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Sandbach & District Caledonian Society Highland Ball
11th April 2015
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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 lead down between the 3s, cast up to 2 nd place & 2s+1s+3s turn partners RH
THE IMMIGRANT LASS (J4x32) 4C set
M Jay RSCDS Bk 39
1- 8 1s+2s turn RH 1.1/2 times, 1s+2s dance RH across to end opp sides while 3s+4s now turn 1.1/2 times
(3s+4s start 4 bars behind 1s+2s)
9-16 1s+2s dance 1/2 R&L while 3s+4s dance RH across, 1s+3s (centre couples) dance 1/2 R&L
17-24 3s+1s dance full Ladies Chain
25-32 1s+4s lead up for 3 bars & 1/2 turn partner (Lady under Mans arm), 4s lead down to bottom & cast to 3 rd
place as 1s dance down to bottom
THE BLUE MESS JACKET (S4x32) 4C set
D Henderson Kinclaven Bk
1- 8 2s followed by 1s lead down the middle, 1s cross & cast up to top & turn in to face 2s who have danced
back to place
9-16 1s dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 2s & 1/2 turn partner RH to face 3s, 1s dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 3s & 1/2 turn
partner RH to face 4s
17-24 1s dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 4s & 1/2 turn RH & continue turn to end in 4 th place opposite sides & all set
25-32 All Petronella to centre & set, Petronella to own sides & set
MR IAIN STUART ROBERTSON (R8x32) 3C (4C set)
B deWinton RSCDS Bk 42
1- 8 1s set advancing & turn 2H to face down & give nearer hand to 2s (2s face up), 1s+2s set & 1s turn 2s on
sides with nearer hand
9-16 1s followed by 2s (who dance up to follow) dance down for 3 bars, 1s dance to top as 2s divide & follow, 1s
cast to 2nd place & 2s to top & face out
17-24 2s+1s+3s dance reflection reels of 3 on sides (1s in & down to start, all giving hands where possible) 2s &
3s ending with a loop
25-32 1s dance 1/2 reels of 3 across (Lady with 2s & Man with 3s), 1s dance 1/2 reels of 3 across (Man with 2s &
Lady with 3s)
THE CHEQUERED COURT (J8x32) 3C (4C set)
D Brown RSCDS Bk 42
1- 8 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, 1s dance 1/2 Figs of 8 (Man round 2s & Lady round 3s) & end facing 1 st corners
9-16 1s dance Pass+Turn with 1st corners & 1s twirl round in centre to face 4 th crnrs, 1s dance Pass+Turn with
4th crnrs & twirl round to face own sides
17-24 1s dance 6 bars of Double Triangles & end with 1L between 2s facing 2L & 1M between 3s facing 3M
25-32 1s dance reel of 3 across giving RSh to 4 th corners & 1s cross RH to own sides
CHERRYBANK GARDENS (S3x32) 3C set
J Drewry Bankhead Bk 1
1- 8 1s+2s set & Petronella-in-tandem twice to end with 2s+1s on opposite sides having changed places
9-16 2s+1s set & 2s cross RH & 1s LH, 1L dances RH across with 2s & 1M with 3s
17-24 1s+3s Set+Link & circle 4H round to left
25-32 2s+3s+1s dance Grand Chain (2s crossing to commence)
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THE RECUMBENT STONE (R5x48) 5C set
J Drewry Greenburn Bk 3
1- 8 2s+3s+4s circle 6H round & back while 1s & 5s wait for 4 bars then turn RH for 4 bars
9-16 1s & 3s dance Fig of 8 round couples below them
17-24 1s & 3s dancing between couple below turn them with nearer hand 1.1/2 times, cast down behind next
couple & lead up LH to face 1st corners
25-32 1s & 3s dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 1 st corners, pass RSh & 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 2 nd corners to end
passing RSh to face 3rd corners
