Dances for January 28, 2025

Beginner dances

BURNS’ HORNPIPE (R4x32) 4C set RSCDS Book 27

1- 8 1L casts down Ladies’ side while 1M dances down the middle, 1s meet below 4s and lead up to original places
9-16 Bar 9 all Men pull back LSh to face out with folded arms and beat right heel as in hornpipe. Bar 16 pull back LSh to face in again while 1L dances across in front of her partner, behind 2M, in front of 3M and crosses to 3L place (2L+3L step up on bars 15-16)
17-24 1M similarly repeats bars 9-16 round the women (who remain facing in) to end in 3M place (2M+3M step up on bars 23-24)
25-32 1s+4s dance Poussette

JUST BOBBIN’ ALONG

Jig · 32 bars · 5 couples · Longwise – 5 (Progression: 23451) Devised by Bruce Herbold

1-8 1c dance down to 4pl (2c+3c+4c up) & California Twirl (see below) to face up ; 1W+4M+5M LHA as 1M+4W+5W RHA

9–16 1c dance up to 2pl & California Twirl (see below) to face down (3c+4c+5c down) ; 1M+2M+3M RHA as 1W+2W+3W LHA

17–24 1c cast off round 3c (3c up) | in between 4c (4c up) ; cast off round 5c (5c up) | turn P with crossed hands

25–32 Circle10 to L & back (2,3,4,5,1). 2c retain NH with P & 3c+4c+5c retain NH on sides, ready to dance down or step up California Twirl: With NHJ, RH person raises L arm & makes wide loop as LH person dances under joined arms. Both have changed sides & direction

THE BLACK CAT’S JIG

Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise – 4 (Progression: 213) Devised by Carol Porter

1–8 1c lead down the middle & up

9–16 1c cross RH | cast off (2c up) ; ½ Fig8 up round 2c (2,1,3)

17–24 All A&R ; chase ½ way clw to opp sides (3x,1x,2x)

25–32 All A&R ; chase ½ way clw to own sides (2,1,3)

FLOWERS OF DUNBEG (R5x32) 5C set Sue Porter and Primary 7, DUNBEG

1- 8 1s+2s also 4s+5s dance RH across and LH back
9-16 2s+3s+4s advance and retire and turn partners RH
17-24 1s dance in front of 2s and behind 3s, in front of 4s and behind 5s to 5th place 2s+3s+4s+5s step up as 1s pass them
25-32 All circle 10H round and back

THE BLEECKER REEL

The Bleecker Reel (R3x40) (3 dancers in a triangular set) Sue Trapp, Leaflet.
Dancers are numbered anticlockwise from the top: dancer 1 at the top, etc

1-8 Top dancer (1) turns dancer 2 (“1st corner”) RH then dancer 3 (“2nd corner”) LH & finish facing dancer 2

9-16 Reel of 3. To begin, dancer 1 gives RSh to dancer 2. To finish, dancer 1 dances back to top place

17-24 All set & petronella one place anti-clockwise; repeat one more place. Dancer 2 is now at top

25-32 All dance RH across & LH back

33-40 All circle 3H round & back

THE BLACK HAIRED LASSIE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Carolyn Hunt Let’s All Dance Too

1- 8 1s dance reflection (mirror) reels of 3 on own sides (1s in and down to start)
9-16 1s cross RH and cast 1 place, 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 round 2s to end facing 1st corners
17-24 1s turn corners RH and passing RSh to face 2nd corners, 1s turn corners RH and pass partner RSh to 2nd place own sides
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back

Advanced dances

Dashing Through the Snowby Sue McKinnell8x32 Reel for 3CBars 1-81C cross RH and cast off 1 place as 2C step up. 1C dance a half figure of 8, 1W down and 1M up. 1C end facing 1st corners.9-121C dance a half reel of 4 with 1st corners. As 1C dance in the ends, they turn right about to end 1W facing up and 1M facing down.13-161W and 3W and 2W, 1M and 3M and 2M dance RH across. 1C end facing 2nd corners.17-201C dance a half reel of 4 with 2nd corners. As 1C dance in the ends, they turn right about to end 1W facing down and 1M facing up.21-241W and 2C (bottom), 1M and 3C (top) dance RH across once round to end 1C in 2nd place on opposite sides. Order is 3, 1, 2 all on opposite sides.25-32All turn partners RH once round then chase CW halfway.Repeat.

THE CAPTAIN’S HOUSE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Holly Boyd RSCDS Graded 3

1- 8 1s turn RH (4 bars); cast (2s step up), cross LH to face out in 2nd place opposite sides
9-16 2s+1s+3s dance reels of 3 on sides, 1s pass 2nd corner LSh to start. 1s finish facing 1st corners
17-24 1s dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass RSh, dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corners finishing in 2nd place opposite sides. (3)(1)(2)
25-32 3s+1s+2s turn partners RH and dance clockwise ½ way round set to own sides. 213