Monday January 26 2015

Dances danced by the Basic Class.

THE FALKIRK LASS 32S3 Elaine Brunken, Moments in Time
 1 - 4 1C turn RH and cast off to 2nd place (2C step up on bars 3&4)
 5 - 8 1C cross LH and cast left (1W down to finish between 3C all facing up, 1M up to finish between 2C all facing down)
 9 -12 All advance (1 bar) and retire (1 bar), then change RH with dancer opposite
13 -16 All repeat bars 9 -12 except that, on bars 15 -16, 1C turn RH ¾ to face 1st corner
17 -20 1C and 1st corners Pass and Turn (corners turn 2H); 1C pass one another RSh in the centre on bar 20 to face 2nd corners
21 -24 1C and 2nd corners Pass and Turn (corners turn 2H); 1C pass one another RSh to finish in 2nd place own side)
25 -32 2C, 1C and 3C circle six hands round and back

THE PIPER AND THE PENGUIN, 88R, 4C (4C Sq Set) Roy Goldring, The Scotia Suite of Scottish Country Dances
1–4 The women dance round their corners, passing in front of them to begin.
5–8 The women dance right hands across and remain in the centre.
9–12 The women dance round their partners, passing in front of them to begin.
13–16 The women dance left hands across and finish in original places.
17–32 The men repeat bars 1–16, but dance in front of partners before dancing right hands across, and in front of their corners before dancing left hands across.
33–36 1st and 3rd couples, giving right hands, turn partners one and a quarter times.
37–40 1st man, followed by his partner, dances between 4th couple and cast back to place. Similarly, 3rd couple dance between 2nd couple and cast back to place.
41–48 1st and 3rd couple dance rights and lefts.
49–64 2nd and 4th couples repeat bars 33–48, 2nd couple dancing between 1st couple and 4th couple dancing between 3rd couple.
65–72 The women dance in and pull back right shoulders (2 bars), dance out (2 bars), and cast clockwise half way round the set to opposite woman’s place.
73–80 The men repeat bars 65–72, but pull back left shoulders at the end of bar 74, and cast anticlockwise.
81–84 All turn partners with the right hand, just over once round, to finish in promenade hold facing anticlockwise.
85–88 All promenade halfway round the set. On bar 87, all release right hands and the men lead their partners to original places ready for the bow and curtsey.

Dances covered January 20 2015

FLOWERS OF EDINBURGH 32R3                                                 RSCDS Bk 1
1- 6   1W casts off two places, crosses over below 3C
and casts up behind 3M and 2M to finish in
partner’s place while 1M follows 1W but dances
below 3W and up the middle of the set to 1W’s
original position
7-8   1C set
9-16 1C repeat bars 1-8 from new positions, 1M
casting off and 1W following him, to finish back
in place as at bar 1
17-24 1C lead down the middle and up, staying in the
middle (2C step in to the centre on bar 24),
ready for …
25-32 1C and 2C Poussette

MONYMUSK, 32S 3C (4C Set)                                                        RSCDS Book 11
1–4     1st couple, giving right hands, turn once round and cast off one place on own sides. 2nd couple step up on bars 3-4.
5–8     1st couple, giving left hands, turn one-and-a-quarter times to finish 1st woman between the 2nd couple facing down, and 1st
man between the 3rd couple, facing up.
9–12   1st woman with 2nd couple and 1st man with 3rd couple set twice. On bars 11-12, 1st couple turn to the right into second place
on opposite sides.
13–16 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples set twice.
17–24 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples dance six hands round and back.
25–30 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples dance reels of three on the sides. 1st woman passes 3rd man and 1st man passes 2nd woman by the
right to begin.
31–32 1st couple, giving right hands, cross over to second place, own sides.

Ardbrae Scottish Country Dance Basic Class

The Ardbrae Dancers of Ottawa is a Scottish Country Dance group. Membership is open to anyone interested in Scottish Country Dancing for fun and recreation.

This is a record of what has been covered in the Basic class.

Some descriptions of the formations used can be found at A scottish country dancing dictionary

Dances taught on Monday January 12 at Churchill Recreation Centre

JOHN MCALPIN (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Hugh Foss Galloway Album

1- 8       Adv+Ret 1 step (touch RH) and cross LH, lead down RH 1 place and ¾ turn LH to face 1st corners 

9-16     1s turn RH 1st corner and turn partner LH, turn RH 2nd corner then cross LH to 2nd place own sides 

17-24    2L+1L+3L set, Adv+Ret and set while 2M+1M+3M stand for 2 bars, set, Adv+Ret 

25-32    2s+1s+3s cross RH, circle 6H round to left ½ way, cross LH and circle 6H round to right ½ way

(MINICRIB, Dance Crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

A WEE NOTHIN' (J8x32) 2C (4C set) Elaine Brunken

1- 8       1s+2s dance RH aross and LH back 

9-16      1L followed by 2L dance across top and dance down behind Men to 1L below 2M and 2L below 1M, both cross to new places and set

17-24    1M+ 2M repeat above figure to 2134

25-32    2s+1s dance R&L

(MINICRIB, Dance Crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)