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Dances Taught on Sundays 2018

Page history last edited by Nancy McClements 5 years, 2 months ago

Please include teachers' names, number of dancers (and details if new), dances taught, and any formations/steps taught.


December 30

teaching by Rebecca and Terry
20 or 21 dancers including two first time dancers

  • New Year Jig (taught Rsh reel of 3 on the sides)
  • A Year of Dance
  • Le Papillon
  • Sleepwalking
  • Moulin Brae
  • Trip to Timber Ridge

 

December 23

teaching by Janice, Rebecca and Chuck

15 dancers including two first timers

  • Nineteenth of December
  • Christmas Ceilidh
  • Dalkeith Strathspey
  • Dandelion Pickers
  • Ecclefechan Feline
  • Barbara's Strathspey
  • Red Nose Jig

 

December 16

Teaching by Janice and Kate

25 dancers including 7! new dancers

  • It's All Right
  • Christmas Ceilidh
  • The Barmkin
  • Autumn Posie
  • Falls of Rogie
  • The Kissing Bridge

 

December 9

Winter Dance Party

 

December 2

Teaching by Nancy and Janice

29 dancers, including 2 new couples, Trevor & Bean, Sam & Emma

  • Provost Wynd
  • Borrowdale Exchange
  • Jig to the Music
  • The Wishing Well
  • Highland Fair
  • Mary Hamilton
  • Diamond Jubilee 

 

November 25

teaching by Janice

12? dancers

  • Borrowdale Exchange
  • Le Papillon
  • Sugar Candie
  • Cranberry Tart
  • Links with St Peterburg
  • Bauldy Bain's Fiddle

 

November 18

teaching by Rebecca and Chuck

27 dancers

  • Jig to the Music
  • Laird of Milton's Daughter
  • Rakes of Glasgow
  • Lady Susan Stewart's Reel
  • Falls of Rogie
  • Wishing Well

 

November 11

Teaching by Terry and Nancy

26 or 28 dancers?

  • Highland Fair
  • Provost Wynd
  • The Walled Garden
  • Candy Cane Reel
  • Mary Hamilton
  • The Kissing Bridge
  • Reel of the 51st Division

 

November 4

teaching by Nancy and Chuck

Graduation night for MSCR class

27 dancers

  • Flowers of Edinburgh
  • Catch the Wind
  • Seann Truibhas Willichan
  • Mairi's Wedding
  • De'll Amang the Tailors
  • Delvine Side
  • J.B. Milne
  • Adieu Mon Ami

 

October 28

Teaching by Rebecca and Kate

20 dancers

  • Light and Airy
  • The Flowers of Edinburgh
  • Delvine Side
  • Lady Mary Menzies' Reel
  • Cranberry Tart
  • Asilomar Romantic
  • Ferla Mor

 

October 21

Teaching by Kate and Chuck

24 dancers

  • Joie de Vivre
  • Bauldy Bain's Fiddle
  • John McAlpin
  • The Expert Dancer
  • Irish Rover
  • Glasgow Country Dance

 

October 14

Teaching by Nancy and Janice

Figures taught: Set & Link for 3, Schiehallion Reel

21 dancers

  • Highland Fair
  • Doohamer Delight
  • The Bridge of Nairn  
  • Alan J. Smith
  • The Valley over the Hill
  • Chrysanthemum

 

October 7

Teaching by Janice and Rebecca

  • Joie de Vivre
  • Miss Allie Anderson
  • Argyll Strathspey
  • Wandering Wallaby
  • Let's Have a Ceilidh
  • The Mercat Cross

 

September 30

Teaching by Janice and Nancy

Technique - focus on chains and links

Figures taught - corners' chain, set & link, set & rotate, grand chain

20 dancers

  • Mendota and Monona
  • Laird of Milton's Daughter
  • Neidpath Castle
  • Westminster Reel 
  • Mercat Cross
  • Links with St. Petersburg

 

September 23

Teaching by Janice and Kate

Technique - focus on reels

additional figure taught - bourrel

19 dancers

  • Reel Easy
  • Catch the Wind
  • Invercauld's Reel
  • The Wandering Wallaby
  • A Reel for Alice
  • The Expert Dancer
  • Maxwell's Rant 

 

September 16

teaching by Rebecca, Janice and Chuck

Technique Class #3: Pas de basque in place and traveling, Set and turn corners, Hello-Goodbye setting

14 dancers including Allison, Mike and Becky

  • Duke of Perth
  • General Stuart's Reel
  • Invercauld's Reel
  • Adieu Mon Ami

 

September 9

Teaching by Chuck and Kate

Technique Class #2: Strathspey traveling and setting

Figures taught: Rondel, Half Diamond Poussette, Full Diamond Poussette, Petronella

26 dancers including 3 newcomers and visitors, Becky, Richard and Jenny (Gill's niece)

  • The Silver Tassie
  • The Lea Rig
  • Sauchie Haugh
  • Mad Hatter
  • The College Hornpipe 

 

