This is the last class of the season. I hope some of you can make it out to our summer classes starting the following week. Same time, same place. We will post the dances we are planning to do on our web site http://ottawadancescottish.org/summer
This week we will cover a couple of dances from the AGM, a popular dance and a dance from the fall workshop program
Video: Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder
IAN POWRIE’S FAREWELL TO AUCHTERARDER
(Jig)
First Figure
1 – 8 All four couples dance eight hands round and back.
9 – 12 All four ladies pass in front of their partners and dance behind the next man, round him, and into the middle of the dance.
13 – 16 All four ladies dance a right hand wheel right round.
17 – 20 All four ladies then pass in front of 3rd man round and dance behind the 4th man to finish in the middle of the dance.
21 – 24 All four ladies dance four hands across in a right hand wheel to finish ready for a promenade with partners.
25 – 32 All four couples dance promenade round to own places.
Second Figure
1 – 4 1st couple, turning to the left, dance round behind 2nd couple, 1st man passing round 2nd man to finish facing him while 1st lady dances round 2nd lady to finish facing her. At the same time, 3rd couple dance round behind 4th couple, 3rd man dancing round 4th man to finish facing him while 3rd lady dances round 4th lady to finish facing her.
5 – 8 All set and turn right hand the person they are facing, finishing in line of four.
9 – 16 All four couples dance a reel of four across the dance to finish in lines of four.
17 – 24 Couples 1 and 3 dance complete figure of eight round 2’s and 4’s, who stand still, and finish in centre.
25 – 28 1’s and 3’s dance four hands across, giving left hands.
29 – 32 1st couple dance round behind 2nd couple and return to places while at the same time 3rd couple dance round behind 4th couple and return to places.
33 – 36 2nd and 4th couples repeat bars 1-4 dancing round behind 3rd and 1st couples.
37 – 40 All couples repeat bars 5-8.
41 – 48 All four couples dance reels of four up and down the dance to finish in lines of four.
49 – 56 2nd and 4th couples dance figure of eight round 3rd and 1st couples who stand still.
57 – 60 2nd and 4th couples repeat bars 25-28.
61 – 64 2nd and 4th couples repeat bars 29-32.
Third Figure
1 – 8 All four couples dance promenade round to places. (On last bar of 2nd Figure men 1 and 3 dance in on left foot to meet partners.)
9 – 12 All four men pass in front of their partners, moving to the right, and dance behind the next lady, round her and into the middle of the dance.
13 – 16 All four men dance left hands across in a wheel.
17 – 20 All four men pass in front of 3rd lady, round the 4th lady and finish in the middle of the dance.
21 – 24 All four men dance four hands across in a left hand wheel to finish for a circle of eight.
25 – 32 All four men dance a circle of eight round to the right and back to the left to finish.
Copyright — Bill Hamilton
Video: Miss Allie Anderson
Miss Allie Anderson
RSCDS Leaflet – No. 14
(Jig)
1 – 4 All clap and 1st, 2nd and 3rd women dance round partners passing right shoulder
5 – 8 3rd, 2nd and 1st couples lead down the middle.
9 – 12 On bar 9 men turn partner under right arm and lead up the middle to original places on opposite sides.
13 – 16 1st, 2nd and 3rd couples set, half turn partner with right hand into promenade position.
17 – 24 1st, 2nd and 3rd couples promenade.
25 – 28 1st couple dance three hands across right hand with 2nd woman. 1st man finishes in second place on own side. 2nd man step up on bars 27-28.
29 – 32 1st couple dance three hands across left hand with 2nd man. 1st couple finish in second place on own side. 2nd woman step up on bars 31-32.
Devised by Mrs Mina Corson. Inscribed to Miss Allie Anderson.
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TACNotes:’
9-12 On bar 9, men dance round below their partners, who dance diagonally up under raised arms, all finishing facing up, having changed places.
25-28 1st & 2nd women finish wheel in original places.
OCTOBER IN RECHBERG
B Zobel Dancing on Air
(S3X32) 3C set
1-8 1s dance down between 2s touching NH & dance out and down round 3s to meet & dance up the centre of the set with NH joined, on bars 7-8 1L dances a slow turn under her partner’s arm. 1s finish in the middle of the set facing down & take promenade hold. 2s step up on bars 5-6.
9-16 1s dance a reel of 3 with 3M & 2L giving RSh to 3M to begin.
17-24 1s dance a reel of 3 with 3L & 2M giving LSh to 3L to begin. 1s finish in the middle facing down. On bar 24 2s & 3s dance into the centre facing up and take promenade hold.
25-32 2s, 1s, 3s dance circulating allemande: 1s dance down and out to begin and use bars 31-32 to cross back to own sides giving RH. 2s & 3s dance as in 3C allemande finishing in 1st and 3rd places respectively.
Video: The Montgomeries' Rant
The Montgomeries’ Rant
RSCDS Book 10 – No. 1
32-bar reel for three couples in a four-couple longwise set
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.
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