Here are the dances for this week. These are from the welcome dance for the Ottawa branch ball. Again these are dances worth knowing and will likely come up again on a social.
THE DANCING BEES
24 GRADED and SOCIAL DANCES by Roy Goldring
32 bar reel for 3 couples
Bars
1 – 8 First couple lead down the middle, turn inwards on bar 5 and lead up. They finish in the centre of the dance in second place, facing up. Second couple step up on bars 3 – 4.
9 – 16 First couple, taking promenade hold, dance a reel of “three” with second couple. To begin, first couple pass second woman by right shoulder. First couple finish in the centre of the dance, facing down.
17 – 24 First couple dance a reel of “three” with third couple. To begin, first couple pass third woman by left shoulder. First couple finish in the centre of the dance in second place, man facing down, woman facing up.
25 – 28 First couple set to each other then dance a petronella turn to second place on own side.
29 – 32 All turn partners once round with right hands.
Repeat having passed a couple.
For Penny and Robert Bee
Recommended tune:- Redheugh (M.A.J.)
Muirland Willie
RSCDS, Book 21
32-bar jig for three couples in a four-couple longwise set
Bars Description
1 – 4 1st couple lead down the middle crossing over, dance out through third place and up to second place. 2nd couple set and, giving right hands, cross down to finish in third place. 3rd couple cast up to top and, giving right hands, cross over. All are now on opposite sides of the dance in the order 3, 1, 2.
5 – 8 All three couples set and turn with both hands to own sides of the set.
9 – 12 3rd couple lead down the middle crossing over, dance out through third place and up to second place. 1st couple set and, giving right hands, cross down to finish in third place. 2nd couple cast up to top and, giving right hands, cross over. All are again on opposite sides of the dance in the order 2, 3, 1.
13 – 16 All three couples set and turn with both hands to own sides of the set.
17 – 20 1st couple lead up to top. 2nd and 3rd couples step down on bars 19-20.
21 – 24 1st couple set twice to each other, 2nd couple joining them in bars 23-24 as both couples advance to meet partners in the middle of the set.
25 – 32 1st and 2nd couples dance a poussette.
Repeat, having passed a couple.
Collected from an old MS.
THE BYRON STRATHSPEY
The Deeside Book of Scottish Country Dances, Part 2 by John Drewry
Strathspey : 3 - couple set : 32 bars
Tune : “The Byron Strathspey” by Andrew Rankine
Bars
1 – 4 1st, 2nd and 3rd couples turn petronella-wise to form a straight line down the centre of the dance with the ladies facing down and the men facing up, then all set to partners.
5 – 8 1st, 2nd and 3rd couples turn partners with both hands one and a quarter times to return to original places.
9 – 12 2nd lady dances right hands across with 1st couple, while 2nd man dances right hands across with 3rd couple.
13 – 16 Passing his partner by the right, 2nd man dances left hands across with 1st couple, while 2nd woman dances left hands across with 3rd couple. At the end, 2nd couple dance in to join hands in promenade hold facing up, 1st couple stay facing out, and 3rd couple return to places.
17 – 24 2nd couple, dancing together, dance a reel of three across the dance with 1st couple, passing 1st lady by the right to begin.
At the end:- 2nd couple dance up the centre of the dance to top place, 1st couple dance down to second place then in to meet behind 2nd couple, and 3rd couple, on Bar 24, dance in on the left foot to meet, covering with 1st couple.
25 – 32 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples dance a three-couple allemande to finish in order 3, 1, 2.
Repeat from new positions.
The Reel of the Royal Scots
RSCDS Leaflet - No.7
(Reel)
Fig - Bar 16
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).
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.
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