Programme for the White Rose Festival Dance | |||
| 1. ROARING JELLY (J8x32) 3C (4C set) H Foss Glendarroch SD Sheets 1- 8 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, cross RH & cast (Man up & Lady down) into centre 9-16 1s+2s+3s circle 6H round & back (1s end in centre) 17-24 1s crossing RSh dance to right to dance figs of 8 (Lady round 2s as 1M dances round 3s) 25-32 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides giving RSh to 2nd corners & cross RH to places | |||
| 2. JOHN OF BON ACCORD (R8x32) 3C (4C set) R Goldring RSCDS 33
1- 16 1s dance 4 progressive 1/2 diagonal reels of 3 with 2L then 2M then 3L & lastly 3M, (1s start by passing RSh & 1M giving LSh to 2L) 17-24 1s turn RH & cast up to 2nd place on own sides, dance 1/2 fig of 8 around the 2s to 2nd place opposite sides 25-32 2s+1s+3s turn 3/4 RH to end in line in centre of dance facing partners (M facing down & L up) & set, 3/4 turn RH to end on own sides & set | |||
| 3. SILVER TASSIE (S8x32) 3C (4C set) J Drewry Bon Accord Book 1- 8 1s+2s+3s cross RH & set, cross back RH & set 9-16 1s & 3s double fig of 8 round 2s (3s casting) 17-24 1s followed by 2s+3s dance down, 1s followed by 2s+3s (who part to let 1s thru) dance back to top 25-32 1s+2s dance the Rondel | |||
| 4. IT'S JUST FOR FUN (J8x32) 3C (4C set) R Fidler RSCDS 33 1- 8 1s cross RH & cast 1 place, 1M dances 1/2 fig of 8 round 2s while 1L dances round 3s 1s end facing 1st corners 9-16 1s dance 1/2 reel with 1st crnrs, pass LSh & dance RH across (1M with couple in 1st pl & 1L with cple in 3rd pl) 1s end facing 2nd crnrs 17-24 1s dance 1/2 Reel of 4 with 2nd corners, pass partner LSh to dance RH across, 1M with 2L+3L (on Mens side) & 1L with 2M+3M 25-32 1s 1/2 turn L H while 2s+3s change places RH on sides, 1M dances up & 1L down, cast on own sides while corners set & cross RH & all set | |||
| 5. THE PIPER & THE PENGUIN (R88) Sq.Set R Goldring Scotia Suite SCDs 1- 8 Ladies dance RSh round their corners & dance RH across ending in centre 9-16 Ladies dance LSh round their partners, dance LH across & back to places 17-24 Men dance RSh round their partners & dance RH across ending in centre 25-32 Men dance LSh round corners, dance LH round & back to places 33-40 1s & 3s turn partners RH 1.1/4 times, Men followed by partners dance out between side couples & back to places (1M thru 4s & 3M thru 2s) 41-48 1s+3s dance R&L 49-64 2s+4s repeat bars 33-48 65-72 Ladies dance in, right about turning dance out & cast clockwise to opposite Ladies place 73-80 Men dance in, left about turning to dance out & cast anticlockwise to opposite places 81-88 All turn partners RH into promenade hold & Promenade 1/2 way round to original places | |||
| 6. JOHN MCALPIN (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Hugh Foss Galloway Album 1- 8 1s Advance+Retire, 1 step (touch RH), 1/2 turn LH, lead down 1 place & 3/4 turn LH to face 1st corners 9-16 1s turn RH 1st corner, turn partner LH, turn RH 2nd corner, turn partner LH ending on own sides 17-24 2L+1L+3L set, Advance+Retire & set while 2M+1M+3M stand for 2 bars, set, Advance+Retire 25-32 2s+1s+3s cross RH, circle 6H round to left 1/2 way, cross LH & circle 6H round to right 1/2 way | |||
