Note change in instructions for The Saltire Society Reel.
Memorial Union, Great Hall
Madison, Wisconsin
Live music, admission $7.50. The dance will be followed by a potluck dinner at the home of Edna & Charlie Pruett. As always, hospitality is available. Please call Martha Phillips at 608 / 280-9613 (e-mail mphillips@guild.com) for more information. Note change in instructions for The Saltire Society Reel.
| Come Under my Plaidie | 32J-CC |
| The Royal Deeside Railway | 32R-3C |
| Ravenswood Strathspey | 32S-2C |
| Let's Have a Ceilidh | 32R-4S |
| Bonnie Blue Bride | 32J-3C |
| Espie McNabb | 32J-3C |
| Interval | |
| Joie de Vivre | 32J-3C |
| The Robertson Rant | 80S-SQ |
| Cadgers in the Canongate | 48R-3C |
| Delvine Side | 32S-3C |
| The Luckenbooth Brooch | 32J-3C |
| Interval | |
| The Saltire Society Reel | 32R-3C Note change in instructions |
| The Sauchie Haugh | 32S-2C |
| White Heather Jig | 40J-4S |
| Mary Hamilton | 32S-4S |
| Duke of Perth | 32R-3C |
Note: In the first set, all but Let's Have a Ceilidh are suitable for beginners. Joie de Vivre, Delvine Side and Luckenbooth Brooch are suitable for advanced beginners (Allemande, Reels of 3).
| Come Under My Plaidie | 32J-CC | |
| SCD for Children, #10 | ||
| Note: Circassian Circle formation, couple facing couple around the room. | ||
| 1-4 | All TURN opposite by RH | |
| 5-8 | All TURN partner, LH, to end in promenade hold facing other couple, men L shoulder to L shoulder | |
| 9-16 | All PROMENADE once around to original places | |
| 17-24 | LADIES CHAIN | |
| 25-28 | Joining NH with partner, all ADVANCE AND RETIRE | |
| 29-32 | All ADVANCE for three steps (passing opposite's R shoulder, then RETIRE for one step | |
| The Royal Deeside Railway | 32R-3C | |
| Book 40 #9 | ||
| 1-4 | 1C DANCE DOWN (without giving hands), CROSS below 3C and CAST UP to end in middle of set facing 2W (2C STEP UP on bars 3-4) | |
| 5-8 | 1C and 2W RIGHT HANDS ACROSS | |
| 9-12 | 1C and 2M LEFT HANDS ACROSS | |
| 13-16 | With 1W leading, 1C DANCE UP and CAST OFF on own sides around 2C to end in middle of set facing 3M | |
| 17-20 | 1C and 3M RIGHT HANDS ACROSS | |
| 21-24 | 1C and 3W LEFT HANDS ACROSS | |
| 25-28 | With 1W leading, 1C DANCE DOWN and CAST UP on own sides around 3C to end in 2nd place | |
| 29-32 | All TURN PARTNER RH | |
| Ravenswood Strathspey | 32S-2C | |
| Smith, Chicago Coll. of Basic SCD | ||
| 1-8 | 1C & 2C dance FOUR HANDS ACROSS AND BACK | |
| 9-16 | 1C LEAD DOWN THE MIDDLE AND UP | |
| 17-24 | 1C & 2C SET on the sides, TURN PARTNER BH, and circle FOUR HANDS AROUND | |
| 25-30 | 1C CROSS RH, CAST OFF one place, and CROSS RH. | |
| 2C STEP UP on bars 27-28 | ||
| 31-32 | 1C & 2C SET on the sides | |
| Let's Have a Ceilidh | 32R-4S | |
| Bob Campbell: Glasgow Assembly #27 | ||
| 1-4 | 1C & 4C CROSS giving RH and CAST to center of set while | |
| 2C & 3C STEP to ends | ||
| 5-8 | 1C & 4C LH ACROSS to finish facing corners | |
| 9-12 | All SET and CHANGE PLACE giving RH | |
| 13-16 | All SET and CHANGE PLACE giving LH | |
| 17-24 | 1C & 4C RH ACROSS and back to finish in 2nd & 3rd position on partners' side of set while | |
| 2C & 3C CHASE counter clockwise once around | ||
| 25-32 | ALL SET, 1C & 4C TURN partner by RH halfway | |
| 1W & 4M TURN by LH while | ||
| 1M & 4W DANCE clockwise round them halfway | ||
| 1C & 4C CROSS to own side giving RH | ||
