Madison Scottish Country Dancers
Dance Party Instructions

Sunday September 7, 1997

For more information on the September 7 party, see the Special Events Calendar.

• Kendall's Hornpipe 32J-2C

• The Button Boy 32R-3C

• Seann Truibhas Willichan 32S-2C

• The Wild Geese 32J-3C or Flock of Geese 32J-5C Note change in order.
  

• Bees of Maggieknockater 32J-4C

• The Happy Meeting 32J-2C

• The Silver Tassie 32S-3C

• No' the Noo, Johnnie 32R-3C Note change in directions.
  

• Miss Hadden's Reel 32J-3C Note change in order.
  

• Dundee Whaler 32S-4S

• Davy Nick Nack 32H-3C

• Friday's Child 32J-3C

• John McAlpin 32S-3C

• The Reel of the 51st Division 32R-3C

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 REELS OF THREE on own sides, RS on M side and LS on W side

9-16 REELS OF THREE on opposite sides, beginning with 1M giving RS to 3W and 1W giving LS to 3M; 1C end in 2nd place back to back facing corners ready for

17-24 DOUBLE TRIANGLES; 1C end facing down, M on L of W

25-32 DOWN THE MIDDLE, CHANGE SIDES (W dancing under M's R arm) and LEAD BACK to 2nd place.

1-8 1C CAST OFF behind own lines and

CAST UP to place

9-12 1W & 2M SET and CROSS while

1M & 2W CROSS and SET

13-16 REPEAT to places

17-24 1C LEAD DOWN, TURN by RH, LEAD UP and

CAST OFF

2C STEP UP on bars 23-24

25-28 2C & 1C SET and TURN with BH

29-32 2C & 1C FOUR HANDS ROUND to the left

The Wild Geese 32J-3C

1-2 1C & 3C SET advancing to left into line in middle

3-4 1C & 3C join hands and BALANCE four in line

5-8 1C TURN by RH and CAST OFF to 3rd place while

3C TURN by RH and LEAD UP to 1st place

9-16 3C & 1C REPEAT bars 1-8 from new positions

17-24 1C DOWN THE MIDDLE and back to 2nd place while

2C STEP UP on bars 19-20

25-32 2C & 1C RIGHT AND LEFT

1-4 1C 3C & 5C ADVANCE setting and take hands to BALANCE IN LINE

5-8 1C 3C & 5C TURN by RH, then 1C CAST OFF to 5th place and 3C & 5C LEAD UP 2 places (order now 3-2-5-4-1)

9-16 3C 5C & 1C REPEAT bars 1-8, to end 5-2-1-4-3.

17-24 3C LEAD down the middle followed by 1C & 5C;

2C & 4C STEP UP on bars 19-20.

5C LEAD back up to 2nd place, 1C to 4th & 3C to 5th (order now 2-5-4-1-3).

25-32 2C & 5C, 4C & 1C RIGHTS AND LEFTS.

1-3 1C CROSS and CAST OFF one place

4-8 1C & 3C RH ACROSS

9-12 2M, 1W with 3M & 4M REEL OF THREE halfway while

2W, 1M with 3W & 4W REEL OF THREE halfway

13-24 REELS OF THREE on the side continue with 1C & 3C meeting in the middle and exchanging partners after each half so that 1W & 3W make a cloverleaf counter-clockwise while 1M & 3M make one clockwise. 1C end dancing down and 3C end dancing up through the ends of the set

25-28 1M TURNS 3W by LH while 1W TURNS 3M by RH

29-32 1C CROSS above 4C, 1M & 4M TURN by LH, 1W & 4W TURN by RH once and a half

1-8 1M & 2W pass RS and FIGURE OF EIGHT around 1W & 2M

9-16 1W & 2M pass LS and FIGURE OF EIGHT around 1M & 2W

17-20 1C SLIP four steps down the middle and SET

21-24 1C SLIP four steps up the middle and CAST OFF one place

2C STEP UP on bars 23-24

25-28 2C & 1C ADVANCE AND RETIRE, clap at the end of bar 28

29-32 2C & 1C TURN partner by RH

1-4 1C 2C & 3C CROSS giving RH and SET

5-8 REPEAT

9-16 1C CROSS DOWN and 3C CAST UP to dance double FIGURES OF EIGHT around 2C

17-24 1C followed by 2C & 3C DOWN THE MIDDLE and back, 2C & 3C divide and follow 1C back

25-32 1C & 2C RONDEL

Jim Orr, Newfoundland; San Diego Bicentennial Book, 1976

Note change in directions, shown in italics.

