Ball programme
THE HAPPY MEETING J32 2/4L RSCDS XXIX 9
1-8 |
1M+2L pass RSh & dance Figs of 8 round standing partners (1L & 2M) passing own partner LSh |
9-16 |
1L+2M pass LSh & dance Figs of 8 round standing partners (1M & 2L) passing own partner RSh |
17-24 |
1s dance 4 slip step down middle, set to each other, slip step up to top & cast to 2nd place |
25-32 |
2s+1s Adv+Ret clapping on bar 28 & turn partners RH |
SUMMER WOOING R32 3/4L Alan Macpherson: RSCDS XXXVIII 6
1-8 |
1s+2s circle 4H round to left, chase clockwise 1/2 way to end on opp sides (2s in 1st place facing down & 1s in 2nd place facing up) |
9-16 |
2s+1s+3s dance RSh reels of 3 on sides |
17-24 |
1s followed by 2s lead down for 3, 2s divide & follow 1s back to top, 1s+2s retain RH & Men pass in front of Ladies as they turn under right arm |
25-32 |
1s+2s dance Poussette. 2 1 3 |
SUGAR CANDIE S32 3/4L RSCDS XXVI 9
1-8 |
1s set & cast 1 place, cross passing LSh & cast RSh round their 1st corner into centre ending BtoB (Lady facing up, Man down) |
9-16 |
1L circle left with 2s & 1M with 3s, turn to face partner & set, 3/4 turn partner 2H to end facing 1st corners |
17-24 |
1s turn 1st corner RH, partner LH, 2nd corner RH, partner LH & end facing 1st corners |
25-32 |
1s dance Reel of 3 on opposite sides passing 1st corner LSh & cross RH to 2nd place own sides |
THE SCALLYWAG J40 3/4L Jennifer Kelly: RSCDS LII 5
1-8 |
1s dance in & cast (2s step up); 1s turn 1.1/4 LH to face 1st corners |
9-16 |
1s set to corners, turn corner RH to end 1L between 2s facing 2L & 1M between 3s facing 3M. 1/2 LSh reels of 3 across ending in lines of 3 across facing down/up |
17-24 |
All Adv+Ret; 1s dance RSh round each other to face 3rd corner pstns |
25-32 |
Repeat 9-16 ending with 2s+3s facing in & 1s facing each other up/down |
33-40 |
1s set advancing joining RH, set with Lady turning under Man's arm. 1s face up RH joined, lead up, cross & cast. 2 1 3 |
CLIVE SQUARE R32 5S Trevor Rayner: Napier SCD Club 60th Anniversary
1-4 |
5s dance up around 1st place (5L passing 1M LSh, 5M passing 1L RSh) meet, dance in finishing BtoB 5L facing down, 5M facing up while other dancers advance 2 steps, retire (2 small steps) on diagonal with corners |
5-8 |
5M+1s, 5L+3s set as in 'DoubleTriangles', pivot 1/4 to Right to set 5M+2s, 5L+4s while other couples set to partners (all setting 4 bars) |
9-12 |
5M+2s and 5L+4s dance RH across. 2s and 4s finish in original places |
13-16 |
5s turn LH 1.1/4 to finish 5L facing 3s, 5M facing 1s |
17-20 |
5M+1s and 5L +3s dance RH across. 1s and 3s finish in original places |
21-24 |
5s turn LH to finish facing 1s (5L on 5M's right) |
25-32 |
5s+1s change places passing RSh, couples dancing in tandem with Man leading (2 bars) |
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1s+4s repeat, 4s+3s repeat, 3s+2s repeat, finish with 2s in middle facing up |
OLD NEW YEAR S32 4/4L Evgeniya Kislukhina:
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1c+2c & 3c+4c Circle4 L ; 2c+3c Circle4 L |
9-- |
Mirror Reels4 on sidelines, top cpl crossing to opp sides & 3c in and down to start (1x,2x,3x,4x) |
17-- |
1W+2M & 4W+3M cross RH | 1W+4W change places LH ; 2W+1M & 3W+4M cross RH | 1M+4M change places LH (2,4,1,3) |
25-- |
2c+4c & 1c+3c Poussette (2,4,1,3) |
THE CHEQUERED COURT J32 3/4L Duncan Brown: RSCDS XLII 3
1-8 |
1s cross RH, cast 1 place, 1s dance 1/2 Figs of 8 (Man round 2s & Lady round 3s) & end facing 1st corners |
9-16 |
1s dance Pass+Turn with 1st corners & 1s twirl round in centre to face 4th crnrs, 1s dance Pass+Turn with 4th crnrs & twirl round to face own sides |
17-24 |
1s dance 6 bars of Double Triangles & end with 1L between 2s facing 2L & 1M between 3s facing 3M |
25-32 |
1s dance reel of 3 across giving RSh to 4th corners & 1s cross RH to own sides |
Interval
MRS MACPHERSON OF INVERAN R32 3/4L John Drewry: Bon Accord Book of Scottish Country Dances
1-8 |
1s dance Inveran Reels with 2s+3s |
9-16 |
1s turn RH 1.1/2 times moving down to 2nd places (opposite sides), 1s cast up behind 2s & cross down to 2nd place own side |
17-24 |
2s+1s+3s dance Grand Chain |
25-32 |
2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back |
