Dances Taught at St. Columba's Scottish Country Dance Group

2006-2007

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September 2006

September 5, 2006 - Margaret
warmup dance (made up on the spot for class)
skip change (forward and retire)
casting off and casting back
casting off and casting back to second place
hands across
advance and retire
right hand turns
corner figure in Cutty Sark
review of phrasing and handing
Cutty Sark, 32J3, Book 40
MacDonald of the Isles, 32S3 set, Haynes - Carnforth 2
Duke of Atholl's Reel, 32J2, Book 16

September 12, 2006 - Margaret
The Ferry Louper, 32J3, Goldring - 24 Graded and Social Dances
Gypsy Weaver, 32S3, Peet - Between the Rivers
Bauldy Bain's Fiddle, 32R3, Dickson - Lothian Collection
John McAlpin, 32S3, Foss - Galloway
Mrs. MacLeod, 32R3, Book 6

September 19, 2006 - Margaret
Musicians: Colleen Reed & Liz Donaldson
General Class - Margaret:
warmup jig (made up for class)
slip step, with foot changes
advance and retire
chain
circle
right hand turn
phrasing and eye contact
The Ferryboat, 32J circle, Hunt - Let's All Dance
Culla Bay, 32S4 sq., Book 41
Swiss Lassie, 32R3, Book 39

Basic class - Jay:
skip change
slip step
Stepping up and down
down the middle and up RH turn/LH turn (4 bars each)
Rights and Lefts
The Highland Fair, 32J2, Graded Book

Combined:
The Highland Fair, 32J2, Graded Book (Jay)
Flowers of Edinburgh, 32R3, Book 1 (Margaret)

September 26, 2006 - Margaret
warm up dance (no name)
2 couple allemande (quick time)
turn corners and partner (quick time)
Light and Airy, 32J3, Book 4
phrasing the first 8 bars of Bridge of Nairn
Bridge of Nairn setting
advance and retire
turn corners and partner (strathspey)
turn partner 1 1/2 with both hands
Bridge of Nairn, 32S3, Book 13
Swashbuckling Iain, 32J2, Hunt - San Francisco Coll. Vol. 2
review petronella turns (quick time)
The Fireside Reel, 32R3, 18th Century Book
It's Not Rocket Science, 32J3 , Reiner & Mellott - Delaware Valley Silver

October 2006

October 3, 2006 - Margaret
Britannia Two Step, 16R lines of 3 RR, Collins Pocket Reference
warm up dance (no name)
The Hollin Buss, 32J2, Book 24
The Bonny Heather, 32S2, Ways - Between the Rivers
Holden My Own, 32J3, Stephens - Between the Rivers
On Hudson Creek, 32H3, Sawin - Between the Rivers
Maxwell's Rant, 32R3, Book 18

October 10, 2006 - Ellen
Off to Speyside, 32J2, Goldring – 24 Graded and Social
pas de basque
set to and turn corners
reels on the side
Mrs. MacLeod, 32R3, Book 6
I'll Mak' Ye Fain to Follow Me, 32J3, Book 6 (done as strathspey)
Ferla Mor, 32R3, Drewry – Deeside 1
A Capital Jig, 32J3, Tine MacKay Leaflet

October 17, 2006 - Ellen
Musicians: Becky Ross & Julie Gorka
Come Under My Plaidie, 32J2 RR, SCD for Children
Beltway Blues, 32J2, Ellen Ternes
reviewed pas de basque
double triangles
Alan J. Smith, 32J3, Book 45
The Lang Whang, 32S4, Dickson -- Dunedin 1
The Lang Whang (the long way in old Scots) is the A70, a road near the village of Carnwath 30 miles from Edinburgh and Glasgow in the Clyde Valley near the Pentland Hills
Ladies' Fancy, 32J2, Book 13

