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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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
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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MAJOR IAN STEWART (J8x32) 3C (4C set) John Drewry RSCDS Bk 35
1- 8 1s+2s 1/2 turn partners RH & dance RH across 1/2 way, 2s+1s full turn partner RH ending with 2s at top &
1s in 2nd place
9-16 2s+1s+3s dance reels of 3 on own sides (1L dances in & up as 1M dances in & down to start) & 1s end
facing 1st corners
17-24 1s dance ‘Hello-Goodbye' setting ending with petronella turn to 2nd places
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round to the left for 6 steps, pivot & chase back to places
SHIFTIN' BOBBINS (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Roy Clowes Ormskirk 6
1- 8 1s cross RH to double triangle position with 2s+3s & set, 1s cast up to top & dance down until they are
between 2s & 3s
9-16 1L dances RH across with 2M+3M while 1M dances LH across with 2L+3L, 1s followed by 2s+3s dance
down centre
17-24 3s followed by 2s+1s dance up & 3s+2s cast down to places, 1L dances LH across with 2M+3M while 1M
dances RH across with 2L+3L
25-32 1s dance up to top & cast down to 2nd place opposite side, 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 around 2s to end in 2nd
place on own sides
INTERVAL
KENDALL'S HORNPIPE (J6x32) 2C (3C set) Bk of Graded SCDs
1- 8 1s+2s dance R&L
9-16 1s lead down for 3, up for 3, cross over & cast down to 2nd place
17-24 2s+1s dance Ladies Chain
25-32 2s+1s Adv+Ret, 1s turn RH 1.1/2 times
THE CASTLE OF MEY (R8x32) 3C (4C set) John S Walton RSCDS Diamond Jubilee
1– 8 Inveran Reels - 1s cross down to dance 1/2 reel of 3 on opp side; 1s cross up to dance 1/2 reel on own
sides (2s out/up, 3s in/up), 2s face out
9–16 1s+2s dance double Figs of 8 (1s start crossing down, 2s dancing up)
17-24 1s lead down the middle & back up, 1s end in middle of the set facing each other both hands joined, 2s
step in ready for
25-32 1s+2s dance Poussette
THE CASHMERE SHAWL (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Iain Boyd Strathtay Album
1- 8 1s turn RH & cast down 2 places, cross LH & cast up to 2nd place opposite sides
9-16 1s turn RH & turn 1st corners LH, turn 2nd corners RH & turn partner LH to face 1st corners
17-24 1s 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass RSh & dance 1/2 diagonal reel with 2nd corners. (3)(1)(2)
25-32 1s (centre couple) change places RH with person diagonally to Right,
New centre couple change LH with person diagonally to Left,
New centre couple change RH with person diagonally to Right
All cross LH
THE ROYAL DEESIDE RAILWAY (R8x32) 3C (4C set) R Arrowsmith RSCDS Bk 40
1- 8 1s cross down (no hands) below 3s, cast up 1 place opposite sides & dance in to face 2L, 1s+2L dance RH
across
9-16 1s+2M dance LH across & end 1L (with partner behind her) in centre facing up, 1s dance up & cast 1 place
on own sides & face 3M
17-24 1s+3M dance RH across, 1s+3L dance LH across & end 1L (with partner behind her) in centre facing down
25-32 1s dance down below 3s & cast up on own sides to 2nd place, 2s+1s+3s turn RH
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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THE DANCING MASTER * (J96) Sq.Set John Drewry Donside Bk
1- 8 1s & 3s set & pivot to right & dance round 1/4 cl'wise inside set (L follows M) & face in, 1s+3s change
places with other partner RH & dance clockwise back to partners place (M follows L)
9-16 1s & 3s dance RH across with corner 2L/4L, 1s & 3s dance across & LH across with other corner 4M/2M to
end in pl facing cl'wise (M behind L)
17-24 1s also 3s dance Tandem reels of 3 with corners, 1s & 3s ending in prom hold facing out
25-32 1s & 3s dance clockwise 1/2 way round outside of set & dance in back to original places (pass RSh) while
2s & 4s (prom hold) Adv+Ret
33-64 2s & 4s repeat above Figs from beginning (bars 1-32)
65-72 All set to partners & change place RH, Ladies dance 3/4 RH across while Men cast 1 place clockwise to
meet opposite Lady
73-80 All repeat this Fig (bars 65-72) to end with own partners (opposite to where they started)
81-88 All dance 1/2 Schiehallion Reel (2 places) back to original places
89-96 All circle 8H round & back
TRIP TO TIMBER RIDGE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) Linda Henderson Heart of San Francisco & RSCDS Bk 52
1- 8 1s turn RH, cast (2s step up) then 1L+2s & 1M+3s dance RH across. 1s end facing 1st corners
9-16 1s dance Corner Pass+Turn with 1st corners, pass RSh & repeat with 2nd corners. 1s pull back RSh to end
BtoB in centre facing opp sides
17-24 2s+1s+3s dance Double Triangles. Bars 23-24 1s petronella turn to 2nd place own sides
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round and back
CULLA BAY (S4x32) Sq.Set Ann Dix RSCDS Bk 41
1- 4 1s & 3s advance & 1/2 turn opposite partner RH & cast out to opposite side
5- 8 1s & 3s chase 1/4 round set cl'wise & dance in passing 2s/4s RSh curving in to face 2s/4s as 2s & 4s
repeat bars 1-4 & turn right about to face 1s/3s
9-16 All dance parallel reels of 4 across set
17-24 2s+1s also 4s+3s circle 4H once round to left, set & dance RH across 1/2 way
25-32 2s+4s dance LH across once round, 2s & 4s dance out through sides passing opp partner RSh & chase
round set cl'wise to next place
PELORUS JACK (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Barry Skelton RSCDS Bk 41
1- 8 1s cross RH & cast 1 place (2s step up 3-4), 1s dance RH across with 3s. 1s end with Man facing his 1st
corner with his partner behind him
9-16 1s dance Alternating Tandem 1/2 reel of 3 with 1st corners to face Man's 2nd corner, 1s dance Alternating
Tandem 1/2 reel of 3 with 2nd corners
17-24 1s dance Alternating Tandem 1/2 reels of 3 with Ladies' 1st corner (pstn),1s dance Alternating Tandem 1/2
reel with Ladies' 2nd corner (pstn)
25-32 1M followed by partner dance into LH across with 2s, 1s retain LH & 1/2 turn to own sides & 2s+1s+3s set
MAIRI'S WEDDING (R8x40) 3C (4C set) James B Cosh 22 SCDs
1- 8 1s turn RH & cast to 2nd place (2s step up); 1s turn LH to face 1st corners
9-16 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners, 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel with 2nd corners
17-24 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel with 3rd corner (pstns), 1/2 diagonal reel with 4th corner (pstns)
25-32 1s dance reel of 3 across (Lady with 2s, Man with 3s - LSh to 1st corner)
33-40 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back