Programme for the Leeds Scottish Country Dance Club | |||
| 1. 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 | |||
| 2. THE LAIRD OF MILTON'S DAUGHTER (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Craigmyle RSCDS 22 1- 8 1s set, cross RH, cast 1 place & turn LH to face 1st corners 9-16 1s change places RH with 1st crnrs, 1st crnrs turn LH in centre & return to places giving RH to 1s who turn LH in centre to face 2nd crnrs 17-24 1s repeat bars 9-16 with 2nd corners ending in 2nd place own sides 25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back | |||
| 3. ALISON ROSE (S4x32) 4C set D Ivory Imperial Book 2 1- 8 1s lead down to bottom, all set & circle 8H round to left 2 places (end with Men at top of dance & Ladies at bottom) 9-16 Men dance LH across & Ladies RH across once round, continue but change places with partner when passing thru centre in order 1 4 3 2 17-24 1s, when they meet their partners, Promenade down on Ladies side (followed by 4s+3s+2s) & up on the Mens side, all 1/2 turn RH 25-32 All dance Allemande ending 2 3 4 1 | |||
| 4. 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 | |||
| 5. IAN POWRIE'S FAREWELL TO AUCHTERARDER (J4x32) Sq.Set B Hamilton 1- 8 All circle 8H round to the left & back (popular variation - 8 hands all the way round to left) 9-24 Ladies dance in front of prtnr, behind next Man, into RH across, in front of Man opp their prtnr, behind next Man into RH across & back to place 25-32 All Promenade clockwise 33-40 1s & 3s dance cl'wise behind next couple, Men dance past cple as Ladies dance in between cple, both turn R to face cple, all set & turn RH 41-48 All dance parallel reels of 4 49-56 1s & 3s dance a full fig of 8 round the standing 2s/4s 57-64 1s & 3s dance LH across & dance back to places (Men round & Ladies through the standing 2s & 4s) 65-96 2s & 4s repeat 33-64 97-104 All Promenade anti-clockwise 105-120 capital ; Men dance in front of prtnr, behind next Lady, into LH across, dance in front of Lady opp own partner, behind next L into LH across & back to pl 121-128 All circle 8H round to the right & back (popular variation - 8 hands all the way round to right) | |||
| 6. MACDONALD OF THE ISLES (S3x32) 3C Set D Haynes Carnforth II 1- 8 2s dance full diagonal Reels of 4 with 1st corners, passing by the LSh to face 2nd corners 9-16 2s dance full diagonal Reel of 4 with 2nd corners to end in original places 17-24 Dance Progressive Chain: - 1s cross RH & change places LH on side with 2s 1s change places RH with 3s while 2s cross over RH 1s cross LH while 2s & 3s change places LH 25-32 2s+3s dance 1/2 R&L, 3s dance 1/2 fig of 8 round end couples (3M up & 3L down) to end in 2nd places | |||
| 7. THE DEVERON REEL (R4x40) 4C set 3s & 4s on opp sides J Drewry Brodie Book 1- 8 1L+4M also 1M+4L dance figs of 8 on own sides 9-16 2s dance fig of 8 round 1s while 4s dance fig of 8 round 4s meeting in centre to form a circle 17-24 2s+3s set twice (in circle) on 2nd setting turn to right & dance LH across back to original places 25-32 All dance reels of 4 on sides & end with middle persons 1/2 turning LH into lines on sides 33-40 All Balance in Line twice, end persons 1/2 turn RH on sides, middle persons dance LH across 1/2 way. 2 4 1 3 | |||
| 8. 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 | |||
| INTERVAL | |||
| 9. INVERNEILL HOUSE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) J Drewry RSCDS 35
1- 8 1s+2s dance 1/2 double fig of 8 (1s start by dancing down & crossing), 1s dance down between 3s & cast up to 2nd place opposite sides 2s dance up to top place, opposite sides 9-16 1s+3s dance 1/2 double fig of 8 (1s start by dancing down & crossing), 1s dance up between 2s & cast to 2nd place own sides 17-24 1s dance 1/2 Petronella to opposite sides 25-32 2s & 3s dance 1/2 Petronella while 1s cast round 1st corner & cross between 2s/3s casting to 2nd place own sides, 2s+1s+3s set | |||
| 10. SETON'S CEILIDH BAND (J4x64) 4C set B Fordyce Morison's Bush Collection 1- 8 1s cross RH & cast 1 place, lead down between 3s & cast behind 4s 9-16 1s dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides beginning by dancing up between 4s 17-24 1s cross RH & cast up 1 place, lead up between 3s & cast up behind 2s 25-32 1s dance reels of 3 on own sides beginning by dancing down between 2s 33-40 1s cross RH & cast down 1 place to give RH to partner & LH to 1st corners, balance in line, turn partner RH to face 2nd corners 41-48 Balance in line, 1s dance out & cast down behind 3s & lead up to top crossing to 1st place own sides 49-60 1L+2L & 1M+2M change places RH on sides, 2s & 1s cross over LH & repeat with 3s & 4s until reaching the bottom of the set 61-64 All turn RH 1.1/2 times | |||
