Dances for Janurary 26, 2012

I hope you all had ample amounts of haggis and scotch to celebrate Burns day. We will now be focusing on the dances from the February Social. We will slip in one dance from the March social so you can have a second chance at it before that social.

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

Tune     –  “ “

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.





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.









Davy Nick Nack
A hornpipe for three couples
GLASGOW ASSEMBLY and other SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCES by Bob Campbell

Bars

1 – 4    First, second and third couples cross over giving right hands to finish a little in front of opposite side lines, and set.

5 – 8    All cross back to own places, and set

9 – 16    First couple turn time and a half with the right hand, cast off one place on opposite sides, then turn with the left hand to finish in a diagonal line with first corners. Second couple step up on bars 13–14.

17 – 18    First couple turn first corners with the right hand to change places, corners finishing back to back facing first couple.

19 – 20    First couple set to corners in their new position.

21 – 24    First couple turn their first corners back into place with the right hand then turn each other with the left hand to finish in a diagonal line with second corners.

25 – 28    The same as bars 17–20 but with second corners.

29 – 32    First couple turn second corners back into place with the right hand then, giving left hands briefly in passing, curve into second place on own sides.

Repeat, having passed a couple.








THE HIGHLAND RAMBLER
(a 40 bar reel for 3 couples)
Roy Goldring, Leeds Branch, Silver Jubilee.

1 – 4    1st couple dance towards each other then cast to 2nd place; 2nd couple steps up.

5 – 8    1st and 3rd couples dance Right Hands Across once around; 1st lady remains facing out.

9 – 12    1st and 2nd couples dance Left Hands Across once around; 1st lady remains facing out.

13 – 16    1st lady followed by her partner casts up around 2nd lady and dances down the middle to finish 1st lady between 3rd couple and 1st man between 2nd couple; all facing down.

17 – 24    In lines of three, all dance down the set, turn (pulling back right shoulders) and dance up again; 1st couple remains facing up.

25 – 28    1st man followed by his partner casts off one place on the ladies’ side and dances across the set to 2nd place on his own side; 1st lady finishes on her own side.

29 – 32    1st couple turns by the Right Hand.

33 – 40    2nd, 1st and 3rd couples dance Six Hands Round and back.


Repeat, having passed a couple.