RDCDS Leeds Branch

Programme for the Leeds Scottish Country Dance Club
24/09/2011

1. THE HAPPY MEETING (J8x32) 2C (4C set)    RSCDS 29
1- 8      1M & 2L passing RSh & dance figs of 8 round standing partners passing own partner LSh
9-16     1L & 2M passing LSh & dance figs of 8 round standing partners 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 Advance+Retire clapping on bar 28, & turn partners RH

2. THE College HORNPIPE (R8x32) 3C (4C set)    Boag RSCDS 20
1- 8      1s+2s+3s circle 6H round & back
9-16     1s+2s+3s Promenade
17-24    1s cross RH, cast to 2nd place, cross LH, cast to 3rd place & lead up to face 1st corners
25-32    1s dance 'Hello-Goodbye' setting ending with a clap & turn into 2nd place own side

3. MISS GIBSON'S STRATHSPEY (S8x32) 3C (4C set)    D Haynes RSCDS Leaflet
1- 8      1s+2s set, turn partners 2H opening out into 4H round
9-16     1s+2s dance the Knot, 1s end facing 1st corners
17-24    1s turn corners RH, partners LH, 2nd corners RH & partners LH
25-32    1s dance RH across, (1M with 3s & 1L with 2s), pass partner RSh & dance LH across, 1s end in 2nd place

4. SOUTH FROM OBAN (J8x40) 3C (4C set)    S Shields Leeds Anniversary Book
1- 8      1L+2L lead thru partners, cast back to place & pass RSh to change places & cross RH with opposite partner
9-16     1M+2M repeat (2s at top)
17-24    2s+1s dance RH across, 1s lead up & cast while 2s cast & lead up
25-32    1s+3s dance LH across, 1s cast & lead up while 3s lead up & cast
33-40    2s+1s+3s dance reel of 3 on sides (1s dancing out & up to begin)

5. BACK TO THE FIRESIDE (R8x32) 3C (4C set)    R Goldring RSCDS 38
1- 8      3s followed by 1s dance down for 2 steps & set to partners, 1s lead up & cast off to 3rd place while 3s lead up to 1st place
9-16     3s+2s+1s dance Progressive Chain - 1s start by crossing RH then LH with 2s on sides then RH with 3s on sides & cross LH to end 1 (2) 3
17-24    1s+2s set advancing to form circle & Petronella out 1 place to right, set & Petronella to right to end on sides
25-32    1L dances 1/2 fig of 8 round 2s & 1M dances 1/2 fig of 8 round 3s, 2s+1s+3s turn RH

6. THE GLASGOW HIGHLANDERS (S8x32) 4C set    RSCDS 2
2 Ch 1M stand as 1L crosses to 2M pl who crosses to prtnrs pl, 2L steps up
1- 8      1s+2s dance R&L ending with 2M between 1L+2L facing down 1M directly behind 2M
9-16     All dance down middle, turn right about & 1M dances ladies back to top to form a line 4 across with men BtoB
17-24    All set to partners with suitable step
25-32    All dance reel of 4 across ending in new positions with each couple having moved 1 place anti-clockwise round set

7. 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)

INTERVAL
8. KENDALL'S HORNPIPE (J8x32) 2C (4C set)    Book of Graded SCDs
1- 8      1s+2s dance R&L
9-16     1s lead down for 3, up for 3, cross over & cast down to 2nd place
17-24    2s+1s dance Ladies Chain
25-32    1L+2M & 1M &2L advance for 2 & retire, 1s turn RH 1.1/2 times

9. THE DUCHESS TREE (S8x32) 3C (4C set)    J Drewry Brodie Book
1- 8      1s+2s+3s dance reels of 3 on sides (1s cast, 2s lead up & cross, 3s cast up) end in square set with 2s in 2nd place opposite side
9-16     All set, circle left for 2 bars, men turn Lady on right 2H once round & continue circle to places
17-24    1s+2s dance RH across & end facing up, 1s cast 1 place & lead up while 2s lead up, cross & cast 1 place
25-32    1s+2s dance Allemande

10. THE LADIES OF DUNSE (R8x40) 3C (4C set)    RSCDS 26
1- 8      1s lead down the middle for 3 steps, back to top & cast to 2nd place
9-16     2s repeat 1-8
17-24    2s followed by 1s dance full fig of 8 round 3s, 2s dancing up to 1st place
25-32    1s+3s dance R&L 1s end facing 1st corners
33-40    1s set to 1st corners then 2nd corners & turn partner RH 1.1/2 times

11. THE ZOOLOGIST (J8x32) 3C (4C set) D Brown
1 - 8       1s cross down between 2s+3s & cast to right, dance ½ reel of 3 across (1L with 2s, 1M with 3s) & end facing 1st corner (pstn)
9 - 16       1s dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 & pass RSh to face 2nd corner (pstn), 1s dance ½ diagonal reel & end in double triangle positions
17 - 24       1s dance Double Triangles & end in middle facing opposite sides RSh to RSh
25 - 32       1s dance LH across (M with 3s at top & L with 2s), 1M followed by 3M+3L also 1M followed by 2L+2M pass RSh diagonally across to change ends & loop round to right to end on own sides. 2 1 3
Also Published by RSCDS in Book 46

12. 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

13. WILD GEESE (J8x32) 3C (4C set)    RSCDS 24
1- 8      1s+3s dance in & balance in line, turn partners RH & 1s cast to 3rd place while 3s lead up to 1st place
9-16     3s+1s dance in & balance in line, turn partners RH & 3s cast to 3rd place while 1s lead up to 1st place
17-24    1s lead down & back to 2nd place
25-32    2s+1s dance R&L

14. 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
15. THE DREAM CATCHER (S96) Sq.Set    E Orr RSCDS 45
1- 8      All circle 8H round & back
9-16     1s+3s dance the Swirl: - Turn partner RH into Allemande hold, pass LSh, dance LH across, pivot left to face side couples with other partner
17-24    All dance reels of 4 across
25-32    All set, dancing couples dance out between side couples, cross & cast, change places RH with partner back to 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, advance with corners, retire with partners & set
65-88    2s & 4s repeat bars 9-32
89-96    All circle 8H round & back

16. SCOTT MEIKLE (R4x32) 4C set    A McLean Laurieston Collection
1- 8      1s cross RH, cast to 2nd place & dance 1/2 fig of 8 round 2s
9-16     1s+3s dance RH across & LH back
17-24    1L followed by 3L (dancing as one) dance reel of 3 across with 2s (1L ends 3rd pl) while 3M followed by 1M reel of 3 with 4s (3M to 2nd pl)
25-32    1s+4s dance 1/2 R&L & turn partners RH 1.1/2 times
Also published by RSCDS in Book 46

17. 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

Based on MINICRIB by Charles Upton. 

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