WATFORD AND WEST HERTS SCOTTISH SOCIETY President Morag Wilshire president@watfordscottish.org.uk 01923-443373 Treasurer Alison Middleton treasurer@watfordscottish.org.uk 01923-771422 Secretary Stuart Kreloff secretary@watfordscottish.org.uk 01923-492745 Newsletter editor Adrian Davis adriandavis1950@gmail.com 01923-350772 Website Facebook page http://www.watfordscottish.org.uk Watford and West Herts Scottish Society NEWSLETTER FOR SEPTEMBER 2016 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE This is my first message since I took over from Duncan as president at our AGM in June. Duncan has done a wonderful job over his years in office. I would like to thank him for his hard work and good humour. Duncan is our acknowledged catering expert and he and Zena have put in many hours organising, planning, buying, preparing and setting food out before donning their glad rags to act as President and President s lady welcoming folk at our events. Duncan has also made links with several other local community groups which is wonderful as I believe this is vital to an active and visible society. I am delighted that Duncan will be Vice President and that most of our wonderful, experienced committee are staying in office. I am exceedingly grateful to our committee (past and present) and members for their enthusiasm, knowledge, commitment and energy. I welcome Adrian our new newsletter editor and thank Rod for his dedicated service. For those of you who do not know me allow me to introduce myself. Born in England to a Scottish father, I learned Scottish country dancing (along with highland and majorettes) at the Balmoral school in Harrow as a child and my family regularly attended events at the Wembley and District Scottish Association where my mother was an active member. After many years not doing Scottish dancing other than at wedding ceilidhs I joined this society in 2004 and regularly attended classes until too pregnant to do so. There then followed a nine or so year gap while that child grew up before I again became an active member. I work full time as a nanny and was a Legal Executive in my previous career. My adult son is a keen ceilidh dancer (I am working on the enthusiasm of my adult daughter) and my youngest child has often helped and danced at society events but is too young to attend classes unless they fall in school holidays and too busy with other forms of dance to learn at weekends. My husband (who runs a model aircraft business in Kings Langley) doesn t dance but adores Scotland, collects whisky, will wear a kilt and will help when he can. I hope to attract new members and to see more of our existing members at social events. I hope to introduce some new ideas whilst continuing with tradition. I very much want to hear your views. Do please contact me by post, email or text message with any ideas, grumbles, positive feedback, requests or concerns. Telephone can be tricky due to work, busy social life (I also dance salsa)
and children/husband giving me messages as and when they remember. Do please let me know of local community groups with which we could build ties. Do please let me, or other committee members know, if you can help out, even if it can t be regular. Obviously as a society we can t please everyone all of the time but I hope that we can please enough of you from time to time to keep the society active as we progress towards our centenary in 2019. I aim to continue our strong links with other societies and have danced at Wembley, Harrow, Berkhamsted, Silver Cross and Lucy Clark so far. I look forward to meeting as many of our members as possible and to welcoming many more. Do please actively support the society. Many thanks. Morag Wilshere THE FUTURE OF SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING You may already be aware that the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) is consulting widely about the future of the Society and ways to improve Scottish Country Dancing. Every single Branch in the world is being asked for views and suggestions. Members have also been contacted through the Society s Ezine. The Society would also like to hear from those who dance but are not currently members of the Society and this is your opportunity. A great deal of work is being done by many volunteers to come up with ways to encourage new dancers and improve our system of teaching and dancing. A proposed five year Business Plan with strategic aims has been put together. Jane Rose of the Berkhamsted Club is one of the seven members of the Working Party. If you can find a few minutes to complete the survey online, it may well help future generations to enjoy our wonderful activity. The survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/g2yv6xb If you would like any more information, Jane would be happy to receive any enquiries by email or phone. Her contact details are jsrose@ntlworld.com and 01923-261167. