Programme for the Branch Dance | |||
| 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. 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 | |||
| 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. 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 | |||
| 5. THE GENTLEMAN (S8x32) 3C (4C set) R S Huxley RSCDS 35 1- 8 1s turn 2H & remain in middle facing each other as 2s step up, 1s+2s set (1s advancing & pass LSh to face opposite partner) & dance 1/2 reel of 4 across with 2s 1s end giving LH to face down on own side between 2s 9-16 1s lead down to end between 3s & face each other, 1s+3s set (1s advancing & pass LSh to face opposite partner) & 1/2 reel of 4 across with 3s 1s end giving LH to face up on own side between 3s 17-24 1s lead up to top, cross over & cast to 2nd place & 1/2 reels of 3 across (L with 2s & M with 3s) 25-32 2s+1s dance Diamond Poussette right round | |||
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| 7. THE GOLDEN WEDDING STRATHSPEY (S4x40) 4C set J Ashton RSCDS 33 1- 8 1s followed by 2s+3s+4s cast to bottom on own sides, dance up & all curve out to original places 9-16 1s+2s & 3s+4s Set & Link, 2s+1s & 4s+3s circle 4H round to left 17-24 2s+1s & 4s+3s dance the Knot, 1s end BtoB on opposite sides facing 2s 25-32 1s+2s dance 1/2 RSh reel of 4 across, turn RH, 1s dance 1/2 reel with 3s, turn RH 33-40 1s dance 1/2 reel with 4s & turn RH to 4th position opposite sides, all set & cross RH | |||
| 8. THE HIGHLAND RAMBLER (R8x40) 3C (4C set) R Goldring Leeds Silver Jubilee (25th) 1- 8 1s dance in, cast to 2nd place & RH across with 3s 9-16 2s+1s dance LH across, 1L followed by partner cast up round 2L & dance down middle to 1L between 3s & 1M between 2s 17-24 1s+2s+3s dance down the middle & back 25-32 1M followed by partner cast down round 2L to 2nd places on own side & turn RH 33-40 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back | |||
| INTERVAL | |||
| 9. ANNA HOLDEN'S STRATHSPEY (S8x32) 2C (4C set) J Drewry RSCDS 42 1- 8 1s+2s dance RH across, 1s cross down to 2nd pl as 2 cast up, 1M+2L turn LH as 1L+2M turn RH into a line across (1s between 2s) facing down 9-16 1s+2s dance down in line, 1s turn & face up as 2s turn in behind, dance up, 1s casting to 2nd place opp sides as 2s dance to 1st place own sides 17-24 2M+1L also 2L+1M set, petronella in tandem into centre, set & petronella in tandem to sides 25-32 1s+2s set, circle 4H round 1/2 way; 1s turn 2H 1.1/2 times to 2nd place own side | |||
| 10. QUARRIES' JIG (J8x32) 3C (4C set) K W Smith RSCDS 36 1- 8 1s set, cast 1 place & dance round 1st corners passing corners LSh 9-16 1s dance reels of 3 across (1st Man with 2s & 1st Lady with 3s), 1s turn LH to face 1st corners 17-18 Centre dancers change with 1st corners RH while 2nd corners set 19-20 1st corners (in centre) change places LH while new 1st & 2nd corners dance clockwise round to next corner position 21-24 Repeat the figure in bars 17-20 from new positions 25-32 Repeat 17-20 from new positions, 1s end by turning LH to 2nd place on opposite sides, 2s+1s+3s set on sides & 1s cross back RH | |||
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| 12. 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 | |||
| 13. MACLEOD'S FANCY (J4x32) 4C set J Drewry RSCDS 33 1- 8 1s+4s set diagonally, 1M+4L change places RH & cast on own side to original place while 1L+4M cast behind own side & cross RH to place 9-16 All dance reels of 4 on sides, ending as at start of reel 17-24 2s & 3s turn 1s & 4s RH into a St Andrew's Cross, all set & turn crnrs to end 1s in 3rd pl & 4s in 2nd pl on own sides having passed other crnr RSh 25-32 1s & 4s set & cross over (Ladies dancing between Men) & dance 1/2 fig of 8 round end couples to 3rd/2nd places (giving RH at top, LH at bottom) | |||
| 14. THE FLOWER OF GLASGOW (S3x32) 3C set R Taylor RSCDS Bk 46
1 - 8 1L followed by partner casts 2 places, 1L crosses (below 3s) & casts up on Men’s side to 2nd place while 1M dances round 3L & up the middle to 2nd place Ladies side & all set 9 - 16 3s+1s+2s dance Interlocking Allemande:- 3s & 2s dance normal Allemande but 1s dance out Mens side & down then up middle to 2nd place opp sides. 2(1)3 17 - 24 1s dance ½ Figs of 8 (1M round 2s, 1L round 3s), all turn partners 2H 25 - 32 1s+2s dance poussette | |||
| 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. THE DEIL AMANG THE TAILORS (R8x32) 3C (4C set) RSCDS 14 1- 8 1s+2s set & dance RH across 1/2 way, set & dance LH across 1/2 way back to place 9-16 1s lead down the middle & back to top 17-24 1s+2s dance Allemande 25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back | |||
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| 17. 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 | |||
| 18. WEST'S HORNPIPE (R4x32) 4C set 5 Traditional SCDs for 1965 1- 8 1s cross & dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides 9-16 1s dance reflection reels of 3 on own sides 17-24 1s lead down the middle & back to top (1s end facing 2s with nearer hands joined) 25-32 1s set to 2s, dance down to 4th place & circle 4H round to left with 4s | |||
| 19. NEIDPATH CASTLE (S3x32) 3C set D Haynes RSCDS 22 1- 8 All set & turn partners 2H twice & set again 9-16 All dance Grand Chain 17-24 1s lead down between 2s, cast behind 3s, dance up between 3s, cast up behind 2s 1s+2s end ready for a 1/2 Diamond Poussette 25-32 1s+2s dance 1/2 Diamond Poussette, 1s+3s dance 1/2 Diamond Poussette 1s ending in 3rd place | |||
Based on MINICRIB by Charles Upton.