Madison Scottish Country Dancers
1998 Annual Ball

1-8 All ADVANCE AND RETIRE and TURN opposite by RH

9-16 All TURN partner by LH into LADIES CHAIN halfway, M turning opposite with LH and placing RH on her waist

17-20 All CHASSEE two steps diagonally to R then diagonally to L to end back to back with the other couple

21-24 All RH ACROSS to original place, pulling RS back to start

25-32 All BACK TO BACK with opposite and DANCE around with partner in ballroom hold to meet next couple

1-8 1C & 2C RIGHT AND LEFT

9-16 1C DOWN THE MIDDLE for three steps and back, CROSS over and CAST OFF, 2C STEP UP on bars 15-16

17-24 1C & 2C LADIES' CHAIN

25-28 1W & 2M, 1M & 2W ADVANCE AND RETIRE

29-32 1C TURN by RH once and a half

1-8 1C & 2C RH ACROSS and back

9-16 1C & 2C SET and CROSS giving RH

REPEAT bars 9-12

17-24 1C followed by 2C DOWN THE MIDDLE, 1C turn and dance between 2C to lead back up

25-32 1C & 2C ALLEMANDE

1-4 1C CROSS giving RH and CAST OFF one place.

2C STEP UP on bars 3-4

5-8 1C FIGURE OF EIGHT halfway around 2C.

9-16 1W & 2C REEL OF THREE across, 1W giving LS to 2M, while

1M & 3C REEL OF THREE halfway, 1M giving LS to 3W and

1M & 4C REEL OF THREE halfway, 1M giving RS to 4M.

17-20 1C & 3C LH ACROSS, 1W above and 1M below 3C.

21-24 1W & 2C, 1M & 4C RH ACROSS.

25-28 1C & 3C REEL OF FOUR across halfway, 1C passing by LS to start.

3C end in 2nd place and 1C start to TURN by RH.

29-30 1C TURN by RH to finish on opposite sides in 3rd place with hands joined.

4C SET advancing.

31-32 1C & 4C RH ACROSS halfway.

1-8 1C CROSS by RH and CAST OFF one place

2C STEP UP on bars 3-4

1C & 3C RH ACROSS, 1M ends facing 1st corner 1W behind him

9-12 1C (as one) & 1st corners diagonal REEL OF THREE halfway. 1M makes a wide arc around 3W and 1W takes lead, passing 2M by RS to face 1M 2nd corner

13-16 1C (as one) & 2nd corners diagonal REEL OF THREE halfway. 1W makes a wide arc around 2W and 1M takes lead, passing 3M by RS to face 1W 1st corner position

17-20 1C (as one) & 1st corners diagonal REEL OF THREE halfway. 1M makes a wide arc around 3W and 1W takes lead, passing 2M by RS to face 1W 2nd corner position

21-24 1C (as one) & 2nd corners diagonal REEL OF THREE halfway. 1W makes a wide arc around 2W and 1M takes lead, passing 3M by RS to end facing up the middle

25-28 2C & 1C LH ACROSS

29-30 1C TURN by LH halfway to 2nd place on own sides

31-32 2C 1C & 3C SET on the sides with hands joined

1-4 1C SET, CAST OFF one place; 2C step up

5-8 1C CROSS passing LS, dance RS round 1st corners, end back-to-back in middle, 1M facing down, 1W facing up

9-12 1W with 2C, 1M with 3C THREE HANDS ROUND to the left, 1C finish facing each other in the middle

13-16 1C SET, TURN with BH three quarters to face 1st corners

17-24 1C TURN 1st corner, partner, 2nd corner and partner

25-32 REELS OF THREE on side, 1C give LS to 1st corner to begin

31-32 1C CROSS to own sides giving RH

1-8 1C & 2C RH ACROSS and back

9-16 1C LEAD down the middle and up to face 1st corners

2C STEP UP on bars 5-6

17-24 1C SET to and TURN corners BH

25-30 REELS OF THREE on the sides, 1C giving LS to 1st corners

31-32 1C CROSS to 2nd place

1-4 1C & 2C FOUR HANDS ROUND to the left, end 1C facing 2C

5-6 1C & 2C SET to each other, 1C turn in to face up

7-8 1C CAST OFF one place, 2C DANCE UP and face out

9-16 MIRROR REELS OF THREE, 1C dance down between 3C,

all join nearer hands when possible and 2C & 3C end by looping into places

17-18 2C 1C & 3C SET

19-20 2C & 1C TURN by LH halfway

21-24 1C & 2C LEAD DOWN with LH, CROSS below 3C, CAST UP to original place

25-32 1C & 2C KNOT

1-4 1C & 4C TURN by RH once and a half

5-6 1C & 4C CAST to middle, 2C & 3C STEP out to ends

7-8 1M & 4M, 1W & 4W TURN by LH to end facing corner

9-16 REELS OF FOUR on side, 1C & 4C end by curving round to face corner, forming St. Andrew's Cross

17-24 All SET and CHANGE PLACES giving RH, SET and CHANGE PLACES giving LH

25-28 1C & 4C RH ACROSS. 2C & 3C SET and CROSS giving RH

29-32 All SET on side and CROSS giving RH

1-4 1C SET and CAST OFF, 2C STEP UP on bars 3-4

5-8 1W & 2C, 1M & 3C RH ACROSS

1C pass and slip in between corners for

9-14 2C 1C & 3C SIX HANDS ROUND once and a quarter to end

1W between 2M & 3M in a line across facing down and

1M between 2W & 3W in a line across facing up

15-16 All SET in lines across

17-28 All RIGHT AND LEFT for three couples

29-30 1C CHANGE PLACES giving RH

31-32 All SET in lines across

33-34 All ADVANCE toward the center and TURN over RS to face out

35-38 All DANCE clockwise back to progressed place on own side

39-40 1C TURN by RH

1-8 2C, 4C & corners REELS OF FOUR on 1st diagonal. 2C & 4C pass partner giving LS into

