Silver Cross Dance
Saturday, 6th May 2017, 7.30 - 22.45 p.m.
St Stephen's Church Hall, Watling Street, St Albans AL1 2PT
This month organised by: St Albans & Mid Herts Caledonian Society
Membership: £5. Members' entry: £7. Non-members' entry £10. Under 21's: £4
Please bring a plate of food on a plate ready for the table.
Programme / Shiftin' Bobbins / R / A Trip to Bavaria / RThe Raven's Dance / J / Glen Mor / J
The Rose of the North / S / Linea's Strathspey / S
The Rutland Reel / R / The Recumbent Stone / R
The Cranberry Tart / J / Father Connelly's Jig / J
The Wind on Loc Fyne / S / The Blue Mess Jacket / S
Mrs Stuart Linnell / R / The New Rigged Ship / J
The Immigrant Lass / J / Torridon Lassies / J
Rougemont Castle / S / Reel of the Royal Scots / R
Red Rum / J
SHIFTIN' BOBBINS (R8x32) 3C (4C set) R Clowes Ormskirk 6
1- 8 1s cross RH to double triangle position with 2s+3s & set, 1s cast up to top & dance down until they are between 2s & 3s
9-16 1L dances RH across with 2M+3M while 1M dances LH across with 2L+3L, 1s followed by 2s+3s dance down centre
17-24 3s followed by 2s+1s dance up & 3s+2s cast down to places, 1L dances LH across with 2M+3M while 1M dances RH across with 2L+3L
25-32 1s dance up to top & cast down to 2nd place opposite side, 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 around 2s to end in 2nd place on own sides
THE RAVEN'S DANCE (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Derek Haynes Carnforth Coll 5
1- 8 1s+2s dance double Fig of 8 (1s cross down & 2s out & up to start)
9-16 1s cross down to dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides & end facing down (Lady on Mans right)
17-24 1s (Lady leading) dance an Alternating Tandem RSh reel of 3 across with 2s (RSh to 2M) & end in centre facing down
25-32 1s dance down between 3s, cast up 1 place (opp sides), lead up between 2s, cross & cast to 2nd place own sides
THE ROSE OF THE NORTH (S8x32) 3C (4C set) R Goldring Leeds Silver Jubilee
1- 4 1s lead down below 3s, cross & cast up to 2nd place on opposite side
5-16 2s+1s+3s dance 3 couple R&L, 1s end facing 1st corners
17-24 1s set & turn 1st corner 2H, set & turn 2nd corner 2H
25-32 1s circle 3H round to left (Man with 2s & Lady with 3s), 1s set to partners (Down/up) & Petronella turn to places
THE RUTLAND REEL (R8x40) 3C (4C set) Robert Senior The Sunday Class 1
1- 8 1s set & cast 1 place, 1s cross between 3s & cast up to 2nd place opposite sides
9-16 1s+2s dance Ladies Chain & end 1s facing down
17-24 Reel of 3 on sides, 1s giving RSh to 3s & 1s+3s 1/2 turn RH 2 3(1)
25-32 3s+1s dance Mens Chain & end 1L facing out with partner ready to follow her
33-40 1L followed by partner casts up & crosses to own side to end 1s in 2nd place own sides, 1s+3s circle 4H round to left
THE CRANBERRY TART (J8x32) 3C (4C set) T Glasspool 7 Year Itch
1- 8 1M sets & casts 1 place, sets & petronella turns between 3s facing up while 1L stands for 2 bars then sets, casts 1 place & sets
9-16 1M sets in line with 3s & all 3 Adv+Ret then 1M advances to partner while 1L petronella turns between 2s & sets in line with 2s then all 3 Adv+Ret
17-24 1L followed by partner dances reel of 3 across with 2s (RSh to 2L) to end in 2nd place own sides
25-32 1s dance RSh reels of 3 on sides giving RSh to 3s
THE WIND ON LOCH FYNE (S3x32) 3C Triangular set J Dickson Dunedin 1
1- 8 1s cross over (Man between 3s, Lady between 2s) & dance Fig of 8 & end turning RH 1/2 way to face partner in original places
9-16 All dance interlocking RSh reels of 4 & end by turning RH to bring Men into centre
17-24 Men dance LH across in centre 2 places while Ladies dance clockwise 1 place, turn partner RH & repeat ending in triangular set order 2 3 1
25-32 All set & circle 6H round for 2 steps, turn partner 2H & continue to circle 6H round to pstns. 2 3 1
MRS STUART LINNELL (R8x40) 3C (4C set) J Bayly Imperial Bk 3
