- 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.