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY (i) Dance schedule for 2016-17 Dancing classes recommence on 8 September with the Christmas dance on 15 December. Following the Christmas break, classes will be from 5 January to 6 April inclusive and 20 April to 22 June with the summer dance on 29 June 2017. The teaching rota is attached with the proposed themes and dances for the first six weeks set out. The dances for the Christmas dance and Caledonian Ball have, for the first time, been graded as to their difficulty of complexity. But most members should be able to do most dances with the appropriate amount of preparation! At our first evening, Judy Snook called the dances. We did Postcode, Honeymoon, Butterscotch and honey, Inchmickerie, Ship in Full Sail and the Sailor. 14 people attended. (ii) Wedding celebration ball Ken Martlew and Petula Allen were married on 3 rd September. They are holding a wedding celebration ball at Allum Hall on 28 th October. The dance programme is available at http://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/8278/ Dances will not be walked but will be briefly recapped. The band will be Strathallen. They do not want presents but if you plan to attend please bring a plate of finger food. Please let Ken and Petula know by 31 September if you will be attending. Their contact details are: kenmartlew@aol.com petulaallen@yahoo.co.uk
01442-261-525 (home) or 07813-018-157 (Ken) or 07718-263-333 (Petula) (iii) New Year s walk This will be held on 8 th January, with details in the next newsletter (iv) Burns night supper The Burns night supper will be held on 27 th January 2017 at the Town and Country Club, Rosslyn Road, Watford WD18 0JX. The father of the President will recite the immortal memory. (v) Caledonian Ball The Ball will be held on 18 th March at the Allum Hall and Manor House, 2 Allum Lane, Borehamwood, WD6 3PJ. The dance programme is attached. There will be a rehearsal at the Nascot Wood recital hall on the afternoon of 12 th March. SCOTSCARE In the past the Society has made charitable contributions to the Royal Scots Corporation. It has now been rebranded as Scotscare but its overall objective remains as the charity for Scots in London. Any member interested in its activities should look on the website www.scotscare.com PROPOSED SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE INSTRUCTION TO LOCAL GUIDES AND BROWNIES Earlier this year we were approached by the leaders of a North Watford Guides and Brownies group for some dance instruction for the girls. Discussions were very fruitful, and there are proposals, still to be confirmed, to invite some of them to one of our Thursday night classes and for some of our dancers to visit others on their own group night one Monday, all of this in November/December 2016. The aim would be to teach the girls a few simple dances that might help them towards appropriate badges. When we suggested that this could lead to a family ceilidh at which the Guides and Brownies could demonstrate their dances, the North Watford leaders were very enthusiastic. They could book the church hall they normally use, and would have little trouble organising attendance. They would undertake the organisation and the financing. We would provide recorded music and book a caller. Malcolm Ferris-Lay tells me he is free on several Fridays in January 2017, and there is every likelihood that it will all come together. More details as soon as all is confirmed. MEMBERSHIP NEWS Unfortunately there are two deaths to record. Pauline Kelly who died in March 2016 was a member since 1981. She was the widow of Ron Kelly who was President of the Club in 1984-85. Lilian Podbury died in early September. She was a well known dancer in the local area, particularly at Gerrards Cross and a senior dancer at the Lucy Clark Society. She was a regular participant at the Caledonian Ball. She features in the latest edition of the Reel, where she is interviewed about her memories of Lucy Clark. Catherine (Bette) Gray was a member since 1971. She was the widow of Bert Gray, who was the President 1973-1975. She has moved to a residential home near Diss, Norfolk. (if any member would like to write to her, her address can be provided on request).
CONTRIBUTION TO WATFORD PEACE HOSPICE On Saturday 9th July, Barbara McNamara took part in the Watford Peace Hospice Care Charity Walk, accompanied by daughter Karen and granddaughter Genevieve (see the photo below). This has been an annual event since 2007, but this year, the 10th, is to be the last. They took part in memory of Barbara's niece, Sarah, who died of cancer in June 2015. On a fine, warm and clear evening, Barbara completed the 6 mile circuit whilst the other two completed 13 miles. Barbara is very grateful for the generous support of the West Herts Society for their donation of 200 to the Watford Peace Hospice.