| Bonnie Blue Bride | 32J-3C | |
| McCall, Wee Hoose on the Prairie, #2 | ||
| 1-8 | 1C LEAD DOWN THE MIDDLE AND UP | |
| 9-16 | All DANCE IN toward partner to take NH and end facing up, 1C CAST OFF to 3rd place followed by 2C and 3C, and all DANCE UP | |
| 17-20 | All dance BACK TO BACK with partner | |
| 21-24 | All TURN PARTNER RH | |
| 25-32 | 1C CROSS RH, CAST to 2nd place while 2C STEP UP, CROSS DOWN below 3C without giving hands, and CAST UP to 2nd place | |
| Espie McNabb | 32J-3C | |
| MM Miscellany, Vol. 1 | ||
| 1-8 | 1C 2C & 3C SET, CROSS giving RH, SET, CROSS giving RH | |
| 9-16 | 1C DOWN THE MIDDLE and back | |
| 17-24 | 1C SET, CAST OFF one place, TURN by RH to 2nd place on own side | |
| 25-32 | 2C 1C & 3C SIX HANDS ROUND and back | |
| Joie de Vivre | 32J-3C | |
| Book 39 #2 | ||
| 1-4 | 1C SET and CAST OFF one place | |
| 2C STEP UP on bars 3-4 | ||
| 5-8 | 1C DANCE down between 3C and CAST UP to 2nd place | |
| 9-12 | 2C 1C & 3C TURN partners by RH | |
| 13-16 | 2M followed by 1M & 3M, 2W followed by 1W & 3W DANCE clockwise halfway round to opposite sides | |
| 17-20 | 3C 1C & 2C BACK TO BACK with partners | |
| 21-24 | 3C 1C & 2C SET on the sides and TURN partners by RH halfway | |
| 25-32 | 3C 1C & 2C ALLEMANDE | |
| The Robertson Rant | 80S-SQ | |
| Dances by Rae MacIntosh | ||
| 1-8 | EIGHT HANDS ROUND and back | |
| 9-12 | W RH ACROSS halfway and TURN opposite M by LH | |
| 13-16 | W RH ACROSS halfway and TURN partner by LH | |
| 17-24 | 1C & 3C REEL OF FOUR, W pass LS while M set in place | |
| 25-32 | SET to corners with Highland Schottische and TURN with BH twice | |
| 33-48 | 2C & 4C REEL OF FOUR and REPEAT bars 25-32 | |
| 49-52 | W FOUR HANDS ROUND to the left | |
| 53-56 | SET to partners and TURN with BH | |
| 57-60 | M FOUR HANDS ROUND to the right | |
| 61-64 | SET to partners and TURN with BH | |
| 65-72 | GRAND CHAIN | |
| 73-80 | PROMENADE in Allemande hold to end in St. Andrew's Cross | |
| Cadgers in the Canongate | 48R-3C | |
| Book 9 #10 | ||
| 1-8 | 1C dance parallel REELS OF THREE with 2C & 3C on the opposite sides, 1W crosses down to give RS to 2M while 1M dances across the top to give RS to 2W. 1C finish in partner's place. | |
| 9-16 | 1C dance parallel REELS OF THREE with 2C & 3C on their own sides, 1M crosses down to give RS to 2M while 1W dances across the top to give RS to 2W. 1C finish in original places. | |
| 17-20 | 1C with nearer hands joined SET to 2W and move around to face 2M. | |
| 21-24 | 1C SET to 2M and retire to original places. | |
| 25-28 | 1C & 2C SET and RH ACROSS halfway. | |
| 29-32 | 2C & 1C SET and LH ACROSS to original places. | |
| 33-36 | 1C CROSS giving RH and CAST OFF one place. | |
| 2C STEP UP on bars 35-36. | ||
| 37-40 | 1C TURN by LH once and a half to progressed places. | |
| 41-48 | 2C & 1C RIGHT AND LEFT. | |
| Delvine Side | 32S-3C | |
| Book 2 #9 | ||
| 1-4 | 1C & 2C SET to partners and CROSS passing RS | |
| 5-8 | 1C & 2C REPEAT bars 1-4 | |
| 9-16 | 1C DOWN the middle and back | |
| 17-24 | 1C & 2C ALLEMANDE, 1C end facing 1st corners | |
| 25-26 | 1C TURN 1st corners with BH | |
| 27-28 | 1C PASS partner RS | |
| 29-30 | 1C TURN 2nd corners with BH | |
| 31-32 | 1C CROSS to own sides | |
| The Luckenbooth Brooch | 32J-3C | |
| Dickson: Glendarroch #28 | ||
| 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 | |
