{"id":260,"date":"2011-12-05T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-05T18:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/?p=260"},"modified":"2011-12-05T14:19:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-05T18:19:00","slug":"dances-for-december-5-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/?p=260","title":{"rendered":"Dances for December 5, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is the final class before the Ardbrae Christmas social. We have covered six of the dances from the program in this class. We hope you will come out and try the dances in a social setting. Keep in mind that we will be walking the dances through once.<\/p>\n

The dances we covered in this class are:
The Lass of Richmond Hill
The Lady Wynd
McMarley’s Cross
Highland Fair
Fair Donald
The Findlay’s Jig<\/p>\n

Here are the dances we hope to cover in this class<\/p>\n

THE FINDLAY\u2019S JIG<\/b>
32 bar jig for 3 couples
14 Social Dances for 2000, devised by Roy Goldring<\/p>\n

Bars<\/p>\n

1 \u2013 8    1st couple lead down the middle and back finishing at the top in the centre. 2nd and 3rd couples step in on bar 8.<\/p>\n

9 \u2013 16    3 couple allemande.<\/p>\n

17 \u2013 20    1st couple dance in, face down and cast up to the top. 3rd and 2nd couples step down on 19-20.
21 \u2013 24    2nd couple repeat bars 17-20.  1st and 3rd couples step down on    bars 23-24.<\/p>\n

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

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

For Faustina and Ian Findlay
Tune:    The Groom\u2019s Jig by Ian Findlay<\/p>\n

FAIR DONALD<\/b>
(Strathspey)
RSCDS Book 29  No. 4<\/p>\n

Music                           DESCRIPTION
Bars
1 \u2013 4    First couple, with nearer hands joined, dance down between second couple and cast up to place.<\/p>\n

5 \u2013 8    First couple, with nearer hands joined, dance down between third couple and cast up to first corners; second couple step up on bars seven and eight.<\/p>\n

9 \u2013 16        First couple reel of four with first corners passing partner with left shoulder at end of reel.<\/p>\n

17 \u2013 24    First couple reel of four with second corners finishing as in Fig.<\/p>\n

25 \u2013 26    First couple cast off into second place.<\/p>\n

27 \u2013 28    Second, first and third couples set.<\/p>\n

29 \u2013 32    Second, first and third couples turn partners with two hands.<\/p>\n

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

No. 22 \u2013 The Lass of Richmond Hill<\/b>
32-bar reel for three couples in a four-couple longwise set
RSCDS Second Book of Graded Scottish Country Dances<\/p>\n

 Bars                         Description<\/p>\n

1 \u2013 8    1st couple lead down middle and up to the top to finish in the middle of the set, facing up.<\/p>\n

9 \u2013 14    1st couple cast off one place and, passing partner by the left, dance round first corners by the right and into the middle of the set. 2nd couple step up on bars 9-10.<\/p>\n

15 \u2013 16    1st couple, giving left hands, turn to face first corners.<\/p>\n

17 \u2013 24    1st couple and first corners dance a corner chain. 1st couple finish facing second corners.<\/p>\n

25 \u2013 32    1st couple and second corners dance a corner chain. 1st couple finish in second place on own sides.<\/p>\n

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

Devised by Fiona Turnbull, RSCDS Richmond Branch.<\/p>\n

First published in Richmond Anniversary Book 1952-1992.
\u00a9RSCDS Richmond Branch, printed with permission.<\/p>\n

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