TEACHING ROTA FOR 2016-17 2016 Evening theme 08 September Judy Snook Selection of reasonably simple dances 15 September Stuart Kreloff Pass and turn formation, Chequered Court and Scotch Mist 22 September Rose Kreloff All round poussette and Montparnasse, Ship in Full Sail 29 September Debbie McLachlan Hello-Goodbye and Wicked Willie 06 October Jennie Hartley Ladies and Men s chains, Autumn in Appin 13 October Ken Martlew Dances from Ken and Petula s wedding ball 20 October Judy Snook Dancing Master and recap of Ship in Full Sail 27 October Stuart Kreloff 03 November Rose Kreloff 10 November Debbie McLachlan 17 November Jennie Hartley 24 November Ken Martlew 01 December Judy Snook 08 December Stuart Kreloff 15 December Christmas dance 2017 05 January Debbie McLachlan 12 January Jennie Hartley 19 January Ken Martlew 26 January Judy Snook 02 February Stuart Kreloff 09 February Rose Kreloff 16 February Debbie McLachlan 23 February Jennie Hartley 02 March Ken Martlew 09 March Judy Snook 16 March Stuart Kreloff 23 March Rose Kreloff 30 March Debbie McLachlan 06 April Jennie Hartley 20 April Ken Martlew 27 April Judy Snook 04 May Stuart Kreloff 11 May Rose Kreloff 18 May Debbie McLachlan 25 May AGM 01 June Jennie Hartley 08 June Ken Martlew 15 June Judy Snook 22 June Stuart Kreloff 29 June Summer dance
CHRISTMAS DANCE, 15 DECEMBER ANDERSON'S RANT (R8x32) 3C (4C set) MMM 1 1-8 1s cross down to dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides 9-16 1s cross down to dance reflection reels of 3 on own sides 17-24 1s lead down the middle & back to 2 nd place own sides 25-32 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s & 1/2 Fig of 8 round 3s back to 2 nd place EH3 7AF (J8x32) 3C (4C set) R Goldring RSCDS Bk 40 1-8 1s lead down the middle & back to top 9-16 1s+2s+3s Promenade ending with 1s casting to 2 nd place 17-24 1s pass by the right & turn 1 st corners RH to end L between 2s & M between 3s, 1s pass by the right & turn 2 nd corners RH to end between crnrs 25-32 1M dances RH across with 2s & 1L with 3s, 1L dances up between 2s & casts to 2 nd place own side as 1M dances between 3s & casts up Deer Friends 3/4L S32 1-9 1c cross down (2c up), cast behind 3c, cross RH and cast up turn P LH and join RH with 3cnr into diagonal line 9-17 1c+3cnrs set R (change hands with cnr) {1}, 1c+3cnrs turn LH ½, 1c joining RH in middle {1} 3cnrs set along the diagonal while{2} 1c set R {1} and turn LH ½ to face 3cnr {1} ; ½ Reel4 on 1diag, finish on 2diag, 1c LHJ to P and RHJ to 4cnr 17-25 Repeat [9-16] with 4cnrs, 1c at the end crossing LH to (3x,1x,2x). All S&Link3 twice (2,1,3) THE DANCING MASTER (J96) Sq.Set J Drewry Donside Bk 1-8 1s & 3s set & pivot to right & dance round 1/4 cl'wise inside set (L follows M) & face in, 1s+3s change places with other partner RH & dance clockwise back to partners place (M follows L) 9-16 1s & 3s dance RH across with corner 2L/4L, 1s & 3s dance across & LH across with other corner 4M/2M to end in pl facing cl'wise (M behind L) 17-24 1s also 3s dance Tandem reels of 3 with corners, 1s & 3s ending in prom hold facing out 25-32 1s & 3s dance clockwise 1/2 way round outside of set & dance in back to original places (pass RSh) while 2s & 4s (prom hold) Adv+Ret 33-64 2s & 4s repeat above Figs from beginning (bars 1-32) 65-72 All set to partners & change place RH, Ladies dance 3/4 RH across while Men cast 1 place clockwise to meet opposite Lady 73-80 