Programme for the Leeds Scottish Country Dance Club | |||
| 1. LIQUID ASSETS (J8x32) 3C (4C set) J Drewry ?? 1- 8 1s dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides 1s end in centre at top facing down 9-16 1s turn 2s 1.1/2 times with nearer hands, 1s turn 3s 1.1/2 times with other hand 17-24 1s cross up to dance reels of 3 on own side 1s end in centre 3rd place 25-32 1s turn 3s 1.1/2 times with nearer hands, 1s dance up to top & cast to 2nd places | |||
| 2. 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 | |||
| 3. THE DUNDEE WHALER (S4x32) 4C set R Clowes Ormskirk SDs 1- 8 2s & 4s dance Petronella to opposite sides 9-16 1s+2s & 3s+4s dance Ladies Chain 17-24 1s & 3s dance Petronella to opposite sides 25-32 1L+2M change places LH, 1M+2L also 1L+3L change places RH, 1M+3M also 1L+4M change places LH & 1M+4L change RH | |||
| 4. 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 | |||
| 5. JOHN OF BON ACCORD (R8x32) 3C (4C set) R Goldring RSCDS 33
1- 16 1s dance 4 progressive 1/2 diagonal reels of 3 with 2L then 2M then 3L & lastly 3M, (1s start by passing RSh & 1M giving LSh to 2L) 17-24 1s turn RH & cast up to 2nd place on own sides, dance 1/2 fig of 8 around the 2s to 2nd place opposite sides 25-32 2s+1s+3s turn 3/4 RH to end in line in centre of dance facing partners (M facing down & L up) & set, 3/4 turn RH to end on own sides & set | |||
| 6. BIG MAC (S5x32) 5C Set
1 - 8 2s & 4s dance full diagonal Reels of 4 with 1st corners & pass by the LSh to face 2nd corners 9 - 16 2s & 4s dance full diagonal Reel of 4 with 2nd corners & end in original places 17 - 24 1s & 3s cross to start a Snowball Grand Chain for 5 cples to end 4(2)5(1)3: `1s & 3s cross RH & change places LH on side with 2s & 4s `1s & 3s change places RH with 4s & 5s while 2s cross over RH `2s & 1s change places LH with 4s & 1s on sides while 3s cross LH. 4(2)5(1)3 25 - 32 4s+2s & 5s+1s dance ½ R&L, 4s & 5s dance ½ fig of 8 round couples on their right (M up & L down) to end in 2 4 1 5 3 | |||
| 7. THE CHEQUERED COURT (J8x32) 3C (4C set) D Brown RSCDS 42 1- 8 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, 1s dance 1/2 figs of 8 (Man round 2s & Lady round 3s) & end facing 1st corners 9-16 1s dance Pass & Turn with 1st corners & 1s loop round in centre back to face 4th corners, 1s dance Pass & Turn with 4th corners & loop round to face own sides 17-24 1s dance 6 bars of Double Triangles & loop round to end with 1L between 2s facing 2L & 1M between 3s facing 3M 25-32 1s dance reel of 3 across giving RSh to 4th corners & 1s cross RH to own sides | |||
| 8. 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) | |||
| INTERVAL | |||
| 9. SUENO’S STONE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) N Grant RSCDS Four Dances 2008 1- 8 1s turn RH & cast 1 place, 1s turn LH 1¼ times to face 2nd corners (side by side holding LH) 9-16 1s set to 2nd corners and turn inwards to set to 4th corner, 1s dance ½ reel of 4 with 4th corners & end facing 1st corners (holding LH) 17-24 1s set to 1st corners and turn inwards to set to 3rd corner, 1s dance ½ reel of 4 with 3rd corners & end in middle facing partner (1M down, 1L up) 25-28 1s turn RH 1½ times to end 1L facing up & 1M down while 2s+3s set & dance on clockwise 1 place 29-32 1L dances up between 2L+3L as 1M dances down between 2M+3M & all chase on 1 place to end on own sides 2 1 3 and set | |||