| 11. THE ROSE OF THE NORTH (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Roy Goldring Silver Jubilee 25 1-4 1s lead down below 3s, cross & cast up to 2nd place on opposite side 5-16 2s+1s+3s dance 3 couple R&L, 1s end facing 1st corners 17-24 1s set & turn 1st corner 2H, set & turn 2nd corner 2H 25-32 1s circle 3H round to left (Man with 2s & Lady with 3s), 1s set to partners (Down/up) & Petronella turn to places | |||
| 12. NOTTINGHAM LACE (R96) Sq.Set J Bradley Nottingham Lace PART 1 1- 8 All dance 1/2 Chain & set to partners, 3/4 turn RH to end with Ladies in centre for LH across 9-12 Ladies dance LH across 1/2 way while Men dance 1/4 way round clockwise, Ladies 1/2 turn nearest man RH 13-16 Men dance LH across 1/2 way while Ladies dance 1/4 way round clockwise & all turn partners RH into original places 17-24 All repeat bars 9-16 PART 2 25-32 1L & 3M cross RH & cast behind 4s, pass RH & join end of line while 1M & 3L dance similarly behind 2s, all set 33-40 All Advance+Retire, circle (2x) 4H round to left to end in line across 1s & 3s in centre of line 41-48 All Advance+Retire, circle 8H round 1/2 way to end in Sq.Set opposite to original places PART 3 49-72 Repeat PART 2 with 2s & 4s as dancing couples, all ending in original places PART 4 73-96 Repeat PART 1 | |||
| 13. THE HAZEL TREE (J8x32) 3C (4C set) J Drewry Brodie Book 1- 8 The Espagnole: 1s+2s cross (Ladies dancing between Men changing places RH), all cross back to own side (Men between Ladies) Men changing places RH (order 2 1), 2s turn RH as 1s turn LH to face 1st corners 9-16 1s turn 1st corners RH, pass RSh, turn partners 1st corner LH & pass LSh to face own 2nd corner 17-24 1s turn 2nd corners RH, pass RSh, turn partners 2nd corner LH, 1s pass LSh to face down in middle (opposite sides) left hands joined 25-32 1s lead down below 3s, cross, cast up to 2nd place own sides, 2s+1s+3s turn RH | |||
| 14. KILKENNY CASTLE (S8x32) 3C (4C set) B Forbes Craigievar Book 2 1- 8 1s+2s set, 1s cross RH & cast 1 place, 1s dance in to meet partner & face down, 1s turn 3s with nearer hand to face up 9-16 1s dance reflection reels of 3 on sides (1s dancing in & up between 2s to start) 17-24 1s petronella turn to middle as 2L+3L & 2M+3M change pl RH, set in lines across, 1s petronella turn to sides as 2s+3s cross RH & set on sides 25-32 1s dance diagonal R&L (1M crossing down & 1L crossing up) | |||
| 15. ANGUS MACLEOD (R2x64) 4C set A Queen Dances of an Island Clan 1- 8 2s+3s dance into centre to face diagonally in & all set, turn R to face corners, passing RSh change places with corners & set turning R about 9-16 Corners dance out as 2s+3s dance into centre passing RSh & all set, 2s+3s turn R about & turn corners RH once back to centre 17-32 2s+3s LH across once round to face corners, all dance double diagonal reels of 4 giving LH in centre, corners end in original places 33-40 2s+3s change places with partners LH to face prtnrs crnr & set, all turn crnr with nearer hand (2s+3s dance out ends & cast back to centre) 41-48 2s+3s face diagonally in, Set & Points twice 49-56 2s+3s dance out own ends & cast (individually) back into middle again to Set & Points 57-64 2s+3s dance out opp ends (3s making an arch), couples cast round left corner & dance out other end while corners step up/down. 2 1 4 3 | |||
| 16. 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 | |||
| EXTRAS | |||
| 17. BLOOMS OF BON ACCORD (R4x32) 4C set 3s & 4s on opp sides J Drewry Deeside II 1- 8 All set, 1s+2s & 3s+4s dance RH across once round, 1s & 4s cast in 1 place to 2,1,4,3, 9-12 1s & 4s cross RH cast to ends of set, meet partners in promenade hold, dance into centre of dance 13-16 1s+4s dance round pass RSh & turn to end 1s in the middle on mans side facing up & 4s in the middle on ladies side facing down 17-24 All (1s & 4s in promenade hold) dance reels of 3 on sides 25-28 1s+4s dance RH across in centre once round to end 4s facing up & 1s facing down 29-32 1s & 4s lead out of ends, cross & cast up 1 place to end 2 4(1)(3) | |||
| 18. THE BELLE OF BON ACCORD (S4x32) 4C set J Drewry Deeside II 1- 8 1L & 3L cross down 1 pl & cast up on opp side to centre as 1M & 3M dance across & cast down to centre, 1s+2s & 3s+4s dance RH across 9-16 1s & 3s dance reel of 4 up & down centre of dance 17-24 1s & 3s 3/4 turn RH & face up while 2s & 4s dance up on sides & turn in to face down, all set & circle 4H round to left & end on sides 25-32 1s & 3s lead up, cross over, cast down 1 place & turn 2H, 1s lead down to 4th place while 3s cast up on own sides to 2nd place | |||
| 19. THE LAST OF THE LAIRDS (J8x32) 3C (4C set) H Thurston RSCDS 22 1- 8 1s cross (& each subsequent dancer crosses) to dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides 9-16 1s cross back (& each subsequent dancer crosses back) to dance reflection reels of 3 on own sides 17-24 1s set, cross RH & cast 1 place, cross down between 3s & cast up to 2nd place on own sides 25-32 1s lead up between 2s & cast down 1 place, 2s+1s+3s turn RH | |||
Based on MINICRIB by Charles Upton.