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

2007-2008

September	October	November	December
January	February	March	April

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September 2007

September 4, 2007 - Jay
The Dillsburg Jig, 32J3, Tang - Performance Dancing
review skip change
reels as in Lads of Saltcoats
The Lads of Saltcoats, 32R2, MMM 2
Giradet House, 32S4 sq., Francis Carr Leaflet
Inchmickery, 32J5, Goldring - 14 Social Dances for 2000
review tournée
Lady McGowan's Dream, 32S2, Ways - Bicentennial Book + 7

September 11, 2007 - Jay
The Third Grey Cat, 32J3, Lataille - Let's All Dance, Too
review skip change
Border Lassies, 32J3, Goldring Leaflet
Delvine Side, 32S3, Book 2 set to corners and turn partner
St. Columba's Reel, 40R3, Goldring - 14 Social Dances for 2000
North Grove, 32S3, Goldring Leaflet

September 18, 2007 - Jay
Ian Hall's Mixer, 32J2 r.r, Ian Hall Leaflet
review strathspey travelling
poussette right round
The Fête, 32S3, Book 25
The Royal Deeside Railway, 32R3, Arrowsmith - Book 40
Holden My Own, 32J3, Pam Stephens - Between the Rivers
The Minister on the Loch, 32S3 set, Roy Goldring - 24 Graded & Social
The De'il Amang the Tailors, 32R3, Book 14

September 25, 2007 - Jay
Musicians: Becky Ross & Julie Gorka
The Hospitality Circle, 32J2 r.r., van Nus - Let's All Dance, Too
review skip change
review pas de basque
review quick time poussette
Kumite, 32R2, Katherine Davis - Delaware Valley Silver
Invercauld's Reel, 32S3, Book 11
Napier's Index, 40J3, Book 45
The Abbotsford Lassies, 32R4 sq., Charles Inglis Leaflet
The Reel of the Royal Scots, 32R3, Goldring - RSCDS Leaflet

October 2007

October 2, 2007 - Ellen
Fleabag (warmup)
The Rug Beater, 32R3, Sue Kashanski (done as jig)
travelling pas de basque
poussette
Thornycroft, 32R2, Goldring - Graded & Social 2
A Seismic Shift, 32S2, Ternes leaflet
Tomtain Brae, 32J4, Goldring - Graded & Social 2
Anderson's Rant, 32R3, MMM I

October 9, 2007 - Ellen
Down Unda, 32R2, McMurtry - Devil's Quandary
The Dundee City Police Jig, 32J5, Mitchell - Whetherly 2
strathspey travelling, long and short steps
crossover mirror reels
Balquidder Strathspey, 32S3, Book 24
The Accordion Player, 32JR3, Stephens - Between the Rivers
The Montgomeries' Rant, 32R3, Book 10

October 16, 2007 - Ellen
Canadian Barn Dance, 16M2 r.r, Collins Pocket Ref.
The Lady Wynd, 32J3, Goldring – Graded and Social 2
review skip change
review pas de basque
Lady Mary Menzies' Reel, 32R3, Book 7 (Castle Menzies 18c)
setting as in Bridge of Nairn
The Bridge of Nairn, 32S3, Book 13
The Tripitup Troupe, 32J3, Banffshire Jubilee Book
The New River Reel, 32R3, Fuell & Lindsey - Flying Ghillies Vol. 2

October 23, 2007 - Ellen
The Royal Deeside Railway, 32R3, Arrowsmith - Book 40 (as jig, then as reel)
review pas de basque
pas de basque travelling forward and backward
set to and turn corners
review set to and turn corners followed by reels on the side
Duke of Perth, 32R3, Book 1
set and link
review corners pass and turn
Autumn Wind, 32S3, Friedman~Shedlov leaflet
Ferla Mor, 32R3, Drewry - Deeside 1
On Hudson Creek, 32H3, Sawin - Between the Rivers

October 30, 2007 - Halloween Dance

November 2007

November 6, 2007 - Yvonne
St Andrew's Fair, 32J3, 5 for 1982
review strathspey setting
set to corners
cast off and back into promenade
promenade into set to corners
drawing in the circle to shorten the distance
phrasing of turns at end
Up in the Air, 32S3, Book 20
The Australian Ladies, 32R3, Campbell - Glasgow Assembly
Holden My Own, 32J3, Stephens - Between the Rivers
the tournée
half turn and twirl
Argyll Strathspey, 32S3, Goldring - Book 35
Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder, 128J4 sq., Hamilton leaflet