1- 8 1s set & cast 1 place, 2s+1s+3s set & 1s set adv & turn right about to face out to own sides while 2L & 3M petronella right into middle to diamond formation (2L in centre at top, 3M in centre at bottom) while 2M & 3L cast into 2nd places to 1M facing 2M & 1L facing 3L in a line across
9-16 1s+2M+3L 1/2 reel of 4 across, 1s 3/4 turn LH to Lady facing up & Man down (M face M, L face L), 1s change pl RH with facing persons (2L & 3M)
17-24 2L+3M+1s 1/2 reel of 4, 2L+3M 3/4 turn LH to M face Ladies side (M facing M) & Lady face M side in line across & change place RH with facing prsns
25-32 2M+3L dance 1/2 reel of 4 across with 3M+2L to end Man facing Men’s side (M facing M), all set & 2s+3s 3/4 turn RH onto sides while 1s set & turn right about to form a circle with 1s+2s+3s all facing clockwise
33-40 All chase clockwise (8 bars) after 4 bars 1s turn RH in centre to end on own sides 2 1 3
THE IMMIGRANT LASS (J4x32) 4C set M Jay RSCDS Bk 39
1- 8 1s+2s turn RH 1.1/2 times, 1s+2s dance RH across to end opp sides while 3s+4s now turn 1.1/2 times (3s+4s start 4 bars behind 1s+2s)
9-16 1s+2s dance 1/2 R&L while 3s+4s dance RH across, 1s+3s (centre couples) dance 1/2 R&L
17-24 3s+1s dance full Ladies Chain
25-32 1s+4s lead up for 3 bars & 1/2 turn partner (Lady under Mans arm), 4s lead down to bottom & cast to 3rd place as 1s dance down to bottom
ROUGEMONT CASTLE (S3x32) 3C set D Brown Exeter’s 40th Anniversary Book
1- 8 1s lead down to bottom & cross to cast up to 2nd pl on opp sides, 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 (L up round 2s, M down). 2 1 3
9-16 All cross RH & chase clwise 1/4 way into lines across, all change places with partner RH & chase clwise to opp sides. (3)(1)(2)
17-24 1s change places RH with person diagonally to right & new centre couple LH with person diag left, new centre cple RH diag right & 2s (at top) cross RH as 1s & 3s 1/2 turn RH into Alemande hold
25-32 1s+3s dance Allemande. 2 3 1
RED RUM (J8x32) 3C (4C set) S Brown Ribble Valley Bk
1- 8 1s set & cross RH, 1s set to 2s on sides & 1/2 turn LH
9-16 1s+2s dance Ladies Chain & end with 1s facing 1st corners
17-24 1s set to 1st corners & turn 2H, 1s set to 2nd corners & turn 2H
25-32 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides giving LSh to 1st corner cross to 2nd place own sides
I N T E R V A L
A TRIP TO BAVARIA (R4x32) 4C set J MacGregor-Brown Collins Pocket Ref
1- 4 1s & 4s cross RH while 2s+3s dance 1/2 RH across, 1s+3s & 2s+4s change places LH on sides
5- 16 Repeat 1-4 another 3 times (end cpls cross RH, middle cpls 1/2 RH across; cpls in 1st+2nd place also 3rd+4th place change places LH) All finish in original places
17-24 1s set to 2s & cross over to face 3s, set & cross to face 4s
25-32 1s set to 4s & cross over to 4th place on opposite sides, all Adv+Ret 2 steps & 1s change places RH (2H popular) to retire to own sides
GLEN MOR (J8x32) 3C (4C set) E Forbes SCDs
1- 8 1s+2s set, dance 1/2 RH across, 1s+3s set, dance 1/2 LH across
9-16 1s set & cast up 1 place as 3s stand & cross back to places, 1s set & cast up 1 place as 2s stand & cross back to places
17-24 All dance reels of 3 on own sides (2s dancing out round 3s to start)
25-32 1s+2s 3/4 turn RH, 1M+2L turn LH 1.1/2 times while 1L & 2M chase clockwise to meet partner & 3/4 turn partners RH to places
LINNEA’S STRATHSPEY (S8x32) 3C (4C set) T Wilson RSCDS Bk 47
1- 8 1s set & cast 1 place, 1s cross passing LSh & cast RSh round 1st corners into face them
9-16 1s dance ‘Hello-Goodbye’ setting & end passing RSh to face out in 2nd place own sides
17-24 2s & 3s 3/4 turn RH into middle while 1s cast to right picking up 2L/3M and promenade 1/2 way clockwise as 2M+3L turn LH 1.1/2 times, 1s dance on to 2nd place own sides while 3s & 2s 3/4 turn RH. All 3 couples finish in middle facing up 3 1 2
25-32 3s+1s+2s dance Allemande
THE RECUMBENT STONE (R5x48) 5C set J Drewry Greenburn Bk 3
1- 8 2s+3s+4s circle 6H round & back while 1s & 5s wait for 4 bars then turn RH for 4 bars
