Loch Norman Highland Games 2008
Friday Welcome Dance Notes - April 18


Roaring Jelly                        8 x 32 Jig
1-4        Cpl 1 cross and cast. 2's step up.
5-8        Cpl 1 cross and cast to their right finishing 1st man in top place between 2's and 1st lady in 3rd place between 3's.
9-16      Circle 6 hands round and back
17-24    Cpl 1 passing right shoulders dance a fig of 8 , women around 3's, man around 2's finishing in 2nd place on opposite sides.
25-32    Reels of 3 passing 2nd corner by the right to begin and crossing over to own sides on last 2 bars.

Maxwell's Rant                        8 x 32 Reel
1-8        Cpl 1 dance reel of 3 on opposite sides, L1 giving left shoulder to M3, M1 right shoulder to L3 to start
9-16      Repeat reel of 3 on own side
17-20    Cpl 1 cross by the right, cast, cpl 2  move up
21-24    Cpl 1 dance half fig 8 round cpl 2  to end on own side in 2nd place
25-28    Cpl 1 lead down between cpl 3  and cast up into 2nd place
29-32    Cpls 2, 1, 3 turn partners by the right
   
 Bridge of Nairn                    8 x 32 Strathspey
1-8        Cpl 1 cast off two places, lead up to top, cross over, cast one place and meet in centre facing L2 (Cpl 2 having moved up)
9-10      Cpl 1 set to L2, change hands and
11-12    Set to M3
13-14    Turn left, set to L3, change hands and
15-16    Set to M2, finish facing first corners
17-24    Corner partner, corner partner; finish between corners on opposite side
25-28    Cpls 2, 1 & 3 advance and retire
29-32    Cpl 1 turn 2H 1 1/2 times to own side progressed
   
Ladies’ Fancy                    8 x 32 Jig
1-4        M1 turns L2 by the right and returns to place
5-8        M1 turns L1 by the left 1 ½ times to finish facing down with L1 on his right and L2 on his left
9-16      All dance down the middle and back , M1 handing L1 across in front of him to finish in original places.
17-24    Cpls 1 and 2 dance 4 hands across and back
25-32    Cpls 1 and 2 dance a poussette

Let's Have a Ceilidh                    4 x 32 Reel
1-8        Cpls 1 & 4 cross and cast (cpl 1 down, cpl 4 up); LH across once round to face corner person around whom they cast.
9-16      All set, change places RH, set, change places LH.
17-24    Cpls 1 & 4 RH across and LH back WHILE corners dance counter clockwise around set.
              All end on sides, in line order: 2,1,4,3.
25-32    All set; cpl 1 & cpl 4 turn partner RH 3/4, L1 and M4  turn LH 1/2 WHILE partners dance clockwise around them;
              cpl 1 & cpl 4 turn partners RH back to place.

Sugar Candie    8 x 32 Strathspey
1-4        Cpl 1 set and cast 1 place, cpl 2  step up
5-8        M1, passing RS, dances round 1st corner  while L1 does same round  her 1st corner,
              finish in center, man facing down, lady up
9-12      M1 dances 3 hands round  with cpl 3  while L1 dances 3 hands round  with cpl 2 finishing in center,
              M facing up, L facing down
13-16    Cpl 1 set to each other, turn 2H  3/4 round to face 1st corners
17-24    Cpl 1 turn corner,  partner, corner, partner, finishing  facing 1st corners
25-32    Reels of 3 on the side, cpl 1 passing  LS to 1st corner to start, crossing over to own side  RH  on 31-32 to finish in 2nd place

Irish Rover                            8 x 32 Reel
1-8        Cpl 1 dance down the center (nearer hands) cast out around cpl 3 up into 3 hands across
              (M1 with cpl 3  and L1 with cpl 2) finishing  facing first corner
9-16      Half reel of four with first corners, pass RS to half reel of four with second corners, quick turn by left into
17-24    Full reels of three across set, LS to person in 1st corner position, cpl 1  finishing  in 2nd place on own side
25-32    Half diagonal rights & lefts, L1 up, M1 down.

    Intermission

Mrs. Stewart's Jig                            8  x 32  Jig
1-8            Cpl 1 set, L1 cast down around cpl 3, cross set and cast up to 2nd place.
                  M1 follows around  L3 and  up the center to 2nd place on opposite  side; cpl 2  move up on 7-8

9-16          Cpls 2, 1 & 3 dance grand chain, flowing into
17-24        Ladies chain for cpls 2 & 1
25-32        Cpls  2, 1  &  3 advance and  retire, then cpl 1 turn  RH 1 ½  times to 2nd place on own side