October 24, 2006 - Ellen
The Brudenell Jig, 32J2, Leeds Branch Anniversary Book
Jim Johnstone's Reel, 32R3, Goldring Leaflet
Autumn Wind, 32S3, Lara Friedman~Shedlov
review pas de basque
reviewed set to corners and partners
Arthur's Seat, 32R3, 18th Century Book
reviewed rondel
reviewed strathspey poussete
The Sauchie Haugh, 32S2, RSCDS Leaflet

October 31, 2006 - Halloween Dance

November 2006

November 7, 2006 - Margaret
Light and Airy, 32J3, Book 16
review turn corners and partner
The White Heather Jig, 40J4, Cosh - 22 + 2 SCD
review Glasgow Highlanders setting step
The Glasgow Highlanders, 32S2, Book 2
Anderson's Rant, 32R3, MMM I
review tournee
The Argyll Strathspey, 32S3, Book 35

November 14, 2006 - Margaret
Warm-up dance: Margaret's Fancy, 32J3, Grandine
review strathspey travelling (promenade hold)
review set and petronella (in circle)
review set and cast (in circle)
review set and petronella in tandem (in sets)
review set and petronella (in sets)
Cape Town Wedding, 32S3, Book 39
The Starry Eyed Lassie, 32J3, Book 23
The Wedding Reel, 32R3, John Bowie Dickson - Lothian Collection
Catch the Wind, 32H3, Book 45

November 21, 2006 - Margaret
Musicians: Andrew Marcus & Liz Donaldson
Long Live the Queen, 32R4, MMM I
The Machine Without Horses, 32J3, Book 12
strathspey setting
transitions between strathspey setting and travelling
strathspey travelling and setting with foot changes
strathspey setting with foot changes
strathspey setting with short step to right and long step to left
strathspey setting pulling back RS
review pousette right round
review set to corners and partner
Asilomar Romantic, 32S3, San Francisco Vol. 2
The Rambling Pitchfork, 32R3, Boyd - All Kinds of Everything
A Trip to Bavaria, 32R4, Collins Pocket Reference

November 28, 2006 - Margaret
On the Quarter-Deck, 32H2, Boyd - Harbour City
review pas de basque
review travelling pas de basque
set for 2, set advancing for 2
set for 2, set advancing for 1, set pulling back RS for 1
set on the right, set pulling back RS on the left, repeat 4x
Marie's Farewell, 32J3, Dickson - Lothian Coll.
The White Rose of Scotland, 32S3, Thistle
The Accordion Player, 32R3, Stephens - Between the Rivers
Well Done Jack, 32J3, Book 29

December 2006

December 5, 2006 - Jay
The Social Swing, 16 bar line dance, Collins Pocket Reference
review skip change
Netherby Hall, 32R2, Drewry - Bon Accord Book
review the bourrel
Jean Martin of Aberdeen, 32S3 set, Johnstone - RSCDS Leaflet
Polharrow Burn, 32R5, Foss - Glendarroch
review corners pass and turn
The Falkirk Lass, 32S3, Brunken - Merse Collection
The Deil Amang the Tailors, 32R3, Book 14

December 12, 2006 - Jay
Good Hearted Glasgow, 32J3, Knapman - Collins Pocket Reference
review pas de basque
The Carl Cam' Ower the Croft, 32R3, MMM II
review the bourrel
A Wee Birl, 32S3 set, Taylor - 25 Years at Westminster
Cairn Edward, 24R3, Foss - Galloway Album
The Craven Jig, 32J4 set, Haynes - Carnforth 4/RSCDS Leaflet
Strathcare, 32S3, Miller - Skye Collection 1
The Wind that Shakes the Barley, 32R3, Duthie - 8 SCD

December 19, 2006 - Jay
Musicians: Jeff Steinberg & Julie Gorka
40 Bar Waltz for Jim, 40W2, Laurie Mielke
(to commemorate Laurie and Jim's 40th wedding anniversary)
The Wind Dragon, 32R3, Boyd - The Island Bay Collection
Shores of Solway, 32S3, Goldring - 10 Social Dances
The Nurseryman, 32J3, Brown - Book 37
The Edinburgh Castle Reel, 32R3, Children's Book
Lord Elgin's Reel, 32S3, Book 26

