RDCDS Leeds Branch

Programme for the Leeds Scottish Country Dance Club
26/11/2011

1. THE JUBILEE JIG (J8x32) 3C (4C set)    SCD Leaflet
1- 8      1st Man casts to 2nd place, sets to 3rd Lady, turns RH & dances back to 2nd place on own side
9-16     1st Lady casts to 2nd place, sets to 3rd Man, turns LH & dances back to 2nd place
17-24    1st Lady with 2s & 1st Man with 3s dance RH across, 1s end in centre LH joined, 1s set in centre & dance out to 2nd place on opposite sides
25-32    1st Man with 2s & 1st Lady with 3s dance RH across, 1s end in centre LH joined, 1s set in centre & dance out to 2nd place on own sides

2. LORD MACDONALD'S REEL (R8x32) 3C (4C set)    W Campbell RSCDS 6
1- 8      1s set, cast to 3rd place, set & cast back to top
9-16     1s lead down the middle for 3 steps, back to top & cast to 2nd place to face 1st corners
17-24    1s set & turn 1st corners, set & turn 2nd corners
25-32    1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides giving LSh to 1st corners & cross to 2nd place on own sides

3. FAIR DONALD (S8x32) 3C (4C set)    RSCDS 29
1- 8      1s dance down 1 place & cast up on own side to places, dance down 2 places & cast up on own side & face 1st corners
9-16     1s dance diagonal Reel of 4 with 1st corners passing partner LSh & end facing 2nd corners
17-24    1s dance diagonal Reel of 4 with 2nd corners, end in centre facing up between 2s
25-32    1s dance up & cast to 2nd place, 2s+1s+3s set & turn partners 2H

4. THE MEETING OF THE WATERS (R8x48) 3C (4C set)    I Boyd Strathtay Album
1- 8      1s+2s dance reel of 4 across (1M & 2L pass LSh while 1L & 2M cast), 1L ends facing out
9-16     1s dance parallel figs of 8 round 2s & 3s on own sides (pass 2s RSh to start)
17-24    1L followed by 1M casts round 2L, cross down between 3s, cast up to 2nd place on Mens side & cross to own side as 1M ends Mens side
25-32    1s dance RH across with 3s & LH across with 2s
33-40    2s+1s+3s dance reels of 3 on own sides (1s giving RSh to 3s to start)
41-48    2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

5. 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 2nd 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

6. BALMORAL STRATHSPEY (S4x32) 4C set    J Charles RSCDS 22
1- 8      1s+2s & 3s+4s dance R&L
9-16     1s+2s & 3s+4s set & dance RH across 1/2 way, set & cross RH to own sides
17-24    All dance reel of 4 on own sides
25-32    1s+4s+3s (bottom 3 couples) dance Allemande (2s in top place stand still)

7. ELLWYN'S FAIRY GLEN (R8x32) 3C (4C set)    J Duthrie 8 SCDs
1- 8      1s+2s+3s set, DoSiDo & set
9-16     1s dance out between 2s+3s opp sides, cast round 3s, dance out between 2s+3s own sides, 1M casts round 3M as 1L casts round 2L to 1st crnrs
17-24    1s dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 1st corners & 1/2 reel of 4 with 2nd corners
25-32    1s turn partner LH (3 claps), turn partner RH (3 claps) & circle 6H round to left 1/2 way to places

8. 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

INTERVAL
9. PELORUS JACK (J8x32) 3C (4C set)    B Skelton RSCDS 41
1- 8      1s cross RH, cast 1 place & dance RH across with 3s, 1s end with Man facing his 1st corner with his partner behind him
9-16     1s dance (as 1 person) 1/2 reel of 3 with 1st corners (1s about turn in corner so that partner leads out to face Mans 2nd crnr), 1/2 reel with 2nd corner
17-24    1s similarly dance 1/2 reel of 3 with Ladies 1st corner position & 1/2 reel with Ladies 2nd corner position
25-32    1M followed by partner dance into LH across with 2s, 1s turn LH to own sides & 2s+1s+3s set

