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