January 2007

January 2, 2007 - Ellen
Andrew and Gordon's Jig, 32J3, Goldring - Graded and Social 2
review hands and arms for down the middle and up
review promenade hold and allemande hold
The Deil Amang the Tailors, 32R3, Book 14
Grandma's Mandolin, 32S3, Ellen Ternes - Frederick Ten Dancing Years
I'll Mak' Ye Fain to Follow Me, 32J3, Book 6
Veleta Waltz

January 9, 2007 - Ellen
Off to Speyside, 32J2, Goldring - 24 Graded and Social
review back to back (quick time and strathspey)
review poussette right round
review set and link
Mac's Delight, 32S3, MacKay Leaflet
The Selkirk Colony, 32R3, Ways - Bicentennial Book+7
George Stirrat's Rant, 32S4, Goldring - Graded and Social 2
Best Set in the Hall, 32J3, Greenwood Leaflet

January 16, 2007 - Ellen
Musicians: Colleen Reed & Liz Donaldson
Through the Garden Gate, 32J2, Let's All Dance, Too
review skip change - long and short steps
exercises for grand chain (passing RS then LS 2 bars per shoulder, passing RS then LS 1 bar per shoulder, passing giving RH then LH 2 bars per hand, passing giving RH then LH then 1 bar per hand, passing giving RH then LH with phrasing 1-1-2)
grand chain
Lady Home's Jig, 32J3, MMM 1
rights and lefts for 3 couples
The Rose of the North, 32S3, Goldring - Silver Jubilee
Blue Bonnets, 32J2, Book 3
crown triangles
Fraser's Favourite, 32R3, Leaflet

January 23, 2007 - Ellen
The Bramble Circle, 32R1 circle, Vandegrift - Let's All Dance
(walked and then danced)
The Kingston Flyer, 32R4, O'Connor - Happy to Meet
Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel, 32J2, Graded Book
review reels of 4 for Fraser's Favourite
review crown triangles
Fraser's Favourite, 32R3, Leaflet
The Byron Strathspey, 32S3 set, Drewry - Deeside 2
Glen Falloch, 32J3, Boyd - Let's All Dance, Too

January 30, 2007 - Ellen
Tam O'Shanter, 32R3, Barnes - Let's All Dance, Too
Fish and Chips, 32J4, Hamilton - Let's All Dance, Too
Happy to Meet, 32J3, Boyd - Happy to Meet
review 2H turns in 4 bars
review strathspey half poussette
Fred and Sue's Strathspey, 32S3, Bamford Leaflet
The De'il Amang the Tailors, 32R3, Book 14
Waterfall Waltz, 32W2 r.r., Australian Bush Dances 2

February 2007

February 6, 2007 - Elaine
warmup - circle dance
review skip change
review reel of 4 across
review poussette
Cast and Reel, 32R3, Brunken
review strathspey travelling
review advance for 1, retire for 1
review strathspey setting
review transition between strathspey travelling and setting
review ladies' chain
review petronella
Iona Strathspey, 32S2, Wood - Four Other Dances
review set and link
review men's chain
Gaelforce Wind, 32J3, Haynes - Carnforth 3
The De'il Amang the Tailors, 32R3, Book 14

February 13, 2007 - Valentine's Dance - POSTPONED

February 20, 2007 - Elaine
figures exercises - walking
The Ferry Louper, 32J3, Goldring - 24 Graded and Social
strathspey setting - large and small steps
small setting step right, large setting step left
dance in for 1, turn 2H for 1, dance out to place for 2
foot changes: advance right, retire left, advance left, retire right; repeat
review poussette right round
set to partners and corner
review set and link
review corners pass and turn
It's About Time, 32S3, Brunken leaflet
review reel of 3 across the dance
review turn corners and partner
The Wind that Shakes the Barley, 32R3, Duthie - 8 SCD
review hands across halfway
The De'il Amang the Tailors, 32R3, Book 14

