Programme for the Leeds Scottish Country Dance Club | |||
| 1. HAPPY RETURNS (R8x32) 3C (4C set) MMM II 1- 8 1s dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides 9-16 1s dance reflection reel of 3 on own sides 17-24 1s lead down the middle for 3 steps & back, cast to 2nd place 25-32 1s dance RH across with 3s & LH across with 2s | |||
| 2. 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 | |||
| 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. 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. 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 | |||
| 6. BRIDGE OVER THE ATLANTIC (S3x32) 3C set D Haynes & J Gradon Carnforth III 1- 8 1s+2s+3s dance reflection reels of 3 on sides (1s in & down to start), 1s+2s continue reel to change places & 1s turn to face up on outside 9-16 All dance 3H across on sides (Ladies LH & Men RH), on bar 10 1s cross to join opposite wheel (Lady in front of Man), on bar 14 1s cross back to own side to continue wheels & rotate until 1s are at the top 17-24 1s followed by 3s+2s dance down the middle & back with 3s & 2s dividing to dance up behind 1s in order 1 3 2 25-32 All Allemande to end 2 3 1 | |||
| 7. IT'S JUST FOR FUN (J8x32) 3C (4C set) R Fidler RSCDS 33 1- 8 1s cross RH & cast 1 place, 1M dances 1/2 fig of 8 round 2s while 1L dances round 3s 1s end facing 1st corners 9-16 1s dance 1/2 reel with 1st crnrs, pass LSh & dance RH across (1M with couple in 1st pl & 1L with cple in 3rd pl) 1s end facing 2nd crnrs 17-24 1s dance 1/2 Reel of 4 with 2nd corners, pass partner LSh to dance RH across, 1M with 2L+3L (on Mens side) & 1L with 2M+3M 25-32 1s 1/2 turn L H while 2s+3s change places RH on sides, 1M dances up & 1L down, cast on own sides while corners set & cross RH & all set | |||
| 8. THE BEEKEEPER'S MEDLEY (2x(S32+J32)) Sq.Set T Rayner Skye II 1- 8 All dance 4 bars of Schiehallion Reel, 1s+3s dance RH across while 2s & 4s turn partners RH 9-16 All dance 4 bars of Schiehallion Reel, 2s+4s dance RH across while 1s & 3s turn partners RH 17-24 All chase clockwise to original positions, set & cast 1 place clockwise 25-32 All circle 8H round & back Repeat in Jig Time from new positions | |||
| INTERVAL | |||
| 9. AUTUMN BREEZE Jig 8x32 3C (4C set) Leaflet Gillian Jennings
1- 8 1s and 2s set, ½ RH across while 3s set and cross RH; 1s and 3s set, ½ RH across, while 2s set and cross RH. 9-16 1s cross RH and cast up one place, 1s cross LH and cast around the person on their left finishing back to back facing their own sides for double triangles. 17-24 1s dance double triangles corners dancing on one place clockwise on both occasions as 1s dance round each other. 25-32 Diagonal RL, 1w up 1m down to begin | |||
| 10. SGURR ALASDAIR (R5x32) 5C set R Goldring Leeds 40th Anniv Book 1 - 8 1s+2s+3s dance reels of 3 on the sides (1s in & down to start) 9 - 16 1s dance down between 2s+3s & cast up to 2nd place, 1L+3L turn LH 1½ times while 1M+3M turn RH 1½ times 17 - 24 1s+4s+5s dance reels of 3 on sides (1s out & down to start) 25 - 32 1s cast below 5s & dance up middle to 4th place, 1L+5L turn RH 1½ times while 1M+5M turn LH 1½ times | |||
| 11. THE BONNIE LASS OF BON ACCORD (S64) Sq.Set J Drewry Bon Accord Book 1-8 (8 bar introduction) All stand for 4 bars then bow & curtsy to Partner & to Corner 9-16 1s+3s advance & Men lead opposite Lady through side couples, cross, cast to meet partner & turn RH to end with Lady on partners left 17-24 2s+4s repeat & end with all Men facing out 25-32 All dance full interlocking Reels of 4 across giving LH in centre, Ladies dance cl'wise to next Man as Men dance anti-clockwise to next Lady 33-36 Turn new partner RH into Allemande hold, dance round anti-clockwise 1/2 way & turn to face the new partner holding LH 37-40 All cast round to right passing original partner & turn in to face them 41-48 All dance Grand Chain 49-56 All set to partners & turn 2H opening into 4H round (1s+4s & 2s+3s) opening into 57-64 All circle 8H round & back | |||
| 12. MUIRLAND WILLIE (J8x32) 3C (4C set) RSCDS 21 1-4 1s lead down middle, cross over & cast up to 2nd pl while 2s set & cross RH to 3rd pl while 3s cast up to 1st place & cross RH 5- 8 All set & 1/2 turn 2H to own side 9-16 Repeat bars 1-8 from new positions 17-24 1s lead up to 1st place & set, 1s+2s advance setting 25-32 1s+2s dance Poussette | |||
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| 14. LADYKIRK BRIDGE (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Y Sims-Tredgett Leeds Silver Thistle (35th) 1- 8 1s set & turn 2H, dance down below 3s & cast up to 2nd place 9-16 1s dance a reel of 3 on own sides (1s in & up to start), 1s end 1/2 turn LH to face 2nd corners 17-24 1s dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 2nd corners, turn LH & dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 1st corners 25-32 3s+1s+2s dance Allemande down dropping hands on bar31 & pass LSh to own sides (similar to the Knot) | |||
| 15. LINKS WITH ST PETERSBURG (J8x32) 3C (4C set) M Brown RSCDS Bk 46
1 - 8 1s+2s Set+Link ending 2s facing 1s NHJ, 2s & 1s Set+Link with partners. (2)(1)3 9 - 16 1s followed by 2s dance down for 3 bars & change places with Lady dancing under Mans arm, 2s+1s dance up to 1st & 2nd places 17 - 24 2M+1M turn LH as 2L+1L turn RH, 1M+3M turn RH as 1L+3L turn LH & 1s end facing 1st corners 25 - 32 !s set to 1st corners & set to partners, 1s set to 2nd corners & petronella turn to 2nd place own sides | |||
| 16. 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 | |||
| 17. 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 | |||
| 18. 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 | |||
| 19. POSTIES JIG (J4x32) 4C set R Clowes Ormskirk SC Book 5 1- 8 1s & 4s set, cast in 1 place & dance 1/2 figs of 8 round new end couples 9-12 1M+4M & 1L+4L dance across (men making an arch), turn corners with free hand to face up/down 13-16 1s+4s dance down/up (couple dancing up make the arch) & turn corners 17-24 Repeat bars 9-16 from new positions 25-32 1s+4s dance 1/2 R&L & turn partner RH | |||
| 20. 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) | |||
Based on MINICRIB by Charles Upton.