Unfortunately, I will be attending a meeting for the Ardbrae group. Jody will be taking the class on her own. With the social on Friday she will try to review some of the dances for the social
The Reel of Mey (Slow 6/8)
RSCDS Book 22 – No. 1
MUSIC DESCRIPTION.
Bars.
1 – 4 First couple, giving right hands in passing, cross over and cast off one place. Second couple move up.
5 – 8 First and second couples, giving right hands, dance four hands across right round.
9 – 12 First couple, giving left hands in passing, cross over and cast off one place. Third couple move up.
13 – 16 First and third couples, giving left hands, dance four hands across right round.
17 – 24 First couple dance to the top, cast off one place on own sides, dance down between third couple, cast up round them and cross to corners. Third couple move down.
25 – 32 First couple dance reel of four diagonally with first corners, finishing by dancing round each other, passing right shoulders to face second corners.
33 – 40 First couple dance reel of four diagonally with second corners, finishing on own sides in second place.
41 – 48 Second, first and third couples dance six hands round and back again.
Repeat, having passed a couple.
Devised by George Small, formerly Belfast Branch.
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TACNotes:’
13-16 1st cpl finish wheel in the middle & take nearer hands ready for bar 17.
17-24 Nearer hand leads. 3rd cpl step down bar 23-24.
Follow Me Home
RSCDS Book XXXVIII No. 3
(Jig)
Music Description
Bars
1 – 8 1st couple set and, giving right hands, cross over. They cast off one place on opposite sides and then turn with the left hand to finish in a diagonal line of four between first corners. 1st couple retain hold of partner’s left hand and give right hands to first corners. 2nd couple step up on bars 5 – 6.
9 – 10 1st couple balance in line with first corners.
11 – 16 Releasing left hands, 1st couple turn first corners half way round with the right hand and then, releasing right hands, 1st couple, followed closely by their corners, chase clockwise half way round the set passing behind 2nd woman and 3rd man. At the end, the corners have changed places with each other, while 1st couple dance in to join right hands in a diagonal line of four between second corners and join left hands with second corners (Fig. 1).
17 – 18 1st couple balance in line with second corners.
19 – 24 Releasing right hands, 1st couple turn second corners half way round with the left hand and then, releasing left hands, 1st couple, followed closely by their corners, chase anticlockwise half way round the set passing behind 3rd woman and 2nd man. At the end, 1st couple pass each other by the left to finish in second place on opposite sides facing out. All are on opposite sides in the order 3, 1, 2 (Fig. 2).
25 – 28 3rd, 1st and 2nd couples dance half reels of three on opposite sides, 3rd and 1st men, and 1st and 2nd women passing by the left to begin.
29 – 32 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples set on opposite sides and, giving right hands, cross over.
Repeat, having passed a couple.
Devised by Ellie Briscoe of Alexandria, Virginia.
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The Manual of Scottish Country Dancing:
Bars 11-16 The half turns should be completed in one bar to ensure the corners finish in new place. Similarly for bars 19-24.
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TACNotes:’
11-16 1st cpl half turn corners, on bar 11, & release hands. Corners follow closely without going back through corner position.
19-24 Bar 19 as well as bar 11 above. 1st cpl pass L shoulder on bar 24.
THE GARRY STRATHSPEY
TWENTY-TWO SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCES by James B. Cosh and TWO OTHERS
Music. Description.
Bars.
1 – 4 First couple with second couple and third couple with fourth couple half rights and lefts.
5 – 8 First and fourth couples half rights and lefts. (Centre couples.)
9 – 10 Second with fourth couple and first couple with third, circle half round (change places diagonally.)
11 – 12 Second and third couples circle half round to the right (centre couples.) Reading from the top couples 4, 3, 2, 1 all on wrong side.
13 – 16 First couple lead up to the top (others step down.)
17 – 20 First facing fourth and third facing second on sides all set highland schottische right and left.
21 – 24 All giving right hand to person facing, half Grand Chain one step to each hand to meet and give right shoulder to same person for
25 – 32 Reels of four on own side.
Flowers of Edinburgh
RSCDS Book 1 – No. 6
32-bar reel for three couples in a four-couple longwise set
Bars Description
1 – 6 1st woman casts off two places, crosses to the opposite side and dances up behind 2nd and 3rd men to her partner’s original place. 1st man follows his partner, crossing over and dancing behind 2nd and 3rd women, and up the middle to his partner’s original place.
7 – 8 1st couple set to each other.
9 – 14 1st couple repeat bars 1-6, with 1st man casting off and 1st woman following. 1st couple finish in original places.
15 – 16 1st couple set to each other.
17 – 24 1st couple lead down the middle and up to finish facing each other in the middle of the set with both hands joined. 2nd couple step in.
25 – 32 1st and 2nd couples dance a poussette.
Repeat, having passed a couple.
Kate Hughes’ Dancing Book (MS), Dundalk 1867.
Original tune: Flowers of Edinburgh (Traditional)
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