RDCDS Leeds Branch

Programme for the Leeds Scottish Country Dance Club
11/10/2008

1. GOOD HEARTED GLASGOW (J8x32) 3C (4C set)    P Knapman Collins Pocket Book
1- 8      1s turn RH cast to 2nd place, & turn partner LH 1.1/4 times to end Man facing down & Lady facing up
9-16     1s dance RH across (Lady with 2s & Man with 3s), 1s passing RSh & dance LH with other couple
17-24    1s lead down the middle & back to 2nd place own side
25-32    2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

2. J B MILNE (R8x32) 3C (4C set)    H Foss Angus Fitchett Album
1- 8      1M+2L set advancing & turn RH, 1L+2M set advancing & turn RH
9-16     1s set to each other, turn 2H, cast to 2nd place & Petronella turn to Lady between 2s & Man between 3s
17-24    1s set & 3/4 turn RH while 2s+3s change places RH on sides & set, repeat but with 2s & 3s crossing RH & setting
25-32    1s set, change places RH & cast round corner to 2nd place own sides while 2s+3s change places RH on sides, set, cross RH & all set

3. SUGAR CANDIE (S8x32) 3C (4C set)    RSCDS 26
1- 8      1s set & cast 1 place, cross passing LSh & cast 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

4. NAPIER’S INDEX (R8x40) 3C (4C Set)       B Charlton RSCDS 45
1 - 8             1s set, cast 1 place & turn LH 1.1/4 times to end in Balance-in-Line position between 1st corners
9 - 16            1s+1st corners Balance-in-Line, turn corners RH & again Balance-in-Line with 1st corners
17 - 24            1s dance reel of 3 on sides (LSh to 2nd corner) & end diagonally between 2nd corners
25 - 32            1s+2nd corners Balance-in-Line, turn corners RH & again Balance-in-Line with 2nd corners
33 - 40            1s dance reels of 3 across (LSh to 3rd corners) & cross RH to 2nd places

5. FLOWERS OF EDINBURGH (R8x32) 3C (4C set)    RSCDS 1
1- 8      1L followed by partner casts below 3s, 1L crosses & dances up behind Men as 1M dances up centre to 1st places on opposite side & 1s set
9-16     1M followed by partner repeat above figure & set in own places
17-24    1s lead down the middle & back
25-32    1s+2s dance Poussette

6. CAPE TOWN WEDDING (S8x32) 3C (4C set)    T Kerr RSCDS 39
1- 8      1s cross to 2nd place, dance out & 1/2 turn 3rd person with nearer hand, 1s (in 3rd pl) 1/2 turn RH & lead up to top ending in promenade hold
9-16     1s in prom hold dance reel of 3 with 2s (RSh to 2L to start) 1s end in middle at top facing down (Lady on Mans Left) & 3s step in & face up
17-24    1s+2s+3s set, 1s+3s petronella in tandem to sides as 2s petronella into middle, 1s+2s+3s (join hands in circle) set & cast back to places
25-32    1s+2s dance the Knot

7. POSTIES JIG (J4x32) 4C set    R Clowes Ormskirk SC Book 5
1- 8      1s & 4s set, cast in 1 place & dance 1/2 figs of 8 round new end couples
9-12    1M+4M & 1L+4L dance across (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 positions
25-32    1s+4s dance 1/2 R&L & turn partner RH

8. MRS MACPHERSON OF INVERAN (R8x32) 3C (4C set)    J Drewry Bon Accord Book
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) & dance 1/2 fig of 8 round 2s (casting up to start)
17-24    2s+1s+3s dance Grand Chain
25-32    2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

