Semester 1 Week 10

Step Practice

• Pas de basque
• skip change of step
• slip step
• strathspey travelling into setting

Airyhall Delight
32 Jig, RSCDS Book 40

1-4	1,2 set half RA
5-8	1,3 half RL
9-12	3,1 set half LA
13-16	2,1 half RL
17-22	1s lead down 4 steps and up 2 steps
23-24	all set
25-32	6 hands round and back

Turned out to be a nice social dance, works well if you keep the set narrow.

Awkward for 1st lady in first 16 bars.

17-24 are harder than they look on paper.


The Silver Strathspey
32 Strathspey, RSCDS Book 44

1-4	1s set cast 1
5-8	2,1,3 set circle half way left
9-12	1s Xr cast to r while 3,2 set half RA
13-16	1s Xr cast to r while 2,3 set half RA
17-20	1W with 2s, 1M with 3s, half rs reel 3
21-24	1s Tb 1.5
25-32	3,1,2 Knot

A nice dance with lots of technical points in it and covering.


Alan J Smith
32 Jig, RSCDS Book 45

1-4	Set dance down one place
5-8	1M3M Tl while 1W3WTr
9-16	Double Triangles
17-24	CPC Xr
25-32	6 hands round and back

A nice dance with some unusual features.

Announcements

I will be stepping down as the demonstration class teacher at the end of this term. I will be moving to Manchester to take up a new job. Thanks for being a great class and making it enjoyable to teach you.

We will be having a class next week which will be my last class.

SUSCDF 2008

SUSCDF 2008

Men	Person	Women	Person
Am	Craig	Aw	Jenni P
Bm	Xavier	Bw	Annabel
Cm	Neil	Cw	Holly
Dm	James	Dw	Lucy
Em	Ruth	Ew	Sanne
Fm	Rachel	Fw	Henri
Gm	Jo	Gw	Linda
Hm	Remco	Hw	Jen

Inverneil House

Starting formation:
t

Aw Am Gm Gw

Bw Bm Hm Hw
Dw Dm Fm Fw
Cw Cm Em Ew

t

Dance once through with couples D and H starting from second place and slip to the bottom at the end.
t

Dw Dm Gm Gw
Aw Am Fm Fw
Bw Bm Em Ew
Cw Cm Hm Hw

t

Dance once through with couples C and G starting.

Dw Dm Fm Fw
Aw Am Gm Gw
Cw Cm Em Ew
Bw Bm Hm Hw

65-68 1,2 & 3,4 half double fig 8 - middles (2,3) cross out while ends (1,4) dance up or down the sidelines

69-72 2,3 dance out nearest end and cast off 1 place

Dm Dw Fw Fm
Am Aw Gw Gm
Cm Cw Ew Em
Bm Bw Hw Hm

73-76 2,3 half double fig 8 - 2s cross down while 3s dance up sidelines

77-80 2s dance down 2pl and cast 1 while 3s cast up 1, dance up 1, and cast off 1

Dm Dw Fw Fm
Cw Cm Em Ew
Aw Am Gm Gw
Bm Bw Hw Hm

81-88 2,3 petronella (2M, 3W face up or down sideline to start the petronella)

Dm Dw Fw Fm
Cm Am Ew Gw
Cw Aw Em Gm
Bm Bw Hw Hm

89-92 2,3 petronella as if in a square set across the line of the other set, while 1,4 chase with the lady leading through the petronelling couple to

Dw Dm Am Cm Gw Ew Fm Fw
Bw Bm Aw Cw Gm Em Hm Hw

93-96 1,4 petronella one place round in little squares to

Dm Bm Am Cm Gw Ew Fw Hw
Dw Bw Aw Cw Gm Em Fm Hm

Butterscotch and Honey

Dm Bm Am Cm (t) Gw Ew Fw Hw
Dw Bw Aw Cw (t) Gm Em Fm Hm

1-16 as normal

17-24 cast to

Cm Gw
Dm Hw
Bm Fw
Am Ew

Aw Em
Bw Fm
Dw Hm
Cw Gm

25-32 set, T Both 1/2, circles of 4 to the left

Gw Cm
Hw Dm
Fw Bm
Ew Am
t
Em Aw
Fm Bw
Hm Dw
Gm Cw

33-48 first 16 bars of B&H as normal

49-56 cast to

Hw Dm
Fw Bm
Em Gm Cw Aw
Ew Gw Cm Am
Fm Bw
Hm Dw
Couples E, G, C, and A set on bars 55 & 56
57-64 Turn both hands once round and 4 hands round to the left

Petronella

Hw Dm
Fw Bm
Em Gm t Cw Aw
Ew Gw Cm Am
Fm Bw
Hm Dw

1-32 dance once through star petronella
33-56 dance first 24 bars of second time through petronella normally
57-60 dance first half of pousette
61-64 spin to finish evenly spaced in a circle with the men with their backs to the middle partners facing
65-80 petronella in big circle
81-88 Spin for 8 bars
89-96 Lead out directly to the audience

Semester 1 Week 8

Step Practice

• Pas de basque
• Strathspey setting into travelling step

Worked on dances for SUSCDF dem and started working through the linkages.

