1s cast (2s step up) and set
17-24 1s lead down the middle and back up to 2nd place
25-32 2s+1s dance R&L. 213

CORN RIGS (R8x32) 2C (4C set) RSCDS Book 4

1- 8 1s cast down own sides, turn inwards dance back to top
9-16 1s dance full Fig of 8 round 2s
17-24 1s lead down the middle and back
25-32 1s+2s dance Poussette

BELLE‘STHREESOMEREEL Holly Boyd. 32 bar reel for 3 dancers in a triangular set

1 – 4 All three dancers set. Advance for two

5 – 8 Joining hands, all circle to the left once round

9 – 12 All circle to the right once round

13 – 16 All retire to finish in original places. All set

17 – 24 1st person, giving right shoulder to 3rd person, dance a reel of three across with 2nd and 3rd people back to original places

25 – 28 1st, 2nd and 3rd people dance left hands across to finish back in original place

29 – 32 All set and, with a clap, petronella one place counter clockwise.

2,1,3

Ready to begin again

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

SALUTE TO ROBERT BURNS (R4x32) 4C set Ann Campbell St Andrews of Brampton Book

1- 8 1s dance Figures of 8 on sides round 2s+3s (RSh to 2s to start)
9-16 All dance RSh reels of 4 on sides
17-24 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance RH across and LH back
25-32 1s ½ turn LH, dance in prom hold to bottom (2s+3s+4s step up bars 27-28) and turn RH 1½ times

Advanced dances

CAULD KAIL (M-8x(S16+R16)) 3C (4C set) RSCDS Book 9

Strathspey
1- 8 1s+2s RH across and LH across back to place
9-16 1s set, cast 1 place and R&L with 2s (one step to each hand)

Reel
17-24 1L dances a Fig of 8 round 2M+3M while 1M dances round 3L+2L, start by giving RSh to 1st corner and ending facing 1st corners
25-32 1s dance ‘Hello-Goodbye’ setting ending with a clap and petronella turn to 2nd place

THE ROSELATH CROSS (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Henrietta Vosper RSCDS Book 41

1- 8 1s+2s+3s dance reflection reels of 3 on sides (1s dance in and down to start) and end with 1s in 2nd place BtoB facing own sides and 2s in 1st place
9-16 2s+1s+3s set, 1s ¼ turn to right and set with 2s+3s (as Crown Triangles), 1s dance RSh round RH corner into middle BtoB facing opposite sides
17-24 Repeat from new positions 1s ending in 2nd place own sides
25-32 1s dance reels of 3 across (Lady with 2s and Man with 3s)