‘s Ceilidh Band

SETON’S CEILIDH BAND (J4x64) 4C set Bruce Fordyce Morison’s Bush Collection

1- 8 1C cross RH and cast 1 place (2C step up), dance down between 3C (3C step up) and cast down behind 4C to 4th place (4C step up)
9-16 1C dance reflection reels of 3 on opposite sides (1s in/up, 4s out/down)
17-24 1C cross RH and cast up 1 place, lead up between 3C and cast up behind 2C to 1st place own sides
25-32 1C dance reflection reels of 3 on own sides (1s in down, 2s out/up)
33-40 1C cross RH and cast down 1 place (2C step up) 1C give RH to partner and LH to 1st corners, Balance-in-Line and turn partner RH to give LH to 2nd corners
41-48 Balance-in-Line and 1C dance out and cast down behind 3C, meet and lead up to top crossing to 1st place own sides (2C step down)
49-60 1L+2L and 1M+2M change places RH on sides and 2C+1C cross over LH, repeat with 3C and 4C until reaching the bottom of the set
61-64 All turn partners RH 1½ times

 

The Dandelion Picker Red Dance October 19th

THE DANDELION PICKER (R8X32) 3C (4C set) Ian Barbour

1- 8 1’s turn RH and cast 1 place (2’s step up), 1’s turn LH to face 4th corners
9-16 1’s dance ½ diagonal reel with 4th corners and pass RSh to face 1st corners, 1’s dance ½ diagonal reel with 1st corners to end 1L between 3’s, 1M between 2’s
17-24 1’s dance diagonal R&L (up/down):-
‘ 17-20 1’s change places RH with dancer diagonally to Right, dancers change places LH at ends of set
‘ 21-24 1’s change places RH with dancer diagonally to Left, dancers change places LH at ends of set. 1’s end facing 4th corners
25-32 RSh reels of 3 across, 1L+2’s (at top) and 1M+3’s (at bottom) and 1’s cross RH to own sides bars 31-32

 

 

 

 

 

The First Rain of Spring Red Dance October 12th

THE FIRST RAIN OF SPRING (J3x32) 3C Wouter Joubert RSCDS Book 49

1- 8 1″s dance down, cast up round 3’s, meet, dance up to 1st place facing out. 1’s+2’s ½ turn (Men LH, Ladies RH)
9-16 2’s+1’s dance double Figs 8 (1’s cross up, 2’s cast to start)
17-20 1’s+3’s ¾ turn RH into line up/down in middle facing partner and set
21-28 1’s+3’s dance ½ Celtic Reel:-
‘ 21-22 1’s+3’s pass partner RSh
‘ 23-24 1M+3L dance clockwise while 1L+3M dance ¾ round each other LSh to face partners in line across
‘ 25-26 1’s+3’s pass partner RSh
‘ 27-28 1L+3M dance clockwise while 1M+3L dance ¾ round each other LSh to face partners in line up/down set
29-32 3’s+1’s ¾ turn partners RH to side lines and 2’s+3’s+1’s set

ORPINGTON CALEDONIANS (R8x32) 3C (4C set) John Brenchley RSCDS Book 49

1- 8 1’s set, 1L casts and followed by 1M, dances across to 2M’s place facing out (2’s step up 5-6). 1L+3M also          1M+3L ½ turn LH and Men face out
9-16 3’s+1’s dance Ladies’ Chain, 1M finishes facing out
17-24 1M followed by 1L casts up, dances across to 2M place (3s step down 19-20). 2’s+1’s dance RH across. 1M and 2L face out
25-32 2’s+1’s+3’s dance reels of 3 on sides (1’s+3’s pass LSh to start)