33-40 1s & 3s dance 1/2 diag reel with 3 rd crnrs & pass RSh to face each other up/down in centre (Ladies face
down & Men up) & 1/2 reel of 4 in centre
41-48 3s & 1s turn RH 1.1/4 times to 2 nd/4th places (opp side) & 3M passes 1L RSh to dance 1/2 Figs of 8 across
round couples on their left (Lady up, Man down) to end 5 3 4 1 2
THE CRANBERRY TART (J8x32) 3C (4C set)
T Glasspool 7 Year Itch
1- 8 1M sets & casts 1 place, sets & petronella turns between 3s facing up while 1L stands for 2 bars then sets,
casts 1 place & sets
9-16 1M sets in line with 3s & all 3 Adv+Ret then 1M advances to partner while 1L petronella turns between 2s
& sets in line with 2s then all 3 Adv+Ret
17-24 1L followed by partner dances reel of 3 across with 2s (RSh to 2L) to end in 2 nd place own sides
25-32 1s dance RSh reels of 3 on sides giving RSh to 3s
CATH
1- 8
9-16
17-24
25-32
(S3x32) 3C set
A Thorn
1s dance Figs of 8 on own sides round 2s+3s (RSh to 2s to start)
1s dance RSh reels of 3 on own sides
1s+2s dance 4H round to left to end 1s facing 2s in middle, set & 1s turn inwards & cast to 2 nd place
1s+3s Set & Rotate : ` Set, rotate singly & dance on 1 place clockwise, change places RH on sides & dance on 1 place to own
sides (1s in 3rd pl)
THE ANNIVERSARY TENSOME (R5x32) 5C Sq.Set (5s facing - L facing down & M up)
B Priddey
Anniversary Tensome
1- 8 1s+2s+3s+4s circle 8H left 1/2 way & pivot left, chase back 1/4 way & set as 5s set & 1/2 turn RH, set & 3/4
turn LH to end 5M facing up to 4M (1 st pl) & 5L faces down to 2M (3rd pl)
9-16 5s dance LSh reels of 3 with 4M+2L/2M+4L & 5s pass RSh to end 5M facing 1L (2 nd pl) & 5L facing 3L (4th
pl)
17-24 5s dance RSh reels of 3 with 1L+3M/3L+1M & 5s 1/2 turn LH to end Man facing up & Lady facing down
25-32 5M dances RH across with top cple as 5L RH across with bottom cple, 5s 1/2 turn LH to face 1s (2 nd pl) &
change places RH (M with M etc)
Repeat from new pstns
GOOD HEARTED GLASGOW (J8x32) 3C (4C set)
P Knapman Collins Pocket Ref
1- 8 1s turn RH & cast to 2nd place, turn partner LH 1.1/4 times to end Man facing down & Lady facing up
9-16 1s dance RH across (Lady with 2s & Man with 3s), 1s pass RSh & dance LH across with other couple
17-24 1s lead down the middle & back to 2 nd place own side
25-32 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
MAIRI'S WEDDING (R8x40) 3C (4C set)
Cosh 22 SCDs
1- 8 1s turn RH & cast to 2nd place, 1s turn LH to face 1st corners
9-16 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 1 st corners, 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel with 2 nd corners
17-24 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel with 3rd corner (pstns), 1/2 diagonal reel with 4 th corner (pstns)
25-32 1s dance reel of 3 across (Lady with 2s, Man with 3s - LSh to 1st corner)
33-40 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
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BRATACH BANA (R8x32) 3C (4C set)
J Drewry Bon Accord Bk
st
nd
1- 8 1s turn RH & cast 1 place, 1s dance LSh round 1 corners to 2 place opposite side facing 2nd corners
9-16 1s dance 1/2 Reel of 3 on the sides & dance 1/2 Reel of 3 across (1M with 3s at top, 1L with the 2s)
17-24 1s turn LH, turn 3rd crnrs RH (1st crnr person) & pass RSh to turn 4th crnr RH ending in 2nd pl own side in
prom hold with 4th crnr
25-32 1s+4th crnrs Prom diag across (pass RSh) to diag opp crnr & 1/2 turn to end 1s in 2 nd pl opp side, 1s dance
1/2 Diag R&L (M up, L dn) to end in 2 nd pl