Semester 1 Week 7

Step Practice

• Strathspey travelling
• Skip change of step
• Pas de basque, moving
  

Inverneil Hous
32 Reel RSCDS Book 35

• 1,2 half figure 8, 1s dance down 2 places and cast up 1
• 1,3 half figure 8, 1s dance up 1 place and cast 1 place
• 1s petronella movement
• 1s cast round to the right, dance across the set and cast to second place while 2,3 petronella movement
  

Butterscotch and Honey
4 couple 32 Strathspey

• 1s set, turn R into promenade hold. Half reel 3 with the 2s
  
• half reel 3 with the 3s, half reel of 3 with the 4s
  
• 1s lead cast, cross over, and dance up side lines
• 2,3 and 4,1 turn both and open out into circle to the left

Petronella
2 couple 32 Reel RSCDS Book 1

• 1s petronella for 16 bars (we did a variation where the 2s join in)
• 1s lead down the middle and back
• 1,2 poussette
  

Semester 1 Weeks 5 and 6

These classes were taught by Liz Green. She taught:

• La Fleur de Lyon (S)
• Chequered Court (J)
• Autumn in Appin (S)
• Blooms of Bon Accord (R)

Back to usual this week.

Semester 1 Week 4

Step Practice

• Strathspey travelling
• Strathspey setting

Lea Rig
32 Strathspey (2 couple) RSCDS Book 21

• Petronella
• Lead down and back
• Right hands across
• Half poussette

Rakish Highlandman
40 Jig (3 couple) RSCDS Book 19

• Reel of 3
• Lead down and back
• Allemande
• Corner partner
• Double Triangles

Semester 1 Week 3

Step Practice

• Skip change of step
• Pas de basque

Reel of Mey
48 Jig (3 couple) RSCDS Book 22

• Cross cast, 1,2 right hands across
• Cross left cast, 1,3 left hands across
• Dance up to the top, cast 1, dance down 1, cast up 1
• Reel of 4 with first corner
• Reel of 4 with second corner
• 213 circle

Flowers of Edinburgh
32 Reel (3 couple) RSCDS Book 1

• Chase and set
• Chase and set
• Down the middle and back
• Poussette

Semester 1 Week 2

This class was taught by Liz Green. Hope you enjoyed it.

I gather from Johann's comment that she may have covered Strathspey travelling, good stuff ;)

Semester 1 Pub Quiz: What makes a good demonstration?

List the 3 elements of a demonstration that you consider to be most important.

There will be a prize(s) for the best/most original/??? entries, within reason. Also, no essay answers (I've got read these ;)

Closing date: 31 October 2008
Prize giving: 11 November 2008
(sounds just like school)

Semester 1 Week 1

Step Practice

• Skip change
• Slip step
• Pas de basque
• Strathspey travelling
• Strathspey setting

The Sailor
32 Hornpipe (3 couple) RSCDS Book 24

• cross into double triangles position, set, fish hooks, set
• Reels of 3
• down for 2, up to top, cross and cast
• 2,1 Rights and lefts

Sandy O'er the Lea
32 Strathspey (2 couple) RSCDS MMM2

• right hands across, left hands across
• all set cross right, set cross left
• 1,2 lead down and back
• allemande

Mairi's Wedding
40 Reel (3 couple) Cosh

• turn right, cast 1, turn left
• 1st corner half reel of 4
• 2nd corner half reel of 4
• 1st corner half reel of 4
• 2nd corner half reel of 4
• reel 3 across
• 6 hands round and back

Demonstration class 2008/9

Another year of dancing is starting up, and I am contemplating what to teach in this year's demonstration class.

Well, as with the last time I was teaching, I will be keeping details of the dances that we cover in this blog. I hope that members of the class find this useful.

Please do comment on classes to let me know what you liked or what you disliked. Additionally, if there is anything that you would like me to cover/clear up, then either speak to me or leave me a comment (or even better do both).

See you at classes

Alasdair