February 27, 2007 - Elaine
The Ferry Louper, 32J3, Goldring - 24 Graded and Social
Crom Allt, 32R3, Goldring - 24 Graded and Social
strathspey travelling step
review 2H turns in 2 bars
review grand chain
review half poussette
Neidpath Castle, 32S3 set, Book 22
review reels of 3
The Montgomeries' Rant, 32R3, Book 10

March 2007

March 6, 2007 - Yvonne
Knit the Pocky, 32R2, Book 11
skip change forward and backward
back to back
review handing for turns
review half rights and lefts
Well Done Jack, 32J3, Book 29
3 couple promenade followed by cast off
review poussette right round
Hame Came Our Gudeman, 32S3, Book 30
EH3 7AF, 32J3, Book 40
Seann Triubhas Willichan, 32S2, Book 27

March 13, 2007 - Yvonne
Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel, 32J2, Graded Book
strathspey travelling
review hands round and back in strathspey
8-bar parallel RS reels of 3
Bedrule, 32S3, Book 33
Catch the Wind, 32H3, Book 45
strathspey setting and set advancing
practice foot changes: travel for 2, set for 2 (starting left), travel for 2 (starting right), set for 2
review 1/2 reels of 4
review poussette right round
The Gentleman, 32S3, Book 35

March 20, 2007 - Yvonne
Peter Walker & Julie Gorka
The Mad Hatter, 32J3, Boyd - Happy to Meet
review retiring skip change
pas de basque
pas de basque advancing, pas de basque pulling back RS
inverting double triangles
corners pass and turn
The Accordion Player, 32R3, Stephens - Between the Rivers
review crossover mirror reels (strathspey)
Balquidder Strathspey, 32S3, Book 24
pas de basque in jig time
set to corners and partner
The Fiddler of Dooney, 32J3, Eustis - Between the Rivers

March 27, 2007 - Yvonne
The Hollin Buss, 32J2, Book 24
review strathspey travelling, long and short steps
2 couple knot (strathspey)
Birkenside, 32S2, Goldring - 24 Graded & Social
2 couple slip knot
review poussette
slip knot into poussette transition
Ellie's Jig, 32J3, Briscoe - Slip Knot Coll.
review set and cast pulling back RS (strathspey)
review rights and lefts
The Braes of Breadalbane, 32S3, Book 21

April 2007

April 3, 2007 - Jay
The Highland Fair, 32J2, Graded Book
pas de basque
exercises for travelling pas de basque, turning pas de basque
pas de basque in jig time
review set to corners and partner
Major Ian Stewart, 32J3, Book 35
review strathspey setting
review petronella
The Lea Rig, 32S2, Book 21
The Sailor, 32H3, Book 24
Sleepy Maggie, 32R3, Book 11

April 10, 2007 - Jay
The Findlays' Jig, 32J3, Goldring - 14 Social for 2000
review strathspey travelling
review rondel
The Mercat Cross, 32S3 set, Dickson - Dunedin 3
The Luckenbooth Brooch, 32J3, Dickson Glendarroch
Round Reel of Eight, 88R4 sq., Book 27
Seann Triubhas Willichan, 32S2, Book 27
At the Town's End, 32H2, Boyd - World Around the Corner

April 17, 2007 - Jay
Crom Allt (The Crooked Burn), 32R3, Goldring - 24 Graded and Social
Davy Nick Nack, 32H3, Campbell - Glasgow Assembly
review strathspey poussette
The Lammermuir Hills, 32S2, Goldring - Wells House
Fair Jenny's Jig, 32J3, Wallace - From the Redwood Forest
reviewed cross-over reels of three
The Wind Dragon, 32R3, Boyd - Island Bay
The Windmill on the Hill or The Obelisk, 32S3, Elma See - Three for Two
Anderson's Rant, 32R3, MMM I

April 24, 2007 - Hearts and Flowers Dance

May 2007

May 1, 2007 - Elaine
skip change
pas de basque
Blue Bonnets, 32J2, Book 3
parallel RS reels of 3
Catch the Wind, 32H3, Book 45
strathspey setting
strathspey travelling
transition between strathspey setting and travelling
set for 2, turn 2H for 2
Seann Triubhas Willichan, 32S2, Book 27
Tine's Jig, 32J3, Brunken leaflet

