Dances for September 16, 2025

A busy and rather hot night at the Greene centre!

GIBSON'S GALLOP

Reel · 32 bars · 1 couple · Round the room (Progression: ChangePtnr)

John Drewry (1999)

Couples in a circle round the room, all facing counter clockwise. Each man has his partner on his right.

1–8 All join nearer hands with partner and dance forward; turn towards partner and dance to original places, and turn towards partner to face anticlockwise again.

9–16 All women dance RS round the man in front of her partner, then round her own partner LS to place.

17–24 All men dance LS round the woman in front of his partner, then round his own partner RS to place.

25–28 All join BH with partners and dance 8 slip steps anticlockwise.29–30All slip back 4 steps.

31–32 All release hands and step backward for one step, clap and move on to the next person on the right to repeat the dance with a new partner.

LOOKING FOR A PARTNER 2RR · J32 Devised byDerek Haynes

C face C round the room, M has P on the R.

1–8 with dancer opposite Allemande R [advance {2} & take RH, W dance R about under the arms to place as M retires] ; 1c+2c RHA

9–16 M-Chain

17–24 M set to opposite (W only curtsey) | M set to other M ; M set to P (who curtsey) | M set turning R about to face P

25–32 W dance G-Chain {2 steps/hand} weaving between the M (start RH to W opposite), join with the waiting M

THE WARATAH WEAVER (J4x32) 4C set Elma See 2nd Book Graded SCDs

1- 8 1s dance Figs of 8 on own sides (dancing in and down to start)
9-16 3s dance Figs of 8 on own sides (dancing in and up to start)
17-24 1s+2s+3s turn RH, turn LH
25-32 1s slip step down for 4 steps and back up to top, 1s cast to bottom as 2s+3s+4s step up

THE MAYFLOWER (R32) Circle Pat Kent Nova Scotia Collection 2017
Double circle - Men on inside, backs to centre, facing partner

1- 8 All set, change places RH with partner; repeat
9-16 Ladies dance Fig of 8 round Men, RSh round Man on right, LSh round partner back to place
17-24 Men dance Fig of 8 round Ladies, LSh round Lady to left, RSh round partner back to place
25-32 All promenade anticlockwise (4 bars); Men stand while Ladies dance on, past 1 Man to meet the next as new partner

THE DHOON (J4x32) 4C set Jessie Hamilton SCDs for Children

1- 8 All (with nearer hands joined on sides) slip step right, slip step back and turn partner RH
9-16 All (with nearer hands joined on sides) slip step left, slip step back and turn partner LH
17-24 1s cast 1 place, dance to top and cast to 4th place
25-32 All circle 8H round and back

JORDANHILL (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Alasdair Brown Glasgow 100th Anniversary

1- 8 1s+2s dance La Girandole:
1- 4 1s+2s join hands and set, 1L+2M ¾ turn RH while 1M+2L pull back LSh and cast down/up to finish Ladies above partners in the middle of the set
5- 8 1s+2s dance RH across ¾ way and cross RH to own sides (2s finish facing out) 213
9-12 1s dance ½ RSh reels across (Man RSh to 2L, Lady RSh to 3M)
13-16 2s+1s+3s dance ½ LSh reels on the sides (1L up, 1M down). 1s finish back to back facing 1st corners (2s+3s loop into place)
17-22 1s dance "Hello-Goodbye" setting
23-24 1s Petronella to 2nd place own sides
25-32 1s dance diagonal R&L

THANK YOU FRED

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

Devised byHolly Boyd (2014)

1-8 1c+2c turn on sides, 1c starting in ; 1c dance down (2c up) | cast up round 3c to 2pl (2,1,3)

9-16 2c+1W & 1M+3c RHA ; 1c turn P LH 1½ to 2plx (2,1x,3)

17-24 2c+1M & 1W+3c RHA ; 1c turn P LH as for DTr facing opp sides

25-32 All set as in DTr | all cnrs set as 1c pull RSh back to 2pl centre facing up 1W on 1M’s Right ; 1c dance up | cast off (2,1,3)

Deviser’s note: After the second time through, 1st couple in third place turn 4th couple one and half times to change places as the new 1st and 2nd couples do their turn on bars 1 - 4.