| 7. MRS STEWART'S JIG (J8x32) 3C (4C set) F Ligtmans RSCDS 35 1- 8 1s set, 1L followed by partner casts 2 places, 1L crosses (below 3s) & casts up on Mens side to 2nd place facing down while 1M dances round 3L & up the middle to 2nd place Ladies side facing down 9-16 2s+1s+3s dance Grand Chain, end with 2M & 1M facing out 17-24 2s+1s dance Ladies Chain 25-32 2s+1s+3s Advance+Retire for 2 steps & 1s turn 1.1/2 RH to own sides | |||
| 8. SCHIEHALLION (1x(S64+R64)) Sq.Set H Thurston Strathspey: - 1-16 All dance Chorus: - Grand Chain 1/2 way, set HS, Grand Chain 1/2 way & set HS Men end BtoB in the middle facing partner 17-32 Men set (rocking step) as Ladies petronella 1/2 way round set, change pl RH with opp Man, Ladies dance LH across 1/2 way & turn partners 33-48 Repeat bars 1-16 (Chorus) 49-56 All dance RH across 1/2 way (Men on outside), all change places with partners advancing 1 place & change places again advancing 1 more place 57-64 All repeat bars 49-56 back to places Reel: - 1-16 All dance Chorus: - Grand Chain 1/2 way, turn partner R arms twice, Grand Chain 1/2 way & turn twice 17-32 1s+3s set advancing, turn opposite dancer & circle 4H round to left, 2s+4s repeat 33-48 Repeat bars 1-16 (Chorus) 49-64 All dance Schiehallion Reels of 8 (Men start by crossing to the right, Ladies cast & cross (following partner) | |||
| INTERVAL | |||
| 9. WEE COOPER O' FIFE (J8x40 in 10 bar phrases) 2C (4C set) H Foss Dances to Song tunes 1-10 1s set & cross RH, set & cross down LH & cast up round 2s to original place 11-20 1s+2s dance R&L 1.1/4 times (ie 5 moves) 21-30 1s+2s set & dance 1/2 RH across, set & dance 1/2 LH across, 1L+2M continue turning LH to face partner, while 1M casts off and 2L casts up 31-40 1s+2s dance full reel of 4 across dance passing partners RSh & dance back to own side (1s in 2nd place) | |||
| 10. POLHARROW BURN (R5x32) 5C set Hugh Foss Glendarroch SD Sheets
1- 8 1s & 3s cross RH, cast 1 place & dance 1/2 fig of 8 round couple above them 9-16 1s & 3s turn RH then LH (long turns) to face 1st corners while 2s & 5s 1/2 turn RH & chase clockwise to other end of set 17-24 1s & 3s dance 1/2 Reels of 4 with 1st corners then 2nd corners 25-32 1s & 3s dance 1/2 Reel of 4 with 3rd corner, turn partner LH & cast down 1 place own sides Also published in RSCDS 2007 | |||
| 11. FROM SCOTIA'S SHORES WE'RE NOO AWA' (S8x32) 3C (4C set) R M Campbell RSCDS Leaflet
1- 8 1-8 1s turn RH, cast 1 place, ¾ turn RH, 1L dances up and casts round 2L as 1M dances down and casts round 3M, to 2nd place 9-16 1s turn 1st corners RH pass partner RSh, turn 2nd corners RH & pass partner RSh to 2nd place own sides 17-24 1s dance reflection reels of 3 on own sides (1s dancing out & up to start), 1s & 2s continue reel to end 1 2 3 25-32 1s+2s dance TOURNEE | |||
| 12. THE LUCKENBOOTH BROOCH (J8x32) 3C (4C set) J Dickson Glendarroch SD Sheets 1- 8 1s in promenade hold (Lady on Man's left) dance RSh reel of 3 with 2s & end facing 3M 9-16 1s dance RSh reel with 3s ending with 1s dancing across to Mens side 17-24 2s+3s R&L while 1M casts up 1L dn, into centre & dance out Ladies side, 1M cast up 1L dn, to end 1M between 2s facing dn & 1L+3s facing up, 25-32 2s+1s+3s set twice ending with 1s turning RH 1.3/4 times to 2nd places | |||
