Reading St Andrew’s Spring Dance 14 April 2024
All dances will be recapped and (except for the 2 marked * for the
more experienced) walked through briefly
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Charles Upton’s MINICRIB by The MiniCrib Team www.minicrib.org.uk December 2023
THE FERRY LOUPER (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Roy Goldring 24 G & S dances
1- 8 1s+2s+3s chase clockwise to places
9-16 1s+2s dance RH across & LH back
17-24 1s cast below 3s, dance up to top & cast to 2nd place
25-32 2s+1s+3s Adv+Ret & turn partner RH
MAXWELL'S RANT (R8x32) 3C (4C set) David Rutherford RSCDS Bk 18
1- 8 1s cross down to dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides
9-16 1s cross down to dance reflection reels of 3 on own sides
17-24 1s cross RH, cast to 2nd place & dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s
25-32 1s dance down between the 3s, cast up to 2nd place & 2s+1s+3s turn partners RH
THE SWAN AND THE TAY (S3x32) 3C Set Audrey Saunders Perth 800
1 -8 1s dance Figs 8 own sides dancing in & down to start (giving hands where possible)
9-16 1s cross down to dance reels of 3 on opp sides (joining hands where possible) & 1s end facing 1st corners,
2s end in 1st place
17-20 1s dance Corners Pass+Turn with 1st corners (corners turn RH), pass RSh on bar 20 to face 2nd cnrs
21-24 1s dance Corners Pass+Turn with 2nd corners (corners turn RH). Pass RSh on bar 24 to end 2nd place
own sides
25-32 All set, all cross RH, all chase clockwise 1/2 way round to own sides 3 1 2
JENNIFER'S JIG (J8x32) 3C (4C set) John Drewry Silver City Bk & RSCDS Bk 53
1- 8 1s+2s+3s set cross RH, set & cross back RH
9-16 1s+2s dance double Fig of 8 (1s cross down to start)
17-24 1s dance Inveran reels with 2s+3s
25-32 1s followed by 2s lead down 3 steps, turn RH (3 bars) & 2s lead up followed by 1s to new places
POLHARROW BURN * (R5x32) 5C set Hugh Foss Glendarroch SD Sheets
1- 8 1s & 3s cross RH, cast 1 place (2s & 4s step up) & dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round couple above them
9-16 1s & 3s turn RH then turn LH (long turns) to face 1st corners while 2s & 5s change places RH & chase
clockwise to other end of set
17-24 1s & 3s dance 1/2 diag reels of 4 with 1st corners, pass partner LSh, dance 1/2 diag reels of 4 with 2nd
corners
25-32 1s & 3s dance 1/2 diag reels of 4 with 3rd corner, turn partner LH & cast down 1 place own sides. 2 4 1 5 3
MIDSUMMER COMMON (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Tom & Lindsey Ibbotson RSCDS Bk 49
1- 8 1s set, 1/2 turn RH, lead down, cross below 3s, cast up to 2nd place own sides (2s step up 5-6)
9-16 1s set advancing to 1st corners & turn 1st corners 2H finishing 1M between 3s, 1L between 2s. 1s set
advancing to 2nd corners, turn 2nd corners 2H & retain 2nd corner’s LH
17-24 1M+2s also 1L+3s circle 3H round to Left, 1s pull back RSh to face up/down set. 1s set, petronella turn to
2nd place own sides
25-32 2s+1s dance Poussette. 2 1 3
SCOTT MEIKLE (R4x32) 4C set Alice McLean Laurieston Coll 1 & RSCDS Bk 46
1- 8 1s cross RH & cast to 2nd place, 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s
9-16 1s+3s dance RH across, LH back
17-24 1L followed by 3L dance Tandem reel of 3 across with 2s (LSh to 2M) & 1s end 3rd pl while 3M followed by
1M dance reel of 3 with 4s (LSh to 4L) & 3s end in 2nd pl 2 3 1 4
25-32 1s+4s dance 1/2 R&L, turn partners RH 1.1/2 times 2 3 4 1