Dances Taught at Northern Virginia Branch Class in Alexandria

2005-2006

September	October	November	December
January	February	March	April
May	June	July	August

| No.Va. Dances Taught | No.Va. News & Information |

September 2005

September 7, 2005 - Ellie
Borrowdale Exchange, 32R3, Haynes - Carnforth 2
Johnnie's Jig, 32J2, Gradon - Beyond the Black Stump and 15 Other SCD
Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel, 32J2, Graded Book
Catch as Catch Can, 32R4, Hamilton - Let's All Dance
Inveraray, 32S3, MMM I
Joe MacDiarmid's Jig, 32J4, Five Scottish Country Dances for 1982
Barry's Birthday Jig, 32J3, Skelton - A Celebration

September 14, 2005 - Eva/Ellie

Eva:
skip change practice
corner chain exercise and practice
The Laird of Milton's Daughter, 32J3, Craigmyle - Book 22
rights and lefts exercise and practice
Mulligan Stew, 32R3, Deanna St. Amand - Let's All Dance Too

Ellie:
"quarrangle" exercise and practice
Quarries' Jig, 32R3, Kent Smith - Book 36
MacDonald of the Isles, 32S3 (set), Derek Haynes - Carnforth Coll. 2

September 21, 2005 - Ellie/Eva

Ellie:
Swashbuckling Iain, 32J2, Hunt - San Francisco Collection Vol. 2
strathspey setting practice
strathspey travelling practice
3 couple promenade practice
Lady Glasgow, 32S3, MMM I

Eva:
1C transition from double triangles to slip step practice
The Carl Cam' Ower The Croft, 32R3, MMM II
The Duke of Atholl's Reel, 32J2, Book 16

September 28, 2005 - Eva/Carol

Eva:
review slip step and use in circle
review skip change (forward and back)

Carol:
review down the middle and up, RH and LH turns (4 bars), RHA and LHA
review stepping up and down
The Glen, 32J2, Let's All Dance
review casting off, back to back, 1/2 figure of 8, rights and lefts
The Red Tree Reel, 40R3, Carol Porter

    1-8   1C cast off and back

    9-16   1M and 2W advance and retire, dance back to back

    17-24   1W and 2M advance and retire, dance back to back

    25-32   1C cross RH, cast 1 place (2C step up), dance 1/2 figure of 8 around 2C

    33-40   2C and 1C dance rights and lefts

review set to and turn corners (strathspey)
Gray Tabby's Strathspey, 32S3 (set), Carol Porter

    1-8   1C turn RH, cast of 1 place (2C step up), 1C turn LH to face 1st corners

    9-16   1C set to and turn corners, finish between corners

    17-24   all set twice, 1C dance 1/2 figure of 8 around 2C and finish ready for allemande with 3C, who step in on 23-24

    25-32   1C and 3C allemande (finish 2, 3, 1)

Caberfei, 32R3, 18th Century Book
The Australian Ladies, 32R3, Glasgow Assembly

October 2005

October 5, 2005 - Beth
strathspey travelling practice
strathspey setting practice
Monymusk, 32R3, Book 11 (with some RS reel of 3 practice, 6H round and back practice)
Kendall's Hornpipe, 32H2, Graded Book
Follow Me Home, 32J3, Book 38
Galloway House, 32R2, Graded Book

October 12, 2005 - Beth
Circle of Cheer, 32R round the room, Let's All Dance Too
skip change practice
skip change practice in promenade hold with partner
Antarctica Bound, 32J4, Goldring - Scotia Suite
exercise for setting and hands across halfway
2 couple allemande practice
De'il Amang the Tailors, 32R3, Book 14
Highland Schottische setting practice
Highland Schottische travelling with a partner
Highland Schottische poussette practice
The Trysting Place, 32S3, Book 35

October 19, 2005 - Beth
pas de basque
transitions from pas de basque to skip change and back
Jubilee Jig, 32J3, Leaflet
strathspey travelling
strathspey circles
tournee
Argyll Strathspey, 32S3, Book 35
Catch the Wind, 32R3, Book 45
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder, 128J4 (Sq.), Hamilton

