Dances Devised by Members and Friends Madison Scottish Country Dancers April 13, 2002
The Dances
Ann Lindsey's Strathspey
Three-couple strathspey in which the Lindsey Progression is introduced and devised for the wedding of Ann Lindsey and Charles Snowdon (1997).
The Bricks of Madison
Two-couple jig in which a postcard suggested a dance (1992).
The Byrnes' Reel
Four-couple reel in a square set devised for the wedding of Jen and Dick Byrne (1996).
Constant Companions
Three-couple strathspey devised for the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Jean and Dan Willett (2000).
Dancing Ribbons
Four-couple strathspey in which the interleaved, interlocking figures of eight for eight is introduced (2000).
Ian Gaylor's Entrance into Matrimony
Four-couple reel in a square set devised for the wedding of Nancy McClements and Ian Stuart Gaylor (1998).
Janus
Six-couple reel in which the second time through the dance, the active couple from the opposite end is "borrowed" into the dance at the other end of the set. (2000).
Lock and Dam No. 5
Three-couple reel in which petronella in tandem is used to mimic the opening and closing of the locks of a dam (1998).
Madison Square
Four-couple strathspey in a square set which celebrates changing of partners and rejoining at the end(1982).
Miss Nancy Smiles
Three-couple jig devised for the wedding of Nancy McClements and Ian Stuart Gaylor (1998).
Norma's Fancy
Three-couple jig provides practice for rights and lefts for three couples (1995).
Passing Place
Four-couple jig devised to amplify the narrow, one-way roads on the Isle of Skye (1995).
Royal Divorce
Three-couple strathspey which tells the story in deed and legality of the parting of the Royal Couple (1996).
St. Patrick
Three-couple reel danced for the first time on March 17, 2002.>
Santa Barbara Strathspey
Three-, four- or five-couple strathspey devised for the wedding of Barbara Burns and Frank Mills (1999).
Squirrel on the Bough
Three-couple reel which illustrates squirrels dancing on one limb and then changing to a perpendicular limb (2001).