{"id":860,"date":"2024-04-12T17:02:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T21:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/?p=860"},"modified":"2024-04-12T17:02:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T21:02:17","slug":"dances-for-april-15-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ottawadancescottish.org\/?p=860","title":{"rendered":"Dances for April 15, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Video: Triple Happiness<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Triple Happiness<\/strong>
RSCDS Book 52
32-bar strathspey for three couples in a three-couple longwise set<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 2 1st couple advance one step, take right hands briefly, and retire one step.
3 \u2013 4 1st couple, giving left hands, turn halfway to finish in the middle facing down.
5 \u2013 8 1st couple, retaining left hands, lead down, cross below 2nd couple and cast up to original places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 \u2013 16 1st and 2nd couples dance the knot. On bars 15-16 1st couple, retaining left hands, turn to face first corners. 2nd couple finish in first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 \u2013 20 1st couple dance corners pass and turn with first corners. First corners turn with both hands. 1st couple pass by the right shoulder to finish facing second corners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21 \u2013 24 1st couple dance corners pass and turn with second corners. Second corners turn with both hands. 1st couple pass by the right shoulder to finish in second place on own sides facing clockwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 \u2013 28 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples chase clockwise halfway round the set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29 \u2013 32 3rd, 1st and 2nd couples, giving both hands to partner, turn halfway, release hands and, pulling right shoulder back, dance on a curve to own sides of the set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finish in order 3, 1, 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Repeat from new positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Devised by Yoshiki Oyama, RSCDS Tokai Branch, January 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Devised for the Scottish country dance group Mie Scottish Country Dance Family on the occasion of their special ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Video: The Royal Deeside Railway<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Royal Deeside Railway <\/strong>(Reel)
RSCDS Book 40<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 \u2013 4 1st couple, without giving hands, dance down, cross below 3rd couple and cast up to finish in the middle of the set facing 2nd woman. 2nd couple step up on bars 3-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 \u2013 8 1st couple and 2nd woman dance right hands across once round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 \u2013 12 1st couple and 2nd man dance left hands across once round. 1st couple finish in the middle of the set facing up, with the woman in front of the man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13 \u2013 16 With 1st woman leading, 1st couple dance up and cast off on own sides round 2nd couple to finish in the middle of the set facing 3rd man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17 \u2013 20 1st couple and 3rd man dance right hands across once round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21 \u2013 24 1st couple and 3rd woman dance left hands across once round. 1st couple finish in the middle of the set facing down, with the woman in front of the man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 \u2013 28 With 1st woman leading, 1st couple dance down and cast up on own sides round 3rd couple to second place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

29 \u2013 32 All three couples turn with the right hand once round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Devised in 1987 by Ron Arrowsmith, Vancouver for the Kerrisdale Community Centre Scottish Country Dance Class.
Tune: On the Fiddle (Copyright J. Hornsby)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TACNotes:\u2019
5\u201312 1st woman is ahead of her partner in both \u2018wheels\u2019. 1st cpl finish in middle below 2nd cpl \u2013 approximately at 2nd position.
17\u201324 1st woman is again ahead of partner in both \u2018wheels\u2019, 1st cpl finish in middle at 2nd place, above 3rd cpl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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