10. 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

11. MISS OGILVIE'S FANCY (S8x32) 3C (4C set)    W Campbell RSCDS 20
1- 8      1s+2s dance Diamond Poussette right round
9-16     1s lead down the middle for 3 steps, back to top & cast to 2nd place
17-24    1s+3s circle 4H round & back
25-32    2s+1s dance R&L

12. STARTLED RABBITS (J5x32) 5C set D Haynes 6th Carnforth Collection ˜˜
1 - 8       1s & 3s lead own for 3, lead up & cast to 2nd/4th place
9 - 16       2s+1s dance double fig of 8 (1s cross up) while 4s+3s+5s dance reels of 3 on own sides
17 - 24       2s+1s+3s dance reels of 3 on own sides while 3s+5s dance double fig of 8 (3s cross down)
25 - 32       1s & 3s cross RH & cast 1 place, 1s & 3s dance ½ figs of 8 round couple above

13. THE MUSIC MAKARS (R8x32) 3C (4C set)    R Goldring RSCDS 33
1- 8      1s turn RH, cast 1 place & turn partner LH to Balance in line with 1st corners
9-16     1s Balance in line with 1st corners, 1/4 turn right & set to corners, turn right & Balance in line again, turn prtnr RH to Balance in line with 2nd crnrs
17-24    1s Balance in line with 2nd corners, turn left & set to corners, turn left & Balance in line again, turn partner LH ready forà
25-32    1s dance RH across 1L with 2s & 1M with 3s, 1s change places passing RSh & dance LH across with other couple

14. SEANN TRUIBHAS WILLICHAN (S8x32) 2C (4C set)    T Wilson RSCDS 27
1- 8      1s cast & dance down behind own lines, turn outwards & dance back to top
9-16     1L+2M set & change places RH while 1M+2L change places & set & repeat
17-24    1s lead down for 2 steps, turn RH, lead up to top & cast to 2nd place
25-32    2s+1s set & turn partner 2H opening out to circle 4H round to left

15. JOIE DE VIVRE (J8x32) 3C (4C set)    I van Maarseveen RSCDS 39
1- 8      1s set, cast 1 place, 1s dance down between 3s & cast back to 2nd place on own sides
9-16     2s+1s+3s turn RH & chase 1/2 way round clockwise
17-24    3s+1s+2s dance DoSiDo, set on sides & 1/2 turn partners RH for Allemande
25-32    3s+1s+2s dance Allemande

16. 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

EXTRAS
17. THE CUMBRAE REEL (R8x32) 3C (4C set)    RSCDS 28
1- 8      1s+2s dance 1/2 R&L, 2s cross RH while 1s dance up to top to form a line of 4 across facing up, 1s+2s set & turn right to face down
9-16     1s+2s dance down in line, turning right dance back to top 1s ending back-to-back facing other partner
17-24    1s+2s dance RSh reel of 4 across & 1s end facing 1st corners
25-32    1s turn 1st corners RH, turn partner LH, turn 2nd corners RH & turn partners LH to 2nd place own sides

18. THE NURSERYMAN (J8x32) 3C (4C set)    S Brown RSCDS 37
1- 8      1s set, cross down RH between 2s & cast down behind 3s & dance up centre to 2nd place to face out on opposite sides
9-12    2s+1s+3s set (as in Double Triangles) 1s dance out & turn R about to face in while 2s & 3s dance in & turn R about to face out
13-16    2s+1s+3s set (Inverted Triangle formation), 1s dance in while 2s & 3s dance out all turning R about for RH across
17-24    2s+1s+3s dance RH across on sides, 1s pass RSh & dance LH across on other side ending in lines across 1L between 2s & 1M between 3s
25-32    Lines Advance+Retire, 1s turn RH 1.1/4 times to end in 2nd place on own sides

19. 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)

Based on MINICRIB by Charles Upton. 

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