Dances for April 27, 2026 - Ottawa Dance Scottish

Ardbrae Dancers of Ottawa

The Calm Before The Storm
Ian Boyd, THE KILMARNOCK ALBUM
A three couple, 32 bar reel.

1 – 8 First couple dance a chase round second and third men. First woman dances down across the set, round third man passing by the left shoulders, up behind second man and across to own side while first man dances into the middle then follows his partner back to his original place.

9 – 16 First and second couples dance right hands across and back with the left.

17 – 24 First couple dance a chase round second and third women.First man dances down across the set, round third woman passing by right shoulders, up behind second woman and across to own side while first woman dances into the middle then follows her partner back to her original place. First and second couples finish facing the diagonally opposite dancer.

25 – 32 First and second couples dance set and rotate.

25-26 First and second couples set once to the diagonally opposite dancer and begin to turn right about on the spot on bar 26.
27-28 First and second couples cast to the right and dance on one place clockwise to finish facing partner – first couple on the women’s side and second couple on the men’s side.
29-30 First and second couples change places with partner with right hands.
31-32 First and second couples dance on one place clockwise to finish back on own sides having changed places.

Video: The Falkirk Lass

The Falkirk Lass
THREE COUPLES 8 x 32 STRATHSPEY
The Merse Collection [Elaine Brunken]

1 – 4 1st couple turn by the right hand, and cast off one place. (2nd couple step up on 3 and 4).

5 – 8 1st couple cross by the left hand, 1st lady cast down around 3rd man, to finish between 3rd couple as 1st man casts up around 2nd woman, to finish between 2nd couple (all face up or down).

9 – 12 All advance for one step, retire for one step and change places by the right hand, up and down the dance.

13 – 16 All advance for one step, retire for one step, 2nd and 3rd couples change places by the right hand, up and down the dance while the 1st couple turns ¾ by the right hand to face 1st corners.

17 – 20 1st corners pass and turn: 1st couple dance around 1st corners by the right shoulder, dance in through the ends and pass each other by the right shoulder, up and down the dance to face 2nd corners, while corners dance in (1 bar), turn with two hands (1 bar), and dance out to place (2 bars).

21 – 24 2nd corners pass and turn, 1st couple pass right shoulders to finish to finish in 2nd place on their own sides.

25 – 32 All three couples circle round to the left and back to the right.

Repeat, having passed a couple.