October 26, 2005 - Beth
The Hospitality Circle, 32J2 round the room, Let's All Dance Too
pas de basque
travelling pas de basque (forward and backward)
turning pas de basque
poussette
Rory O'More, 32J2, Book 1
review tournee
The Munro Rant, 32S2, MMM 1
Napier's Index, 40J3, Book 45
Flowers of Edinburgh, 32R3, Book 1

November 2005

November 2, 2005 - Yvonne/Carol
Yvonne:
strathspey travelling
reels of four
Fair Donald, 32S3, Book 29
The Wind That Shakes the Barley, 32R3, Duthie - 8 SCD

Carol:
Butterscotch and Honey, 32S4, Attwood - Alexander Leaflet
Caught by the Wind, 40R4, Iain Boyd

November 9, 2005 - Carol
strathspey setting review
transition from strathspey setting to strathspey travelling
set to and turn corners exercise
Old Oak Trail, 32S3, Carol Porter

    1-8   1C lead down for 3, up for 3, cast off 1 place to finish facing 1st corners (2C step up)

    9-16   set to and turn corners, finish facing 1st corners

    17-24   6 bar LS reels of 3 on the sides

    25-32   2C, 1C, 3C circle 6H round and back

pas de basque review
set to and turn corners (quick time)
Mrs. MacLeod, 32R3, Book 6
Mrs. MacPherson of Inveran, 32R3, Drewry - Bon Accord Book
Davy Nick Nack, 32R3, Glasgow Assembly
The Highlandman Kissed His Mother, 32R3, MMM I

November 16, 2005 - Yvonne/Carol
Yvonne:
pas de basque
turning pas de basque
double triangles
Beeswing, 32R3, Goldring - Graded and Social Dances 2

Carol:
strathspey travelling, forward and back
Bedrule, 32S3, Book 33
Alan J Smith, 32J3, Book 45
tourbillon
Sands of Morar, 32S3, Book 45

November 23, 2005 - NO CLASS

November 30, 2005 - Eva/Carol
Eva:
review strathspey setting
petronella
The Lea Rig, 32S2, Book 21
review pas de basque
Petronella, 32R3, Book 1

Carol:
review tourbillon
Sands of Morar, 32S3, Book 45
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, 40R3, Book 39

December 2005

December 7, 2005 - Yvonne/Carol
Yvonne:
skip change
mirror reels of three
Allt An Duin, 32R3, Goldring - 24 Graded & Social
crossover mirror reels of three (strathspey)
Balquidder Strathspey, 32S3, Book 24

Carol:
The Chequered Court, 32J3, Book 42
The Armstrong's Rant, 32S3, Henderson - Tay Bridge Pocket Book

December 14, 2005 - Yvonne/Carol
Yvonne:
review strathspey setting
strathspey setting exercise for set to corners and partner
set to corners and partner (strathspey)
Adieu Mon Ami, 32S3, Book 24
review pas de basque
pas de basque setting exercise for set to corners and partner
set to corners and partner (reel)
Arthur's Seat, 32R3, 18th Century Book

Carol:
Miss Catherine Allan, 32S3, G. Emmerson Leaflet
Jim Johnstone's Reel, 32R3, Goldring Leaflet

December 21, 2005 - Carol/Eva/Yvonne
The Royal Deeside Railway, 32R3, Book 40 (Yvonne)
Light and Airy, 32J3, Book 4
Butterscotch and Honey, 32S4 set, Alexander Leaflet
Ladies' Fancy, 32J2, Book 13
Kabin Fever, 32R3, Delaware Valley Silver (Eva)
The Starry Eyed Lassie, 32J3, Book 23 (Yvonne)
Moment of Truth, 32S3, Book 37 (Eva)
Maxwell's Rant, 32R3, Book 18

January 2006

January 4, 2006 - Ellie
Warmup: progressive Gay Gordons (walking)

"First-night" introduction for new dancers:
Skip change, slip step
Rights and lefts, casting, circles
A Scottish Jig, 4x32J Round the room, Let's All Dance
The Dhoon, 4x32J4, RSCDS Children's Book
Watson's Reel, 8x24J2, Graded Book

