Dances for November 15, 2012

Video: The Royal Deeside Railway
This looks like a social dance in someone's house.

The Royal Deeside Railway (Reel)
RSCDS Book 40 – No. 9

1 – 4    1st couple, without giving hands, dance down, cross below 3rd couple and cast up to finish in the middle of the set facing 2nd woman. 2nd couple step up on bars 3-4.

5 – 8    1st couple and 2nd woman dance right hands across once round.

9 – 12    1st couple and 2nd man dance left hands across once round. 1st couple finish in the middle of the set facing up, with the woman in front of the man.

13 – 16    With 1st woman leading, 1st couple dance up and cast off on own sides round 2nd couple to finish in the middle of the set facing 3rd man.

17 – 20    1st couple and 3rd man dance right hands across once round.

21 – 24    1st couple and 3rd woman dance left hands across once round. 1st couple finish in the middle of the set facing down, with the woman in front of the man.

25 – 28    With 1st woman leading, 1st couple dance down and cast up on own sides round 3rd couple to second place.

29 – 32    All three couples turn with the right hand once round.

Repeat, having passed a couple.


Devised in 1987 by Ron Arrowsmith, Vancouver for the Kerrisdale Community Centre Scottish Country Dance Class.
Tune:  On the Fiddle  (Copyright J. Hornsby)


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TACNotes:’
5–12    1st woman is ahead of her partner in both ‘wheels’. 1st cpl finish in middle below 2nd cpl – approximately     at 2nd position.
17–24    1st woman is again ahead of partner in both ‘wheels’, 1st cpl finish in middle at 2nd place, above 3rd cpl.






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

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.



Video: Rest and be Thankful


REST AND BE THANKFUL
The Grampian Collection of Scottish Country Dances by Jack McConachie

Bars
1 – 4    First couple, giving right hands, cross over and cast off one place on the opposite side. Second couple move up on Bars 3 – 4.

5 – 8    First couple, giving left hands, cross over and first lady casts up round second lady, while first man casts off round third man, to finish beside their 1st Corner.

9 – 12    First couple, holding their 1st Corner in Promenade position on their right, leads them round behind their 2nd Corner and places them in the opposite 1st Corner position. At the same time the 2nd Corners Advance towards each other and Retire (Diagram 1).

13 – 16 First couple turn each other with left hands to finish beside their 2nd Corner. (Turn strongly for one and a quarter times.)

17 – 20 First couple, holding their 2nd Corner in Promenade position on their right, leads them round behind their 1st Corners (who are on the wrong side) and places them in the opposite 2nd Corner position. At the same time the 1st Corners Advance towards each other and Retire.

21 – 24 First couple turn each other with left hands to finish facing their usual 1st Corner position (first lady faces third lady while first man faces second man).

25 – 28 First couple dance a half Reel of Four diagonally across the Set with their 1st Corners —first couple , passing by the right to begin, curve by their right round the 1st Corner position, while the Corners pass each other by the left in the middle to their own sides.

29 – 32 First couple, passing each other by the right in the middle, dance a half Reel of Four diagonally across the Set with their 2nd Corners—again passing by the right to begin, then crossing over by the right to finish in 2nd place on their own sides (Diagram 2).

First couple repeat from the 2nd place and cross by the left, down between fourth couple, to the bottom. Each couple repeat in turn as first couple.


Video: Round Reel of Eight
There are quite a few videos of this dance.

Round Reel of Eight
RSCDS Book 27 #7
 
1 – 8    All 4 women cast by the right and dance outside the set back to original places.

9 – 16    All 4 men repeat bars 1–8 but cast by the left.

17 – 32    Grand chain half-way round in 6 steps. All set to partners, continue grand chain back to places in 6 steps and set to partners.

33 – 35    First and third couples change places. First couple dance between third couple.

36 – 38    Repeat bars 33–35 back to original places. Third couple dance between first couple.

39 – 40    First and third couples turn with right hands into allemande hold ready for     promenade.

41 – 48    First and third couples promenade round the inside of the set back to original places.

49 – 64    Second and fourth couples repeat bars 33–48. Second couple dance between fourth couple on bars 49–51; fourth couple between second couple on bars 52–54.

65 – 68    First and third couples ½ right and left.

69 – 72    Second and fourth couples ½ right and left.

73 – 80    Repeat bars 65–72 back to original places.

81 – 88    All 4 couples, 8 hands round and back.