November 13, 2007 - Yvonne
skip change
The Hollin Buss, 32J2, Book 24
strathspey travelling
strathspey setting
review turn corners and partner
review pulling in the circle to shorten the distance
Strathglass House, 32S3, Book 13
review turn corners and partner in quick time
practice turns in 2 bars, RH and LH
Wedderburn's Reel, 32R3, Graded Book
Miss Allie Anderson, 32J3, Leaflet

November 20, 2007 - Yvonne
Musicians: Jeff Steinberg & Julie Gorka
Kendall's Hornpipe, 32J2, Graded Book
exercise - all back to back w/ partner, set, and dance around each other RS
review eye contact with partner
Miss Catherine Allan, 32S3, Emmerson - RSCDS Leaflet
Festival Fling, 32R3, Davison - Book 44
review the rondel
The Silver Tassie, 32S3, Drewry - RSCDS Leaflet

November 27, 2007 - Yvonne
Joie de Vivre, 32J3, van Marseveen - Book 39
review strathspey travelling, long and short steps
exercise - in promenade hold on women's side w/ woman on left, dance across set and back
review the knot for 2 couples
Miss Milligan's Strathspey, 32S3, RSCDS Leaflet
review pas de basque to jig time
balance in line - positioning of body, arms and hands
Follow Me Home, 32J3, Briscoe - Book 38
the rondel
review poussette right round
The Sauchie Haugh, 32S2, Emmerson - RSCDS Leaflet

December 2007

December 4, 2007 - NO CLASS DUE TO WATER OUTAGE

December 11, 2007 - Margaret
Kersty's Jig, 32J3, Jo Hamilton
Delvine Side, 32S3, Book 2
A Winter's Walk, 32J3, Stephens - Between the Rivers
Catch the Wind, 32H3, Butterfield – Island Bay/Book 45

December 18, 2007 - Margaret
warmup polka
The Bramble Circle, 32R1, Circle Dance, Vandegrift – Let's All Dance
Auld Grey Cat, 32R3, Boyd – Let's All Dance
figure workshop (R&L, hands round, RHA/LHA, down the middle and up)
Linton Ploughman, 32J3, Book 5
The Crief Jig, 32J2 (Danced as a Strathspey), Trew – Let's All Dance
The Oban Reel, 32R2, Trew – Let's All Dance

December 25, 2007 - NO CLASS - Christmas Day

January 2008

January 1, 2008 - NO CLASS - New Year's Day

January 8, 2008 - NO CLASS - Floor Refinishing

January 15, 2008 – Margaret
Turkey Trot, 32R3, Jo Hamilton – Let's All Dance
phrasing drills
Kendall's Hornpipe, 32J2, Graded Book
review allemande (strathspey)
Duchess of York, 32S3, Preston (18C) - Book 27
Coming Through the Rye, 40J3, Carolyn Hunt – San Francisco Coll. Vol. 2
Fair Donald, 32S3, Book 29
Blue Bonnets, 32J2, Book 3

January 22, 2008 – Margaret

January 29, 2008 – Ellen
Bridge Over Troubled Waters, 32J3 dancers, Moore Always Enough to Dance
Pint O' Ale is Fain, 32J3, The Devil's Quandary
The Scottish Fiddler o' Crieff, 32J3 (danced as reel), Murray - New Atholl Coll.
Second City Strathspey, 32S3, Jennings - Banffshire Diamond Jubilee
The New River Reel, 32R3, Fuell & Lindsey - Flying Ghillies Vol. 2
Blue Bonnets, 32J2, Book 3

February 2008

February 5, 2008 – Ellen
Blaydon Races, 32 waltz, round the room
Hall of the South, 32J2, McGhee - Imperial 4
Asilomar Romantic, 32S3, Cuthbertson - San Francisco Coll. Vol. 2
The Drunkard's Dream, 32R3, N. Morgan
Fun and Flirtation, 32S3, Lavallee-Tente - Nutmeg Collection
Gaelforce Wind, 32R3 (danced as jig), Haynes - Carnforth 3
The Old Ba' Game, 32R4, Ternes

February 12, 2008 - Valentine's Dance - POSTPONED

February 19, 2008 – Ellen
Herself, 32S5 dancers, Barnes - Kaleidoscope
Cutty Sark, 32J3, Book 40
The Plantation Reel, 32R5, Moretti - Pinewoods Coll. Vol.2
Miss Catherine Allan, 32S3, Emmerson - RSCDS leaflet
Festival Fling, 32R3, Davison - Book 44
The Reel of the 51st Division, 32R3 (danced in 5C set), Atkinson - Book 13

