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1314  (Thirteen-Fourteen)      64S + 64R  (SQ)                                    Drewry - Rondel Bk

Strathspey

 1- 8.     Interlocking reels of 4 in a circle

 9-12.    1C & 3C turn RH & prom clkwise bet. 2C & 4C resp. WHILE 2C & 4C pet. turn (W in, M out) & set

13-16    1C & 3C curve to R to dance 4RH a-X ½ way in centre back to orig. places WHILE 2C & 4C pet. to P’s orig. place & change places RH

17-24.   Repeat bars 9-16 w. 1C & 3C doing the pet. & 2C & 4C doing the prom.

25-32.      8H rnd & bk

33-40.   All set to P & turn RH, set to CR & turn LH to finish W facing out, M in

41-56.   Schiehallion reel

57-64.   All turn P RH, CR LH, P RH, CR LH

Reel
1-56            Repeat bars 1-56 of strathspey
57-64    All turn P by the R arm (elbow grip)

 

 

The Celtic Brooch                   4 x 32J3 (TRI)                                                   Foss Leaflet

 

Each outsider stands at the apex of an equilateral triangle facing in.

Each insider stands inside the triangle, facing P

 

Theme:

1-4       Outsiders dance RH a-X to rotate 1 place anti-clkwise

5-12      Outsiders rep. bars 1-4 twice more

13-16        All 3 cpls turn P RH 1½

 

FIG. 1 - Theme

1-16      Women dance theme

17-32    Men dance theme

 

FIG. 2Following

1-16      While women dance theme, men follow – 2 bars behind

17-32    While men dance theme, women follow – 2 bars behind

 

FIG. 3Travel and Set

1-16      While women dance theme, men travel 1 place anti-clkwise (2) and set (2), 3 times

17-32    While men dance theme, women travel 1 place anti-clkwise (2) and set (2), 3 times

 

FIG. 4Set & Wheel

 1-16     While women dance theme, men set facing anti-clkwise (2) and dance LH a-X to progress 2 places (2), 3 times

17-32        While men dance theme, women set facing anti-clkwise (2) and dance LH a-X to progress 2 places (2), 3 times

 

 

John McAlpin                            8 x 32S3 (4C)                                             Galloway Album

                                                     

 1-8       1C adv & touch RH (1), ret (1), X LH (2); ld dwn (2), turn LH to finish facing 1CRs

 9-16     CPCP to finish 2nd place own side

17-24        All 3 women set, adv; ret, set

WHILE

            men wait (2), set; adv, ret

25-32    All 3 cpls X RH, 6H rnd to L halfway; X LH, 6H rnd to R halfway

 

 

Rouken Glen                             72S4 (4C)                                                     MacNab Vol. II

 

1-4           1M & 2W, also 3M & 4W, change places  - no hands.

5-8           1W & 2M, 3W & 4M, repeat bars 1-4.

9-12         1M & 2W, also 3M & 4W, turn with RH 1½ times to finish in orig. places.

13-16       1W & 2M, 3W & 4M, rep bars 9-12 but finish bk to bk in middle facing own P.

17-24       1C & 2C, also 3C & 4C, dance diag. reel of 4 a-X the dance, finishing in orig. places.  At end of reels, 1W & 2M dance in front of 2W & 1M resp., WHILE 3W & 4M do the same.

25-32       1M & 2M, 1W & 2W, also, 3M & 4M, 3W & 4W, joining NH, adv.(1), ret.(1), then dance 4H round to the L.  On bar 31, M release Hs with each other to finish in 2 lines a-X the dance facing down.

 

               WINDING UP - (bars 33-40)  when not travelling, all set w. small steps

33-36       Retaining NHs in a line a-X the dance, 1M dances under the raised arms of 2C, 1W & 2W following.  At the end of bar 36, 1C should be back in place in the line.  2W having simply turned L about to face the same dirn as her P, her L arm a-X in front so that his RH, held in her LH, is resting on her RSh. 

               3C & 4C dance the same figure at the same time.

37-38       1M dances under arch made by 2W & his P, who follows him, finishing at the end of bar 38 by simply turning L about to face the same dir as 2C – 2W’s L arm a-X in front so that her RH is resting on 1W’s RSh. 

               3C & 4C dance the same figure at the same time.

39-40       1M turns L about to fin. in the same way as the 2 W.

 

41-48       3C & 4C, followed by 1C & 2C, dance down the middle.  On bar 4, all turn R about, lifting arms high, and w. X’d Hs held well out in front at chest level, dance up.

 

               UNWINDING - (bars 49-52)  when not actually unwinding, all set w. small steps

49-52       2M turns L about to face down, 2W turns L about under her own L arm to face down, then 1W does the same, and finally 1M.

               3C & 4C dance the same figure at the same time

 

53-56       All dance 4 steps moving to the L to join 8H round – 4M leads his line to join w. 1M, while 3M leads his to join w. 2M.

57-64       8H rnd to L.

65-72       1C join Hs to make an arch (near an exit); this is the gate into Rouken Glen.  All others in a chain led by 4M dance through the arch & out of the room, 1M joining LH w. 2W as she dances under the arch, so that 1C dance out at the end of the line.

73-80       MUSIC CONTINUES …

 

 

The Shepherd’s Crook                    72S  (1M+2W)                                     MacNab Vol. 1

 

4 bar     Intro

 1- 8.     Down the middle & up

 9-16.    Rocking step

17-24.   Crook

25-32        M & 1W (on M’s R) Highland Schottische in waltz hold; turn RH

33-40    M & 2W rep. Bars 25-32

41-48    Reel of 3, 1M giving LSh to 1W to begin

49-56    Huntley

57-64    3H rnd & bk

65-72        Final fling

Bar 68          women pivot R abt

Bars 71-72    women turn L abt w. 4 slow walking steps