Dances for February 9, 2026
Ardbrae Dancers of Ottawa
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The Bridge City Strathspey
A 32 bar strathspey for 3 couples in a 3 couple triangular set
1-8 All couples set and link twice. Finish facing partner.
9 – 12 All set to partner, turn by the right hand 3/4, bringing the women into the centre, retaining right hands joined with partner.
13 – 16 All balance in line with partners with Highland Schottische setting step, as follows: setting to the right, releasing right hands, passing partners face to face and joining left hands, setting to the left, releasing left hands, passing partners face to face. All women join left hands in the centre at the end of bar 16.
17 – 24 All dance a targe for 3 couples as follows:
17 – 18 All women, dance left hands across two positions around, while men dance one position clockwise around the outside of the set, to meet partner.
19 – 20 All turn partner with the right hand once round.
21 – 24 Repeat the previous 4 bars finishing one position to the right of original places, facing partner with women in the centre and men on the sides of the set.
25-26 All set advancing to pass partner by the left shoulder, pull back right shoulder to face partner.
27-28 All turn partner 3/4 with 2 hands out to places.
29-30 All dance passing partner by the right shoulder to meet a new partner and take promenade hold. The women will be on the right of their new partner, facing counter clockwise. The dancers will be between positions in the set.
31-32 All dance counter clockwise to finish in new places.
Repeat twice more to meet your original partner.
The strathspey part of a set of dances for the Saskatchewan Centennial
Originally published in A Collection of Scottish Country Dances for Saskatchewan’s Centennial Year by the RSCDS Saskatchewan Branch in 2005
The city Saskatoon is known as The Bridge City. The South Saskatchewan River runs through the city and there are many bridges crossing the river.
Craig Williams
February, 2004
Video: Bannocks and Brose
Bannocks and Brose
TWELVE SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCES devised by Members of the Birmingham Branch, R.S.C.D.S., 1973
Devised by Anna Holden
(Jig)
1 – 4 First couple dance half figure of eight round the second couple.
5 – 8 First and second couples half Rights and Lefts.
9 – 12 First and third couples half Rights and Lefts.Second, third and first couples are now on their wrong side of the dance.
13 – 16 All three couples turn partners one and a half times with right hands. Second couple finish on own side lines, third and first couples finish in the middle facing the top, as in Fig.
17 – 24 Third and first couples Allemande.
25 – 32 Six hands round and back.
