Dances Taught at the Friday Basic Social and Technique Classes

2008

January	February	March
April	May	June
July

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January 2008

January 11, 2008 - Yvonne
skip change
set geography: women's side, men's side, top, bottom, numbering couples
4-bar turns, RH and LH
rights and lefts
handing
cast off and back
lead down the middle (1C followed by 2C) and up (2C followed by 1C)
progression
The Highland Fair, 32J2, Graded Book
The Highland Fair (with new partners), 32J2, Graded Book
retiring skip change
advance and retire
4-bar 2H turns (skip change)
Knit the Pocky, 32R2, Turnbull - Book 11
slip step
4H round and back
turn RH (2 bars) and cast
stepping up and down
Galloway House, 32R2, Graded Book

January 25, 2008 - Yvonne
skip change
set geography: women's side, men's side, top, bottom, numbering couples
advance and retire
4-bar 2H turns (skip change)
lead down the middle (1C followed by 2C) and up (2C followed by 1C)
rights and lefts
handing
Knit the Pocky, 32R2, Turnbull - Book 11
progression (2 couple sets)
cast off and back (to second place)
hands across and back
stepping up and down
corners
4-bar turns, RH and LH
4-bar turns 1 1/2 times round, RH and LH
corner turns as in Cutty Sark
advance and retire from the sidelines
Cutty Sark, 32J3, Book 40
Cutty Sark (with new partners), 32J3, Book 40

February 2008

February 8, 2008 - Yvonne
review skip change
review set geography
review bow and curtsey
progression of a 2 couple dance in a 4 couple set
The Highland Fair, 32J2, Graded Book
review rights and lefts
review hands/arms
review slip step
review stepping up and down
Galloway House, 32R2, Graded Book
strathspey travelling step
2 couple allemande
hands round and back in strathspey
Rakes of Glasgow,32S3, Preston (18C) - Book 11
The Montgomeries' Rant, 32R3, Book 10 (demonstrated by experienced dancers)

February 22, 2008 - CANCELLED DUE TO ICE!

March 2008

March 7, 2008 - Yvonne
review skip change (Shanda)
review set geography
review turn RH for 4 bars, turn LH for 4 bars
review hands across and back
lead down for 3, lead up for 3, cast off for 2
review progression of a 2 couple dance in a 3 couple set
Leap Year, 24J2, Graded Book
review strathspey travelling step
strathspey setting
review allemande for 2 couples
1C followed by 2C lead down the middle, 2C divide, 1C followed by 2C lead up
set and cross
Sandy O'er the Lea, 32S2, MMM 2
figures of 8 across the dance
allemande for 2 couples in quick time
review hands round and back
review progression of a 2 couple dance in a 4 couple set
Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel, 32J2, Graded Book

March 28, 2008 - Yvonne
review skip change
review figures of 8 across the dance
review allemande for 2 couples
review hands across and back
review handing for hands across and turns
Collie Law, 32J2, Goldring - 24 Graded & Social
review strathspey travelling
review hands round and back (strathspey)
review 2H turns in 4 bars
promenade for 3 couples
review stepping up and down
The Birks of Invermay, 32S3, Skillern - Book 16
review corners
back to back
review slip step
review hands round and back
The Mad Hatter, 32J3, Boyd - Happy to Meet

April 2008

April 4, 2008 - Ralph & Arianna
Arianna:
review skip change
reels of 3 - RS, LS, mirror
review corners
Crom Allt (The Crooked Burn), 32R3, Goldring - 24 Graded & Social
Ralph:
review strathspey travelling
review strathspey setting
dance down for 2, set for 2, lead up and cast
double crossover mirror reels
turn corners and partner
Balquidder Strathspey, 32S3, Rutherford Book 24
double crossover mirror reels in quick time
review figures of 8 across the dance
Anderson's Rant, 32R3, MMM 1
Arianna:
intro to pas de basque
review allemande for 2 couples
The De'il Amang the Tailors, 32R3, Book 14