September 2

Teaching by Nancy and Janice

Technique Class #1: Skip change of step

Figures taught: Allemande (2 couple, 3 couple, 4 couple), Ladies' Chain, Rights & Lefts

16 dancers including 3 newcomers Robert, Lauren, and Sarah

  • Deil Amang the Tailors
  • Kendall's Hornpipe
  • Practice Dance for Ladies' Chain and Allemande (working title) 
  • Alison Rose
  • Light and Airy

 

August 26

Teaching by Janice and Chuck

26 dancers including Liberty and Lorraine

  • The Borrowdale Exchange
  • Light and Airy
  • Fair Donald
  • Berwick Johnnie
  • Edinburgh Castle Reel
  • Reel of the Royal Scots
  • Foxhill Court
  • Alison Rose

 

August 19

Teaching by Kate & Nancy

26 dancers including newcomers Allison, Mike, Marti (Bradley's mom) and semi-newcomers Al (piper) and Patricia

Formations taught: espagnole, dance to corners and set

  • Men of Hoy
  • Jig to the Music
  • Highland Rambler
  • Seann Truibhas Willichan
  • Royal Deeside Railway 
  • Foxhill Court 

 

August 12

Teaching by Nancy & Rebecca

16 dancers including semi-newcomers Al (piper) and Patricia

Formations taught: poussette, double triangles, tournee

  • Turn and Return
  • Clydeside Lassies
  • Minister on the Loch 
  • Alan J Smith
  • Reel of the Royal Scots
  • Argyll Strathspey 

 

August 5

teaching by Chuck

17 dancers including newcomers Raina and Rebecca

  • Merry Reapers
  • The Shetland Shepherdess
  • Clutha
  • The Paisley Weaver
  • Kelloholm Jig
  • Jean Martin of Aberdeen
  • Kingussie Flower

 

July 29

Teaching by Kate

Gill helped with music

13 dancers, all experienced

  • Rabbie's Reel
  • Shetland Shepherdess
  • Maxwell's Rant
  • Adieu Mon Ami
  • College Hornpipe
  • Black Mountain Reel
  • Miss Milligan's Strathspey
  • Kingussie Flower 

 

July 22

Teaching by Janice and Kate

AGM

21 dancers

  • The Borrowdale Exchange
  • Joie de Vivre
  • Fair Donald
  • A London Celebration
  • The Kissing Bridge
  • Delvine Side
  • The Sausage Machine
  • Postie's Jig

 

July 15

teaching by Nancy and Chuck

20 dancers

  • Blue Bonnets
  • Bonnie Stronshiray
  • Westminster Reel
  • The Zoologist
  • Wishing Well
  • Lady in Red
  • Davy Nick Nack

 

July 8

Teaching by Kate & Nancy

14 dancers

  • The Hollin Buss
  • The Sailor
  • Old Nick's Lumber Room
  • Braes of Tulliemet
  • The Kissing Bridge
  • The Nurseryman
  • John Cass

 

July 1

teaching by Kate, Rebecca, Terry and Chuck

15 dancers including three new- Matthew, Josh and Anna

Figures Set and Link for 3, Diagonal half rights and lefts.

  • Fotheringhame Fling
  • Catch the Wind
  • Lady Wynd
  • Mrs. Hamilton of Whishaw
  • Rodney's Rant

 

June 24

Teaching by Nancy and Terry

Figures: Set & Rotate

15 dancers

  • Fairy Ring
  • Miss Hadden's Reel
  • Delvine Side
  • New Year Jig
  • Westminster Reel
  • The Byron Strathspey
  • Davy Nick Nack

 

June 17

teaching by Chuck, Rebecca and Terry

Figures: Poussette right round, set to and turn Corners, Turn Corner-partner

18 dancers

  • Chased Lovers
  • Kathleen McAdam's Scroll
  • Duke of Perth
  • Village Reel
  • The Starry-Eyed Lass
  • Earl of Northampton

 

June 3

teaching by Janice and Kate

  • Sleepy Maggie
  • Tulloch Gorm
  • Sugar Candie
  • Miss Allie Anderson
  • Alltshellach
  • Culla Bay 

 

May 27

teaching by Nancy, Chuck and Terry

Figures: Poussette, Down and back in 3, Corners pass and turn

21 dancers

  • Tribute to the Borders
  • General Stuart's Reel
  • The Falkirk Lass
  • Summer Wooing
  • Trip to Timber Ridge
  • Hamilton Rant

 

May 20

Teaching by Janice and Kate

23 dancers

New dancer Patricia

  • Galloway House
  • Joie de Vivre
  • Luckenbooth Brooch
  • Carefree Highway
  • Alltschellach

 

May 13

teaching by Rebecca and Chuck

23 dancers

Figures: Knot, Lady's Chain, Grand Chain

  • The Sailor
  • Mrs. Stewart's Jig
  • Minister on the Loch
  • Kathleen McAdam's Scroll
  • Miss Gibson's Strathspey
  • Arthur's Seat

 

