Dances for January 19, 2012

Since we missed last class last week we won't be able to cover all the dances for the social this Friday. We have decided to omit The Exciseman. It is quite a difficult dance and we think it might be better for us to focus on other dances.


THE MEETING OF THE WATERS
Iain Boyd, Strathtay Album (New Zealand, 1969)
“The Meeting of the Waters” is a three couple, 48 bar reel
for four couples in a longwise set.

Bars
1 – 8    First and second couples dance a reel of four across the dance. First man and second woman pass by left shoulders while first woman casts off and second man casts up to commence.

9 – 16    First couple dance a parallel figure of eight on own sides round second and third couples passing second couple by right shoulders to commence.

17 – 24    First woman casts off behind second woman, crosses down between third couple, casts up round third man and crosses over to second woman’s place, while first man follows his partner across the dance, casts off behind second woman, crosses down between third couple and casts up round third man to second man’s place. Second couple move up on bars 19 – 20.

25 – 28    First and third couples dance right hands across once round.

29 – 32    Second and first couples dance left hands across once round.

33 – 40    Second, first and third couples dance reels of three on own side. First and third couples pass by right shoulders to commence.

41 – 48    Second, first and third couples dance six hands round and back.

Repeat having passed a couple.


“The Meeting of the Waters” was devised to commemorate the 1964-65 Summer School held in Wanganui, the ‘River City’.



THE MISTY ISLE IN SUMMER
10 SOCIAL DANCES devised by ROY GOLDRING
32 bar strathspey for 3 couples


Bars

1 – 4    1st couple cross giving right hands and cast off two places. Meanwhile 2nd and 3rd couples set and cross up one place. (Women pass in front of their partners but do not give hands).
5 – 8    Repeat bars 1 – 4 with 2nd couple crossing and casting to third place while 3rd and 1st couples set and cross up. At the end of bar 8, 1st woman curves round to her right into second place.

9 – 12    1st and 2nd couples (in second and third places) dance four hands round to the left. At the end of bar 12, 1st couple finish (momentarily) in second place.
13 – 16    3rd and 1st couples dance four hands round to the right.1st couple finish facing their 1st corner positions.

17 – 20    1st couple set to person in 1st corner position then to person in 2nd corner position. On bar 20, 1st couple pull back right shoulders to face each other up and down the dance.
21 – 24    1st couple set then dance a petronella turn to second place on own sides.

25 – 32    Three couple Knot.

Repeat having passed a couple.

For Linda Gaul
Tune:  Linda Gaul (Muriel Johnstone)



Burn's Hornpipe
RSCDS Book 27  No. 4
  
Music                       DESCRIPTION
  Bars
1 – 8    First woman casts off behind second, third and fourth women, while first man dances down the middle. First couple meet below fourth couple and lead up to original places.

9 – 16    On bar 9 men all turn by the LEFT to face out folding arms as in hornpipe. On bar 16 they face the middle again turning by the left. First woman dances across in front of her partner, behind second man, in front of third man and across to third woman’s place (Fig. 1). Second and third women step up on bars 15 – 16.

17 – 24    First man repeats the pattern of bars 9 – 16 round the women to finish in third man’s place. Women remain facing the middle (Fig.  2). Second and third men step up on bars 23 – 24.

25 – 32    First and fourth couples poussette.

Repeat with a new top couple



Hill Manuscript (Aberdeen)  1841.
Tune:  Glasgow Hornpipe
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The Manual of Scottish Country Dancing:
Bars 9 – 16    As the men stand facing out, they may beat with the right heel.
Bars 17 – 24    1st man dances into 3rd man’s place on bar 23, so that on bar 24, 1st and 4th couples step in to the middle ready for the poussette.
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TACNOTES:
9 – 16    Men may beat with right heel, while facing out.
23 – 24    1st man dances through 3rd man’s position & then curves by right into middle, as his prtnr & 4th cpl step in on bar 24, all ready for possette.