Dances for November 12, 2024

Beginner dances

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

ANDREW AND GORDON’S JIG (J4x32) 4C set Roy Goldring G and S Dances 2

1- 8 1s cross RH and cast 2 places, 2s+1s advance and retire on the diag
9-16 1s cross RH and cast back to places, 1s+3s advance and retire on the diag
17-24 1s lead down the middle and back to top facing out
25-32 1s+2s change places on sides (Lady RH and Man LH), 1s+3s change places (opposite hands), 1s+4s turn on sides 1½ times to 4th place own sides

ALL THINGS NICE (Jx32) Round the Room Chris Ronald Formation Foundations
Round the room dance 2 couples facing 2 couples (1s are the couple facing clockwise)

1- 8 All dance R&L, Men finish facing out (no polite turns)
9-16 All dance Ladies’ Chain
17-20 All dance BtoB
21-24 All turn opposite person RH to finish in Promenade
25-32 All promenade anywhere in the room to meet up with a new couple

Once On The Right, Once On The Left Anne Dejean
32-bar jig for two couples in a four-couple longwise set

1 – 8 1st and 2nd couples dance rights and lefts.
9 – 16 1st couple, giving right hands, cross over, cast off one place and, giving left hands, turn once round to finish on the opposite sides, 1st man remaining facing out.
17 – 24 2nd and 1st couples dance a ladies’ chain.
25 – 32 1st couple set, giving right hands, cross over, and giving lefts hands, turn once round.

Repeat, having passed a couple.

THE KISSING BRIDGE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Romaine Butterfield RSCDS Book 47

1- 8 1s cast and dance behind lines to bottom and turn outwards to dance back to top
9-16 1s cross down to dance reels of 3 on opposite sides to end in partner’s place
17-24 1s lead down middle and cross to own sides (Lady under Man’s arm), 1s lead up to top and end facing partner with 2H joined
25-32 1s+2s dance Poussette. 213

FESTIVAL INTERCELTIQUE (R40) Round The Room Ian Brockbank RSCDS Four Dances 2008
Circle around the room with partner on Man’s right

1- 8 All circle left and back
9-16 All couples with nearer hands raised as Ladies dance in front and round partner (Men stand still), Men dance in front and round partner
17-24 All in circle advance and retire twice
25-32 All turn partner RH, Men turn Lady on left LH into prom hold
33-40 All with new partners promenade round to reform circle with new partners

Advanced dances

DON’T SPILL THE WINE

Medley · 32 bars (S16+R16) · 2 couples · Longwise – 4 (Progression: 21)Devised by Claire Cunin (2024)

Strathspey

1-8 1W+2M A&R {1+1} | dance BtoB | cast off/up one place cclw as 2W step up & 1M step down

9-16 1M+2W repeat [1-8] (1,2)

Reel

17-24 1c+2c ½ RHA | all set diagonally ; all rotate and chase clw ½ (1,2)

25-32 1c+2c LHA ; 2C Set&Link (2,1)

What is this madness

SHADOW (J3x32) 3C set Lucy Thompson RSCDS Book 50

1- 4 1s turn 1¼ LH moving down to 2nd place facing Men’s side, 1L on 1M’s Right (2s step up 3-4)
5- 8 1L+2s RH across, 1M+3s LH across ending in centre, all Men behind partners, 2s and 3s facing Ladies’ side, 1s facing Men’s side
9-16 Couples in tandem dance reel of 3 (2s+1s pass RSh to start). 2s+3s finish on own sides, 1s on opposite sides 1L facing out. 2(1)3
17-20 ½ reels of 3 on sides, 2M+1L and 2L+1M pass RSh to start
21-24 3s+1s+2s set, 1s cross RH
25-32 3s+1s+2s circle 6H round and back