BEST SET IN THE HALL (J8x32) 3C (4C Set)
H Greenwood RSCDS Bk 46
1- 8 1s set & 1L followed by partner casts below 3s, 1L crosses & casts up to face her 1st corner while 1M
dances up the middle to face 1 st corner
9-12 1s set to 1st corners & dance RSh round each other into 3rd corner (pstn) while 1st corners dance in & turn
right about to face their original position
13-16 1s+1st crnr person set & 1st crnr persons dance RSh round each other into diag opp crnrs while 1s dance in
& pivot to right to face 2nd crnrs
17-24 1s repeat bars 9-16 with 2nd corners & end passing RSh to 2 nd place opposite sides. (3)(1)(2)
25-32 2s+1s+3s chase clockwise 1/2 way & turn partners RH
ST COLUMBA'S STRATHSPEY (S5x32) 5C set
V Sproule & S Gillan
1- 8 2s+4s dance RH across, 2s dance up while 4s dance down, 2s & 4s casting round ends on own sides to
face 1st corners
9-16 2s+4s Pass+Turn with 1st corners, pass partner LSh & Pass+Turn with 2 nd corners & into centre facing
partner (L facing down M up)
17-24 2s+4s dance reel of 4 ending in original places on sides
25-32 2s & 4s set & cast down 1 place while 3s & 5s set & dance up 1 place, 1s & 2s turn RH & cast down 1
place. 3 1 5 2 4
LADY SOPHIA LINDSAY (R4x32) 4C set 3s & 4s on opp sides
J Attwood Alexander Leaflet 6
1- 8 2s+3s dance RH across once round, 2s (Lady leading) dance out & cast up round 1 st Lady while 3s dance
out & cast down round 4th Lady
9-16 2s with 1st Man & 3s with 4th Man, dance RH across once round, 2s with 1 st Lady & 3s with 4th Lady, dance
LH across once round
17-24 2s & 3s dance Tandem reels of 3 on sides (2s dance down & out on Men’s side as 3s dance up & out
Ladies side). At the end of reel 2s dance across top of dance ending in 1 st place on own sides as 3s dance
across bottom of dance ending in 4 th place 1s end in 2nd place own side facing down & 4s in 3rd place opp
side facing up
25-32 1L+4M also 1M+4L set on sides, change places RH, 1s+4s set to partners & cross to other side RH. 2
4(1)(3)
MUIRLAND WILLIE (J8x32) 3C (4C set)
RSCDS Bk 21
1- 4 1s lead down middle & cross over to cast up to 2 nd pl while 2s set & cross RH to 3rd pl while 3s cast up to
1st place & cross RH
5- 8 All set & 1/2 turn 2H to own side
9-16 Repeat bars 1- 8 from new pstns
17-24 1s lead up to 1st place & set, 1s+2s set advancing
25-32 1s+2s dance Poussette. 2 1 3
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THE DREAM CATCHER (S96) Sq.Set
E Orr RSCDS Bk 45
1- 8 All circle 8H round & back
9-16 1s+3s dance the Swirl:- Turn partner RH into Allemande hold & dance LSh round other couple 1/2 way,
dance LH across & swirl to face side couples (BtoB with ptnr & Lady facing Man)
17-24 All dance reels of 4 across
25-32 All set & dancing couples dance out between side couples, cross & cast to change places RH with partner
back into places
33-40 All set & advance with partners, retire diagonally with corners & set
41-48 1L+4M dance R&L with 3L+2M (on diagonal)
49-56 1M+2L dance R&L with 3M+4L (other diagonal)
57-64 All set with corners, Adv+Ret with partners & set
65-88 2s & 4s repeat bars 9-32
89-96 All circle 8H round & back
RAMADAN-CE (R8x32) 3C (4C set)
J Drewry Turkish Set
1- 8 1s dance Inveran Reels with 2s+3s
9-16 1s cross RH, cast 1 place & turn RH to face 1 st corners
17-24 1s dance RSh round 1st corner, pass RSh & dance RSh round 2 nd corner to end 2nd place opposite side
while 1st corners dance in, 1/2 turn RH, twirl & dance out to each others place, 2 nd corners dance similarly.