All repeat this Fig (bars 65-72) to end with own partners (opposite to where they started) 81-88 All dance 1/2 Schiehallion Reel (2 places) back to original places 89-96 All circle 8H round & back THE MINISTER ON THE LOCH (S3x32) 3C set R Goldring 24 G & S Dances 1-8 1s+2s dance Diamond Poussette 9-16 1s dance down for 2 steps, turn 2H, dance up to top & turn 2H 17-24 1s+3s dance double Fig of 8 round 2s with 1s casting to start 25-32 1M+2M turn LH 1.1/2 times while 1L+2L turn RH 1.1/2 times, 1M+3M turn RH 1.1/2 times while 1L+3L turn LH 1.1/2 times
THE SHIP IN FULL SAIL (J5x32) 5C set B Forbes Craigievar Bk 2 1-2 1s & 3s cross down 1 place RH (1M/3M face down to next Lady & 1L/3L face up to Man above while 2L faces 5M) 3-6 All set, 2L/5M stand as others 3/4 turn RH to lines across (1L b tw n 2s face down, 3M b tw n 5s face up, 1M+3L b tw n 4s) 7-8 Top & bottom lines set as centre 4 Bal-in-Line 9-16 1s & 3s turn to right & dance reels across (reels of 3 at ends & reel of 4 in middle), 1s & 3s end facing their 2nd corners (LSh to LSh) 17-24 1s & 3s set to 2nd corner & turn inwards to face partners 2nd crnr & set, rotate clockwise to face ptnrs 1st crnr & set & turn about to set to own 1st crnr 25-32 All dance RH across (1L with 2s, 1M+3L with 4s & 3M with 5s), 1s & 3s turn partners LH & cast down 1 place RAMADAN-CE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) J Drewry Turkish Set 1-8 1s dance Inveran Reels with 2s+3s 9-16 1s cross RH, cast 1 place & turn RH to face 1st corners 17-24 1s dance RSh round 1st corner, pass RSh & dance RSh round 2nd corner to end 2nd place opposite side while 1st corners dance in, 1/2 turn RH, twirl & dance out to each others place, 2nd corners dance similarly. (3)(1)(2) 25-32 1s dance 1/2 reels of 3 across (Man with 3s & Lady with 2s), 1s dance 1/2 RSh reels of 3 on own sides (Man Down, Lady up) INTERVAL THE SAILOR (R8x32) 3C (4C set) RSCDS Bk 24 1-8 1s cross down RH to face out between 2s & 3s giving hands to each corner & set, 1s cast round 1st corner to form lines of 3 across with 2s/3s & 2s+1s+3s set 9-16 1s (turning to right) dance RSh reels of 3 across & 1s end passing LSh to 2nd place on opposite sides 17-24 1s lead down for 2 bars & lead up, cross at the top & cast to 2nd place on own sides 25-32 2s+1s dance R&L SCOTCH MIST (S5x32) 5C set J Drewry Summer Coll 9 1-4 1s & 3s cross RH & cast down 1 place, dance into centre Men facing up, Ladies down 5-8 1st Man with 2s, 1st Lady & 3rd Man with 4s, 3rd Lady with 5s, all circle left & 1s & 3s end facing 2nd corners 9-12 Dance Pass+Turn with 2nd corners, 1s & 3s turn partners RH to face 1st corners 13-16 Dance Pass+Turn with 1st corners, 1s & 3s turn partners RH to end in centre Ladies facing up & Men down 17-24 1s+3s dance reel of 4 in up/down middle, (1s end in 2nd place, 3s in 4th place both on opposite sides) 25-28 1st Lady with 2s, 1st Man & 3rd Lady with 4s, 3rd Man with 5s, all dance RH across once round, 1s & 3s ending where they began the reel 29-32 1s & 3s 3/4 turn partners RH & cast down on own sides to 3rd & 5th places
