{"id":818,"date":"2024-01-17T18:28:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T22:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/?p=818"},"modified":"2024-01-17T18:28:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T22:28:28","slug":"dances-for-january-22-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/?p=818","title":{"rendered":"Dances for January 22, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Video: The Ferry Louper<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ferry Louper<\/strong>
24 GRADED and SOCIAL DANCES, Devised by Roy Goldring, Leeds Branch R.S.C.D.S.
32 bar jig for 3 couples<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 8 First, second and third couples dance clockwise (chase) round to places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 \u2013 16 First and second couples dance right hands across and back with left hands. First couple finish facing out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 \u2013 24 First couple cast off two places, dance up the middle and cast off one place. Second couple step up on bars 23 \u2013 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 \u2013 28 Second, first and third couples advance and retire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Recommended tune:- Castle Hill (M.A.J.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTE: The term \u2018Ferry Louper\u2019 is an Orkney expression which refers to someone who lives of the Orkney Islands but who was not born there \u2013 i.e. someone who just jumped (or \u2018louped\u2019) onto the ferry and came over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Video: Up in the Air<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up in the Air<\/strong>
RSCDS Book 20 \u2013 No. 2
32-bar strathspey for three couples in a four-couple longwise set<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 8 1st couple cast off, dance down behind own lines and cast up to original places. On bar 8, 1st , 2nd and 3rd couples dance in to meet partners and face up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 \u2013 16 1st, 2nd and 3rd couples dance a promenade. On bars 15-16, 1st couple cast off one place to finish facing first corners while 2nd couple dance up to first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 \u2013 20 1st couple set to first corners and then to second corners, finishing between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21 \u2013 24 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples dance six hands once round to the left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 \u2013 28 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples advance and retire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29 \u2013 32 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples, giving both hands, turn partners to own sides, 1st couple turning one and a half times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

W Boag: A Collection of Favourite Reels & Strathspeys by the Most Eminent Composers, 1797.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Original tune: Sir George Clark of Pennycuik (Nathaniel Gow)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Manual of Scottish Country Dancing:
Bar 20 1st couple, pulling back right shoulder, turn between corners ready to begin the circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TACNotes:’
8 All 3 cpls dance into position for promenade (2nd & 3rd cpls, L foot).
20 1st cpl use last setting step to turn R about into sidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Video: The Pawling Porch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pawling Porch<\/strong>
Moments in Time, 21 Scottish Country Dances devised by Elaine Brunken
32 Bar Reel for 3 couples<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 4 1st couple Set and cast off one place. (2nd couple step up on bars 3-4)
5 \u2013 8 1st couple Dance down between 3rd couple and cast up to second place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 \u2013 12 1st couple and 1st corners Advance and Retire.
13 \u2013 16 1st couple and 1st corners Turn with the Right Hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 \u2013 20 1st couple and 2nd corners Advance and Retire.
21 \u2013 24 1st couple and 2nd corners Turnwith the Right Hand. (1st couple pass Right shoulder to own side.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 \u2013 32 2nd, 1st , and 3rd couple dance Circle Round and Back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Devised May 2005, at the Pawling Weekend in Sylvan Lake, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muriel (Johnstone) and I had a small porch off our cabin, which seemed to become the place everyone stopped for a drink after classes, before lunch, after lunch, before dinner\u2026\u2026.. (now there\u2019s a surprise!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pawling Weekend (run by the New York Branch) and situated 45 miles north of \u2018the City\u2019 is a brilliant weekend. The New York Branch is one of the friendliest, most welcoming groups that I have met in my many travels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suggested Tune: The Merrymaking (Traditional)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Video: The Ferry Louper The Ferry Louper24 GRADED and SOCIAL DANCES, Devised by Roy Goldring, Leeds Branch R.S.C.D.S.32 bar jig for 3 couples 1 \u2013 8 First, second and third couples dance clockwise (chase) round to places. 9 \u2013 16 First and second couples dance right hands across and back with left hands. First couple … Continue reading Dances for January 22, 2024<\/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":[29,20,24,43,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-8x32-jigs","category-8x32-reels","category-8x32-strathspeys","category-ardbrae-spring-2024","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818","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=818"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":819,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818\/revisions\/819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}