Dances for November 10, 2011

Thanks to Sandra for taking the class last week. She mentioned that the class would like to do The Reel of the Royal Scots again so we have included that this week. We were planning to do The Saltire Society Reel from the November Social but I don’t think we will have time for that one. Too bad, it is a fun dance. 

Here are the dances, all from the November Social.

St. Andrews Gardens
A 32 bar Jig for 3 couples
Book XXXV – No. 7

Music                            Description
Bars
1 – 8    “EN ROND” Progression as follows:
        1 – 4    1st and 2nd women, and at the same time 1st and 2nd men, giving left hands, change places on the sides and, joining nearer hands, set to partners.
        5 – 8    2nd and 1st couples dance four hands round to the right to finish on the sidelines.

9 – 12    1st couple, dancing in slightly, cast to the left – 1st woman up behind 2nd woman and 1st man down behind 3rd man – and then, approaching each other, curve to the right to face first corners. 

13 – 16    1st couple turn first corners with the right hand to finish with 1st woman between 2nd couple facing down and 1st man between 3rd couple facing up.  Joining nearer hands in lines of three facing down and up, all set. 2nd and 3rd couples remain facing down and up.)

17 – 20    1st couple, dancing in slightly, cast to the left – 1st woman down behind 2nd man and 1st man up behind 3rd woman – and then, approaching each other, curve to the right to face second corners.

21 – 24    1st couple turn second corners with the right hand to finish in second place on opposite sides and then 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples, joining nearer hands, set on the sides.

25 – 28    2nd, 1st and 3rd couples advance and retire.

29 – 32    1st couple turn with both hands halfway round (2 pas de basque) and then retire to own sides in second place (2 pas de basque).

        Repeat, having passed a couple.

Devised by Betty Grant, Toronto, Ontario, 1986.
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TACNotes:’
9-12    Do not pivot.  (Also bars 17-20).

THE QUAICH
THE RONDEL BOOK OF SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCES by JOHN DREWRY
To Miss J.C. Milligan.
Strathspey – 3 couples – 32 bars.
Tune – “Lady Marie Parker”  “Old Scottish Music”  collected by Annie Shand, page 12 (Kerr).

BARS
1 – 2    1st, 2nd and 3rd couples, joining nearer hands, set.
3 – 4    They turn petronella-wise to form a straight line down the centre of the dance, with the ladies facing down and the men facing up.

5 – 8    1st, 2nd and 3rd couples set to partners, then turn petronella-wise into the opposite sides,  i.e. into partners’ places.

9 – 12    1st, 2nd and 3rd couples, joining nearer hands, set, then cross over to own sides, giving right hands to partners. 1st couple finish facing down, and 2nd couple facing up.

13 – 16    1st man sets to 2nd man then turns him right round by the right hand, while 1st lady sets to 2nd lady and turns her by the left hand. 1st couple are now in top place, facing in, and 2nd couple are in second place, facing out.

17 – 24    1st, 2nd and 3rd couples dance “Inveran “ reels. At the end of the reels, 1st couple dance in to join nearer hands, facing down, while 2nd couple join nearer hands as they dance up, and stay together, facing up.

25 – 32    1st and 2nd couples dance the “Rondel” to change places.

Repeat, having passed a couple.

This dance is dedicated with permission to Miss J.C. Milligan.  It illustrates her connection with the R.S.C.D.S. right from its inception (Petronella is Book 1  No. 1) up to the present.  The “Rondel” my new progression, which Miss Milligan herself named, is due to appear officially this year in Book 23 in the dance “Mrs. Hamilton of Wishaw”.



The Reel of the Royal Scots
(Reel)
RSCDS Leaflet - No.7

MUSIC                                  DESCRIPTION
Bars
1 - 2    1st and 2nd women turn with the left hand, while 1st and 2nd men turn with the right hand, 1st couple finishing back to back in the centre of the set in second place.

3 - 4    2nd, 1st and 3rd couples set as in double triangles.
   
5 - 6    1st and 3rd women turn with the right hand, while 1st and 3rd men turn with the left hand to change places.

7 - 8    2nd, 3rd and 1st couples set as in double triangles.

9 - 16    1st couple followed by 3rd couple, dance up between the 2nd couple and cast off, then dance down to third place and cast up to second place, 3rd couple finishing in original places. (1st and 3rd couples join nearer hands with partner on every occasion when dancing up or down in the centre). (Fig.).

17 – 24    1st couple turn first corners with right hands. 1st couple pass each other by the right shoulder.
1st couple turn second corners with right hands. 1st couple passing right shoulders cross to second place on own sides.

25 – 32    2nd, 1st and 3rd couples six hands round and back.

Repeat, having passed a couple.

Devised by Roy Goldring to celebrate the 350th  Anniversary of The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) in 1983.
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TACNotes:’
17-24    Corners dance for 4 bars.