1-6 1C SET, 1W CASTS OFF around 2W and CROSSES to 2M place.

1M FOLLOWS 1W, ending in 2W place.

2C STEP UP on bars 3-4.

7-8 1W TURNS 3M by RH while 1M TURNS 2W by RH.

9-16 2C 1C & 3C REELS OF THREE, 1C giving RS to person they turned.

17-22 1C SET, 1W CASTS UP around 2M, CROSSES at the top and DANCES down to 2W original place.

1M FOLLOWS 1W and dances down the middle to 2M original place.

23-24 1C TURN by RH

25-32 2C & 1C RIGHTS AND LEFTS

1-8 1C 2C & 3C SIX HANDS ROUND and back

9-12 1C SET and CAST OFF one place.

2C STEP UP on bars 11-12

13-16 2C 1C & 3C TURN by RH into allemande position

17-24 2C 1C & 3C ALLEMANDE

25-28 3C 1C & 2C ADVANCE AND RETIRE

29-32 3C CAST OFF to 3rd place while

1C DANCE UP and CAST OFF to 2nd place and

2C DANCE UP to top place

1-8 2C & 4C PETRONELLA TURN to opposite side

9-16 1C with 2C, 3C with 4C LADIES CHAIN

17-24 1C & 3C PETRONELLA TURN to opposite side

25-26 1W CROSS LH with 2M

27-28 1M with 2W and 1W with 3W CROSS giving RH

29-30 1M with 3M and 1W with 4M CROSS LH

31-32 1M and 4W CROSS giving RH

1-8 1C 2C & 3C CROSS giving RH and SET

REPEAT back to place

9-12 1C TURN by RH once and a half

13-16 1C CAST OFF one place and TURN by LH to face 1st corner

2C STEP UP on bars 13-14

17-24 1C CHANGE PLACES with 1st corner, giving RH

ALL SET then CHANGE PLACES back, giving RH

1C TURN partner by LH to end facing 2nd corner

25-32 REPEAT with 2nd corner, 1C ending in 2nd place on own side.

1-8 1C SET, CROSS below 2C giving RH, DANCE around 1st corners, and TURN by RH three quarters to end in 2nd place on opposite side facing out.

2C STEP UP on bars 3-4

9-16 1W FIGURE OF EIGHT around 2C position,

1M FIGURE OF EIGHT around 3C position

2C 3C RIGHT AND LEFT

1C pass LS to face 1st corners

17-24 1C & 1st corners REEL OF FOUR halfway

1C & 2nd corners REEL OF FOUR halfway

25-28 1W & 2C, 1M & 3C RH ACROSS opening out to

3W 1W & 2W on M side and 3M 1M & 2M on W side, all facing clockwise around the set

29-32 ALL DANCE clockwise around to own side

1-4 1C ADVANCE, touch RH, RETIRE and CROSS giving LH

5-8 1C LEAD DOWN 2 steps and TURN by LH to face 1st corners

2C STEP UP on bars 5-6

9-16 1C TURN 1st corner, partner, 2nd corner and partner to end in 2nd place on own side

17-24 2W, 1W & 3W SET, ADVANCE, RETIRE and SET

2M, 1M & 3M wait for 2 bars, SET, ADVANCE and RETIRE

25-32 2C, 1C & 3C CROSS giving RH and SIX HANDS ROUND to the left halfway, CROSS giving LH and SIX HANDS ROUND to the right halfway

1-8 1C SET, CAST OFF 2 places and LEAD UP to face 1st corners

2C STEP UP on bars 3-4

9-12 1C SET to and TURN 1st corner by RH then join LH with partner

13-14 BALANCE IN LINE

15-16 1C TURN by LH to face 2nd corners

17-22 1C REPEAT bars 9-14 with 2nd corners

23-24 1C CROSS to own side

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

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