| 13. SUMMER WOOING (R8x32) 3C (4C set) A Macpherson RSCDS 38 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 steps, 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 | |||
| 14. THE MINISTER ON THE LOCH (S3x32) 3C set R Goldring RSCDS 2008 1- 8 1s+2s dance Diamond Poussette right round 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 Also published in 24 Graded & Social Dances | |||
| 15. THE CHEQUERED COURT (J8x32) 3C (4C set) D Brown RSCDS 42 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 loop round in centre back to face 4th corners, 1s dance Pass & Turn with 4th corners & loop round to face own sides 17-24 1s dance 6 bars of Double Triangles & loop round to 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 | |||
| 16. REEL OF THE ROYAL SCOTS (R8x32) 3C (4C set) R Goldring SCD Leaflets
1- 8 1s 1/2 turn 2s on sides (1M RH - 1L LH) to double triangle position, 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 2nd place 3s end in 3rd place 17-24 1s turn 1st corners RH, pass partner RSh turn 2nd corners RH & cross passing partner RSh to 2nd place own sides 25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back | |||
| EXTRAS | |||
| 17. THE ROBERTSON RANT (S80) Sq.Set D Winchester RSCDS 39 1- 8 All circle 8H round & back 9-16 All Ladies dance RH across 1/2 way & turn opposite Man LH, all Ladies dance 1/2 RH across & turn partner LH 17-24 1s+3s dance reel of 4 with Ladies starting by passing LSh 25-32 All set (HS) to corners & turn twice 33-40 2s+4s dance reel of 4 with Ladies starting by passing LSh 41-48 All set (HS) to corners & turn twice 49-56 All Ladies circle left, set to & turn partners 2H 57-64 All Men circle right, set to & turn partners 2H 65-72 Grand Chain 73-80 All Allemande anti-clockwise | |||
| 18. FESTIVAL FLING (R8x32) 3C (4C Set) L Davidson RSCDS 44
1- 8 1s set, cross RH, cast 2 places & dance up to face 1st corners 9-12 1s set to 1st corners & change places RH, corners dance pass LSh to face 2nd corners (M facing M & L facing L) 13-16 Original 1st corner persons set to 2nd corners, change places RH & 2nd corners pass LSh to face 1st corner (M facing M & L facing L) 17-20 Original 2nd corners set to 1st corners (1s), change places RH & 1s end facing opposite sides as for double triangles 21-24 All set, corners 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 | |||
| 19. TRIBUTE TO THE BORDERS (J8x32) 3C (4C set) R Goldring RSCDS Leaflet 1- 8 1s cross RH & cast 1 place, turn RH 1.1/2 times to end in promenade hold facing 2M 9-16 1s dance 1/2 RSh reel of 3 on Mans side, cross & dance 1/2 reel on Ladies side 1s end facing 3L (in top position) 17-24 1s set to 3L, turn & set to 2L, turn & set to 2M, turn & set to 3M ending with 2s+1s+3s in centre for Allemande 25-32 3s+1s+2s Allemande | |||
| 20. TRIP TO BAVARIA (R4x32) 4C set J MacGregor-Brown Collins Pocket Ref 1-4 1s & 4s cross RH while 2s+3s dance 1/2 RH across, 1s+3s & 2s+4s change places LH on sides 5-16 3s & 2s cross RH while 1s+4s dance 1/2 RH across, & repeat until back in original places 17-24 1s set to 2s & cross over to face 3s, set & cross to face 4s 25-32 1s set to 4s & cross over to 4th place on opposite sides, all Advance+Retire 2 steps 1s changing places 2H to retire to own sides | |||
Based on MINICRIB by Charles Upton.