May 8, 2007 - Margaret
Welcome to the Dance, 32J2 r.r, Vandegrift - Let's All Dance
double figures of eight
Peterhead Lassies, 32J2, Goldring - 24 Graded & Social
the bourrel
Frae A' The Airts, 32M3, Campbell - RSCDS Leaflet
transitions from pas de basque to skip change to travelling pas de basque
The Whistling Wind, 32R3, Goosen - Book 36
progressive (snowball) grand chain
Back to the Fireside, 32R3, Goldring - Book 38

May 15, 2007 - Elaine
Canadian Barn Dance
1-couple poussette
The Triumph, 24R4, Book 1
hands across and back
rights and lefts
4-bar turns, RH and LH
The Barmkin, 88R4 sq., Goldring - 24 Graded & Social
the bourrel
eye contact and covering
Jean Martin of Aberdeen, 32S3 set, 3 Dances 2006
poussette (quick time)
Ladies' Fancy, 32J2, Book 13
The Triumph, 24R4, Book 1

May 22, 2007 - Elaine
The Dinky Two-Step
The Machine Without Horses, 32J2, Book 12
The Triumph, 24R4, Book 1
Miss Catherine Ann, 32S3 set, Queen Collection
The Barmkin, 88R4 sq., Goldring - 24 Graded & Social
AGM
The Dinky Two-Step
Crom Allt (The Crooked Burn), 32R3, Goldring - 24 Graded & Social
Tine's Jig, 32J3, Brunken leaflet

May 29, 2007 - Elaine
a round the room dance
review skip change
curving to pass RS and LS in 2 bars per shoulder, then in 1 bar
adjusting length of steps
difference between reels and jigs
Miss Cholmondeley's Reel, 32R2, 99 More SCD
Allt An Duin (The Burn by the Hillock), 32R3, 24 Graded & Social
Iona Strathspey, 32S2, John Wood
The Montgomeries' Rant, 32R3, Book 10

June 2007

June 5, 2007 - Ellen
Through the Garden Gate, 32J2, St. Amand - Let's All Dance Too
Mr. William Brown's Reel, 32R3, Foss - Galloway Album
Couteraller's Rant, 32S3, Book 34
On Hudson Creek, 32H3, Sawin - Between the Rivers
Holden Lane, 32R3, Holden - Brock Summer Celebration
The Bonny Heather, 32S2, Ways - Between the Rivers
The De'il Amang the Tailors, 32R3, Book 14

June 12, 2007 - Jay
Pint o' Ale is Fain, 32J3, Devil's Quandary
review skip change of step
review pas de basque
Haddington Assembly, 32J3, Jean Henderson
reviewed strathspey traveling step
The Sands of Forvie, 32S3 set, Goldring - Leeds 40th Anniversary
Hooper's Jig, 32J3, MMM II
The Minister on the Loch, 32S3 set, Goldring - 24 Graded and Social Dances
Flowers of Edinburgh, 32R3, Book 1

June 19, 2007 - Margaret
The Kingston Jig, 32J4, Goldring - 24 Graded & Social The Highland Rambler, 40R3, Goldring - Silver Jubilee Lady Lucy Ramsay, 32S3, MMM 2
Bratach Bana, 32R3, Drewry - Bon Accord Book
Monymusk, 32S3 Book 11
Mrs. Stewart's Jig, 32S3 Book 35

June 26, 2007 - Margaret
EH3 7AF, 32J3, Book 40
Campbell's Hornpipe, 32R4, Holden - Birmingham Book
Bonnie Stronshiray, 32S3, Campbell - Glasgow Assembly
The Peat Fire Flame, 40R3, Drewry - Bon Accord Book
The Castle in the Glen, 32S3, Boyd - Southern Cross Album
Sleepy Maggie, 32R3, Book 11