| The Saltire Society Reel | 32R-3C | |
| Leaflet #9 | ||
| 1-2 | 1C CROSS DOWN to 2nd place on opposite sides and face out while | |
| 2C STEP UP. | ||
| 3-4 | 1W & 3M TURN by LH while 1M & 3W TURN by RH, 1C meet between 3C on bar 4. | |
| 5-6 | 1C DANCE UP the middle with nearer hands joined. | |
| 7-8 | 1W & 2M TURN by LH while 1M & 2W TURN by RH, 1C finish in 2nd place on opposite sides facing down. | |
| 9-16 | 2C 1C & 3C REELS OF THREE. 2C dance out and down,
1C cross down, and 3C dance out and up to start. | |
| 1C end in the middle with LH joined facing 1st corners. | ||
| 17-18 | 1C SET to 1st corners and turn inwards to join RH and face partner's 1st corner. | |
| 19-20 | 1C SET to partner's 1st corner, corners advance to join RH on bar 20. | |
| 21-24 | 1C & 1st corners RH ACROSS. 1C end facing 2nd corners while 1st corners finish back in place. | |
| 25-28 | 1C REPEAT bars 17-20 with 2nd corners but with opposite hands. | |
| 29-32 | 1C & 2nd corners LH ACROSS. 1C end in 2nd place on own sides while 2nd corners end back in place. | |
| The Sauchie Haugh | 32S-2C | |
| Leaflet #12 | ||
| 1-8 | 1C DOWN THE MIDDLE and up, end facing down | |
| 9-16 | 1C & 2C RONDEL | |
| 17-18 | 2C & 1C ADVANCE AND RETIRE | |
| 19-20 | 2C & 1C TURN BH | |
| 21-24 | 2C & 1C FOUR HANDS ROUND to the L | |
| 25-32 | 2C & 1C POUSSETTE right around | |
| White Heather Jig | 40J-4S | |
| Cosh: 22 SCD and 2 others | ||
| 1-4 | 1C TURN by RH and CAST OFF one place, 2C step up | |
| 5-8 | 1C TURN by LH | |
| 9-16 | 1C & 2C REEL OF FOUR, 1C end passing LS | |
| 17-24 | 1C TURN 1st corner, partner, 2nd corner, partner | |
| 25-32 | 1C & 3C REEL OF FOUR, 3C finish in 2nd place | |
| 33-40 | 1C TURN by LH, CAST OFF and TURN by RH | |
| 4C STEP UP on bars 35-36 | ||
| Mary Hamilton | 32S-4S | |
| Drewry: Canadian Book #21 | ||
| Note: Two chords, 3C & 4C change sides on the second chord. | ||
| 1-8 | GRAND-CHAIN, 1C face 2C and 3C face 4C to begin | |
| At end, 1M & 4M turn to face same direction as partners and join hands in promenade hold to give LS to 2W & 3W respectively | ||
| 9-16 | 1C & 2C, 3C & 4C REELS OF THREE across the set | |
| 1C end between 2C facing down and 4C between 3C facing up | ||
| 17-18 | All SET in lines of four across the set | |
| 19-22 | 1C & 4C RH ACROSS, M turn towards partners to end 1C in 2nd place facing up and 4C in 3rd place facing down | |
| 23-24 | 1C DANCE UP to place and turn in to face down while | |
| 2C DANCE DOWN to place singly and turn in to face up, | ||
| 3C DANCE UP to place singly and turn in to face down and | ||
| 4C DANCE DOWN to place and turn in to face up then | ||
| 25-26 | All SET to R and L with NH joined, couples changing places | |
| 27-28 | 2C & 3C TURN with BH to face in while | |
| 1C & 4C SET changing places | ||
| 29-32 | 2C & 4C, 1C & 3C FOUR HANDS ROUND to the L | |
| Duke of Perth | 32R-3C | |
| Book 1 #8 | ||
| 1-8 | 1C TURN by RH, CAST OFF one place and TURN by LH to face 1st corners | |
| 2C STEP UP on bars 3-4 | ||
| 9-16 | 1C TURN 1st corner, partner, 2nd corner and partner, to end facing 1st corners | |
| 17-24 | 1C SET to and TURN 1st and 2nd corners with BH | |
| 25-30 | 1C give LS to 1st corners for REELS OF THREE on the sides | |
| 31-32 | 1C CROSS to own side giving RH | |
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