AUTUMN IN APPIN (S4x32) 4C set 3s & 4s on opp sides J Drewry RSCDS Bk 31 1-8 2s+3s Petronella turn into centre & set to partner (Men BtoB), 2s+3s 3/4 turn partner RH & dance RH across 1/2 way to change places & end with other partner in prom hold (2M+3L facing Men s side & 3M+2L facing Ladies side) 9-10 1s & 4s Petronella turn into centre while 2M+3L dance out & up on Men s side & 3M+2L dance out & down on Ladies side 11-12 1s & 4s set to partner while 2M+3L/3M+2L cross to other side passing between 'gates' (1s & 4s) 13-14 1s & 4s 1/2 turn RH into prom hold (1s facing Ladies side & 4s facing Men s side) while 2M+3L/3M+2L dance down/up sides 15-16 All Promenade cl wise 1 pl to end in square set (1s on Ladies side facing 4s on Men s side, 2M+3L in 4 th pl face up as 3M+2L in 1 st pl face down) 17-24 1s+4s dance 1/2 Ladies Chain, 2s+3s dance 1/2 Men s (2s & 3s ending with Lady on Mans left) 25-32 All set in square set & circle 8H round to left, dance into centre, turn right & spiral out to own side lines ending 2 4 (1)(3) POSTIE'S JIG (J4x32) 4C set R Clowes Ormskirk 5 1-8 1s & 4s set & cast in 1 place, 1s & 4s dance 1/2 Figs of 8 round new end couples 9-12 1M+4M & 1L+4L cross (men making an arch) & turn corners with free hand to face up/down 13-16 1s+4s dance down/up (couple dancing up make the arch) & turn corners 17-24 Repeat bars 9-16 from new pstns 25-32 1s+4s dance 1/2 R&L, turn partner RH REEL OF THE ROYAL SCOTS (R8x32) 3C (4C set) R Goldring RSCDS Leaflet 7 1-8 1s 1/2 turn 2s on sides (1M RH - 1L LH) to face out, 2s+1s+3s set, 1s 1/2 turn 3s on sides (1M LH - 1L RH) end 3s facing out & 2s+3s+1s set 9-16 1s followed by 3s dance up between 2s, cast down 1 place, dance in & 1s cast up to 2 nd place 3s end in 3 rd place 17-24 1s turn 1 st corners RH, pass partner RSh turn 2 nd corners RH & cross passing partner RSh to 2 nd place own sides 25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back KEY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, MEDIUM DIFFICULTY, MORE TRICKY OR LESS WELL KNOWN
CALEDONIAN BALL PROGRAMME 2017 THE HONEYMOON (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Book of Graded SCDs 1-8 1s cast to bottom, turning outwards dance back to places 9-16 1s+2s dance RH across and LH back 17-24 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, cross LH and cast down round 3s and lead up to 2nd place own sides 25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back ST ANDREW'S FAIR (J8x32) 3C (4C set) R Goldring 5 SCDs 1-8 1s cross RH, cast 2 places, cross LH below 3s & cast up to 2 nd place own sides 9-16 2s+1s+3s 1/2 turn RH retain hands & all set (M face down & L up) 2L leads Ladies across & down own side while 3M leads Men across & up 17-24 3s+1s+2s circle 6H round & back 25-32 3s+1s+2s 1/2 turn LH retain hands & all set (M face up & L down) 2L leads Ladies across & up own side while 3M leads Men across & down MARGARET PARKER'S STRATHSPEY (S8x32) 3C (4C set)j Drewry RSCDS Bk 31 1-8 1s cross below 2s & cast down behind 3s, dance up, 1L dances LH across with 2M+3M & 1M dances RH with 2L+3L 9-16 1M+2L also 1L+2M continue to turn until 1s are in 2 nd place, 1s 3/4 turn 2H (to end Man above 2s & Lady above 3s), 1M+2s also 1L+3s dance 3H round to left to end in lines of 3 across 17-24 Both lines dance down, all turning right about, dance back & end with top line turning to face 1L+3s 25-32 2s+1s+3s set & change places RH with person opposite, set, 1s cast into 2 nd place while 2s & 3s change places RH with opposite person WICKED WILLY (Uilliam Dona) (R4x32) 4C set Harry Ways Bicentennial Book+7 SCDs 1-8 1s and 4s cross RH and cast 1 place, dance ½ Fig of 8 round end couples into centre facing corner just passed 9-16 1s and 4s dance 'Hello-Goodbye' setting to face diagonally opposite