May 6

Kids' Social 6:30-7:30

Live Music by Liam and Dave for entire evening

Teaching by Kate and Janice

24+ dancers

Social program

  • The Ox
  • Hedwig's Reel
  • Galloway House
  • Trip to Gatlinburg

Adult Class

  • Kendall's Hornpipe
  • John McAlpin
  • Shiftin Bobbins
  • The Sauchie Haugh
  • Sleepy Maggie

 

April 29

Teaching by Nancy and Janice

14 dancers

Challenging Dances Night

  • Bees of Maggieknockater
  • Best Set in the Hall
  • Three Rivers Reel
  • Dream Catcher
  • Hudson Landing

 

April 22

teaching by Nancy and Chuck

23 dancers

Figures taught- Targe, chaperoned chain progression, Hello Goodbye

  • Trip to Gretna Green
  • The Clansman
  • Linnea's Strathspey
  • Quarrie's Jig
  • Carefree Highway
  • Light as Air

 

April 15

Teaching by Kate and Chuck

13 dancers

Figures taught: Tourbillon, Strathspey poussette

  • Galloway House
  • Laird of Milton's Daughter
  • Flowers of Edinburgh
  • Minister on the Loch
  • Da Rain Dancin
  • Peat Fire Flame
  • Sands of Morar

 

April 8

Teaching by Nancy & Janice

22 dancers

Figure taught: the Helix

  • Australian Ladies
  • Hana Strathspey
  • Alan J. Smith
  • Gen Orrin Strathspey
  • Mercat Cross 

 

April 1 (Easter)

Teaching by Nancy & Kate

16 dancers

  • Rory O'More
  • The Highland Lass
  • Braes of Breadalbane
  • Summer Wooing
  • Orpington Caledonians
  • Asilomar Romantic
  • Bauldy Bain's Fiddle

 

March 25

Teaching by Janice

25 dancers

  • Flowers of Edinburgh, with special focus on the pousette
  • Grassmarket Reel
  • The Cranberry Tart
  • Glen Orrin Strathspey (John McCormick)
  • Pelorus Jack, with work on Dolphin Reels
  • The Chequered Court
  • Simon Brodie

 

March 18

Teaching by Janice and Nancy

20 dancers

  • Rory o'More
  • Grassmarket Reel
  • Mrs. Stewart's Jig
  • Midsummer Common
  • Catch the Wind
  • Irish Rover
  • Northern Lights and Melting Snow 

 

March 4

Teaching by Janice and Kate

24 dancers

 

  • The Happy Meeting
  • The Highland Fair
  • Craigleith
  • Monymusk
  • Catch the Wind
  • Pinewoods Reel 
  • Barbara's Strathspey
  • MacDonald of the Isles (walk-through only)

 

February 25

Teaching by Nancy & Janice

26 dancers

  • The Happy Meeting
  • Lady Susan Stewart's Strathspey
  • Pinewoods Reel
  • Sleepy Maggie
  • Monymusk
  • Friday's Child 

 

February 18

Teaching by Nancy, Chuck and Noel Chavez

Emphasis on handing

29 dancers

  • Hooper's Jig
  • Reel of the 51st Division
  • MacDonald of the Isles
  • Capelthwaite
  • A Capital Jig
  • Pinewoods Reel

 

February 11

Teaching by Janice and Kate

18 dancers

  • Light and Airy
  • The Isle
  • Delvine Side
  • Craigleith
  • Pinewoods Reel
  • Barbara's Strathspey

 

February 4

Teaching by Kate and Nancy

15 dancers on Super Bowl Sunday

Reels of Three (for newer dancer Molly)

  • The Highland Fair
  • Catch the Wind
  • Monymusk
  • Blue Mess Jacket
  • Friday's Child
  • Bridge of Nairn

 

January 28

teaching by Janice and Chuck- Burns Night

18 dancers including new dancer Molly

  • Ha! Ha! The Wooin' o' It
  • Burns' Night
  • Ca' the Ewes tae the Knowes
  • Over the Water to Charlie (new way)
  • Burns' Hornpipe
  • She's Ower Young to Marry Yet
  • My Love She's But a Lassie Yet
  • Auld Lang Syne

 

January 21

Teaching by Todd McCall and Kate

26 dancers

  • Hebridean Weaving Lilt
  • Cape D'Or Strathspey (McCall)
  • The Happy Meeting
  • Lady Susan Stewart's Strathspey
  • Sleepy Maggie 

 

January 14

Teaching by Nancy and Chuck

23 dancers including new dancers Lauren and Nana

  • Whistler's Jig
  • Merry Reapers
  • Bratach Bana
  • Flowers of Edinburgh
  • Rose of the North
  • Follow me Home
  • Tullyvolan

 

January 7

Teaching by Janice and Kate

18 dancers

  • Pint O' Ale is Fain (J)
  • Arthur's Seat (R)
  • Cauld Kail (M)
  • Tullyvolan (R)
  • Carefree Highway (J)
  • The Starry Eyed Lassie (J)

 

 

 

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