February 26, 2008 – Ellen
Hayden's Weave, 32R2 r.r., MacKay Leaflet
The Pawling Porch, 32R3, Brunken leaflet
Muirland Willie, 32J3, Book 21
The Minister on the Loch, 32S3, Goldring - 24 Graded & Social
The Plantation Reel, 32R5, Moretti - Pinewoods Coll. Vol.2
Dundee Dorothy, 32J3, Ternes

March 2008

March 4, 2008 – Jay
Cutty Sark, 32J3, Book 40
The Plantation Reel, 32R5, Moretti - Pinewoods Coll. Vol.2
The Dundee Whaler, 32S4, Roy Clowes – Ormskirk
Muirland Willie, 32J3, Book 21
Kinfauns Castle, 32S5, Haynes – Carnforth 4
Mrs. MacLeod, 32R3, Book 6

March 11, 2008 – Jay
The Ferry Louper, 32J3, Goldring – 24 Graded & Social
Bratach Bana, 32R3, Drewry – Bon Accord
Kinfauns Castle, 32S5, Derek Haynes – Carnforth 4
Fisherman's Reel, 32R5 sq., Petyt - Dunblane Holiday
The De'il Amang the Tailors, 32R3, Book 14

March 18, 2008 – Jay
Holden My Own, 32J3, Stephens – Between the Rivers
Quarries' Jig, 32J3, Kent Smith – Book 36
The Shores of Solway, 32S3, Goldring – 10 Social
Over the Water to Charlie (New Way), 32J3, Book 34
The Cumbrae Reel, 32R3, Book 28
The Walled Garden, 32S2, Goldring – 24 Graded & Social
Shiftin' Bobbins, 32R3, Clowes – Ormskirk

March 25, 2008 – Jay
Crom Allt (The Crooked Burn), 32R3, Goldring - 24 Graded & Social
Gypsy Weaver, 32S3, Peet - Between the Rivers
The Hunting Horn, 32J3, McBryde - Scottish Dance Archives
On the Quarterdeck, 32H2, Boyd - Harbour City
Neidpath Castle, 32S3 set, Haynes - Book 22
General Stuart's Reel, 32R3, Castle Menzies (18C) - Book 10

April 2008

April 1, 2008 – Yvonne
The Three Creeks Shore, 32J3, Zadworny - Aye Afloat
review strathspey travelling
review strathspey setting
review travel for 2, set for 2
review 16-bar petronella figure (strathspey)
The Lea Rig, 32S2, Book 21
review pas de basque
review 16-bar petronella figure (reel)
Inverneill House, 32R3, Drewry - Book 35
Lady in Red, 32S3, McMurtry - Devil's Quandary

April 8, 2008 – Yvonne
Gloria's Wee Jig, 32J2, McMurtry - Devil's Quandary
review strathspey travelling - long, regular, and short steps
exercise for turn corners and partner (varying strathspey travelling step length)
review double crossover mirror reels
review turn corners and partner
Balquidder Strathspey, 32S3, Rutherford - Book 24
review skip change - long, regular, and short steps
exercise for turn corners and partner (varying skip change step length)
review grand chain
Lady Home's Jig, 32J3, MMM I
The Marquis of Lorne, 32S3, MMM 2
The Back o' Bennachie, 32R2, Duthie - 8 SCD

April 15, 2008 – Yvonne
Farewell Social for Dehlly
EH3 7AF, 32J3, Goldring - Book 40
Festival Fling, 32R3, Davison - Book 44 (Dehlly's choice)
Monymusk, 32S3, Book 11
A Trip to Bavaria, 32R4, MacGregor-Brown - Collins Pocket Ref. (Dehlly's choice)
Pelorus Jack, 32J3, Skelton - Book 41 (Dehlly's choice)
Flowers of Edinburgh, 32R3, Book 1
The Minister on the Loch, 32S3, Goldring - 24 Graded & Social
The Reel of the Royal Scots, 32R3, Goldring - Leaflet (Dehlly's choice)

April 22, 2008 – Yvonne
My Ain Hoose, 32J2, Foss - Glendarroch
The Sheltered Cove, 32S2, Zadworny - Aye Afloat
The Back o' Bennachie, 32R2, Duthie - 8 SCD
Rovin' Robin, 32R2, Gray - SD Archives Vol. 4
Anna Holden's Strathspey, 32S2, Drewry - Book 42
Sueno's Stone, 32R3, Grant - 4 Dances for 2008

April 29, 2008 – Hearts and Flowers Dance