This week we will be trying to review a number of the dances for the Ball on the weekend. Since this is a review night, we have planned more dances than usual.
The Machine Without Horses
Book 12 – No. 12
32-bar jig for three couples in a four-couple longwise set
1 – 4 1st couple set and cast off one place. 2nd couple step up on bars 3-4.
5 – 8 1st and 3rd couples dance right hands across once round.
9 – 12 1st couple set and cast up one place. 2nd couple step down on bars 11-12.
13 – 16 1st and 2nd couples dance left hands across once round.
17 – 24 1st couple, followed by 2nd couple who dance up the sides to begin, dance down between 3rd couple cast up round them, dance up to the top, and cast off into second place, while 2nd couple dance up into top place.
25 – 32 1st and 2nd couples dance rights and lefts.
Repeat, having passed a couple.
John Rutherford: Twelve Selected Country Dances…for the year 1772.
Original tune: The Machine Without Horses (Rutherford, 1772).
Scott Meikle
RSCDS Book 46
32-bar reel for four couples in a four-couple longwise set
1 – 4 1st couple, giving right hands, cross over and cast off one place. 2nd couple step up on bars 3-4.
5 – 8 1st couple dance a half figure of eight round 2nd couple.
9 – 16 1st and 3rd couples dance right hands across and left hands back to finish on own sides, 1st and 3rd women facing up, 1st and 3rd men facing down.
17 – 24 1st woman, followed by 3rd woman, dances a reel of three across the set with 2nd couple. At the same time, 3rd man, followed by 1st man, dances a reel of three across the set with 4th couple. To begin, 1st woman and 2nd man, 3rd man and 4th woman pass by the left. 3rd couple finish in second place, 1st couple in third place.
25 – 28 1st and 4th couples dance half rights and lefts.
29 – 32 4th and 1st couples, giving right hands, turn one and half times.
Repeat with a new top couple.
Devised by Alice McLean, Monklands Branch.
Scott Meikle is the son of well-known bandleader, George Meikle, and was a member of the team that danced for HM the Queen at Edinburgh City Chambers as part of the Society’s 75th Anniversary celebrations in 1998.
Video: Bonnie Stronshiray
Bonnie Stronshiray
GLASGOW ASSEMBLY and other SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCES by Bob Campbell
A strathspey for three couples
1 - 8 First and second couples Half-Reel Progression, i. e. ,
1 - 2 First and second couples turn partner with both hands to finish in a line up and down the middle of the set.
3 - 6 They dance a half reel of four, then
7 - 8 Turn partner with both hands to finish on own sides having changed places.
9 - 10 First couple, advancing, set to each other. On bar 10 they dance in to finish in a diagonal line with first corners ready to turn them.
11 - 12 They turn first corners with both hands to finish, first man between third couple facing up, first woman between second couple facing down.
13 - 16 The same as bars 9-12 except first couple turn their second corners and finish between their corners.
17 - 18 All three couples cross over giving the right hand, first couple to face out on own sides. The corner dancers face each other diagonally.
19 - 20 First man casts up round second woman while first woman casts off round third man. As first couple are casting the corner dancers advance and retire diagonally, one step each way. First man finishes between second couple, all facing down, and first woman finishes between third couple, all facing up.
21 - 22 Second and third men, first couple, and second and third women change places giving the right hand, first man to finish facing down, first woman facing up. The corner dancers face each other diagonally.
23 - 24 First man casts up round second woman while first woman casts off round third man. While first couple are casting the corner dancers advance and retire as at bars 19-20. First couple finish in a diagonal line with second woman and third man.
25 - 32 First couple dance a half reel of four with second woman and third man, dance round each other passing by the left shoulder, then dance a half reel of four with third woman and second man. On the last two bars first couple turn with the right hand to finish on own sides in second place.
Repeat, having passed a couple.
The Diamond Quarrie
32 bar reel for 3 couples by Elaine Brunken, April 2002
1-8 Figure of eight progression: 1st couple cross over with right hands, cast off one place, cross up to first place on own side and cast into second place, while: 2nd couple set, cross up to first place on opposite side, cast off one place, and cross up to first place on own side to face out.
9-16 Mirror reels of three: 2nd couple dance out and down, 1st couple dance in and down, 3rd couple dance out and up, 2nd and 3rd couples dance the long way into place to finish while 1st couple pass left shoulders, to face 1st corners.
17-24 Set to corners and partner (hello-goodbye): On bars 23-24, 1st couple set to each other up and down the set then advance on the second pas de basque to face partner’s 1st corner (as if continuing the hello-goodbye setting).
25-28 1st Corners pass and turn (on own side): 1st couple dance around their partner’s 1st corner position, pass corner by the right shoulder, approach up and down the dance and pass right shoulders in the middle, while: 1st corners dance into the middle, turn with right hands, and dance out to place (phrased: in on 1, turn on 2, out on 3-4).
29-32 2nd Corners pass and turn: 1st couple repeat bars 25-28 with partner’s 2nd corner to finish in second place on own side.
Repeat having passed a couple.
Music: “Avril Quarrie” by Gary Thomas
Note: Devised on the occasion of Avril Quarrie’s ‘significant’ birthday.
Video: The Lea Rig
The Lea Rig
RSCDS Book 21 - No. 5
32-bar strathspey for two couples in a four-couple longwise set
1 – 16 1st couple dance a petronella turn to face each other up and down the middle and set. 1 st couple repeat this three times to finish in original places. On bars 1-2, 2nd couple step up and, on bars 3-4 set. 2nd couple dance petronella turns and set, following the 1st couple one place behind. On bars 15-16, instead of setting, 2nd couple dance a petronella turn to original places.
17 – 24 1st couple lead down the middle and up.
25 – 28 1st and 2nd couples dance right hands across once round to finish facing partners in a diagonal line across the set with 1st woman and 2nd man back to back in the middle.
29 – 32 1st and 2nd couples dance a half poussette.
Repeat, having passed a couple.
Collected from an old MS.
Original tune: The Lea Rig (Surenne)
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TACNotes:’
17-24 1st cpl finish in original places on sidelines.
Video: Mrs MacLeod The dance starts at the 1:28 point in the video
Video: Mrs MacLeod
Mrs MacLeod
RSCDS Book 6 – No. 11
32-bar reel for three couples in a four-couple longwise set
1 – 8 1st and 2nd couples dance right hands across and left hands back.
9 – 16 1st couple dance down the middle and up to finish facing first corners. 2nd couple step up on bars 11-12.
17 – 24 1st couple set to and turn corners to finish between them facing fist corners.
25 – 30 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples dance reels of three on the sides. 1st couple pass first corners by the left to begin.
31 – 32 1st couple, giving right hands, cross over to second place on own sides.
Repeat, having passed a couple.
J P Boulogne: The Ball-Room or the Juvenile Pupil’s Assistant, Glasgow 1827.
Original tune: Mrs MacLeod of Raasay (Neil Gow’s Collection)
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