We are coming to the close of the dancing year. Only three classed left in the Branch dancing season. If you want to keep dancing on Thursday nights through the summer, consider coming to our summer classes. We post the dances ahead on our web site. If you want to know what we are doing book mark out summer class site.
Most of you know this class will be combined with the advanced class next fall. The class was offered to us and Bob & Barb Anglin. However, the branch executive has taken the unprecedented move of dictating how we can share the class. They have never told any other teachers in the branch how to share a class. Unfortunately, the executive established a criteria for sharing that we could never meet.
Many reasons for the decision were given by executive chair, Radmilla. None of the reasons made sense to us. If you want a detailed list please come for a beer after class. We will give you an ear full.
As for who will be teaching the combined class next year, we don't know.
THE DANCING BEES
24 GRADED and SOCIAL DANCES by Roy Goldring
32 bar reel for 3 couples
1 – 8 First couple lead down the middle, turn inwards on bar 5 and lead up. They finish in the centre of the dance in second place, facing up. Second couple step up on bars 3 – 4.
9 – 16 First couple, taking promenade hold, dance a reel of “three” with second couple. To begin, first couple pass second woman by right shoulder. First couple finish in the centre of the dance, facing down.
17 – 24 First couple dance a reel of “three” with third couple. To begin, first couple pass third woman by left shoulder. First couple finish in the centre of the dance in second place, man facing down, woman facing up.
25 – 28 First couple set to each other then dance a petronella turn to second place on own side.
29 – 32 All turn partners once round with right hands.
Repeat having passed a couple.
For Penny and Robert Bee
Recommended tune:- Redheugh (M.A.J.)
Video: Wisp of Thistle
Wisp of Thistle
RSCDS Book XXXVII No.4
(Strathspey)
1 – 4 1st and 3rd couples dance “Petronella turns” into the middle of the dance (1st man and 3rd woman back to back) and set to partners.
5 – 8 1st and 3rd couples dance a half reel of four.
9 – 10 3rd and 1st couples dance “Petronella turns” to own sides. (3rd couple are in first place and 1st couple in third place.)
11 – 12 3rd, 2nd and 1st couples set joining nearer hands on the sides.
13 – 16 3rd, 2nd and 1st couples turn partners with right hand to finish ready for allemande.
17 – 24 3rd, 2nd and 1st couples allemande.
25 – 28 1st couple cross over giving right hands and cast off one place. 2nd couple step up on bars 27–28.
29 – 32 1st couple dance a half figure of eight round 2nd couple.
Repeat, having passed a couple.
Note: At the end of their second turn at the dance, 1st couple finish the half figure of eight by dancing down to fourth place while 4th couple step up to third place on bars 31–32.
Choreographed by Pat Kent in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, who, when she had seen the Scottish Country dancers perform in the Tattoo in Nova Scotia, stated that they looked like “wisps of thistle”.
Devised by Pat Kent (Nova Scotia Branch).
Video: Maxwell's Rant
Maxwell’s Rant
RSCDS Book 18 – No. 10
32-bar reel for three couples in a four-couple longwise set
1 – 16 1st couple, with 2nd and 3rd couples, dance reels of three on opposite sides and then on own sides. 2nd and 3rd couples remain on own sides throughout.
17 – 20 1st couple, giving right hands, cross over and cast off one place. 2nd couple step up on bars 19-20.
21 – 24 1st couple dance a half figure of eight round 2nd couple.
25 – 28 1st couple dance down between 3rd couple and cast up to second place on own sides.
29 – 32 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples, giving right hands, turn once round.
Repeat, having passed a couple.
Rutherford: Compleat Collection of 200 of the most celebrated Country Dances both old and new… Vol 1, London, c. 1755 as Maxwill’s Rant.
Original tune: Maxwell’s Rant (Traditional)
Sleepy Maggie
RSCDS Book 11 – No. 5
32-bar reel for three couples in a four-couple longwise set
1 – 4 1st and 2nd couples dance four hands once round to the left.
5 – 8 1st couple set and cast off one place. 2nd couple step up on bars 7-8.
9 – 16 1st and 3rd couples dance right hands across and left hands back. 1st couple finish facing first corners.
17 – 24 1st couple set to and turn corners to finish between them.
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.
Bowman MS c. 1755-1760.
Original tune: Sleepy Maggie (Bremner 1756 – from Gow’s Repository).
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