(3)(1)(2)
25-32 1s dance 1/2 reels of 3 across (Man with 3s & Lady with 2s), 1s dance 1/2 RSh reels of 3 on own sides
(Man Down, Lady up)
NAPIER’S INDEX (J8x40) 3C (4C Set)
B Charlton RSCDS Bk 45
1- 8 1s set & cast 1 place, turn LH 1.1/4 times to end in Bal-in-Line position between 1st corners
9-16 1s+1st corners Bal-in-Line & turn corners RH to Bal-in-Line again with 1st corners
17-24 1s dance reel of 3 on sides (LSh to 2 nd corner) & end diagonally between 2 nd corners
25-32 1s+2nd corners Bal-in-Line & turn corners RH, Bal-in-Line again with 2nd corners
33-40 1s dance reels of 3 across (LSh to 3rd corners) & cross RH to 2nd places
SCOTT MEIKLE (R4x32) 4C set
A McLean Laurieston Coll 1
1- 8 1s cross RH & cast to 2nd place, 1s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s
9-16 1s+3s dance RH across, LH back
17-24 1L followed by 3L dance Tandem reel of 3 across with 2s (LSh to 2M) & 1s end 3 rd pl while 3M followed by
1M dance reel of 3 with 4s (LSh to 4L & 3s end in 2 nd pl 2 3 1 4
25-32 1s+4s dance 1/2 R&L, turn partners RH 1.1/2 times 2 3 4 1
SETON'S CEILIDH BAND (J4x64) 4C set
B Fordyce Morison's Bush Coll
1- 8 1s cross RH & cast 1 place, lead down between 3s & cast down behind 4s
9-16 1s dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides beginning by dancing up between 4s
17-24 1s cross RH & cast up 1 place, lead up between 3s & cast up behind 2s
25-32 1s dance reels of 3 on own sides beginning by dancing down between 2s
33-40 1s cross RH & cast down 1 place to give RH to partner & LH to 1 st corners, Bal-in-Line & turn partner RH to
give LH to 2nd corners
41-48 Bal-in-Line & 1s dance out & cast down behind 3s, lead up to top crossing to 1 st place own sides
49-60 1L+2L & 1M+2M change places RH on sides & 2s+1s cross over LH, repeat with 3s & 4s until reaching the
bottom of the set
61-64 All turn RH 1.1/2 times
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BALDOVAN REEL (R4x32) 4C set
D Henderson Baldovan Dances
1- 8 1s dance RSh round each other & dance Crown Triangles (start with Man facing 3s & Lady facing 2s)
9-16 1s dance reel of 4 with 2nd corners passing RSh
17-24 1s dance reel of 4 with 1st corners passing RSh ending in 2 nd place on opposite sides
25-32 1s set & cast 1 place, cross over RH & change places LH on side with 4s
BIG MAC (S5x32) 5C Set
1- 8 2s & 4s dance full diagonal Reels of 4 with 1 st corners & pass by the LSh to face 2nd corners
9-16 2s & 4s dance full diagonal Reel of 4 with 2 nd corners & end in original places
17-24 1s & 3s cross to start a Snowball Grand Chain for 5 cples to end 4(2)5(1)3:
`1s & 3s cross RH & change places LH on side with 2s & 4s
`1s & 3s change places RH with 4s & 5s while 2s cross over RH
`2s & 1s change places LH with 4s & 5s on sides while 3s cross LH. 4(2)5(1)3
25-32 4s+2s & 5s+1s dance 1/2 R&L, 4s & 5s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round couples on their right (M up & L down) to
end in 2 4 1 5 3
THE WHITE HEATHER JIG (J4x40) 4C set
J Cosh 22 SCDs
1- 8 1s turn RH & cast to 2nd place, turn 1.1/2 LH to end between 2s facing opposite sides
9-16 1s+2s dance Reel of 4 across, 1s pass RSh to face 1st corners
17-24 1s turn corner, partner, corner, partner, to end between 3s facing opposite sides
25-32 1s+3s dance Reel of 4 across, 1s end in middle between 3s & 4s
33-40 1s turn LH, cast to 4th place on own side & turn RH
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