Dances for May 9, 2023
A few moments from step practice caught on tape!
1st Half
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
LADY DUMFRIES (R8x32) 3C (4C set) MMM 1
1- 8 1s+2s dance R&L
9-16 1s followed by 2s lead down to bottom and 2s lead back
17-24 2s+1s+3s set, cross RH, set and cross back RH except 1s who pass RSh to end BtoB facing own sides in Double Triangle position
25-32 1s dance Double Triangles with 2s+3s
LORD ROSSLYN’S FANCY (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Button And Whitaker RSCDS Book 15
1- 8 1s+2s set, dance ½ RH across, set and dance ½ LH across
9-16 1s+2s+3s all set and cross RH, set and cross back RH
17-24 1s+2s dance Poussette. 213
25-32 1s dance Double Triangles
TOMALENA (R5x32) 5C set Sara Gratiot and Paul Douglas San Francisco Collection 2
1- 8 1s and 3s lead down and up to 2nd/4th places BtoB facing own sides
9-16 All dance Double Triangles with 1s and 3s ending in middle facing up
17-24 1s and 3s dance up between 2s/4s and cast down 1 place, dance down between lower couple and cast up to 2nd/4th places
25-32 1s+4s also 3s+5s dance Poussette. 24153
2nd Half
MICHELLE DEPLEDGE OF PRESTON (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Barbara Taylor
1- 8 1s+2s dance the Knot. 1s finish facing 1st corner
9-16 1s ½ turn 1st corners flowing into ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners, 1s ½ turn RH to face 4th corners
17-24 1s ½ turn 4th corners flowing into ½ diagonal reel of 4 with corners, 1s ½ turn 4th corner RH to end 1M between 3s at top, 1L between 2s in 3rd place
25-32 All chase clockwise ½ round; 1s turn 2H 1¼ to end in 2nd place own side. 213
Note: End of 2nd time, 1s+4s dance the Knot on bars 1-8 to bring 4s into 3rd place, 1s to 4th place
SMILING LILA (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Don Bartlett, 2017
1- 4 1s and 2s cross RH with partner and set
5- 6 1s+2s dance Modified set and link on sides (as normal set and link but ending 2s in 1st place facing down, 1s in 2nd place facing up on opposite sides nearer hands joined)
7-12 2s+1s set and link across facing up/down to finish nearer hands joined on the sides, facing partners. 2s+1s set to partners
13-16 1s nearer hands joined dance up between 2s and cast to 2nd place
17-24 1s lead down the middle and back, finishing in 2nd place facing up
25-32 Modified reel of 3 on sides:
1s dance out/up, 2s in/down, 3s in up to start.
Bar 3-4: On reaching 1st place, 1s cross down RH to continue reel on opposite side
Bar 7-8: 1s cross up RH to end in 2nd place own side. 213