| 10. SPIFFIN' (J5x32) 5C Sq.Set (5s facing 1s) D&A Quarrie & Friends 1- 8 5s dance reels of 3 with 1s+3s (5s start by passing opposite dancer by LSh) 9-16 5L dances RH across with 2s while 5M dances LH across with 4s, 5s lead up thru 1s & cast back to centre 17-24 5L dances LH across with 2s while 5M dances RH across with 4s, 5s lead down thru 3s & cast back to centre 25-32 5s turn RH (4 bars), 5s+1s set & dance part LH across (5s dance 1/2 way while 1s dance 1/4 way & into centre to face 2s) | |||
| 11. THE RARE BIRD (S4x32) 4C set J Drewry Bankhead Bk 5 On 2nd chord1st and 3rd men stand still and all others move one place as in Glasgow Highlanders. 1s and 3c are on the men’s side and 2c and 4c are on the ladies side as in Glasgow Highlanders. 1- 8 1M & 2M, also 3m & 4M turn by R ¾ round and dance round partners passing by right. Ladies repeat turning and passing L. 9-16 9-16 1c with 2c and 3c with 4c set and circle half way round to L then set and petronella in tandem. 17-24 17-24 All set and link twice with partners but 2L and 3L rotate into place behind on first link and 2M and 3Mrotate into place behind on 2nd link. 1c and 4 c dance out to own places on sides while 2c & 3c stay in middle. 28-32 3c dance up between 1c and cast to 2nd place while2c dance down between 4c and cast up to 3rd place. Men set with lady on left.1m and 2m cast off while3m and 4m cast up. All ladies dance across to finish beside their partners | |||
| 12. MISS HADDEN'S REEL (J8x32) 3C (4C set) RSCDS 23 1- 8 1s+2s+3s circle 6H round & back 9-16 1s set & cast, 2s+1s+3s all turn RH 17-24 2s+1s+3s dance Allemande 25-32 3s+1s+2s Advance+Retire for 2 steps, 3s cast to 3rd place while 1s+2s lead up 1s casting to 2nd place | |||
| 13. 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 | |||
| 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. GENERAL STUART'S REEL (R8x32) 3C (4C set) C Menzies RSCDS 10 1- 8 1M sets to 2L & casts to 2nd place, 1L sets to 2M & casts 1 place 9-16 1s turn 1st corner RH, pass partner RSh & turn 2nd corner LH pass partner RSh to face 1st corners 17-24 1s dance 'Hello-Goodbye' setting & end BtoB (1M facing up & 1L facing down) 25-32 1s give RSh to 2nd corner & dance reels of 3 on sides with 2s+3s & cross RH to 2nd place on own sides | |||
| 16. 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 | |||
| EXTRAS | |||
| 17. MORAY RANT (S3x48) 3C set J Drewry Silver City Book 1- 8 1s dance Inveran Reels with 2s+3s & end with 1s crossing RH to opposite sides 9-16 1s set advancing & turn 2H, lead down & dance out between 2s & 3s, cast behind 3s & turn into face 3s 17-24 1s set & turn 3s (1s dancing out between 2s & 3s), lead up between 3s, dance out between 2s & 3s, cast up behind 2s & turn in to face 2s 25-32 1s set & turn 2s (1s dancing out between 2s & 3s) into 1st place opp sides & dance 1/2 fig of 8 round 2s back to 1st place own sides 33-40 1s+2s circle 4H once round to Left, 1s facing 2s set & 1s cast to 2nd place as 2s lead up to 1st place 41-48 1s+3s circle 4H once round to Left, 1s facing 3s set & 1s cast to 3rd place as 3s lead up to 2nd place | |||
| 18. 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 | |||
| 19. BRATACH BANA (R8x32) 3C (4C set) J Drewry Bon Accord Book 1- 8 1s turn RH & cast 1 place, 1s dance LSh round 1st corners to 2nd place opposite side facing 2nd corners 9-16 1s dance 1/2 Reel of 3 on the sides & dance 1/2 Reel of 3 across, Man with 3s (in 1st place) & Lady with the 2s (in 3rd place) 17-24 1s turn LH, turn 3rd corners RH (1st corner person) & pass RSh to turn 4th corners RH ending in 2nd place own side with 2nd corner in prom hold 25-32 1s+2nd crnrs Promenade diagonally across (pass RSh) & turn setting (1s to 2nd place), 1s dance 1/2 diagonal R&L to end in 2nd places | |||
Based on MINICRIB by Charles Upton.