Madison Scottish Country Dancers
Program
Valentine Dance Party
1:00 p.m. February 10, 2002
Grace Episcopal Church
116 W. Washington Ave., Madison *
Program in PDF format
Roaring Jelly
32J-3C
Delvine Side 32S-3C
The Montgomeries' Rant 32R-3C
The Diamond Jubilee 32J-4S
Neidpath Castle 32S-3S
Shiftin'
Bobbins 32R-3C
Ellie's Jig 32J-3C
Ann Lindsey's Strathspey 32S-3C
Caberfei, 32R-3C
Pelorus Jack 32J-3C
Lady Susan
Stewart's Reel 32R-3C
Sugar Candie 32S-3C
The Wee Cooper O' Fife 40J-2C
Bob Campbell 32S-3C
General Stewart's Reel 32R-3C
ROARING
JELLY 32J-3C
Foss: Glendarroch #6
1-4 1C
CROSS, CAST OFF (2C STEP UP on 3-4)
5-8 1C
CROSS; 1W CAST OFF around 3W, 1M CAST UP around 2M, to form lines of three
across the dance facing up and down
9-16 SIX
HANDS AROUND and back
17-24 1C
CHANGE PLACES and dance FIGURES OF EIGHT, 1W around 2C RS to 2W to begin, 1M
around 3C RS to 3M to begin; on 24, 1C face 2nd corners
25-30 REELS
OF THREE RS on the sides
31-32 1C
CROSS
DELVINE SIDE 32S-3C
Book 2 #9
1-8 1C
& 2C SET, CROSS RS, SET, CROSS RS
9-16 1C
DOWN THE MIDDLE and UP
17-24 1C
& 2C ALLEMANDE
25-32 1C
TURN 1st corner BH, PASS partner RS, TURN 2nd corner BH, PASS partner RS to own
side
THE MONTGOMERIES' RANT 32R-3C
Book 10 #1
1-8 1C
CROSS, CAST, CROSS LH and 1M CAST OFF around 3M, 1W CAST UP around 2W
(2C STEP UP on 3-4)
9-16 REELS
OF THREE across the dance, 1C begin RS to 1st corner; on 16 join NH in the
middle and face 2W
17-24 1C
SET to 2W, 3M, 3W, then to 2M.On 24, 1C are in the middle back to-back
25-30 REELS
OF THREE on the sides, 1C RS to 2nd corner to begin
31-32 1C
CROSS
THE DIAMOND JUBILEE 32J-4S
Book 31 #1
1-4 1C
& 4C TURN RH once and a half
5-6 1C
& 4C CAST to middle places on partner's side (2C & 3C STEP out to ends)
7-8 1M
& 4M, 1W & 4W TURN LH to face corner
9-16 REELS
OF FOUR on the side; 1C & 4C omit final LS pass and curve back to face
other corner in their reel (The pattern of the set is now a St Andrew's Cross)
17-24 All
SET and CHANGE PLACES RH, SET and CHANGE PLACES LH
25-28 1C
& 4C RH ACROSS; 2C & 3C SET and CROSS
29-32 All
SET and CROSS
Ending order is 2C 4C 1C 3C
NEIDPATH CASTLE 32S-3S
Book 22 #9
1-8 All
SET, TURN partner BH twice, and SET
9-16 GRAND
CHAIN
17-24 1C
MIRROR FIGURES OF EIGHT on the side, taking NH to dance down between 2C. On 24,
1C & 2C dance into the middle ready for
25-28 1C
& 2C POUSSETTE halfway; on 28, 1C remain in middle and 3C dance in
29-32 1C
& 3C POUSSETTE halfway
Ending order is 2C 3C 1C
SHIFTIN' BOBBINS 32R-3C
Ormskirk Book VI
1-2 1C
CROSS DOWN into double triangles position (2C STEP UP)
3-4 1C
& corners BALANCE
5-8 1C
CAST UP on partner's side and DANCE down the middle to 2nd place
9-12 1M
& corners LH ACROSS, 1W & corners RH ACROSS
13-20 1C
followed by 2C & 3C DANCE down the middle; 3C followed by 2C & 1C DANCE
up the middle; 3C CAST OFF to 3rd place, 2C CAST into 1st place
21-24 1M
& corners RH ACROSS, 1W & corners LH ACROSS
25-28 1C
DANCE up and CAST OFF
29-32 1C
FIGURE OF EIGHT halfway around 2C
ELLIE'S JIG 32J-3C
Mel Briscoe, Slip Knot Collection
1-8 Women
DANCE around partner passing LS, and CHASE back to place; 1W begin on 1, 2W on
3, 3W on 5
9-16 Men
REPEAT bars 1-8 passing partners RS
17-24 1C
& 2C *SLIP KNOT*
25-32 1C
& 2C POUSSETTE
The Slip Knot: The first 6 steps in this formation are as
in the Knot, but the Slip Knot is not a method of progression because with the
last two steps the couples return to original places, dancing LH Across halfway.
(Couples turn RH halfway to face down taking allemande hold. Top couple follow bottom couple in turning over LS and dancing up the women's side. Retaining only LH, men dance in place and women curve to men's side. LH across halfway.)