April 18, 2008 - Ralph & Arianna
Arianna:
Crom Allt (The Crooked Burn), 32R3, Goldring - 24 Graded & Social
review double crossover mirror reels
Anderson's Rant, 32R3, MMM 1
Ralph:
review strathspey travelling
Glasgow Highlanders' setting
review reel of 4
Glasgow Highlanders' progression
The Glasgow Highlanders, 32S2, Book 2
Arianna:
pas de basque
poussette
Blue Bonnets, 32J2, Book 3

May 2008

May 2, 2008 - Yvonne
review skip change
review rights and lefts
ladies' chain
Kendall's Hornpipe, 32J2, Graded Book
Kendall's Hornpipe, 32J2, Graded Book (with new partners)
review strathspey travelling
review strathspey setting
review hands round and back in strathspey
grand chain (strathspey)
The Marquis of Lorne, 32S3, MMM 2
review skip change - retiring
pas de basque - rhythm only
review grand chain (quick time)
review ladies' chain
review arms for turns
practice turning RH once round in 4 bars
practice turning RH 1 1/2 times in 4 bars
Mrs. Stewart's Jig, 32J3, Ligtmans - Book 35
review corners
balance in line
The Reel of the 51st Division, 32R3, Atkinson - Book 13

May 16, 2008 - Yvonne
review reels of 3 from every position, RS and LS
review of precedence in reels of 3 (who goes first)
review parallel reels of 3
review mirror reels of 3
review of taking cues from your partner in reels
The Back o' Bennachie, 32R2, Duthie - 8 SCD
review strathspey travelling step
review strathspey setting step
review 2H turns
review corners
set to and turn corners
set to and turn corners followed by reels on the sides
(1C give LS to 1st corner to begin)
Invercauld's Reel, 32S3, Book 11

June 2008

June 6, 2008 - Yvonne
review taking hands
review skip change
review handing for hands across
review covering for turns
The Royal Deeside Railway, 32R3, Arrowsmith - Book 40
pas de basque - focus on rhythm, changes of weight
setting in a line
review down the middle and up
review rights and lefts
The White Cockade, 32R3, Preston (18C) - Book 1
review strathspey travelling
review strathspey setting
exercise: set to partner, turn once round with 2H in 2 bars
exercise: set twice to partner, turn 1 1/2 times with 2H in 4 bars
review corners
review set to and turn corners
Gramachie, 32S3, MMM

June 20, 2008 - Yvonne
review skip change
review pas de basque rhythm
review hands across
review rights and lefts
review progression in a 2 couple dance
A Wee Nothin', 32J2, Brunken - Between the Rivers
review figures of 8
review 2 couple allemande
review stepping up and down
Collie Law, 32J2, Goldring - 24 Graded & Social
review advance and retire
review back to back
review corners
review slip step
review hands round and back
review progression in a 3 couple dance
The Mad Hatter, 32J3, Boyd - Happy to Meet
review pas de basque
The Reel of the 51st Division, 32R3, Atkinson - RSCDS Leaflet

July 2008

July 18, 2008 - Yvonne
review RS reels of 3 on the sides
review RS reels of 3 across the dance
review LS reels of 3 across the dance
review giving hands for crossing, rights and lefts
review 1/2 rights and lefts
review 1/2 figure of 8
review set geography
review progression in a 2 couple dance
The Back o Bennachie, 32J2, Duthie - 8 SCD
review skip change
review allemande for 2 couples
RS reel of 3 across the dance, 1C in tandem
Swashbuckling Iain, 32J2, Hunt - San Francisco Coll. Vol. 2
review pas de basque rhythm
review cross giving RH to partner and set to partner
review corners
review corner chain as in Davy Nick Nack
review progression in a 3 couple dance
Davy Nick Nack, 32H3, Campbell - Glasgow Assembly