corner 17-24 1s and 4s turn corner person RH and dance LH across once round to end on opposite sides 25-32 Bottom 2 couples dance ½ R&L, then middle 2 couples dance ½ R&L. 2341 THE CHEQUERED COURT (J8x32) 3C (4C set) D Brown RSCDS Bk 42 1-8 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, 1s dance 1/2 Figs of 8 (Man round 2s & Lady round 3s) & end facing 1 st corners 9-16 1s dance Pass+Turn with 1 st corners & 1s twirl round in centre to face 4 th crnrs, 1s dance Pass+Turn with 4 th 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 4 th corners & 1s cross RH to own sides THE FOUNDLING 1 2 1st, 2nd and 3rd couples, giving right hand, turn three-quarters into a line up and down the middle of the set, men facing up and women facing down. 3 8 1st, 2nd and 3rd couples dance a half reel of six, to finish in the middle of the set men facing down and women facing up. Order 3,2,1
9 12 3rd, 2nd and 1st couples set to partners and, giving right hands 3rd and 1st couples turn three-quarters to finish on own sides of the set, while 2nd couple turn right once round to finish in the middle of the set, 2nd man facing up, 2nd woman facing down. 13 16 2nd man with 3rd couple and 2nd woman with 1st couple dance left hands across once round. 17 20 2nd man followed by 3rd man and 3rd woman releasing hands, dances in a smooth curve, through 3rd woman s place across the bottom of the set and up to original places, While 2nd woman followed by 1st woman and 1st man, releasing hands, dances in a smooth curve through 1st man s place, across the top of the set, and down to original places (dancers pass right in the middle). Order 1,2,3 21 24 1st, 2nd and 3rd couples set and, giving both hands to partners, turn once round to finish 1st and 2nd couples in a diagonal line with 1st woman and 2nd man back to back as 3rd couple return to place. 25 28 1st and 2nd couples dance half a poussette, 2nd couple to finish in 1st place as 1st couple stay in the middle of the set. On bar 28, 3rd couple dance in to form a diagonal line with 1st couple, 1st woman and 3rdd man back to back. 29 32 1st and 3rd couples dance a half poussette to finish 1st couple in 3rd place and 3rd couple in 2nd place. Video: https://youtu.be/rxb7pu6jj8m CATCH THE WIND (R8x32) 3C (4C set) R Butterfield RSCDS Bk 45 1-8 1s set, cast 1 place & dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s 9-16 1s set twice with 1L turning to face out, 1L followed by partner casts up & dances down the middle 1L to face 3M while 1M faces 2M 17-24 1s RSh reels of 3 across (1M with 2s & 1L with 3s) 25-32 1L followed by partner dances down cast up round 3M & crosses to end in 2 nd place on own sides, 1s turn RH (4 bars) THE SHIP IN FULL SAIL (J5x32) 5C set B Forbes Craigievar Bk 2 1-2 1s & 3s cross down 1 place RH (1M/3M face down to next Lady & 1L/3L face up to Man O above while 2L faces 5M) 3-6 All set, 2L/5M stand as others 3/4 turn RH to lines across (1L b tw n 2s face down, 3M b tw n 5s face up, 1M+3L b tw n 4s) 7-8 Top & bottom lines set as centre 4 Bal-in-Line 9-16 1s & 3s turn to right & dance reels across (reels of 3 at ends & reel of 4 in middle), 1s & 3s end facing their 2 nd corners (LSh to LSh) 17-24 1s & 3s set to 2 nd corner & turn inwards to face partners 2 nd crnr & set, rotate clockwise to face ptnrs 1 st crnr & set & turn about to set to own 1 st crnr 25-32 All dance RH across (1L with 2s, 1M+3L with 4s & 3M with 5s), 1s & 3s turn partners LH & cast down 1 place MONTPARNASSE (S4x32) 4C set A Dix Reel Friends 3 1-8 1s & 4s set & cross RH, cast in 1 place & dance LH across 1/2 way 9-16 All dance RSh reels of 4 on sides & end facing up/down 17-24 All set to facing person on sides & turn 2H, 2s+4s also 1s+3s circle 4H round to left 25-32 2s+4s also 1s+3s dance DiamondPoussette
