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‘s Farewell to Auchterarder – 2 September

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1-8     All circle 8H round to the left & back

9-24     Ladies dance in front of ptnr & behind next Man, into RH across, in front of Man opp own ptnr & behind next Man, into RH across & back to place

25-32     All Promenade clockwise

 

33-40     1s & 3s dance cl’wise behind next couple & Men dance past cpl as Ladies dance in between cpl & both turn R to face cpl, all set & turn RH

41-48     All dance parallel reels of 4

49-56     1s & 3s dance a full Fig of 8 round the standing 2s/4s

57-64     1s & 3s dance LH across, 1s & 3s dance back to places (Men round & Ladies through the standing 2s & 4s)

 

65-96     2s & 4s repeat 33-64

 

97-104     All Promenade anticlockwise

105-120     Men dance in front of ptnr & behind next Lady, into LH across, dance in front of Lady opp own partner & behind next L into LH across & back to pl

121-128     All circle 8H round to the right & back (popular variation – 8 hands all the way round to right)

 

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‘s Index – 26 August

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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 (4 bars) to Bal-in-Line again with 1st corners

17-24     1s dance reel of 3 on sides (LSh to 2nd corner) & end diagonally between 2nd corners

25-32     1s+2nd corners Bal-in-Line & turn corners RH (4 bars), Bal-in-Line again with 2nd corners

33-40     1s dance reels of 3 across (LSh to 3rd corners) & cross RH to 2nd places

 

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The Sailor – 19 August

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1–8     1c cross down RH (2c up) to 2plx and BiL with cnrs ; 1c cast R into lines across | all set
9–16     All Reels3 across,Rsh to 1cnr, finishing (2,1x,3)
17–24     1c lead down (2 bars) | lead to the top ; cross and cast to (2,1,3)
25–32     2c+1c R&L.

Note: [3–4] is NOT in DTr position.

 

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Toast to the Mousies – 12 August

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1-8     1s dance in & cast 1 place (2s step up), dance down between 3s & cast up to 2nd place

9-16     2s+1L also 1M+3s dance RH across & 1s pass RSh to dance LH across with other couple, 1s end back to back in the middle (1M facing up, 1L down) facing 2s/3s (2s facing down, 3s up NHJ)

17-20     All set, 2s & 3s make arches, dance down/up to meet as 1s dance under arches. Finish 1M in 1st place, 1L in 3rd place (facing down/up) & 2s & 3s back to back in middle NHJ (2s facing up, 3s down).

21-24     All set, 2s & 3s making arches dance to ends & cast into reel while 1s dance under arch passing LSh and finish between end couple facing 1st crnr

25-32     2s+1L also 1M+3s dance LSh reels across (2s+3s make loops into the reel) to end 2 1 3. All set

Note: after 2nd time through 1s may repeat bars 1-4 to get to 4th place

 

 

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RSCDS Fees

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RSCDS Fees are due at the end of August. RSCDS Membership entitles you to the following:

  • A $100 discount to attend Summer School and reduced door charges to many events;
  • The annual NZ Scottish Country Dancer magazine;
  • RSCDS magazine The Scottish Country Dancer;
  • The Kiwi News published by the NZ Branch, 3 times a year;

 
The fees for 2024/25 are:

  • Full Adult Annual Fee $113
  • Full Adult Email Fee $97
  • Adult Joint Fee per person  $90
  • Adult Joint Email Fee per person $82
  • Young Adult (18-24) $80
  • Young Adult (18-24) Email Fee $64
  • Half Year Adult (New Member Only) $56

 

LHSCD 70th Anniversary Dance

Our club’s 70th Anniversary Dance is in 5 weeks time which is really exciting. Hopefully you already have Saturday 7th September marked on your calendar. Andrea and Chris have been teaching us the dances and over the next few weeks we will be having the opportunity to dance them again. On Monday 2nd September we will have band members for our dance providing the music that night. Remember to inform ex club members of our special dance.
We will be asking club members to provide 2 plates of food for supper on our formal night. There will be a sheet at the club over the next few weeks where you can indicate what you would like to bring. This ensures we get a good balance of savoury and sweet.

Summer School 2024/25

Summer School 2024/25 is being held in Wellington. What an opportunity to dance with people from overseas as well as around NZ. This is a very special event on our doorstep. They are encouraging JAM members to attend. Those of us who are over 20 are very welcome too. Registrations are open for Summer School and more details are on the website: https://nzsummerschool2024.nz/
Early bird registrations close at the end of the month. You can now apply for scholarships.

The Chequered Court – 5 August

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1-8     1s cross RH, cast 1 place (2s step up), 1s dance 1/2 Figs of 8 (Man round 2s & Lady round 3s) & end facing 1st corners

9-16     1s dance Pass+Turn with 1st corners & 1s twirl round in centre to face 4th crnrs, 1s dance Pass+Turn with 4th crnrs & twirl round to BtoB facing own sides

17-24     1s dance 6 bars of Double Triangles & end with Petronella turn to 1L between 2s facing 2L & 1M between 3s facing 3M

25-32     1s dance reel of 3 across giving RSh to 4th corners (6 bars) & 1s cross RH to own sides

 

 

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