INTERVAL
9. 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

10. CLUTHA (R4x48) Sq.Set    RSCDS 31
1- 8      1L+3M turn RH, dance round partner RSh to turn each other again RH ending in middle holding RH & partners LH
9-16     1s+3s Balance in line, 1L+3M turn partners LH into the middle & balance in line again, turn partner LH to original positions
17-24    1s+3s dance R&L
25-32    1s+3s dance ladies chain
33-40    All turn corners RH retaining hold & hold partners LH to form a circle (men facing out), all set & turn partner LH (4 bars) into prom hold
41-48    All dance round anti-clockwise in promenade hold to original positions    Repeat with 2L+4M, 3L+1M, 4L+2M

11. THE BIRKS OF INVERMAY (S8x32) 3C (4C set)    Skillern RSCDS 16
1- 8      1M+2L turn 2H, 1L+2M turn 2H
9-16     1s+2s+3s Promenade
17-24    1s cross RH, cast to 2nd place, lead up between 2s & cast to 2nd place (2s move up on bars 23-24)
25-32    2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

12. CATCH THE WIND (R8x32) 3C (4C set)    R Butterfield RSCDS 45
1- 8      1s set, cast 1 place & dance 1/2 fig of 8 round 2s
9-16     1s set, 1L turns to right as Man sets, 1L followed by partner casts up & dances down the middle 1L ends facing 3rd Man while 1M faces 2nd Man
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 to end in 2nd place on own sides, 1s turn RH

13. THE MILLER OF SESSNIE (J5x32) 5C set    R Goldring 15 Social Dances
1- 8      1s followed by 2s+3s+4s dance down & cast round 5s back to places
9-16     1s & 5s dance figs of 8 on own sides (1s down between 2s & 5s up behind 4s to start)
17-24    1s+2s dance RH across, 1s cross down & 1/2 turn 3s (LH Mens side & RH Ladies side)
25-32    1s+4s dance LH across, 1s cross down & 1/2 turn 5s (LH Mens side & RH Ladies side). 2 3 4 5 1

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. MAJOR IAN STEWART (J8x32) 3C (4C set)    J Drewry RSCDS 35
1- 8      1s+2s 1/2 turn partners RH & dance RH across 1/2 way, 2s+1s full turn partner RH ending with 2s at top & 1s in 2nd place
9-16     2s+1s+3s dance reels of 3 on own sides (1L dances in & up as 1M dances in & down to start), 1s end facing 1st corners
17-24    1s set to 1st corners then to each other across the dance, set to 2nd corners & Petronella turn to 2nd place own sides
25-32    2s+1s+3s circle 6H round to the left for 6 steps, cast & dance back to places

16. THE HIGHLAND RAMBLER (R8x40) 3C (4C set)    R Goldring Leeds Silver Jubilee (25th)
1- 8      1s dance in, cast to 2nd place & RH across with 3s
9-16     2s+1s dance LH across, 1L followed by partner cast up round 2L & dance down middle to 1L between 3s & 1M between 2s
17-24    1s+2s+3s dance down the middle & back
25-32    1M followed by partner cast down round 2L to 2nd places on own side & turn RH
33-40    2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

EXTRAS
17. ESPIE MCNABB (J8x32) 3C (4C set)    MMM I
1- 8      1s+2s+3s set, cross RH, set & cross back RH
9-16     1s lead down the middle & back to place
17-24    1s set, cast 1 place & turn RH (long turn)
25-32    2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

18. SHIFTIN' BOBBINS (R8x32) 3C (4C set)    R Clowes Ormskirk Book
1- 8      1s cross RH to double triangle position with 2s+3s & set, 1s cast up to top & dance down until they are between 2s & 3s
9-16     1L dances RH across with 2M+3M while 1M dances LH across with 2L+3L, 1s followed by 2s+3s dance down centre
17-24    3s followed by 2s+1s dance up (3s+2s cast off to places), 1L dances LH across with 2M+3M while 1M dances RH across with 2L+3L
25-32    1s dance up to top, cast down to 2nd place opposite side & dance 1/2 fig of 8 around 2s to end in 2nd place on own sides

Based on MINICRIB by Charles Upton. 

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