July 2007

July 3, 2007 - John
Singalong Night
The Frisky, 32J3, Book 26 (lyrics)
The Wee Cooper o' Fife, 40J2, Foss - Dances to Song Tunes (lyrics)
The Lea Rig, 32S2, Book 21 (lyrics)
My Love She's But a Lassie Yet, 32R2, Book 9 (lyrics)
Black Mountain Reel, 32R5, Glendarroch
     danced as 32R7 to Bobby MacLeod's Bothy Medley:
          Donal, Where's Y're Troosers (lyrics)
          The Birks of Birnieboozie*
          Lass of Fyvie (lyrics)
          The Meeting of the Waters*
          The Bonnie Lass o' Bon Accord (lyrics)
     *Finding the lyrics left to the interested dancer.
      Try running them down on an Andy Stewart or Alexander Bothers album.
Dundee Reel, 40J3, Border Book (lyrics)

July 10, 2007 - NO CLASS DUE TO LOW ATTENDANCE

July 17, 2007 - Mel
Trip to Gatlinburg, 32J3, Tang leaflet
A Reel for Alice, 32R5, Goldring - A Reel for Alice
Bonnie Stronshiray, 32S3, Campbell - Glasgow Assembly
Piglet's Jig, 32J3, Mel Briscoe
Well Kent, 32S3 set, Goldring - A Reel for Alice
Bauldy Bain's Fiddle, 32R3, Dickson - Lothian

July 24, 2007 - Eva
The Machine Without Horses, 32J3, Book 12
Pugwash and Tatamagouche, 32H3, Ron Wallace Leaflet
The Braes of Mellinish, 32S2, Book 25
The Tattie Bogle, 32J3, Haynes - Carnforth Coll. 1
Flowers of Edinburgh, 32R3, Book 1
Moment of Truth, 32S3, Sigg - Book 37
Da Rain Dancin', 32R3, Wallace - From the Redwood Forest

July 31, 2007 - Mel
The Last of the Lairds, 32J3, Thurston - Book 22
Many Happy Returns, 32S3, Mel Briscoe - Slip Knot Collection
Swiss Lassie, 32R3, Betsche - Book 39
The Right Way Up, 32J3, Goldring - A Reel for Alice
Kildonan Sands, 32S3, Goldring - A Reel for Alice

August 2007

August 7, 2007 - Ellie
Knit the Pocky, 32R2, Book 11 (walking)
Fugal Fergus, 48J3, Foss - The Waverley Fugues/3 by Foss
Waverley, 48J3, Book 15 (once through, for comparison)
John McAlpin, 32S3, 3 by Foss
The Cranberry Tart, 32J3, Glasspool - Seven Year Itch
An Autumn Posy, 32S2, Butterfield - Island Bay Coll.
Festival Fling, 32R3, Book 44

August 14, 2007 - Betty Lee
Shiftin' Bobbins, 32R3, Clowes - Ormskirk
The Luckenbooth Brooch, 32J3, Dickson - Glendarroch
Dancing Around, 32S4, Drewry - Stoneywood Collection 2
A Reel for Alice, 32R5, Goldring - A Reel for Alice
The Music and the Dance, 32S3, Anne Campbell Leaflet
The Montgomeries' Rant, 32R3, Book 10

August 21, 2007 - Beth
A Wee Nothin', 32J2, Brunken - Between the Rivers
Outside the Box, 32S3, Stephens - Between the Rivers
Polharrow Burn, 32R5, Foss - Glendarroch/3 by Foss
It's About Time, 32S3, Brunken leaflet
Best Set in the Hall, 32J3, Greenwood leaflet

August 28, 2007 - Pam
Trip to Gretna Green, 32J3, Unknown
Edina's Pride, 32S3, Alex Gray – Edinburgh Diamond Jubilee
Hoover's Hornpipe, 32H3, Stephens leaflet
The Rover's Rant, 32J3, Goldring – 12 More Social
The Craven Strathspey, 32S3, Haynes – Carnforth 1
Captain Ross, 32R3, 18th Century Book