THE RUTLAND REEL (R8x40) 3C (4C set) R&M Senior 1-8 1s set & cast 1 place, 1s cross below 3s & cast up to 2nd place opposite sides 9-16 1s+2s dance Ladies Chain & end 1s facing down. 17-24 1s dance reel of 3 on sides giving (RSh to 3s) & 1s+3s 1/2 turn RH. 2 3(1) 25-32 1s+3s dance Mens Chain & end 1L end facing out with partner ready to follow her 33-40 1L casts up & crosses to own side while 1M crosses & casts up to end 2nd place own sides, 1s+3s circle left once round INTERVAL THE DANCING MASTER (J96) Sq.Set J Drewry Donside Bk 1-8 1s & 3s set & pivot to right & dance round 1/4 cl'wise inside set (L follows M) & face in, 1s+3s change places with other partner RH & dance clockwise back to partners place (M follows L) 9-16 1s & 3s dance RH across with corner 2L/4L, 1s & 3s dance across & LH across with other corner 4M/2M to end in pl facing cl'wise (M behind L) 17-24 1s also 3s dance Tandem reels of 3 with corners, 1s & 3s ending in prom hold facing out 25-32 1s & 3s dance clockwise 1/2 way round outside of set & dance in back to original places (pass RSh) while 2s & 4s (prom hold) Adv+Ret 33-64 2s & 4s repeat above Figs from beginning (bars 1-32) 65-72 All set to partners & change place RH, Ladies dance 3/4 RH across while Men cast 1 place clockwise to meet opposite Lady 73-80 All repeat this Fig (bars 65-72) to end with own partners (opposite to where they started) 81-88 All dance 1/2 Schiehallion Reel (2 places) back to original places 89-96 All circle 8H round & back THE FLOWER OF GLASGOW (S3x32) 3C set Ruth Taylor RSCDS Book 46 1-8 1L followed by partner casts 2 places, 1L crosses and casts up on Men's side to 2nd place while 1M dances up the middle to 2nd place Ladies' side and all set advancing into prom hold (2s and 3s face up, 1s down) 2(1)3 9-16 2s+1s+3s dance Circulating Allemandes:2s and 3s dance normal Allemande but end in 3rd/1st place as 1s Allemande (down) and up to 2nd place opposite sides. 3(1)2 17-24 1s dance ½ Figs of 8 (1L up round 3s, 1M down round 2s), all turn partners 2H. 312 25-32 1s+2s dance Diamond Poussette FESTIVAL FLING (R8x32) 3C (4C Set) L Davidson RSCDS Bk 44 1-8 1s set, cross RH, cast 2 places & dance up to face 1st corners 9-12 1s set to 1st corner & change places RH with 1st corner persons passing LSh to face 2nd corners (M facing M & L facing L) 13-16 Original 1st corner persons set to 2nd corners & change places RH with 2nd corners passing LSh to face 1st corner (M facing M & L facing L) 17-20 Original 2nd corner persons set to 1st corners (1s), change places RH & 1s end facing opposite sides as for double triangles 21-24 All set, corner persons chase 1 place clockwise while 1s PdB round each other to face down (Man with partner on left) 25-32 1s dance down between 3s, cast up to 2nd place, dance up between 2s & cast to 2nd place