ANN LINDSEY'S STRATHSPEY 32S-3C
Snowdon
1-8 1C
& 2C SET ADVANCING, DANCE around partner once and a half spiraling to
partner's place; FOUR HANDS AROUND halfway
9-16 1C
& 3C REPEAT 1-8
17-20 1C
DANCE UP between 3C and behind 2C (2C, 3C STEP DOWN on 19-20)
21-24 1C
TURN BH
25-32 1C
& 2C KNOT
CABERFEI R32-3C
18th Century Book #2
1-8 1C
& 2C RH ACROSS, LH BACK
9-12 1C
DANCE DOWN (1 step), UP between 2C (1 step), CAST OFF (2C STEP UP)
13-16 1C
LEAD DOWN between 3C, CAST UP to face 1st corners
17-20 1C
and 1st corners REEL OF FOUR halfway (start with one p-d-b); 1C end facing 2nd
corners
21-24 1C
repeat 17-20 with 2nd corners (all 3 couples end on partner's side)
25-28 All
DANCE one p-d-b facing partner, and SIX HANDS AROUND halfway
29-32 All
TURN partner RH
PELORUS JACK 32R-3C
Book 41 #1
1-4 1C
CROSS, CAST OFF (2C STEP UP on 3-4)
5-8 1C
& 3C RH ACROSS; on 8, 1M face 1st corner with his partner behind him
9-24 *PELORUS
JACK HALF REELS*
25-28 1C
& 3C LH ACROSS. 1C retain LH for
29-30 1C
TURN LH halfway to 2nd place on own side
31-32 All
SET
Pelorus Jack half reels: 1M's track in the four half reels
is the same cloverleaf track 1M dances in Mairi's Wedding; 1M and 1W dance the
half reels as one person, but exchange the lead at each corner, the one behind
cutting in front of the other
LADY SUSAN STEWART'S REEL R32-3C
Book5 #9
1-4 1C
SET, CAST OFF two places
5-8 1C
LEAD UP to the top, CAST OFF and CROSS to face 1st corners (2C STEP UP on 7-8)
9-16 HELLO-GOODBYE
SETTING (on 15-16 1C SET ADVANCING, passing each other RS to face 1st corner)
17-24 CORNER,
PARTNER, CORNER, PARTNER
25-32 1C
LEAD DOWN between 3C, CAST UP, LEAD UP between 2C, CAST OFF
SUGAR CANDIE 32S-3C
Book 26 #9
1-4 1C
SET, CAST OFF (2C STEP UP on 3-4)
5-8 1C
PASS LS, CAST around 1st corners and curve into the middle so that they are
back to back, 1M facing down, 1W facing up
9-12 1W
with 2C, 1M with 3C THREE HANDS AROUND. On 12, 1C pull RS back to face each
other in the middle
13-16 1C
SET, TURN BH to face 1st corners
17-24 CORNER,
PARTNER, CORNER, PARTNER (on 24, 1M face down, 1W face up)
25-30 REELS
OF THREE LS on the side
31-32 1C
CROSS
THE WEE COOPER O' FIFE J40-2C
Foss, Song Tunes
1-4 1C
SET, CROSS
5-10 1C
SET, CROSS down below 2C, CAST UP to original places
11-20 1C
& 2C RIGHTS AND LEFTS (5 changes), ending in partners' places
21-28 1C
& 2C SET, RIGHT HANDS ACROSS halfway, SET, LEFT HANDS ACROSS halfway (1W,
2M retain LH)
29-30 1W
& 2M TURN LH while 1M CAST OFF and 2W CAST UP, to end in line of four
across the dance ready for
31-38 1C
& 2C REEL OF FOUR (begin passing partner RS)
39-40 1C
& 2C PASS partner RS to progressed places
BOB CAMPBELL 32S-3C
Drewry: Canadian Book #6
1-4 All
SET on the side and TURN partner BH so that all are in the middle NH joined, 1C
facing down, 2C & 3C facing up
5-6 All
SET, 1C & 2C advancing to change places;
7-8 2C
TURN BH at top to face down, 1C & 3C SET advancing to change places
9-10 2C
& 3C SET advancing to change places, 1C TURN BH to face up
11-16 CONTINUE
sequence to original places
17-24 1C
& 2C RONDEL, 1C CROSS down to partner's side on 23-24 (3C loop into place
on 17-18)
25-28 1M
& 3W TURN RH, 1W & 3M TURN LH
29-30 2W
& 1M, 2M & 1W TURN halfway by other hand
31-32 1C
CROSS DOWN to 2nd place, 2C DANCE out and up to 1st place
Note: During 5-16 dancers remain on their own sides of the
set. The turns are complete turns.
GENERAL STUART'S REEL 32R-3C
Book 10 #3
1-4 1M
& 2W SET, 1M CAST OFF (2M STEP UP)
5-8 1W
& 2M SET; 1W CAST OFF (2W STEP UP)
9-16 1C
TURN 1st corner RH, pass RS, TURN 2nd corner LH and pass LS
17-24 HELLO
GOODBYE SETTING (On 24, 1C are back to back in the middle, 1M facing up and 1W
facing down)
25-30 REELS
OF THREE on the sides, 1C RS to 2nd corner
31-32 1C
CROSS
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