Ardbrae Dancers of Ottawa
Video: The Captain’s House
The Captain’s House
RSCDS Third Book of Graded Scottish Country Dances
32-bar reel for three couples in a four-couple longwise set
1 – 4 1st couple, giving right hands, turn once round.
5 – 6 1st couple cast off one place. 2nd couple step up.
7 – 8 1st couple, giving left hands, cross to face out second place on opposite sides.
9 – 16 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples dance reels of three on the sides, 1st couple passing second corners by the left to begin. 1st couple finish facing first corners.
17 – 20 1st couple dance a half diagonal reel of four with first corners, passing by the right to face second corners.
21 – 24 1at couple dance a half diagonal reel of four with second corners. 1st couple finish in second place on opposite sides.
25 – 28 3rd, 1st and 2nd couples, giving right hands to partners, turn once round.
29 – 32 3rd, 1st and 2nd couples dance clockwise halfway round the set to finish on own sides in the order 2, 1, 3.
Repeat, having passed a couple.
Devised by Holly Boyd, Montreal Branch.To celebrate the engagement of the deviser’s daughter, Leah Nemiroff, to Sacha Vais.
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Ettrick Water
Roy Goldring, Auld Friend Meet
32 bar strathspey for 3 couples
1 – 2 1st couple cross giving right hands.
3 – 4 1st woman and 2nd man, 1st man and 2nd woman change places giving left hands. No polite turn for 1st man.
5 – 6 1st couple cross giving right hands.
7 – 8 1st woman and 3rd woman, 1st man and 3rd man change places giving left hands.
9 – 12 3rd and 1st couples set and cross, giving right hands to partners and stay facing out and up ready for:
13 – 16 Half double figure of eight round the 2nd couple. 3rd couple, followed by 1st couple, begin by dancing up behind 2nd couple then cross down between them. 3rd couple finish in original place.
17 – 20 2nd and 1st couples repeat bars 9 – 12 but stay facing out and down.
21 – 24 1st couple, followed by 2nd couple, dance down behind 3rd couple and cross up between them, staying in the centre ready for:
25 – 32 1st and 2nd couples Allemande.
Repeat having passed a couple.
Tune: Mrs Mary Stoker (Muriel Johnstone)