Dances for October 7, 2025

When Holly's away, Alison will play!

CIRCASSIAN (BIG) CIRCLE (R32)
All form circle around the room with partner on Man's right

1- 8 All dance in 4 steps and out, repeat
9-16 Ladies dance in 4 steps, clap and out again, Men do the same but turn to face partner as they dance out
17-24 All swing partners and end facing anticlockwise round the room
25-32 All Promenade anticlockwise 8 steps

TEDDYBEAR'S PICNIC (J4x32) 4C set Sven Leyffer

1- 8 All set, ½ turn RH and chase clockwise ½ way
9-16 Repeat ½ turning LH and chasing anticlockwise ½ way
17-24 1s slip step down, slip step back up and cast to 4th place
25-32 All circle 8H round and back

GREAT EXPECTATIONS (J8x32) 2C (4C set) Carolyn Hunt Let's All Dance

1- 8 1M+2L advance and retire and turn RH
9-16 2M+1L advance and retire and turn RH
17-24 1s cross RH and cast 1 place, 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 round 2s (1s cross up)
25-32 2s+1s circle 4H round and back

FRIENDSHIPS (S4x32) 4C set Jennie Miller RSCDS Graded 3

1- 8 1s+3s dance down between 2s/4s and cast back to places, 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance circle 4H round to Left
9-16 2s+4s dance up between 1s/3s and cast back to places. 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance circle 4H round to Right
17-24 1s+2s set, ½ RH across. 1s+3s set, ½ LH across
25-32 1s+4s set, ½ RH across. All 4 couples set and cross RH

SNOWBALL REEL (R4x40) 4C Set

1- 4 1s turn RH
5- 8 1s+2s dance RH across
9-16 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back
17-24 1s+2s+3s+4s advance and retire and dance DoSiDo
25-32 1s slip step down the centre and back
33-40 1s followed by 2s+3s+4s cast to bottom and 1s form arch as 2s+3s+4s dance under arch and up to top

THE PLAYFUL PORPOISE

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by Barry Skelton (1993)

1-8 1c cross RH | cast off (2c up) ; ½ Fig8 up round 2c & end in centre facing up

9–16 1c alternating tandem Reel3 across, starting RSh to 2W & end in centre facing down

17–25 1c alternating tandem Reel3 across, starting LSh to 3W & end in centre facing up

25–32 1c cross up LH between 2c | cast off ; ½ Fig8 down round 3c (2,1,3)