Buckie Scottish Country Dance Class
Buckie Community High School Assembly Hall
West Cathcart Street, Buckie AB56 1QB
Friday 3rd March 2017 7.30pm- 11.30pm
Music by David Oswald & his Band
Dancers £7 Juniors/Spectators £3
NEWBURGH JIG (J8x32) 3C (4C set)
A Creighton RSCDS Book 48
1- 8 1s+2s+3s dance 6H round and back
9-16 1s set, cast off (2s step up), turn LH to face 1st corners
17-24 1s+ 1st corners set, 1s dance round each other by right to face 2nd corners. 1s + 2nd corners repeat, 1s
finish in middle facing own sides, 1M below 1L
25-32 1L+2s also 1M+3s dance LH across. 1s finish in 2nd place opposite sides. 2s+1s+3s set, 1s cross RH to
2nd place own sides
THE LOCHALSH REEL (R8x40) 3C (4C set)
P Burnett Skye Coll 2
1- 8 1s turn RH, cast 1 place, cross LH, cast 1 place to meet partner in prom hold facing 3M (Lady on Mans left)
9-16 1s dance LSh reel of 3 across with 3s
17-24 1s split to dance reels of 3 on opposite sides
25-32 1s dance (nearer hands joined) to top, turn 2s with other hand, cross down between 3s & cast up to 2nd
place own sides
33-40 1s dance RH across (Lady with 2s & Man with 3s), pass RSh to dance LH across with other couple
MOMENT OF TRUTH (S8x32) 3C (4C set)
C Sigg RSCDS Bk 37
1- 8 1s turn 2H, cast to 2nd place, dance down between 3s, cast up 1 place on own sides & dance in to face 1st
corners
9-16 1s turn 1st corner RH, partner LH, 2nd corner RH, partner LH end facing 1st corners
17-24 1s dance reels of 3 across (1L+2s & 1M+3s) giving LSh to 1st crnrs & 2s+1s+3s turn 2H
25-32 1s dance Pass+Turn with 1st corners & pass RSh to face 2nd corners, dance Pass+Turn with 2nd corners
& dance to places
THE HAUDAGAIN ROUNDABOUT (J4x32) 4C sq set
Brian Smith
1-8
1s & 3s nhj set adv, dance RHA back to place & set
9-16 2s & 4s repeat bars 1-8
17-20 All take RH with prtnr, adv & retire, ladies turn under own arm on bar 19 & stay facing out
21-24 All dance 4 bars of Sciehallion reel to finish 1 pl anticlockwise
25-32 8H round & back
MAXWELL'S RANT (R8x32) 3C (4C set)
Rutherford RSCDS Bk 18
1- 8 1s cross down to dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides
9-16 1s cross down to dance reflection reels of 3 on own sides
17-24 1s cross RH, cast to 2nd place & dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s
25-32 1s dance down between the 3s, cast up to 2nd place & 2s+1s+3s turn partners RH
BARBARA’S STRATHSPEY (S8x32) 3C (4C set)
S McKinnell RSCDS Bk 46
1- 8 1s set & cast 1 place, 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 (1M round 2s, 1L round 3s)
9-16 2s+1s+3s set & 1s cross passing RSh, 2M+1M also 1L+3L turn RH 1.1/2 times on sides
17-20 1s+2s+3s dance 3 couple Bourrel: `1M+3L also 2M+1L set advcg & 3/4 turn 2H to line up/down middle then 1/2 turn single to face own prtnrs
as 3M & 2L chase anticl’wise to face them
21-24 All set & turn 2H to own sides. 3 1 2
25-32 All chase clockwise 1/2 way, all 1/2 turn partners RH & twirl to places. 2 1 3
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MIDNIGHT OIL 1 (J5x48) 5C set
John Drewry Bankhead Bk 3
1- 8 1s & 3s lead down & 3/4 turn RH to L facing down & M up, retaining hold of RH set & L turns under ptnrs Rt
arm to dance up (Men follow prtnr)
9-16 1s & 3s dance RH across with 2L/4L, 1s & 3s dance LH across with 4M/5M to end facing 1st corners
17-24 1s also 3s dance Pass+Turn with 1st corners & pass RSh to face 2nd corners, dance Pass+Turn with
2ndcorners & into centre facing partner (L facing down M up)
25-32 1s+3s dance reel of 4 up & down centre of dance & end in centre holding partners nearer hand (1s face
Ladies side & 3s face Men’s side)
33-40 1s also 3s dance out sides & cast, dance in to meet ptnr (1M & 3L pass LSh) to dance out other side & cast
back to middle (1M & 3L pass RSh & face each other)
41-48 1L also 3M set twice while 1M+3L turn RH, 1s & 3s turn partner LH & cast down 1 place on own sides
THE FIREWORKS REEL (R8x32) 3C (4C set)
Anselm Lingnau My Strathspey Dances
1- 8 1s cross RH & cast 1 place, 1s dance ½ figures of 8 (1L round 2s, 1M round 3s) & end facing 1st corners
9-12 1s set moving out between corners (as in Hello-Goodbye setting) & 1s turn LH to face 1st corners