THE BEES OF MAGGIEKNOCKATER (J4x32) 4C set J Drewry Canadian Bk 1-8 1s cross RH & cast 1 place, dance RH across with 3s & end 1M+3L also 1L+3M in prom hold facing out to pass corner person RSh 9-24 All dance 4x1/2 Reels of 3 on sides (to right to start, then left, right & left) with 1s+3s changing partners in centre at end of each 1/2 Reel to progress Men clockwise & Ladies anticlockwise. End in centre 1s facing down & 3s facing up 25-32 1s dance between 3s turning 3s with nearer hand 1.1/2 times, crossing over to own sides & turn 4 th person 1.1/2 times (Men RH & Ladies LH) CITY OF BELFAST (S3x32) 3C set L Mullholland Belfast Diamond Jubilee Bk 1-8 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s, 1L+2M turn RH 1.1/4 times while 1M+2L turn LH 1.1/4 times & 1s end BtoB facing opp sides 9-16 1s+2s dance reel of 4 across & 2s end in 1st places while 1s pass LSh to face 1st corners 17-24 1s set to 1st corner & 2nd corner ending (turning to right) between corners, all set & 1s cross RH 25-32 1s+3s dance Espagnole:- 25-26 1s+3s cross (Ladies lead across RH passing between Men) with Ladies changing places RH 27-28 1s+3s cross back (Men lead across RH between Ladies) with Men changing places RH 29-32 3s turn RH as 1s turn LH to end 2 3 1 MORRISON'S MEASURE (R5x32) (5C set) Roy Goldring Reel for Alice 8 1s dance RSh reels of 3 on own sides 9-16 1L followed by partner casts to 3rd place (2s+3s up) and cross to opposite side, 3s+1s dance RH across 17-24 1s dance LSh reels of 3 on opposite sides with 4s+5s 25-32 1L followed by partner casts to bottom and cross to own side, 5s+1s dance LH across BERWICK JOHNNIE (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Bk of Graded SCDs 1-8 1s+2s set, dance 1/2 RH across, set & dance 1/2 LH across 9-16 1s lead down the middle & back to top 17-24 1s+2s dance Allemande 1s end facing 1 st corners 25-32 1s turn 1 st corners RH, partner LH, 2 nd corners RH & partner LH to 2 nd places THE BLUE MESS JACKET (S4x32) 4C set D Henderson Kinclaven Bk 1-8 2s followed by 1s lead down the middle, 1s cross & cast up to top & turn in to face 2s who have danced back to place 9-16 1s dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 2s & 1/2 turn partner RH to face 3s, 1s dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 3s & 1/2 turn partner RH to face 4s 17-24 1s dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 4s & 1/2 turn RH, continue turn to end in 4 th place opposite sides & all set 25-32 All Petronella to centre & set, Petronella to own sides & set
SWISS LASSIE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) R Betsche RSCDS Bk 39 1-8 1s dance in & cast to 3 rd place, 2s+1s turn partners RH 1.1/4 times to form a line up & down middle of set (Men facing down Ladies up) 9-16 2s+1s dance reel of 4 up & down middle of set ending with 2M facing Ladies side & 1L facing Men s side 17-24 2s+1s chase round clockwise 1/2 way, 1s+3s+2s Adv+Ret 25-32 3s+2s 1/2 turn partners RH, dance RH across 1/2 way, 1s+2s 1/2 turn partners RH & dance RH across 1/2 way MAIRI'S WEDDING (R8x40) 3C (4C set) Cosh 22 SCDs 1-8 1s turn RH & cast to 2 nd place, 1s turn LH to face 1 st corners 9-16 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 1 st corners, 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel with 2 nd corners 17-24 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel with 3 rd corner (pstns), 1/2 diagonal reel with 4 th corner (pstns) 25-32 1s dance reel of 3 across (Lady with 2s, Man with 3s - LSh to 1 st corner) 33-40 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back KEY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, MEDIUM DIFFICULTY, MORE TRICKY OR LESS WELL KNOWN