For experienced dancers:
Glasgow Highlanders setting step
Glasgow Highlanders, 6x32S2, Book 2
Fair Jenny's Jig, 8x32J3, Ron Wallace leaflet

January 11, 2006 - Ellie
The Borrowdale Exchange, 32R3 round the room mixer, Haynes - Carnforth 2
strathspey setting practice
exercises for Bonnie Stronshiray:
set advancing and 2H turn with partner
change places with partner RH, advance for one, retire for one
Bonnie Stronshiray, 32S3, Campbell - Glasgow Assembly
chaining around in a circle, 2 bars per hand
A Trip to Bavaria, 32R4 set, MacGregor-Brown - Collins Pocket Reference
My Spouse Nancy, 32R3, RSCDS Leaflet
Burns' Hornpipe, 32H4 set, Book 27
Catch the Wind, 32R3, Book 45

January 18, 2006 - Lee
Welcome, 32R circle (done as jig), Watson - Stepping Out Part 1
strathspey travelling
reels of three (right shoulder, left shoulder, and mirror)
figures of eight across the dance
Sands of Morar, 32S3, Book 45
Good Hearted Glasgow, 32J3, Knapman - Collins Pocket Reference
Battle Creek Breeze, 32R3, Lindsey - Flying Ghillies Vol. 2 (PDF)
A Touch of Tartan, 32R3, van Maarseveen - The Dancing Thistles

January 25, 2006 - Jay
Burns Night Celebration

February 2006

February 1, 2006 - Ellie
ladies' chain
rights and lefts
The Rothesay Rant, 32J4 sq., Anna Holden - Birmingham Branch Book
Campbell of Cawdor, 32S2, Anna Holden - Birmingham Branch Book
Campbell's Hornpipe, 32R4, Anna Holden - Birmingham Branch Book
Melrose, 32S3, Anna Holden - 3 SCD
Holden Lane, 32R3, Anna Holden - Brock Summer Celebration

February 8, 2006 - Ellie
La Bastringue (warmup dance)
skip change, including changes of direction
pas de basque, including travelling and 2H turns
poussette
Jessie's Hornpipe, 32R3, Book 8
reels of 3
Bonnie Kate of Aberdeen, 40S3, Book 17 (done as 32S3, choose 6HR or R&L as last figure)
My Wife's a Winsome Wee Thing, 32J3, Pinewoods Vol. 2
From the Broomielaw, 32S4, Anna Holden - TAC Silver Anniversary
The Scots Gate, 32J4, Ladies of Dunse

February 15, 2006 - Ellie
set and cross with partner, set advancing and and turn with partner
set, RHA halfway, set, LHA halfway
rights and lefts
The Duke of Atholl's Reel, 32J2, Book 16
Airie Bennan, 32J5, Glendarroch
Invercauld's Reel, 32S3, Book 11
The Lammermuir Hills, 32S2, Wells House
The Last of the Lairds, 32J3, Book 22

February 22, 2006 - Ellie
figures warm-up
Watson's Reel, 24J2, Graded Book
set to corners and partner exercise
Lady Susan Stewart's Strathspey, 32S3, MMM II
Crockett's Victory Garden, 32R4, Ways - Bicentennial Book
The Legacy, 32J3, Pinewoods Vol. 2
Lady Susan Stewart's Reel, 32R3, Book 5
Campbell's Hornpipe, 32R4, Anna Holden - Birmingham Branch Book

March 2006

March 1, 2006 - Yvonne
Espie McNabb, 32J3, MMM 1
Shiftin' Bobbins, 32R3, Ormskirk
review reels of 4
The Cumbrae Reel, 32R3, Book 28
review Highland Schottische setting
The Robertson Rant, 80S4 sq., Book 39
The Montgomeries' Rant, 32R3, Book 10