Shiftin' Bobbins        8 x 32 reel
1-4        Cpl 1 cross to join hands with cpls 2 & 3 as in double triangles (cpl 2  moving up), all set
5-8        Cpl 1 cast up on opposite side, meet and dance down the middle into
9-12      L1 right hands across with M2 and  M3; M1 left hands across with L2 and  L3
13-16    Cpl 1, followed by cpls 2 & 3, dance down the middle for four
17-24    Cpl 3 dance up the middle, putting out offside hand to go into hands across
25-28    Cpl 1 meet in middle and dance up, cast off to 2nd place on opposite side
29-32    Cpl 1 dance half fig 8 around cpl 2 to finish in 2nd place

Crathes Castle        3 x 48 Strathspey
1-8        Cpl 1 set and turn by the right ½ way to face down in promenade hold.  Cpl 1 dance down between cpls  2 and 3,
              drop right hands, cross and cast up to 2nd place. Cpl 2 step up on 7-8.

9-16      Cpls 2,  1 and 3 dance reels of three on own sides beginning with cpl 1 dancing in and up,
              cpl 2 dancing out and down and cpl 3 dancing out and up. Join hands with partner when possible.

17-20    Cpl 1 dance ½ figure eight around cpl 2
21-24    Cpl 1 dance ½ figure eight around cpl 3
25-28    L1  dance right hands across with cpl 2 while M 1 dances right hands across with cpl 3
29-32    L1 followed by cpl 2 and M1 followed by cpl 3 dance clockwise ½ way round set
33-36    M1 with cpl 3 and L1 with cpl 2 circle left and on bar 36 pull right shoulders back to face each other,
               man facing down and woman facing up.

37-40    Cpl 1 set, dance through 2nd place on opposite sides and up to 1st place. Cpl 3 step down on 39-40
41-42    Cpls 1, 3 and 2 join hands on the side, advance for one and retire for one
43-44    Cpls 1, 3 and 2 link for three
45-48    Advance for one and retire for one then link for three. Finish on own sides in order 2, 3, 1.       

Tribute to the Borders                    8 x 32 Jig
1-4        Cpl 1 cross by the right, cast to 2nd place on opposite side, cpl 2 step up (3-4)
5-8        Cpl 1 turn by the right 1 1/4 times to finish in promenade hold facing M2
9-12      Cpl 1 dance half reel of three with M2 and M3
13-16    Cpl 1 dance half reel of three with L3 and L2, finish facing L3 (in first position)   
17-22    Cpl 1 set to L3, L2, M2 turning 1/4 on second bar of setting.
23-24    Cpl 1 set to M3 WHILE cpls 3 & 2 set advancing to finish 3,1,2 facing up in center of set ready for
25-32    Cpls 3, 1, 2 allemande.

The Sailor        8 x 32 Hornpipe
1-2        Cpl 1 giving RH cross over to face cpls 2 and 3 as in double triangles
3-4        Joining hands all set.
5-8        L1 casts up round M2 to stand between cpl 2, all facing down;
              while M1 casts down round L3 to stand between cpl 3, all facing up.  Joining hands, all set

9-16      Reels of three across set, cpl 1 turning to the right and giving R Shoulder to begin;
              cpl1 finishes in 2nd place on opposite side

17-24    Cpl 1 dance down the middle for two steps and back, crossing at the top to cast into 2nd place on own sides
25-32    Cpls  1 and  2 dance rights and lefts.

Miss Gibson's Strathspey    8 x 32 Strathspey
1-8        Cpls 1 and  2 set on side; turn partners 2 hands  once round opening into 4 hands once round to the left,
               finishing in original places.

9-16      Cpls 1 and  2 dance the Knot, finishing with cpl 1 facing their 1st corners.
17-24    Cpl 1 turn 1st corners RH, partner LH, 2nd corner RH and partner LH finishing ready for:
25-28    RH across, M1 with cpl 3, L1 with cpl 2; cpl 1 pass RS into:
29-32    LH across, M1 with cpl 2, L1 with cpl 3; cpl 1 finish in 2nd place.


Round Reel of Eight                    88 bar Reel    Square set
1-8        All 4  W  cast by the right and dance outside set to  place
9-16      All 4 M  cast by the left  and dance outside set to place
17-32    Grand  Chain  halfway  round in  6 bars, set to partners, continue grand chain back to place and set to partners
33-35    Cpls  1 & 3 change places (cpl 1 dancing between cpl 3)
36-38    Repeat back to place (cpl 3 between cpl 1)
39-40    Cpls  1 & 3 turn right  hands into allemande hold ready for promenade
41-48    Cpls 1 & 3 promenade around inside of set to place
49-64    Cpls  2 & 4 repeat bars 33-48 in similar fashion
65-68    Cpls 1 & 3 dance half  rights and lefts
69-72    Cpls 2 & 4 dance half rights and lefts
73-80    Repeat bars 65-72 back to place
81-88    Dance 8  hands round and back

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