Dances for March 30, 2026

Ardbrae Dancers of Ottawa

Video: Jones Falls Hornpipe

Jones Falls Hornpipe
32 Bar Hornpipe
3 Couples

1 – 4 First couple set and cast off to second place. Second couple step up on bars 3 and 4.

5 – 8 First lady dances three hands across right hand with second couple. First man dances three hands across right hand with third couple. First couple finish in the middle of the dance, first lady facing up and first man facing down the dance.

9 – 10 First couple set as in double triangles. First lady with second couple. First man with third couple.

11 – 14 First lady dances up the dance, casts off round second lady and, passing right shoulders with her partner and finishes in the middle of the dance facing down the dance. First man dances down the dance, casts up round third man and, passing right shoulders with his partner and finishes in the middle of the dance facing up the dance.

15 – 16 First couple set as in double triangles, first man with second couple, first lady with third couple.

17 – 20 First man dances up the dance and casts up round first lady’s position to finish in second lady’s position facing down the dance. First lady dances down the dance and casts off round third man’s position to finish in second man’s position facing up the dance. Meanwhile second and third couples dance half rights and lefts starting by dancing up and down the dance and finish facing out on the opposite side of the dance.

21 – 24 First lady dances left shoulder half reel of three with second and third ladies giving left shoulder to third lady to start. First man dances left shoulder half reel of three with second and third men giving left shoulder to second man to start. Second and third couples finish the half reel facing up and down the dance.

25 – 28 First couple dance a quick turn left hands 3/4 turn. First man dances down the dance and cast off round third man’s position to finish in second man’s position facing up the dance. First lady dances up the dance and cast up round first lady’s position to finish in second lady’s position facing down the dance. Meanwhile second and third couples dance half rights and lefts starting by dancing up and down the dance and finish facing out on their own side of the dance.

29 – 32 First lady dances left shoulder half reel of three with second and third lady giving left shoulder to second lady to start. First man dances left shoulder half reel of three with second and third men giving left shoulder to third man to start.

Written by Charlie Inglis to recognise the tremendous amount of work undertaken by Eileen Black in organizing the Jones Falls Weekend Workshop for twenty-five years on behalf of the RSCDS Ottawa Branch

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Video: The Jubilee Greeting

The Jubilee Greeting
John Drewry, Bankheand Book, Part 5
April 1990
A dance for the Silver Jubilee of the Ottawa Branch in 1991

Strathspey – 3 couples – 32 bars
Tune – “The Homecoming” by Moira Reekie ;
The tune was printed in the leaflet produced by the Ottawa Branch.

1 – 4 1st couple turn with both hands halfway round and, staying in the middle (close enough the join hands), set to each other.

5 – 8 1st couple, giving right hands, cross back to own sides and cast off to face first corners. 2nd couple step up on bars 7-8.

9 – 10 1st couple turn their first corners with both hands three quarters round and open out to face diagonally across the dance with nearer hands still joined. (The corners are on the left of 1st couple)

11 – 12 1st couple and their first corners set.

13 – 16 1st couple and their first corners advance diagonally, pass the opposite person by the left and then, staying in the middle, dance left hands across part way round. The corners return to place while 1st couple finish in the middle facing 2nd corners. N.B. The dancers should retain hold of nearer hands during bar 13.

17 – 24 1st couple repeat bars 9-16 with second corners. At the end, 1st couple finish facing partner’s first corner.

25 – 32 1st man dances a reel of three across the dance with 2nd couple. He begins by giving right shoulder to 2nd man. 1st woman, similarly, dances a reel of three across the dance with 3rd couple. She begins by giving right shoulder to 3rd woman. At the end, 1st couple dance to second place on own sides.

Repeat, having passed a couple.

NOTE This dance was published with music in a leaflet by the Ottawa Branch of the RSCDS.

The leaflet does not seem to have been distributed widely and so, because I am rather fond of the dance, I have decided to print it here.

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Video: Juniper Island Square

Juniper Island Square
Patrick Mackenzie, Ottawa 60th Anniversary Book
A 96 bar jig for 4 couples in a square set

1 – 8 Women weave clw around set, dancing in front of their ptnr to begin.
9 – 16 Men repeat, weaving cclw and dancing front of ptr to begin.

17 – 24 1C dance down as 3C dance up (1C making an arch for 3C to pass under ) and, turning toward their partner, dance back to places, 3C making an arch for 1C to pass under.

25 – 32 2C and 4C repeat bars 17-24, with 2C making the arch first time and 4C making the arch on the return.

33 – 40 All turn crnr LH (4), turn ptnr RH (4) into allemande hold facing cclw

41 – 48 In allemande hold, dance cclw around the set back to place.

49 – 57 1C and 3C advance for 2, retire for 2, turn person opposite RH once round

58 – 64 2C and 4C repeat bars 49-57

65 – 72 All dance back to back with corner, then back to back with partner, finish facing partners.

72 – 88 All pass partner giving right, pass next person giving left hand, and so on, around the set and back to place, 2 bars per person passed.

88 – 96 Circle 8 hands round and back.

Instructions taken from the Ottawa Branch Ball program 2026