March 8, 2006 - Yvonne
The Machine Without Horses, 32J3, Book 12
review strathspey travelling
review strathspey circles
The Braes of Tulliemet, 32S3, Book 7
The Hollin Buss, 32J2, Book 24
review Highland Schottische setting
Ellwyn Strathspey, 32S4, Duthie - 8 SCDs
McGregor's Leap, 32R3, Attwood - Alexander 1
Mrs. MacLeod, 32R3, Book 6

March 15, 2006 - Yvonne
Catch the Wind, 32H3, Book 45
review strathspey setting
review strathspey travelling
review 3 couple knot
The Shores of Solway, 32S3, Goldring - 10 Social
The Shuttle Bus, 32J3, Loeb - Crimson Heather
review rondel
The Mercat Cross, 32S3 set, Dickson - Dunedin 3
1 couple poussette
The Triumph, 24R4 set, Book 1

March 22, 2006 - Yvonne
Lamb Skinnet, 32J3, Book 14
review strathspey travelling
strathspey set right, set left pulling back LS to face opposite direction
John Derek Evans, 32S3, Wallace - Redwood Forest
review skip change
review 2 bar turns, RH and LH
the targe
The Clansman, 32R2, Book 32
set and link for three
Gang the Same Gate, 32S3, Book 36

March 29, 2006 - Yvonne
Good Hearted Glasgow, 32J3, Knapman Leaflet
Fill the Fetters, 32S4 sq., Lasnik - Boston Celebrate 50
pas de basque
Waverley, 48J4, Book 15
Light and Airy, 32J3, Book 4
slip step circle left, pivot pulling back LS, skip change counterclockwise back
Major Ian Stewart, 32J3, Book 35
set right, slip step left
set right, skip change left
Caberfei, 32R3, McConachie - 18th Century Book

April 2006

April 5, 2006 - Ralph
warm-up exercise for RS and LS reels of 3
reels of 3 - RS, LS, mirror, crossover
Maxwell's Rant, 32R3, Book 18
Balquidder Strathspey, 32S3, Book 24
The Last of the Lairds, 32J3, Thurston - 16 SCD
The Saltire Society Reel, 32R3, Leaflet

April 12, 2006 - Ralph
The Saltire Society Reel, 32R3, Leaflet
Catch the Wind, 32R3, Book 45
Monymusk, 32S3, Book 11
The Reel of the Gordon Highlanders, 32R3, Delft Book
The Reel of the 51st Division, 32R3, Book 13

April 19, 2006 - Ralph
We Agree to Differ (First class in a series)
pas de basque
Border poussette, Complete Guide to SCD by John Duthie and Allie Anderson
The Nut, 24J2, Book 1 and Allan's Ball-room Guide [with Border poussette]
Jenny's Bawbee, 24S2, Book 5
The Triumph, 24R2, Book 1, Allan's Ball-room Guide, Kerr's Collection, and National Dances of Scotland [with Border poussette]
The British Grenadiers, 32R3, MMM 1, Allan's Ball-room Guide and Kerr's Collection [with Border poussette]
Paddy O'Rafferty, 32J3, Allan's Ball-room Guide and Kerr's Collection
Lady Lucy Ramsay, 32S3, MMM II
The Deil Amang the Tailors, 32R3, Book 14, Allan's Ball-room Guide and Kerr's Collection

April 26, 2006 - Ralph
Ladies' Fancy, 32J2, Book 13
Kendall's Hornpipe, 32J2, Graded Book
Sugar Candie, 32S3, Book 26
A Flock of Geese, 32J5, Briscoe - Slip Knot Collection
The Braes of Tulliemet, 32S3, Book 7

May 2006

May 3, 2006 - Eva
See You Again, 32R2 RR, Carr - Let's All Dance

Special presentation by physical therapist Andrew Cichosz
Smart Stretching and Wise Warmups for Scottish Country Dancers (Download PDF flyer)
Handout materials will be available in class