RUBY WILKINSON'S FAREWELL TO CRANSHAWS S32 4/4L Alasdair Brown: RSCDS LII 6
1-8 |
1s+4s set, cast down/up to 2nd/3rd places (2s+3s step up/down bars 3-4). 1s+4s turn 1/2 LH & dance 1/2 LH across to 1M facing 3L, 1L+3M, 4M+2L, 4L+2M |
9-16 |
4s+1s dance diagonal interlocking reels of 4 with corner positions (LH across 1/2 way in middle) while 2s (in 1st place) & 3s (in 4th place) dance reels of 4 across. End with 4s+1s facing each other, NHJ with partner, (4s face down, 1s face up) |
17-24 |
4s+1s Set+Link & dance circle 4H round to Left |
25-32 |
2s+4s also 1s+3s dance Poussette 2 4 (1) (3) |
MRS STEWART SINTON'S REEL J32 2/4L RSCDS Graded 12
1-8 |
1s+2s set twice, 1s+2s cross over Ladies under Men's arch |
9-16 |
1s+2s repeat above Fig |
17-24 |
1s lead down the middle & back to top |
25-32 |
1s+2s dance Allemande |
THE ULLAPOOL FERRY R32 4/4L Pat Houghton: RSCDS LII 2
1-8 |
1s+2s dance Double Fig 8 (1s cross down, 2s dance up). 2s end facing out |
9-12 |
1/2 mirror reels of 3 on sides (1s in/down to start). 2s face out |
13-16 |
1s turn RH while 2s+3s turn 1.1/2 on sides (Ladies LH, Men RH) 2 3 1 4 |
17-24 |
1s+4s set, dance DoSiDo; 1M & 4L set on sides while partners set advancing to face partner on diagonal |
25-32 |
1s+4s dance "Hello-Goodbye Poussette": |
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25-26 All set moving on 2nd step into lines across (1M+4L BtoB) |
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27-28 Repeat, moving on 2nd step into diagonal lines between 3L & 4M place (1L+4M BtoB) |
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29-30 Repeat, moving on 2nd step into line up/down (4L+1M BtoB) |
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31-32 4s+1s drop hands & petronella turn to sides 2 3 4 1 |
THE DREAM CATCHER S96 4S Eileen Orr: RSCDS XLV 9
1-8 |
All circle 8H round & back |
9-16 |
1s+3s dance the Swirl: Turn partner RH into Allemande hold & dance LSh round other couple 1/2 way, dance LH across & swirl to face side couples (BtoB with ptnr & Lady facing Man) |
17-24 |
All dance reels of 4 across |
25-32 |
All set & dancing couples dance out between side couples, cross & cast to change places RH with partner back into places |
33-40 |
All set & advance with partners, retire diagonally with corners & set |
41-48 |
1L+4M dance R&L with 3L+2M (on diagonal) |
49-56 |
1M+2L dance R&L with 3M+4L (other diagonal) |
57-64 |
All set with corners, Adv+Ret with partners & set |
65-88 |
2s & 4s repeat bars 9-32 |
89-96 |
All circle 8H round & back |
THE CLANSMAN R32 2/4L Derek Haynes: RSCDS XXXII 8
1-8 |
1s cross RH & cast down 1 place, 2s+1s dance 1/2 RH across & set |
9-16 |
1s+2s dance R&L, ending with Men turning Ladies into centre to form a line across |
17-24 |
1s+2s dance the Targe : |
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17-18 1st & 2nd Ladies 3/4 turn RH while Men dance 1/4 way round anticlockwise |
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19-20 1st Man with 2nd Lady & 1st Lady with 2nd Man full turn LH |
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21-22 1st & 2nd Ladies 3/4 turn RH while Men dance 1/4 way round anticlockwise |
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23-24 1st Man with 2nd Lady & 1st Lady with 2nd Man turn LH to end on sides 1s facing up & 2s facing down |
25-32 |
2s+1s set facing on sides, turn to face partners & set, 1s lead up crossing RH & cast to 2nd place on own sides |
FAIR ENOUGH J32 4/4L Liza Halpenny: RSCDS LI 4
1-8 |
All 4 couples DoSiDo. All turn partners RH, 2s+3s end in middle facing up in allemande hold, 1s+4s end on sides |
9-16 |
2s+3s dance allemande |
17-24 |
1s+4s cross RH, cast down/up (3s & 2s step up/down) & 1s+4s dance 1/2 Figs 8 round end couples (1s round 3s, 4s round 2s) |
25-32 |
All circle 8H round & back |
THE REEL OF THE 51ST DIVISION R32 3/4L James Edward McCartney Atkinson: RSCDS XIII 10
1-8 |
1s set & cast below 3s, lead up to face 1st corners |
9-16 |
1s set & turn 1st corners RH to balance in diagonal line, set & 1s turn LH to face 2nd corners |
17-24 |
1s set & turn 2nd corners RH to Bal-in-Line, set & 1s turn LH to 2nd place own sides |
25-32 |
2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back |