13-16 1s dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners & end facing 2nd corners
17-24 1s repeat bars 9-16 with 2nd corners & end 2nd place opposite sides (3)(1)(2)
25-32 1s dance ½ reel of 3 on opposite sides (1M in & down, 1L in & up), 1s dance ½ reel of 3 across (1M with 2s
& 1L with 3s)
THE BANFFSHIRE CENTENARIAN (S5X32) 5c SET
B Taylor
1-8
2s & 4s dance RSh diag reels of 4 with 1st crnrs
9-16 2s & 4s repeat with 2nd crnrs
17-24 1s turn 2H once rnd to face down nhj, dance down & curve into 5th pl. 2s,3s,4s & 5s step up on last 2 bars
25-32 2s in top pl ½ turn RH, set, then set & link back to own sides whilst 3s+4s & 5s+1s circle 4H round & back
GRANVILLE MARKET (J8x32) 3C (4C set)
E Vandegrift 2nd Graded Bk SCDs
1- 8 1s+2s dance RH across & LH back
9-16 1s cross RH & cast 1 place, 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 around 2s & end facing 1st corner
17-24 1s turn corners RH & pass RSh to face 2nd corners, 1s turn 2nd corners RH & pass RSh to end 2nd place
own sides
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
ANNIVERSARY REEL (R4x32) 4C set
S Muir RSCDS Bk 36
1- 8 1s cross RH & cast 1 place, 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s
9-16 1L dances full reel of 3 with 2s while 1M dances 1/2 reel with 3s & 1/2 reel with 4s
17-24 1s dance LH across with 3s, 1s dance RH across (1L with 2s & 1M with 4s)
25-32 1s pass LSh to dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 3s, turn RH to opposite sides while 4s set advancing & 1s+4s
dance RH across 1/2 way round to new places
INTERVAL
EH3 7AF (J8x32) 3C (4C set)
Roy Goldring RSCDS Bk 40
1- 8 1s lead down the middle & back to top
9-16 1s+2s+3s Promenade ending with 1s casting to 2nd place
17-24 1s pass by the right & turn 1st corners RH to end L between 2s & M between 3s, 1s pass by the right & turn
2nd corners RH to end between crnrs
25-32 1M dances RH across with 2s & 1L with 3s, 1L dances up between 2s & casts to 2nd place own side as 1M
dances between 3s & casts up
MILTON'S WELCOME (R8x32) 3C (4C set)
J Bayly RSCDS Bk 33
1- 8 1s+2s+3s set, cross RH, 1s+2s+3s set & 1s+3s 3/4 turn RH (to form line up & down centre) as 2s cross RH
to original places
9-16 1s+3s dance reel of 4 in centre of dance end with 1L+3M taking LH as partners end on sides
17-24 1L+3M 3/4 turn LH to face own sides, dance out & cast behind 2s to original places, 1s+2s+3s turn LH
25-32 1s+2s dance Poussette. 2 1 3
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MATHILDE IS A DELIGHT (S3x32) 3C set
Raphëlle Orgeret RSCDS Bk 50
1- 8 1s+2s+3s dance Grand Chain
9-16 1L followed by 1M casts to 2nd place opp sides (2s step up). 1M followed by 1L casts to 3rd place own
side (3s step up)
17-24 2s+3s+1s set, turn partners 1/2 RH, pull back RSh & dance out to opp sides. All set
25-26 2s+3s+1s circle 6H 1/2 round to Left . 1 3 2
27-32 1s+2s dance 'The Capstan'
27-28 1s NHJ dance down 2 places while 2s cast up to 1st place
29-30 2s NHJ dance down 2 places while 1s cast up to 1st place
31-32 1s NHJ dance down 2 places curving into 3rd place while 2s cast up to first place
JOHN CASS (J5x32) 5C
Peter Avery RSCDS Bk 49
1- 8 1s lead down (2s+3s step up 3-4), lead up to 3rd place & turn RH to face 3M with 1L following 1M
9-16 1s, 3M+2M, 4L+5L all in tandem, dance alternating tandem reel on diagonal (1s pass 3M+2M RSh). 1s
end facing 4M, 1L following 1M
17-24 1s, 4M+5M, 2L+3L all in tandem, repeat 9-16 (1s pass 4M+5M LSh) 1s end in middle, 3rd place facing
down NHJ (1L on Left of 1M)
25-32 1s dance down between 4s, cast behind 5s (4s+5s step up 27-28), 1s pivot turn (R elbow grip) & finish in
5th place 2 3 4 5 1
MRS STEWART OF FASNACLOICH (R8x32) 3C (4C set)
Golden Jubilee Dances
1- 8 1s & 2s Petronella turn into centre & set, 3/4 turn partner RH & 1s+2s dance 1/2 RH across (1s end in 2nd
place own sides)
9-16 1s cross RH to 3rd place opp sides to dance reel of 3 with 2s+3s (2s+3s start RSh on Ladies side & LSh on
Men’s side) end facing 2nd crnrs
17-24 1s dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 2nd corners, turn LH for 1/2 LSh reel with 1st crnrs passing LSh to end
BtoB in centre (1M face up 1L down)
25-32 1s circle 3H round to left (Man with 3s & Lady with 2s), 1s drop LH & open up to circle 6H round to left 1/2