Ladies' Fancy, 32J2, Book 13
The Edinburgh Castle Reel, 32R3, Children's Book

May 10, 2006 - Eva
The Third Grey Cat, 32J3, Lataille - Let's All Dance, Too
pas de basque
double triangles exercise
double triangles
Beeswing, 32R3, 24 Graded and Social
turning exercises, RH and LH, 4 bars and 2 bars (quick time)
corner partner (strathspey)
Sugar Candie, 32S2, Book 26
The Chequered Court, 32J3, Book 42
The Earl of Northampton, 32S3, van Scoy - Boston Celebrate 50
The Wind that Shakes the Barley, 32R3, Duthie - 8 SCD

May 17, 2006 - Eva
Kendall's Hornpipe, 32J2, Graded Book
review pas de basque
review 8-bar and 6-bar RS reels of 3
The Montgomeries' Rant, 32R3, Book 10
review 2 couple allemande into 2 couple knot
The Earl of Northampton, 32S3, van Scoy - Boston Celebrate 50
review 2 couple knot and back to back
Berwick Johnnie, 32J3, Graded Book
review grand chain
Neidpath Castle, 32S3 set, Book 22
The Black Leather Jig, 32J3, Selling - Delaware Valley Silver
Catch the Wind, 32R3, Book 45

May 24, 2006 - Eva
Come Under My Plaidie, 32J2 r.r., SCD for Children
review set to corners and partner
review circle into promenade
The College Hornpipe, 32R3, Book 20
review 3 couple promenade
review poussette right round
Miss Ogilvie's Fancy, 32S3, Book 20
Flights of Fancy, 32J3, McColl - Boston Celebrate 50
Bonnie Stronshiray, 32S3, Campbell - Glasgow Assembly
Flowers of Edinburgh, 32R3, Book 1

May 31, 2006 - Eva
A Wee Nothin', 32J2, Brunken leaflet
review skip change
review right hands across and left hands back
practice long and short skip change steps
The Australian Ladies, 32R3, Campbell - Glasgow Assembly
review strathspey travelling
The Gentleman, 32S3, Book 35
On the Morning Tide, 32R3, Boyd - Island Bay
review the tournée
The Munro Rant, 32S2, MMM 1

June 2006

June 7, 2006 - Carol
The Black Cats' Jig, 32J3, Porter Leaflet
Long Pond Reel, 32R3, Donaldson Leaflet
The Bonnie Breist Knots, 32S3, Border Book
Halsway's Scottish Manners, 32J3, Mary Devlin adapted by Carol Porter
The Barmkin, 88R4 sq., Goldring - 24 Graded and Social
Scotland's Gardens, 32R3, Goldring Leaflet
New Abbey, 32S2, Goldring - Graded and Social 2
The Reel of the 51st Division, 32R3, Book 13

June 14, 2006 - Carol
Good Hearted Glasgow, 32J3, Knapman Leaflet
Mrs. Oliphant's Reel, 32R3, Betts Leaflet
At the End of the Day, 32S3, Boyd - Silver Threads
Argyll is My Name, 32J3, Drewry - Summer Coll. 1985
The Shenandoah River Reel, 32R3, Betts Leaflet
The De'il Amang the Tailors, 32R3, Book 14

June 21, 2006 - Jay
Inchmickery, 32J5, Goldring - 14 Social Dances for 2000
The Westminster Reel, 32R2, Book 45
Spirit of the Dance, 32S3, Irene Paterson Leaflet (TAC)
The Abbot of Unreason, 32J3, Milton Levy - The Tin Woodsman
Summer Wooing, 32R3, Book 38
May Yarker's Strathspey, 32S3, Book 42

June 28, 2006 - Jay
Jay:
Hooper's Jig, 32J3, MMM II

Lee:
pas de basque, turning pas de basque
set to corners and turn RH 1 1/2
down for 3, up for 3, cast to face 1st corners
A Noble Endeavor, 32R3, Lee Fuell

Jay:
S-Locomotion, 32S4, Book 41
Maxwell's Rant, 32R3, Book 18
Johnnie's Welcome Hame, 40R3, Book 32
Mrs. Stewart's Jig, 32J3, Book 35
The Montgomeries' Rant, 32R3, Book 10

