The Bramble Circle (RR)
New Year Jig (J)
The Wind on the Heath (R)
Neidpath Castle (S)
The Abbotsford Lassies (R)
The Longfield Reel (R)
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August 17th
Collie Law (J)
Miss Milligan’s Strathspey (S)
Broadford Bay (R)
St Andrew’s Castle (R)
The Wind on the Heath (Red Dance) (R)
City of Belfast (S)
March 9th
Four-Bar Phrasing (J)
Kaitoke Wedding (S)
An English Lass (J)
The Irish Rover (R)
Diane’s Dilemma (R)
The Lass of Inverness (S)
Red Dance – The Luckenbooth Brooch
The Summer Assembly (R)
The Luckenbooth Brooch
THE LUCKENBOOTH BROOCH (J8x32) 3C (4C set) John Bowie Dickson Glendarroch Sh 28
1- 8 1C in prom hold (Lady on Man’s left) dance reel of 3 with 2C (RSh to 2M) and end facing 3M. 2C finish in top place.
9-16 1C dance reel with 3C (RSh to 3M) ending with 1C in the middle in 2nd place facing the Men’s side
17-24 1C dance out between 2&3M and 1M casts up and 1L down & meet in the centre facing Ladies’ side, 1C dance out the side & cast 1M up and 1L down to end 1M between 2C facing down and 1L+3C face up as 2s+3s dance R&L
25-32 All 3 couples set twice, 1C turn RH 1¾ times & stay in the middle in promenade hold ready to start again
March 2nd
Maxwell’s Rant (R)
The Silver Tassie (S)
Purple Heather Jig (J)
Swiss Lassie (R)
Four-Bar Phrasing (J)
The Bees of Maggieknockater (J) Red Dance
Minister on the Loch (S)
2 March 2020 – The Bees of Maggieknocater
THE BEES OF MAGGIEKNOCKATER (J4x32) 4C set John Drewry Canadian Book
1- 8 1C cross RH and cast 1 place, 1C dance RH across with 3C and end 1M+3L also 1L+3M in prom hold facing out to pass corner person RSh
9-24 All dance 4x½ Reels of 3 on sides (to right to start, then left, right and left) with 1+3Cs changing partners in centre at end of each ½ Reel to progress Men clockwise and Ladies anticlockwise. End in centre 1C facing down and 3C facing up. Supporting couples dance 2 full reels of 3 on own sides.
25-32 1C dance between 3C turning 3C with nearer hand 1½ times, crossing over to own sides and dance between 4C to turn 4C 1½ times finishing at the bottom (Men RH and Ladies LH) 2341
Beginners’ Class 2019
We have been running a beginners’ class since 4th February and it has been a great success. We have had thirty two people through the doors and twenty of them have become regulars. Check out the Gallery under About the Club for photos of one of our classes.
The group certainly seem to be enjoying themselves and we have had some great comments from some of them.
- - "Monday 4th February 7:30pm, I walked into the hall for a beginners course for SCD, feeling some trepidation and excitement. Eight weeks on and I love my Monday nights with… ..... Continue Reading
- - "A lot of credit has to go to Damon and Gaye and all the helpers who are long time dancers. I love trying and I will never give up and… ..... Continue Reading
- - "Last year my husband & I were lucky enough to be in a pub in Harris, Scotland when a cèilidh started. The participants were so full of life and having… ..... Continue Reading
- - "What a night it was last night! So many new things to try. So much to get into our heads all at once. So much fun trying! I am so… ..... Continue Reading
A word about dancing etiquette
Points of etiquette that should be observed:
- Form sets after the MC has announced the dance.
- Take your place in the sets at the end of the line as it is formed.
- The top couple in each row are responsible for counting off the sets. Give the line a few seconds to settle down before starting to count. It saves time in the end!
- Count down the middle in a reasonably loud voice so that dancers can hear clearly.
- Having taken a place in the set, stay until the dance has finished.
- Try and dance with different partners and make new friends.
- Helping a NEW DANCER does not mean pushing and pulling. If a dancer needs help, leave it to their partner or one other experienced dancer in the set. Seven people talking all at once can be CONFUSING! Often all that is needed is an indication by hand and the dancer can follow where to go.
Dancing is about FUN, FRIENDS and FITNESS. Enjoy
October 28th
Leo’s Map (J)
Wedderburn’s Reel (R)
The Dream Catcher (S)
In Balance (R)
Dalkeith’s Strathspey (S)
The Inimitable Derek (R)
Lamb Skinnet (J)
Beginners Blog
“Monday 4th February 7:30pm, I walked into the hall for a beginners course for SCD, feeling some trepidation and excitement.
Eight weeks on and I love my Monday nights with a great bunch of fun (and funny) students, and fabulous teachers who are filled with the two “P’s” – Passion and Patience. To teach us lot they require both of those, and they share them with abundance.
The 1 1/2 hr weekly sessions fly by and with my brain sometimes in a whirl I so appreciate the follow up emails we receive each week. These include UTube clips that show the steps that we have learnt and quite often the entire dance that these steps belong to so we have an appreciation of where we’re headed. Being able to slow the UTube clips down to half speed is great (by clicking on the Settings “wheel” bottom right of the screen and clicking Speed – Normal and then clicking on the speed option you prefer), enabling me to follow the steps more closely. Some weeks I get it and some weeks I don’t, but we are all in the same boat and share some laughs!
I look forward to joining the SCD club at the end of our course to carry on with the fun, dancing, learning and making new friends.
Slàinte Mhath”