{"id":1314,"date":"2026-06-21T16:10:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T20:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/?p=1314"},"modified":"2026-06-21T16:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T20:10:46","slug":"dances-for-june-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/?p=1314","title":{"rendered":"Dances for June 24, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ottawa Summer Class<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Madawaska Strathspey<\/strong>
A 32 bar strathspey for 3 couples in a 4 couple set
Craig Williams, March 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 8 1st couple dance a \u00bd figure of eight on their own sides. Begin by dancing in and down. Take nearer hands when they meet between the 3rd couple, dance up to the top and cast off to 2nd place on own sides, 2nd couple stepping up on bars 7 & 8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 \u2013 16 2nd, 1st & 3rd couples dance a 3 couple Espagnole.
9 \u2013 10 2nd man & 3rd woman cross to opposite sides. 2nd & 1st women giving right hands, cross to opposite sides, 1st woman passing in front of 2nd woman. 1st & 3rd men giving right hands, cross to opposite sides, 1st man passing in front of 3rd man
11 \u2013 12 Repeat bars 9-10 from new positions
13 \u2013 14 Repeat bars 9-10 from new positions. The dancers should finish on opposite sides in order (3, 1, 2) across from their partners
15 \u2013 16 All \u00bd turn partners with the right hand, finishing ready for allemande.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 \u2013 24 3rd, 1st & 2nd couples dance a allemande.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 \u2013 32 Circle 6 hands round & back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Waterlily Ballet<\/strong>
A 32 bar reel for 3 couples in a 3 couple set
Jayne Irwin, May 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 8 1st couple dance a figure of eight around the 2nd & 3rd couples on the sides. 1st couple begin by dancing out & down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 \u2013 16 1st, 2nd & 3rd couples dance a mirror reel of three on the sides. Right shoulder on the women;s side, left shoulder on the men\u2019s side. 1st couple dance out & down, 2nd couple in and up, 3rd couple out & up<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 \u2013 20 1st man with 2nd man turn 1 \u00bd times with the left hand. 1st woman with 2nd woman turn 1 \u00bd times with the right hand<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21 \u2013 24 1st man with 3rd man turn once round with the right hand. 1st woman with 3rd woman turn once round with the left hand<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 \u2013 32 2nd, 1st & 3rd couples dance a 3 couple knot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another Costco inspired dance. While watching the graceful ballet of parallel twirling of forklifts parting their separate ways at the top of the set. I\u2019m always amazed they don\u2019t crash. The same as waterlilies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don’t Make Me Stop, I’ll Get Lost<\/strong>
Rhonda Raye, RSCDS Atlanta Branch Celebrating 40 Years of Dancing Memories
32-bar reel for three couples in a three-couple longwise set<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 2 1st couple crosses down as 2nd couple steps up (no hand given).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 \u2013 4 1st couple turns 2nd couple three-quarter way round by left hand women’s side and right hand on the men’s side. All finish in a line across facing down, 1st man with his partner on his right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 \u2013 8 1st and 2nd couples in line dance down the middle for 4 bars and on bar 7 1st couple takes the lead with 2nd couple behind still facing down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 \u2013 12 2nd couple followed by 1st couple dance up to finish 2nd couple in first place on own sides and 1st couple in second place on opposite sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 \u2013 20 2nd and 1st couples dance a ladies chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21 \u2013 24 1st couple dance a half turn and twirl while the 2nd and 3rd couples change places on the side and then set for one bar to that person just passed and then set for one bar across the set to partner finishing 3, 1, 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 \u2013 32 All three couples circle six hands round and back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repeat with a new top couple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: The figures “down the middle and up” and “ladies chain” fall across phrases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Devised by Rhonda Raye in memory of Jane Thomaston, known as \u201cGrandma Jane\u201d to many of her dancing friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Video: Campbell’s Frolic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Campbell\u2019s Frolic<\/strong>
RSCDS Book 15
32-bar jig for three couples in a four-couple longwise set<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 2 1st and 2nd couples set.
3 \u2013 6 1st and 2nd couples dance right hands across once round.
7 \u2013 8 1st couple cast off one place and 2nd couple dance up to first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 \u2013 16 1st couple repeat bars 1-8 with 3rd couple, dancing left hands across on bars 11-14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 \u2013 24 1st couple set, lead up to the top and cast off one place. 3rd couple step down on bars 19-20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 \u2013 32 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples dance six hands round and back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repeat, having passed a couple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Rutherford: Compleat Collection of 200 of the most celebrated
Country Dances both old and new \u2026Vol 1, London, c. 1755.
Original tune: Campbell\u2019s Frolic (Rutherford)
Music: Eileen Watts Reel by Luke Brady.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ottawa Summer Class No Video Madawaska StrathspeyA 32 bar strathspey for 3 couples in a 4 couple setCraig Williams, March 2024 1 \u2013 8 1st couple dance a \u00bd figure of eight on their own sides. Begin by dancing in and down. Take nearer hands when they meet between the 3rd couple, dance up to … Continue reading Dances for June 24, 2026<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,29,24,5,65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3x32-reels","category-8x32-jigs","category-8x32-strathspeys","category-summer","category-summer-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1314"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1315,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1314\/revisions\/1315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}