Hopefully all of you enjoyed the substitute teachers last week. I hear they did a detailed work up of Bratach Bana and Jimmy's Fancy. Both are good dances to know.
This week we will be continuing to work on dances for the March social. There is some overlap with the beginner ball and tea dance this month.
Kamo Karousel
Eddy’s Scottish Country Dances (edg@igrin.co.nz)
32 bar jig for three couples in a four couple longwise set.
For the many friends from Kamo and Whangarei SCD clubs who have helped me try out dances at Kamo.
Devised by Eddy West 2004.
1 – 4 First couple cross and cast off one place, second couple step up on bars 3 and 4.
5 – 8 First couple dance half figures of eight, lady around the second couple, man around the third couple. At the same time second and third couples set and cross giving left hands.
9 – 12 First couple dance half diagonal rights and lefts with second lady and third man.
13 – 16 First couple dance half diagonal rights and lefts with second man and third lady.
17 – 24 Third, first and second couples dance set and rotate.
25 – 32 Second, first and third couples dance six hands round and back.
Repeat having passed a couple.
“Set and Rotate for three couples” This figure used a few years ago by Barry Skelton follows the same principle as set and rotate for two couples. All set starting to pull the right shoulder back at the end. Men cast up and across the top, ladies cast off and across in third place. Second and third couples are on the sides, first couple in the middle. All change with partner giving right hand and chase back to own sides in changed places.
Tune: The Bugle Call Two-Step
Suggested recorded music: The Travelling Dancers, David South on Kardinia Capers CD.
BRAVEHEART
THE BANKHEAD BOOK, Part 6, Scottish Country Dances by JOHN DREWRY, 1995 – 1996
dance devised in September 1996
A dance to mark the passage of 700 years since the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297
Strathspey – 3 couples – 32 bars
BARS
1 – 4 1st couple set to each other and then, giving right hands cross over to second place on opposite sides and stay facing out. 2nd couple step up on bars 3-4.
5 – 8 1st couple dance round their first corners, passing them by the right and then turn each other with the left hand to finish in the middle of the dance in second place with the man facing down and the woman facing up.
9 – 12 2nd, 1st and 3rd men dance right hands across on the men’s side, while their partners dance right hands across on the women’s side. At the end, 1st couple pass each other by the right.
13 – 16 1st woman dances left hands across with 2nd and 3rd men on the men’s side while 1st man dances left hands across with 2nd and 3rd women on the women’s side. 1st man finishes between 2nd couple in first place all facing down, while 1st woman finishes between 3rd couple in third place all facing up.
17 – 20 All set in lines of three facing down and up and then change places with the opposite person giving right hand.
21 – 24 All set again in lines of three facing down and up and then change places with the opposite person giving right hand. 2nd couple stay facing up in first place, 3rd couple stay facing down in third place and 1st couple turn right about to finish facing each other (Man facing down, woman up).
25 – 32 1st man dances a reel of three across the dance in first place with 2nd couple, beginning by giving right shoulder to 2nd man. 1st woman, similarly, dances a reel of three across the dance in third place with 3rd couple, beginning by giving right shoulder to 3rd woman. At the end, 1st couple dance to second place on own sides.
Repeat, having passed a couple.
A DANCING CAREER
or
A DANCE IN KOREA
THE GREENBURN BOOK, A Collection of Scottish Country Dances by JOHN DREWRY, 1997 – 1998
devised in September 1997 for Campbell and Isobel Barclay of Kippford and for the dancers in Korea
Jig – 2 couples – 32 bars
BARS
1 – 4 1st couple, joining nearer hands, dance down between 2nd couple and then cast up back to place.
5 – 8 1st and 2nd couples dance right hands across.
9 – 16 1st couple dance a figure of eight round 2nd couple’s places. At the same time, 2nd couple set to each other, cross giving right hands, set on opposite sides and cross back to own sides giving right hands. 2nd couple stay facing out.
17 – 20 1st couple lead down the middle and 2nd couple dance up on the sides to first place and then follow 1st couple down the middle.
21 – 24 2nd couple, followed by 1st couple, lead up the middle and stay in the middle ready for : -
25 – 32 2nd and 1st couples dance a two-couple promenade.
Repeat, having passed a couple.
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