July 2006

July 5, 2006 - Carol
Kendall's Hornpipe, 32J2, Graded Book
Hope Little's Strathspey, 32S3, Goldring - Graded and Social 2
The River Rats, 32R3, Boyd - Kilmarnock Album
The Piper and the Penguin, 88R4 sq., Goldring - Scotia Suite
Minister on the Loch, 32S3 set, Goldring - 24 Graded and Social Dances
Blue Bonnets, 32J2, Book 3
The Brook, 32J3, Butterfield - Island Bay Collection
Red House, 40R2, Book 7
Sandy O'er the Lea, 32S2, MMM II

July 12, 2006 - Margaret
Trip to Gretna Green, 32J3, unknown
The Saltire Society Reel, 32R3, Leaflet
The Immigrant Lass, 32J4, Book 39
The Rose of the North, 32S3, Goldring - Leeds Silver Jubilee
The Spirit of the Dance, 40J3, Bowlen - Jean Garver Book
Auld Friends Meet, 32S3, Goldring Leaflet
Mrs. MacLeod, 32R3, Book 6

July 19, 2006 - Ralph
The Fiddler of Dooney, 32J3, Eustis - Between the Rivers
Jack's the Lad, 32S3 set, Goldring - Leeds 40th
The Dublin Reel, 48R5 sq., Stoddard
Birkenside, 32S2, Goldring - 24 Graded & Social
The De'il Amang the Tailors, 32R3, Book 14

July 26, 2006 - Beth
The Wee Fox, 16J2 RR mixer, Stoddard - Between the Rivers
The Kingdom of Fife (modified), 32S3, McConachie - 18th Century Book
The Nut, 24J2, Book 1
Outside the Box, 32S3, Stephens - Between the Rivers
Foggy River Reel, 40R3, Blue - Between the Rivers

August 2006

August 2, 2006 - Elaine
It's Nae Bother, 32J2, Haynes - Carnforth 4
The Tree Fern, 32R3, Boyd Leaflet
The Enchanted Garden, 32S3, Boyd - The World Around the Corner
A Capital Jig, 32J3, MacKay Leaflet
At the Town's End, 32R2, Boyd - The World Around the Corner
Same Time Next Year, 32S3, Carol Skinner

August 9, 2006 - Ron & Dale
Collie Law, 32J2, Goldring - 24 Graded & Social
Round Reel of Eight, 32R4 sq., Book 27
Gramachie, 32S3, MMM 1
The Grenadiers, 32J3, Sally Dee
More Bees A-Dancing, 32R3, Goldring - Graded & Social 2
Strathnairn, 32S3, Sargent - Ruthven Collection
The Longtown Rant, 32R3, Ramwell - Kirkbrae Coll. 2

August 16, 2006 - Yvonne
The Loch Ness Monster, 32R2 r.r. mixer, Boyd - Happy to Meet
The Flirtation Jig, 32J3, McColl - To Friendship
Campbell of Cawdor, 32S2, Anna Holden - Birmingham Branch Book
The Music Makars, 32R3, Book 33
Holden My Own, 32J3, Stephens - Between the Rivers
Irongray, 32S3, Foss - Galloway
The Reel of the Royal Scots, 32R3, Leaflet

August 23, 2006 - Lee
A Wee Nothin', 32J2, Brunken - Between the Rivers
Sylvander & Clarinda, 32S2, Fuell - Flying Ghillies Vol. 2 (PDF)
The Cicada Rant, 32R3, Ternes - Frederick Ten Dancing Years
Don't Forget Your Ghillies, 32J3, Lindsay - Flying Ghillies Vol. 2 (PDF)
Jimmy's Fancy, 32S3, Book 14
The New River Reel, 32R3, Fuell & Lindsay - Flying Ghillies Vol. 2 (PDF)

August 30, 2006 - Betty Lee
The Firth of Beauly, 32R3, Blue Ribbon Collection
Bleary-Eyed Laddie, 32R3, Fuell - Flying Ghillies Vol. 2 (PDF)
Burns Bicentenary Strathspey, 32S4, Drewry - Bankhead Book 6
The Dice Dance, 48R3, Petyt - Lochmaben Coll. 6
Catching Fireflies, 32R3, Jorgensen & Wendell (PDF)