Dances for September 12, 2023

We’re back for another season – and now with our very own pianist!! Great turnout for our first week with 26 eager victims.

Beginner dances

A CANONBIE CEILIDH (R40) Round the Room Caroline Bradshaw and Ian Brockbank New Scotland 50th Anniversary Book
Circle Round the Room, Man has partner on his Right

1- 8 All circle round to Left and back to Right
9-16 All Men dance Fig of 8 round partner and Lady on left (in front of partner to start)
17-24 All Ladies dance Fig of 8 round partner and Man on right (in front of partner to start)
25-32 All join hands, advance and retire; all advance and Ladies swivel and join 2H with partner, Men Retire followed by partner. Men face in, Ladies face out
33-40 Men join hands to form arches and all dance DoSiDo with partners; all Men turn (birl) Lady on Right to end in large circle with new partner on right

EASY PEASY RIGHTS AND LEFTS (J4x32) 4C set Gaye Collin The Musicians’ Wedding

1- 8 1L+2L+3L advance and retire, 1s+2s+3s turn RH
9-16 1M+2M+3M advance and retire, 1s+2s+3s turn LH, 1s finish facing out
17-24 1s cast behind lines (2s+3s step up bar 19-20). 1s meet below 4s, dance up one place and cast round 4s to bottom (4s step up 23-24)
25-32 4s+1s dance R&L

THE REDBUD REEL (R4x32 or S4x32) 4C Set Sarah Harriman Let’s All Dance Too

1- 8 All advance and retire, All dance DoSiDo
9-16 1s+2s dance R&L
17-24 3s+4s dance RH across and LH back
25-32 1s cast to 4th place, 1s turn RH

STAR TREK (J4x32) 4C set

1- 8 2s+3s dance RH across and LH back (star) while 1s+4s chase (trek) clockwise once round back to places
9-16 All advance and retire twice (boldly go)
17-24 1s+2s also 3s+4s circle 4H round and back (into orbit)
25-32 4s lead up to top place (beam up) while 1s+2s+3s step down and all turn RH or swing partners. 4123

Advanced dances

STEPHEN’S STRATHSPEY (S5x32) 5C set John Bowie Dickson Dunedin Dances Book 5

1- 8 1s and 3s cross RH, cast 1 place and turn 2H 1¼ times
9-16 1L+2s also 3M+5s dance reels of 3 across (RSh to own side) while 1M+4s+3L dance RH across (1s and 3s acknowledge partners) and LH back
17-24 1s and 3s ¾ turn RH, cast 1 place on opposite sides and dance ½ Figs of 8 round couples above them. 24153
25-32 All ½ turn RH, turn to right and dance out to opposite sides, all set and cross RH

Nurse Dent 3/4L · J32 Murrough Landon (2022)

1–8 1c+2c Chain progression, 1c end with just ½ RH to face up in tandem, 1W above 1M

9–16 1c, 1W leading, tandem ½ Fig8 RSh round 2W (2,1x,3) ; 1c+3c LHA, 1W ends facing up on centre line

17–24 1c, 1W leading, tandem ½ Fig8 LSh round 2M (2,1,3) ; 1c+3c RHA ending on sides

25–32 2c+1c+3c Circle6 to L & back (2,1,3)