9-16 1s & 3s dance Fig of 8 round couples below them
17-24 1s & 3s dancing between couple below turn them with nearer hand 1.1/2 times, cast down behind next couple & lead up LH to face 1st corners
25-32 1s & 3s dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass RSh & 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corners to end passing RSh to face 3rd corners
33-40 1s & 3s dance 1/2 diag reel with 3rd crnrs & pass RSh to face each other up/down in centre (Ladies face down & Men up) & 1/2 reel of 4 in centre
41-48 3s & 1s turn RH 1.1/4 times to 2nd/4th places (opp side) & 3M passes 1L RSh to dance 1/2 Figs of 8 across round couples on their left (Lady up, Man down) to end 5 3 4 1 2
FATHER CONNELLY'S JIG (J4x64) 4C set J Drewry Donside Bk
1- 8 1s+2s Set & Rotate : -
` Set, rotate singly & dance on 1 place clockwise, change places RH on sides & dance on 1 place to own sides (1s in 2nd pl)
9-16 1s dance 1/2 diag R&L with 1st corners while 2nd corners set & change places diagonally RH, 1s dance 1/2 reels of 3 on opposite sides
17-24 1s dance 1/2 diag R&L with 3rd corner (pstn) while 2nd corners (pstn) set & change places diagonally, 1s dance 1/2 reels of 3 on own sides
25-32 1s dance reels of 3 across Lady with 2s & Man with 3s
33-40 1s cross down between 3s, 1L casts up round 3M & 1M casts down round 4L, 1s change places LH in centre & cast to 3rd place own sides
41-56 3s+1s+4s (bottom 3 couples) repeat bars 9-24
57-64 All (or bottom 3 couples only) circle 8(6)H round & back
THE BLUE MESS JACKET (S4x32) 4C set Douglas Henderson Kinclaven Pocket Bk
1- 8 2s followed by 1s lead down the middle, 1s cross & cast up to top & turn in to face 2s who have danced back to place
9-16 1s dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 2s & 1/2 turn partner RH to face 3s, 1s dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 3s & 1/2 turn partner RH to face 4s
17-24 1s dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 4s & 1/2 turn RH & continue turn to end in 4th place opposite sides & all set
25-32 All Petronella to centre & set, Petronella to own sides & set
THE NEW RIGGED SHIP (J8x48) 3C (4C set) RSCDS Bk 9
1- 8 1s+2s circle 4H round & back
9-16 1s dance reels of 3 on own sides giving RSh to 2s
17-24 1s lead down the middle & back to top
25-32 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, cross LH & cast to 3rd place
33-40 1s lead up to top & cast 1 place, set to 1st corner & to 2nd corner
41-48 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides giving RSh to 2nd corner & cross RH to own sides
TORRIDON LASSIES (J8x40) 3C (4C set) J Brenchley Kangaroo Paw
1- 8 1s cross & cast 1 place, 1s dance LH across (1L with 2s, 1M with 3s) & end facing 4th corner
9-16 1s set to corners then to partner up/down the dance & end facing 1st corners, turn corners RH & pass partner LSh to face 2nd corners
17-24 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corners & pass LSh to face 3rd corners, 1s set to corners then set to partner across the dance& end facing 4th corners
25-32 1s turn 4th corner (pstn) RH & pass partner LSh to face 1st corners, 1s dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 1st corners & pass RSh to BtoB (1M facing up)
33-40 1s dance RSh round 2nd corners & 1/2 Fig of 8 (1L up, 1M down) while 2s+3s set & cross RH, set (facing up/down) & change pl RH on sides. 2 1 3
THE REEL OF THE ROYAL SCOTS (R8x32) 3C (4C set) R Goldring RSCDS Leaflet Dances 27
1- 8 1s 1/2 turn 2s on sides (1M RH - 1L LH) to face out, 2s+1s+3s set, 1s 1/2 turn 3s on sides (1M LH - 1L RH) end 3s facing out & 2s+3s+1s set
9-16 1s followed by 3s dance up between 2s, cast down 1 place, dance in & 1s cast up to 2nd place 3s end in 3rd place
17-24 1s turn 1st corners RH, pass partner RSh turn 2nd corners RH & cross passing partner RSh to 2nd place own sides
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
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