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SUNSHINE VILLAGE RAMBLE
The Second Martello Tower Book of Dances
A Strathspey for four couples in a longwise set

1–8        1st, 2nd and 3rd couples dance reels of three on own sides, 1st couple dance in and down, 2nd couple out and up to enter, all giving hands when meeting partner, to finish 1st and 2nd couples ready for Rondel, 3rd couple on sidelines.

9–16    1st and 2nd couples dance Rondel, 1st couple finish facing out in 2nd place on own side.

17–24    1st couple cast off round 3rd couple, lead down between 4th couple, cast up behind 4th couple, and turn partner left hand to face “first corner” position between 3rd and 4th couples (1st man facing 4th lady, 1st lady facing 3rd man), 3rd couple step up on bars 17 – 18.

25–32    1st couple set to and turn first corner (both hands), then set to and turn second corner, finishing in 3rd place on opposite sides.

33–38    3rd, 1st and 4th couples dance six hands round to left, once round, finishing in place.

39–40    1st couple lead down giving left hand and cross into 4th place own     side, 4th couple dance up on bars 39 – 40.

Repeat with new top couple.

May be danced to :   The Winding Nith
Devised by Ernst Eder in 1972 for a ski weekend in Sunshine Village, Banff National Park, Alberta.

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THE “GOLDEN GAELS” REEL
THE THIRD MARTELLO TOWER BOOK OF DANCES, RSCDS Kingston Ontario Branch, 1986

1–4        1st couple turn right hand once round and cast off on own side, 2nd couple step up on bars 3–4.  

5–8        1st couple turn right hand once round to finish in 2nd place, lady facing out and down, man facing out and up ready for…

9–16    1st couple dance reels of three on their own sides with 2nd and 3rd couples; all three couples finish in promenade hold facing up in the middle (order 2-1-3)

17–24    2nd, 1st and 3rd couples dance promenade, 1st couple finish facing up in 2nd place in the middle nearer hands joined, 2nd and 3rd couples face each other up and down on the sidelines (see Note) ready for …

25–32    1st couple dance up to enter figures of eight on own side finishing in 2nd place, while 2nd and 3rd couples dance rights and lefts (starting by changing places giving right hands along the sidelines).

Repeat having passed a couple.

NOTE to bars 23-24: 2nd couple finish the promenade by dancing up the middle and casting out to 1st place on the sidelines to face down, 3rd couple dance into own place facing up.

May be danced to:  Bauldy Bane’s Fiddle
Devised by John Trew in October 1985. The “Golden Gaels” is the name of the Queen’s University football team (Canadian football, not soccer).