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THE RING OF BRODGAR  Sq.Set                                                                                                         Moderate/Advanced Strathspey

 

 1- 8      1s turn 2H, dance down into centre of set, 1M dances LH across with 2s & 1L RH across with 4s

 

 9-16     2s+1s+4s in prom hold dance reel of 3 across (1s give RSh to 4s to start)

 

17-24    1s dance out between 3s, divide & cast back to centre, turn RH & 1M dances out between 2s as 1L dances out between 4s, back to places

 

25-32    All dance Grand Chain (1 step to each hand)

                                                                               Repeat with 2s, 3s then 4s leading

PELORUS JACK  3C (4C set)                                                                                                                Easy/Moderate

 

 1- 8      1s cross RH & cast 1 place, dance RH across with 3s & 1s end with Man facing his 1^st corner with his partner behind him

 

 9-16     1s dance Alternating Tandem ½ reel of 3 with 1^st corners, 1s dance Alternating Tandem ½ reel with 2^nd corners

 

17-24    1s dance Alternating Tandem ½ reels of 3 with Ladies 1^st corner (pstn),1s dance Alternating Tandem ½ reel with Ladies 2^nd corner (pstn)

 

25-32    1M followed by partner dance into LH across with 2s, 1s retain LH & ½ turn to own sides & 2s+1s+3s set

 

Video link— Pelorus Jack

DUKE OF PERTH (Broun’s Reel or Clean Pease Strae)  3C (4C set)                                                Advanced Reel

 

1- 8       1s turn RH, cast to 2^nd place, turn LH to face 1^st corners

 

9-16      1s turn 1^st corner, partner, 2^nd corner, & partner to face 1^st corners

 

17-24    1s set to & turn 1^st corner 2H, set to & turn 2^nd corner

 

25-32    1s dance Reel of 3 on opposite sides giving LSh to 1^st corner & cross back to own sides

SUGAR CANDIE  3C (4C set)                                                                                                                 Moderate Strathspey

 

1- 8       1s set & cast 1 place, cross passing LSh & cast RSh round their 1^st corner into centre ending BtoB (Lady facing up, Man down)

 

 9-16     1L circle left with 2s & 1M with 3s, turn to face partner & set, ¾ turn partner 2H to end facing 1^st corners

 

17-24    1s turn 1^st corner RH, partner LH, 2^nd corner RH, partner LH & end facing 1^st corners

 

25-32    1s dance Reel of 3 on opposite sides passing 1^st corner LSh & cross RH to 2^nd place own sides

Compiled by Charles Upton.    MINICRIB Deeside Caledonian Society.

CYPRUS DELIGHT   5 Couple  Reel 32 bar                                                              Moderate / Advanced

Written by John Jackson for the society, following holidays in Cyprus and dancing with us

 

Bars 1-4         1’s and 5’s set and Turn RH

Bars 5-8         1’s cast down one place / 5’s cast up one place (2’s & 4’s moving up or down as appropriate) 1’s & 5’s dance in to finish BtoB, facing own sides, ready for double triangles

Bars 9-16       Double Triangles—at end turn to face ptnr for:-

Bars 17-24     Reel of four (men face up to start; Ladies face down to start)

Bars 25—28    1L followed by 1M dance out between 2L & 3L and in between 3L & 4L to finish in 4th place opposite side  WHILE

                      5M followed by 5L dance out between 3M & 4M and in between 2M & 3M  to finish in 2nd place opposite side

Bars 29—32  5’s cross to 3rd place; 3’s cast up one place; 1’s cross RH then all set (NB—5’s have to move quickly as L has a quick turn after bar 28)

FINISH ORDER          23514

THE GUESTS AT MAIRI'S WEDDING  (R5x40)  5C                                                                              Advanced Reel

 

 1- 4      1st and 3rd couples turn giving right hand and cast off to second and fourth places.  2nd and 4th couples step up on bars 3 – 4

 5 - 8     1st and 3rd couples turn giving left hand to face first corners.

 9-12     1st and 3rd couples dance a half diagonal reel of four with first corners, passing left (popular version—pass Rt shoulder) shoulder in the middle to face second corner positions.

13-16    1st and 3rd couples dance a half diagonal reel of four with the dancers in second corner positions, passing left shoulder (popular version—pass Rt shoulder) in the middle to face their partners’ first corner positions.

17-20  1st and 3rd couples dance a half diagonal reel of four with the dancers in first corner positions, passing left shoulder (popular version—pass Rt shoulder) in the middle to face their partners’ second corner positions.

21-24    1st and 3rd couples dance a half diagonal reel of four with the dancers in second corner positions, finishing on the sides.  On the woman’s side dancers are now in the order 4th man, 1st woman, 2nd man, 3rd woman, 2nd woman.  On the men’s side dancers are now in the order 5th man, 1st man, 5th woman, 3rd man, 4thwoman.

25-28    The top four dancers on the men’s side with the bottom four dancers on the women’s side dance half diagonal rights and lefts in pairs (5th and 1st men with 1st woman and 2nd man; 5th woman and 3rd man with 3rd and 2nd women)

29-32    The top four dancers on the women’s side with the bottom four dancers on the men’s side dance half diagonal rights and lefts in pairs (4th and 1st men with 1st and 2nd woman;  5th and 3rd men with 3rd and 4th women).

  Order is now 2, 1, 4, 3, 5 on own sides.

33-36    3rd couple dance in towards each other slightly and cast up to second place, while first couple dance down between 4th and 5th couples and dance into fifth place.  5th couple step up on bars 35 – 36.

37-40    All couples turn partners once round, giving right hand.

 

Repeat four more times from new positions.

 

Devised by George Gaze, 2004, with an acknowledgement to James Cosh, devisor of the dance ‘Mairi’s Wedding’, from which the first 24 bars of this dance are derived.