way & all set
ORIEL STRATHSPEY (S4x32) 4C set
Ian Simmonds RSCDS Bk 32
1- 8 All set, 2s+3s cross RH while 1s & 4s 1/2 turn ptnrs RH to end in middle (cpl facing cpl), 1s+4s dance
down/up & dance out sides casting to ends
9-16 All set, 1s+4s cross RH while 2s & 3s 1/2 turn ptnrs RH 2s facing up & 3s down, 2s+3s dance out ends &
cast back to original places
17-24 1s+2s & 3s+4s dance RH across & LH across back to places
25-32 1s+4s cross (1s RH, 4s LH) diag to centre & circle 4H to left, continue circle as 1L+4L dance down to
4th/3rd place as 4M+1M dance up to 3rd/4th place
THE DANCING MASTER (J96) Sq.Set
John Drewry Donside Bk
1- 8 1s & 3s set & pivot to right & dance round 1/4 cl'wise inside set (L follows M) & face in, 1s+3s change
places with other partner RH & dance clockwise back to partners place (M follows L)
9-16 1s & 3s dance RH across with corner 2L/4L, 1s & 3s dance across & LH across with other corner 4M/2M to
end in pl facing cl'wise (M behind L)
17-24 1s also 3s dance Tandem reels of 3 with corners, 1s & 3s ending in prom hold facing out
25-32 1s & 3s dance clockwise 1/2 way round outside of set & dance in back to original places (pass RSh) while
2s & 4s (prom hold) Adv+Ret
33-64 2s & 4s repeat above Figs from beginning (bars 1-32)
65-72 All set to partners & change place RH, Ladies dance 3/4 RH across while Men cast 1 place clockwise to
meet opposite Lady
73-80 All repeat this Fig (bars 65-72) to end with own partners (opposite to where they started)
81-88 All dance 1/2 Schiehallion Reel (2 places) back to original places
89-96 All circle 8H round & back
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THE SAILOR (R8x32) 3C (4C set)
RSCDS Bk 24
1- 8 1s cross down RH to face out between 2s & 3s giving hands to each corner & set, 1s cast round 1st corner
to form lines of 3 across with 2s/3s & 2s+1s+3s set
9-16 1s (turning to right) dance RSh reels of 3 across & 1s end passing LSh to 2nd place on opposite sides
17-24 1s lead down for 2 bars & lead up, cross at the top & cast to 2nd place on own sides
25-32 2s+1s dance R&L
THE BYRON STRATHSPEY (S3x32) 3C set
John Drewry Deeside Bk 2
1- 8 All petronella turn into the centre & set to partner, turn 2H 1.1/4 times back to places
9-16 1s+2L & 3s+2M dance RH across, 2s pass RSh & dance LH across with other couple
17-24 2s in prom hold dance reel of 3 with 1s passing 1L RSh, end 2s in centre at top
25-32 2s+1s+3s dance Allemande
THE ROSELATH CROSS (J8x32) 3C (4C set)
H Vosper RSCDS Bk 41
1- 8 1s+2s+3s dance reflection reels of 3 on sides (1s dance in & down to start) & end with 1s in 2nd pl BtoB
facing own sides & 2s in 1st pl
9-16 2s+1s+3s set, 1s 1/4 turn to right & set with 2s+3s (as Crown Triangles), 1s dance RSh round RH crnr into
middle BtoB facing opp sides
17-24 Repeat from new positions 1s ending in 2nd place own sides
25-32 1s dance reels of 3 across (Lady with 2s & Man with 3s)
THE DE'IL AMANG THE TAILORS (R8x32) 3C (4C set)
1- 8 1s+2s set & dance RH across 1/2 way, set & dance LH across 1/2 way back to place
9-16 1s lead down the middle & back to top
17-24 1s+2s dance Allemande
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
RSCDS Bk 14
Extras
GOURDIEBURN (S3x32) 3C set
M Cowie Banffshire Bk
1- 8 1s turn RH & cast 1 place, dance down between 3s & cast back to 2nd places
9-16 1s pass LSh & dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass RSh & dance 1/2 reel of with 2nd corners ending
in 2nd place opposite sides
17-20 1s petronella turn as 3s+2s change places RH on sides into lines across & all set down/up
21-24 1s petronella turn as 2s+3s cross RH to own sides & all set
25-32 1s dance up between 2s & cast to 2nd place, 1s+3s dance 1/2 Diamond Poussette. 2 3 1
FAREWELL TO CRUMLIN (J4x32) 4C set
W Brown RSCDS Bk 32
1- 8 1s+2s set, dance RH across 1/2 way & 2s+1s+3s dance 1/2 reel of 3 (1s pass 2s RSh)
9-16 1s+2s (centre couples) dance LH across as 3s+4s chase 1/2 way cl'wise all end on opp sides (4)(1)(2)(3),
1s+4s & 2s+3s turn RH on sides
17-24 All dance full reels of 4 on sides
25-32 All set, 4s & 2s cast 1 place & all circle 8H round 1/2 way to end 2 3 4 1
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