9-16 REELS OF FOUR on 2nd diagonal

17-24 2C & 4C FIGURE OF EIGHT on own side of the dance, W turn down and

M up to pass partner's 1st corner giving LS

1C 2C 3C & 4C DANCE into middle on 24 for

25-28 HALF DIAMOND POUSSETTE, 1C with 2C and 3C with 4C

29-32 HALF DIAMOND POUSSETTE, 1C with 4C and 3C with 5C

1-8 1C REEL OF THREE with 2C, 1C in promenade hold with 1W on partner's left give RS to 2M

9-16 REPEAT bars 1-8 with 3C, 1C end facing M side

17-24 1C DANCE OUT between 2M & 3M places, separate and CAST into middle of set, DANCE OUT between 2W & 3W places, separate and CAST while

2C & 3C RIGHT AND LEFT

1M ends between 2C facing down, 1W between 3C facing up

25-28 All SET twice in lines across the dance

29-32 1C TURN by RH once and a half

1-4 All TURN partner RH halfway, join hands with corners and SET (men face out, women face in)

5-8 All TURN partner RH halfway, join hands with corners and SET (men face in, women face out)

9-10 W CAST behind partner and into middle

11-12 W RH ACROSS halfway

13-14 W PASS opposite man RS, CAST to R to face the next man to the R (1W with 4M, 2W with 1M, 3W with 2M, 4W with 3M)

15-16 All TURN partner by RH to face CW in promenade hold

17-24 All PROMENADE CW

25-32 8H AROUND TO L and back

1-4 1C DANCE IN, LEAD down and DANCE OUT into 4th place

2C 3C & 4C STEP UP on bars 3-4

5-6 All SET with hands joined on the side

7-8 EIGHT HANDS ROUND two places to the left

9-12 M LH ACROSS at the top while W RH ACROSS at the bottom

13-16 1W 4W 3W & 2W CROSS in front of 1M 4M 3M & 2M as they meet to exchange places

17-20 1C 4C 3C & 2C take RH as they meet and LEAD round at the bottom

21-22 1C followed by 4C 3C & 2C LEAD UP the middle and DANCE OUT to opposite sides

23-24 All TURN partners with RH halfway

25-32 1C 4C 3C & 2C ALLEMANDE

1-4 1C & 2C SET and RH ACROSS halfway

5-8 1C & 2C SET and LH ACROSS halfway

9-12 1M & 2W SET advancing and TURN by RH

13-16 1W & 2M REPEAT

17-20 1C CROSS giving RH and CAST OFF

2C STEP UP

21-24 1C HALF FIGURE OF EIGHT round 2C

25-32 2C & 1C RIGHT AND LEFT

1-4 1C & 3C CROSS giving RH and CAST OFF

2C & 4C STEP UP on bars 3-4

5-8 1C & 3C FIGURE OF EIGHT halfway around the couple above

9-16 1C & 3C TURN 1st corner, partner, 2nd corner and partner

17-24 1C & 3C REEL OF FOUR on the diagonal with 1st corners

25-28 2C & 1W, 1M 4C & 3W, 3M & 5C RH ACROSS

28-32 1C & 3C TURN partner by LH and CAST OFF one place

4C & 5C STEP UP on bars 31-32

1-8 1C & 3C POUSSETTE right around to original places.

9-16 1C 2C & 3C PROMENADE.

17-24 1C LEAD down the middle and up and CAST OFF into 2nd place.

2C STEP UP on bars 23-24.

25-32 2C 1C & 3C SIX HANDS AROUND and back.

1-2 1C TURN by RH halfway to end between 2C

3-4 1C & 2C BALANCE in line, M facing down and W facing up

5-6 1M & 2W, 1W & 2M TURN by LH halfway

7-8 1C & 2C BALANCE in line

9-10 1M & 2W, 1W & 2M TURN by LH halfway

11-12 1C & 2C BALANCE in line

13-16 1C TURN by RH back to place

17-24 1C DOWN THE MIDDLE and back

25-32 1C & 2C POUSSETTE

1-4 1M & 2M by RH, 1W & 2W by LH TURN halfway into

double triangles position and 2C 1C & 3C BALANCE

5-8 1M & 3M by LH, 1W & 3W by RH TURN halfway to

change places and 2C 3C & 1C BALANCE

9-16 1C followed by 3C DANCE to top of set, CAST OFF, and LEAD to 3rd place. 1C CAST UP to face 1st corners and 3C finish in 3rd place

17-24 1C TURN 1st corner by RH, PASS partner by RS, TURN 2nd corner by RH, PASS partner by RS into 2nd place on own side

25-32 2C 1C & 3C SIX HANDS ROUND and back

1-8 1C TURN by RH, CAST OFF one place, 1M dances down between 3C and CASTS UP to 2W position while 1W dances up between 2C and CASTS OFF to 2M position

2C STEP UP on bars 3-4

9-12 REEL OF THREE halfway on the sides, 1C give RS to 2nd corner

13-16 REEL OF THREE halfway across the dance, 1M dances up to give LS to 3M and 1W dances down to give LS to 2W

17-24 1C TURN by LH, TURN 1st corner by RH, PASS partner giving RS and TURN 2nd corner by RH into promenade hold

25-28 1C with 2nd corners CHANGE PLACES and TURN 2nd corners by RH to their original places

29-32 Diagonal RIGHT AND LEFT halfway to progressed places: 1M & 3W, 1W & 2M cross; then 1M & 2M, 1W & 3W change places on the side