Dances from April 11, 2023

1st Half

A PERFECT MATCH (J32) Round the Room Holly Boyd Oh, How We’ve Danced!
Couples form 2 circles, Men – inner circle facing partner in outer circle

1- 8 All turn partner RH; Men chase anticlockwise round, Ladies clockwise
9-16 All pull back RSh to turn about and chase back to partner; all turn partner LH
17-24 All dance DoSiDo with partner; Men dance RSh round Lady diagonally to right, back into centre and take prom hold with ‘new’ partner facing anticlockwise
25-32 All promenade round, finishing Men on inside circle facing ‘new’ partner

GRANVILLE MARKET (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Elinor M Vandegrift 2nd Graded Book SCDs

1- 8 1s+2s dance RH across and LH back
9-16 1s cross RH and cast 1 place. 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 round 2s and end facing 1st corners
17-24 1s turn corners RH and pass RSh to face 2nd corners, 1s turn 2nd corners RH and pass RSh to end 2nd place own sides
25-32 2S+1s+3s circle 6H round and back

ST ANDREW’S FAIR (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Roy Goldring 5 SCDs

1- 8 1s cross RH, cast 2 places, cross LH below 3s and cast up to 2nd place own sides
9-16 2s+1s+3s ½ turn RH retain hands and all set (M face down and L up) 2L leads Ladies across and down own side while 3M leads Men across and up
17-24 3s+1s+2s circle 6H round and back
25-32 3s+1s+2s ½ turn LH retain hands and all set (M face up and L down) 2L leads Ladies across and up own side while 3M leads Men across and down. 213

12 COATES CRESCENT (S4x32) 4C set RSCDS Book 40

1- 8 All set on sides and cross RH, all set and cross back RH
9-16 1s dance down to meet 4s who dance up and 1L+4L also 1M+4M dance out own sides, cast back to places and 1s lead down to 4th place (2s+3s+4s step up 15-16)
17-24 3s+4s (middle couples) dance R&L
25-32 2s+3s also 4s+1s dance RH across and LH back

CATCH THE WIND (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Romaine Butterfield RSCDS Book 45

1- 8 1s set, cast 1 place and dance ½ Fig of 8 round 2s
9-16 1s set twice with 1L pulling back RSh on bars 11-12 to face out, 1L followed by partner casts up and dances down the middle 1L to face 3M while 1M faces 2M
17-24 1s RSh reels of 3 across (1M with 2s and 1L with 3s)
25-32 1L followed by partner dances down cast up round 3M and crosses to end in 2nd place on own sides, 1s turn RH (4 bars)

2nd Half

FIREWORKS (J8x40) 3C (4C set) C Paris Inverness Diamond Jubilee Collection

1- 8 1s turn RH and cast 1 place, turn LH to face 1st corner
9-16 1s ½ turn 1st corner RH as 2nd corners dance clockwise 1 corner position to be behind 1s, all dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 1s+2nd corners in tandem, 1s ½ turn 1st corner person RH to end facing 4th corner (position) as 2nd corner persons dance clockwise back to place
17-24 1s ½ turn 4th corner RH as 1st corners dance clockwise 1 corner position to be behind 1s, all dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 1s+1st corners in tandem, 1s ½ turn 4th corners RH to end BtoB 1M facing up and 1L down as 1st corners dance clockwise to 3rd corner position
25-32 1s dance double triangles up/down ending in 2nd place own side
33-40 1s dance diagonal R&L

Looks so easy when they do it!