Welcome back to dancing for 2012. We will be working towards the socials as usual. In addition, we will be looking at the dances for the Ottawa Branch Ball in April.
Here are the dances for this week.
The Montgomeries’ Rant
32-bar reel for three couples in a four-couple longwise set
RSCDS Book 10 – No. 1
Bars Description
1 – 8 1st couple, giving right hands, cross over and cast off one place on opposite sides. 1st couple, giving left hands, cross over and 1st woman casts up one place while 1st man casts off one place. 1st woman finishes between 2nd couple facing 2nd man with 1st man between 3rd couple facing 3rd woman. 2nd couple step up on bars 3-4.
9 – 16 1st woman with 2nd couple and 1st man with 3rd couple dance reels of three across the set. 1st woman and 2nd man and 1st man and 3rd woman pass by the right to begin. On bar 16, 1st couple, with nearer hands joined, face 2nd woman.
17 – 24 1st couple set to 2nd woman. 1st couple turn towards each other and change hands to face 3rd man and set. 1st couple move round to face 3rd woman and set. 1st couple turn towards each other and change hands to face 2nd man and set. 1st couple finish facing second corners.
25 – 30 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples dance reels of three on the sides. 1st couple pass second corners by the right to begin.
31 – 32 1st couple, giving right hands, cross to second place on own sides.
Repeat, having passed a couple.
The Register of Dances at Castle Menzies, 1749.
Original tune: Lord Eglintoune (John Riddell, c. 1766) but usually danced to Lady Montgomerie (Lord Eglintoune, 1796).
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TACNotes:’
17-24 1st woman is on her partner’s left to begin &, on bar 24, turns L about, with assistance from her partner, to face her second corner.
BURNS BICENTENARY STRATHSPEY
Strathspey – 4 couples – 32 bars
THE BANKHEAD BOOK, Part 6, Scottish Country Dances by JOHN DREWRY, 1995 – 1996
dance devised in November 1995
A dance to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Robert Burns
Requested by the Ayr Branch of the RSCDS.
Tune – “Of A’ the Airts the Wind Can Blaw”
In this dance, 3rd and 4th couples start on opposite sides.
BARS
1 – 4 1st couple with 2nd couple and 3rd couple with 4th couple dance four hands round to the left.
5 – 8 1st couple with 2nd couple and 3rd couple with 4th couple, retaining hold of nearer hands on the sides, set and then link to change places.
At the end:-
2nd couple are in first place facing down,
1st couple are in second place facing up,
4th couple are in third place on opposite sides facing down,
3rd couple are in fourth place on opposite sides facing up.
9 – 16 2nd man, 1st man, 4th woman and 3rd woman dance a reel of four on the men’s side, while their partners dance a reel of four on the women’s side. At the end, 1st and 4th men stay facing out.
17 – 24 1st and 4th couples dance a ladies’ chain across the dance. At the end, 1st man turns towards 4th woman to face in and, retaining hold of her left hand, joins right hands with her in promenade hold. 4th man dances similarly with 1st woman.
25 – 28 1st man with 4th woman and 4th man with 1st woman cross the dance to change sides, the men passing each other by the left shoulder.
29 – 32 4th couple, joining nearer hands, dance up between 2nd couple and cast off to second place on own sides. 1st couple, similarly, dance down between 3rd couple and cast up to third place on opposite sides.
The finishing order is 2, 4, 1, 3.
Repeat from new places.
It’s all right
RSCDS Second Book of Graded Scottish Country Dances, No. 12
32-bar jig for three couples in a four-couple longwise set
Bars Description
1 – 4 1st, 2nd and 3rd couples set and, giving right hands, cross over to finish facing clockwise.
5 – 8 1st, 2nd and 3rd couples chase halfway to finish in the order 3,2,1 on own sides.
9 – 16 3rd, 2nd and 1st couples repeat bars 1-8 to finish in original places.
17 – 24 1st couple lead down the middle and up.
25 – 32 1st couple set and, giving right hands, cross over, cast off one place and, giving right hands, cross to second place on own sides. 2nd couple step up on bars 29-30.
Repeat, having passed a couple.
Devised by Elma See.
For those who forget which is their ‘right’ hand.
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