RDCDS Leeds Branch

Programme for the Leeds Scottish Country Dance Club
27/11/2011

1. MISS ALLIE ANDERSON (J8x32) 3C (4C set)    M Corson RSCDS Leaflets
1- 8      1s+2s+3s all clap, 1L+2L+3L dance RSh round partners & 3s followed by 2s+1s lead down
9-16     All 1/2 turn (Lady under Man's R arm) & 1s followed by 2s+3s lead back to top, 1s+2s+3s set & 1/2 turn partner RH ending in centre of dance
17-24    1s+2s+3s dance Promenade
25-32    1s+2L dance RH across (1M ending in 2nd place), 1s+2M dance LH across with 1s both ending in 2nd place

2. 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

3. 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

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. THE SAILOR (R8x32) 3C (4C set)    RSCDS 24
1- 8      1s cross down RH to between 2s + 3s facing out (with nearer hands joined) & set, 1s cast round 1st crnr to form lines of 3 across with 2s/3s & 2s+1s+3s set
9-16     1s (turning to right) dance RSh reels of 3 across, 1s end passing LSh to 2nd place on opposite sides
17-24    1s lead down for 2 bars, lead up crossing to the top & casting to 2nd place on own sides
25-32    2s+1s dance R&L

6. 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

7. THE BEES OF MAGGIEKNOCKATER (J4x32) 4C set    J Drewry Canadian Book
1- 8      1s cross RH, cast 1 place & dance RH across with 3s, end 1L+3M & 1M+3L in promenade hold facing out to pass corner person RSh
9-24    All dance 4 x 1/2 Reels of 3 on sides, 1s+3s changing partners in centre at end of each 1/2 Reel End in centre 1s facing down & 3s facing up
25-32    1s dance between 3s turning 3s with nearer hand 1.1/2 times & crossing over to own sides & turn 4th person on own sides (men RH & ladies LH)

INTERVAL
8. 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

9. RED GHILLIES (R4x40) 4C set    A Skipper/N McLeod If The Ghillie Fits
1- 8      1s cross down, cast down behind 3s, cross down & cast up around 4s to 3rd place
9-16     1s cross up, cast up behind 2s to 1st place & turn RH 1.1/2 times
17-24    1s+2s dance 1/2 R&L, 1s+3s dance 1/2 R&L
25-32    1s+4s dance 1/2 R&L & all turn RH
33-40    All set & dance a modified La Baratte: -
Men 1/2 turn partners RH & retain hand but at arm's length from each other,    Men retrace steps with partner turning right under his arm briefly into Allemande hold (Men behind partner facing Mens original position) & releasing partner's RH she turns under Mans left arm & all change places LH to own sides

10. 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

11. REEL OF THE 51ST DIVISION (R8x32) 3C (4C set)    Atkinson RSCDS 13
1- 8      1s set & cast below 3s & lead up to face 1st corners
9-16     1s set & turn 1st corners RH to balance in diagonal line, 1s turn LH to face 2nd corners
17-24    1s set & turn 2nd corners RH to balance in line, 1s turn LH to 2nd place own sides
25-32    2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

12. 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

13. 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

14. IRISH ROVER (R8x32) 3C (4C set)    J Cosh 22 SCDs+1 (2)
1-4    1s dance down below 3s & cast up to 2nd place own sides
5- 8    1L dances RH across with 2s while 1M dances RH across with 3s
9-16     1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners then 1/2 reel with 2nd corners & 1/2 turn LH in centre to face 1st corners
17-24    1s dance reels of 3 across giving LSh to 1st corners ending in 2nd place own sides
25-32    1s dance diagonal R&L (1M crossing diagonally down & 1L crossing diagonally up to start)

EXTRAS
15. 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)

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

Based on MINICRIB by Charles Upton. 

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