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The City of Stirling Reel (R) – 22 September

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1 – 8
1s+2s+3s dance Snowball Grand Chain (4 hands of 2 bars), to start 1c+2c change place RH on the side (3x,1x,2x) (1W no polite turn at the end)

9 – 16
1s cross (pass RSh) & 1/2 turn RH person in 3rd corner, 1s followed by corners change places (diag) passing LSh & 1s cast to 2nd place (opp sides) as corners end in original places

17 – 24
1s cross (pass LSh) & 1/2 turn LH person in 4th corner, 1s followed by corners change places (diag) passing RSh & 1s cast to 2nd place (opp sides) as corners end in original places. 2(1)3

25 – 32
All turn RH (4 bars) & 1s dance 1/2 Figs of 8 (Lady up & Man down)

 

 

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1st September

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Maxwell’s Rant (R)

Beach Dancer (J)

Midsummer Common (S)

The Ullapool Ferry (R)

The Maxina (W)

The Flowers of Edinburgh (R)

Drumelzier (S)

The Cranberry Tart (J)

Jean Martin of Aberdeen (S)

Farewell to Balfour Road (J)

Starlight (R) – 15 September

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1 – 8
1s cross RH, cast 1 place, PdB in turn right about to face opposite sides & set as double triangles

9 – 16
1s dance out, cast round 1st corners into centre while 2s+3s Adv+Ret diagonally, 1s PdB towards each other& turn right about to face up/down & set as double triangles

17 – 24
1s dance up/down, cast to right to 2nd place own sides while 2s+3s Adv+Ret, 1s dance RH across (1L with 2s & 1M +3s) end facing 1st crnrs

25 – 32
1s dance ‘Hello-Goodbye’ setting ending with petronella turn to 2nd places

 

 

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Annual Dance 2025

Our Annual Dance is almost here on 6th  September, Knox Church Hall, Lower Hutt.

There will be live music on Monday (1st September) leading up to the dance.

The committee has arranged a tribute to Janice and alongside this will be a Te Omanga Hospice bucket for donations.  For many year Janice has been involved with the hospice, organizing the volunteers and working in the garden.

 

Monday Movie Night

There will be no dancing on Monday (8th September) following the annual dance.

Instead we have planned a movie night at the Lighthouse Cinema in Petone where we will see The Roses (rated R16). There are still a few seats available – see a committee member if you have not yet put your name down and would like to go. This is not only for club members – spouses, partners and family members are welcome too.

There will be some nibbles from 5pm and the movie starts at 5:45pm.

The Dream Catcher (S) – 25 August

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1 – 8
All circle 8H round & back

9 – 16
1C+3C dance The Swirl: 1c+3c turn RH into Allemande hold facing in | dance Lsh round other C half way ; 1c+3c LHA, on [16] let go and swivel L to face side couples, BtoB with P, 1c below 3c

17 – 24
Parallel Rsh Reels of 4 across, finish as at start

25 – 32
All set | 1M+3W & 3M+1W NHJ dance out between side couple, cross and cast to own places, change place with P RH

 

33 – 40
All set | advance to middle and form circle ; retire with cnr | set

41 – 48
1W+4M & 3W+2M R&L, starting across the set

49 – 56
1M+2W & 3M+4W R&L, starting across the set

57 – 64
All set | advance to middle and form circle ; retire with P | set

 

65 – 72
2C+4C dance The Swirl: 2c+4c turn RH into Allemande hold facing in | dance Lsh round other C half way ; 2c+4c LHA, on [72] let go and swivel L to face other couples, BtoB with P

73 – 80
Parallel Rsh Reels of 4 up/down, finish as at start

81 – 88
All set | 2M+4W & 4M+2W NHJ dance out between end couple, cross and cast to own places, change place with P RH

89 – 96
All circle 8H round & back

 

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The Bon Viveur (M) – 18 August

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1 – 8
All circle 8H round & back

9 – 16
1s+3s dance Men’s Chain finish with Ladies facing out

17 – 28
All dance Schiehallion reels (12 bars) to finish 1 place clockwise from starting place 4 1 2 3

29 – 32
All birl (or turn) partners RH End 4 1 2 3

Note:
Dance twice as Strathspey, twice as Reel

 

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