What we danced at Little Chalfont Spring 2024
21st March 2024
Happy Easter everyone!!
Welcome to the Stagger Inn Round the Room practicing key formations to get us started.
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Right Hands Across
Ecclefechan Feline- A useful reminder of mirror reels, together with figures of 8 on the side and teapots.
Gramachie - the slow one where we set to first and second corners and turn with both hands
Spring Fling. 40 bars rather than usual 32 for each repeat!
14th March 2024
Ferry Boat
Ferry Louper - nice,easy one
Happy Returns
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Crossing Mirror reels (but not crossing in the video)
New Abbey
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Ladies' Chain
Kendall's Hornpipe
Early Spring -featured the Tourbillon
7th March 2024
Ecclefechan Feline- A useful reminder of mirror reels, together with figures of 8 on the side and teapots.
Shetland Shepherdess - a crossing mirror reel
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Crossing Mirror reels (but not crossing in the video)
Barbara's Strathspey -Features half figure of 8 and then the wonderful 3 couple bourrell when you are re-united with your Partner in a line up and down. The 3 couple Bourrel only works if you start it NOT OPPOSITE your partner so there's a clever little sequence to get you in the right places to start
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Crib
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Video
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3 couple Bourrel
Spring Fling. 40 bars rather than usual 32 for each repeat!
Paisley Weavers - The one with the double chord so the 2s can start on the opposite side, then featuring Grand Chain, Ladies'Chain and Half Rights & Lefts
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Crib
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Video
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Grand Chain
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Ladies' Chain
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Rights & Lefts
Craven Twelvesome - the square one with a man with 2 women on each side featuring reel of 3 and half Right Hands Across for the men.
29th February 2024
Berwick Johnnie - Some useful practice with 1/2 Right Hands Across, the Allemande for 2 couples and turning corner,partner,corner,partner
Trip to Bavaria - features cross right hand or half Right Hands Across, followed by left on the side, then 1s set their way to the bottom before advance and retire
Water of Leith - features Reel of 4, Right Hands Across and the beautiful but slightly tricky Espagnole
Catch the Wind -the one where the lady is followed by the man but only lets him catch her at the end. Features the reel of 3 across.
Highland Rambler Right Hands across and Left hands across, then rambling down the set in lines of 3 across..
22nd February 2024
Crabbit Shona Longways set practicing the basic formations.
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Right Hands Across
Morrison Measure Right and Left shoulder reels and Right and Left Hands Across.
Silver Grey - slow one with Rights and Lefts and a half figure of 8
Catch the Wind -the one where the lady is followed by the man but only lets him catch her at the end. Features the reel of 3 across.
Byron Strathspey - slow one with petronella, teapots , a reel across and ending with the Allemande.
Highland Rambler Right Hands across and Left hands across, then rambling down the set in lines of 3 across..
Iona Cross The Medley:3 x strathspey, 3 x reel. In a square set with 2 couples in the middle. Reels of 4 up and down and then across after half Rights and Left Hands Across.
15th February 2024
Collie Law - easy one to start off:no setting, no slip steps!
Annan Reel-the one to revise diagonal Rights & Lefts!
Silver Grey - slow one with Rights and Lefts and a half figure of 8
Glastonbury Tor - our challenge!
Mairie's Wedding- features 1/2 diagonal reels of 4 between corners and then a left shoulder reel of 3 across, ending with a circle.
The Orchards of Co. Armagh - a chase to get everyone onthe wrong side in upside-down order, then 3 half reels of 4 ( 2 up and down, 1 across).Then a cast to from 2s and 1s to create the progression.
8th February 2024
Berwick Johnnie - Some useful practice with 1/2 Right Hands Across, the Allemande for 2 couples and turning corner,partner,corner,partner
Glastonbury Tor - our challenge!
Balmoral Strathspey - Reels of 4 on the side and reprising a 3 couple allemande, along with Rights & Lefts and half Right Hands Across
Luckenbooth Brooch- the one focussing on reels of 3 across, danced in promenade hold by the dancing couple . We included the Rights and lefts for supporting couples the second time through.
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Crib
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Reels of 3 across
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Rights & Lefts
1st February 2024
Good-Hearted Glasgow - Featuring Right and Left Hands Across ( Teapots),
Ray Milbourne - Featuring Half Rights and Lefts, Half a reel of 4 and the Mens Chain.2s and 4s start off on the wrong side and then 1s and 4s are the dancing couples.
Snowdrops - the slow one featuring the Grand Chain ( of Right and left hand swaps) and Rights & Lefts , together with half figures of 8 across. No video of the whole dance I'm afraid.
Staircase in Styria - 4 sets of teapots for 1s and 3s then shades of Miss johnstone.The crib says no stepping up or down until bar 27.
Cherry Bank Gardens - Petronella in tandem, set and link, Grand Chain.
25th January 2024
Hedwig's Reel - Featuring figures of 8 and the Grand Chain
New Year Jig - a reminder of figures of 8 and reels of 3 on the side, followed by hands across but this time right hands across with 3s and left hands back with 2s.
Cherry Bank Gardens - Petronella in tandem, set and link, Grand Chain.
Staircase in Styria - 4 sets of teapots for 1s and 3s then shades of Miss johnstone.The crib says no stepping up or down until bar 27.
Sailor - double triangle positions,reels of 3 across and ending with Rights and Lefts.
18th January 2024
Kendall's Hornpipe - Featuring Rights and Lefts and the Ladies Chain.
Ray Milbourne - Featuring Half Rights and Lefts, Half a reel of 4 and the Mens Chain.2s and 4s start off on the wrong side and then 1s and 4s are the dancing couples.
City of Belfast - Reel of 4 and the Espagnole : oh so elegant!
Welcome to Ayr. A jig featuring double figures of 8, turning 2s and 3s on the side, diagonal reels and teapots
Postie's Jig - 4 x arches and turn corners.
11th January 2024
Welcome to the Dance Round the Room to get us started.
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Right Hands Across
Waratah Weaver Figures of 8 on side lines
Seattle Landing -*TD Figure of 8 on sides, then leading down and back in a different order before the allemande..
Granville Market - Featuring Right and Left Hands Across, Half figure of 8 and turning corners
Currie Mountain *TD- 1s coming through the middle turning on the sides first 3s and then 2s, then hands across and finally reel on the sides
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Crib
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Right Hands Across
Tartan Rainbow - featuring the 3 couple knot, teapots and half figure of 8 accross. 2s are dancing couple
New Year Jig - a reminder of figures of 8 and reels of 3 on the side, followed by hands across but this time right hands across with 3s and left hands back with 2s.