First class of the term!

Dances for September 10, 2024#dances-for-september-10-2024

While I was busy having to endure the sights of Salzburg, Holly and Dagmar relit the autumn torch that is Scottish country dancing (I’m a poet).

Beginner dances

Rebecca Blackhall Peter’s Warm Up dance 16bar reel

FESTIVAL INTERCELTIQUE (R40) Round The Room Ian Brockbank
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

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

JIG TO THE MUSIC (J3x32) 3C set Doris Young 2nd Book Graded SCDs

1- 8 All advance and retire, all dance DoSiDo
9-16 All turn RH, all turn LH
17-24 1s slip step down for 4 and back to top, 1s cast to bottom and 2s+3s step up
25-32 All circle 6H round and back

RACCOON RAMBLE 3/3L · R32 Susie Langdon Kass (1996)

1-8 -1c Fig8 down round 2c (1,2,3)

9-16 -1c cross RH | cast off (2c up) ; cross LH | cast off (3c up) (2,3,1)

17-24 -3c+1c R&L (2,3,1)

25-32 -Circle6 and back

THE BARMKIN (R88) Sq.Set Roy Goldring 24 G and S Dances

1- 8 1s+3s turn partners RH and Men followed by Ladies chase clockwise ½ way round set
9-16 1s+3s dance RH across in centre and LH back to “new” places
17-32 2s+4s repeat bars 1-16
33-40 1s+3s turn partners LH and Ladies followed by Men chase anticlockwise ½ way round set
41-48 1s+3s dance R&L
49-64 2s+4s repeat bars 33-48
65-72 All dance into centre and return with corners, Ladies dance round corners passing in front to begin and back to place
73-80 All with corners dance into centre and return with partners, Men dance round partners passing in front to begin and back to place
81-88 All circle 8H round and back

Advanced dances

THE WOLF IN THE WETSUIT (R3x40) 3C Set Wiebke E Luedtke, 2024

1- 8 1s turn RH, cast (2s step up); 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 down round 3s and finish facing 3rd corners
9-16 1s dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 (RSh to 3rd corner), 1s pass RSh; 1s dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 4th corners. 1s finish in 2nd place own side
17-24 1s lead down nearer hands joined and Lady turns under Man’s arm to change sides; 1s dance back up to 2nd place opposite side. (3)(1)(2)
25-28 3s and 2s cross RH and set while 1s set and turn ¾ RH to end 1M between 3s at top, 1L between 2s at bottom
29-32 2s and 3s cross up/down and set advancing to partner while 1s set and turn ¾ RH into Allemande hold, All face up ready for…
33-40 All dance Allemande. 312