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What we danced at Little Chalfont Spring 2024

21st March 2024

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Happy Easter everyone!!

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Welcome to the Stagger Inn Round the Room practicing key formations to get us started.

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Ecclefechan Feline- A useful reminder of mirror reels, together with figures of 8 on the side and teapots.

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Gramachie - the slow one where we set to first and second corners and turn with both hands

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Spring Fling. 40 bars rather than usual 32 for each repeat! 

 

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14th  March 2024

Ferry Boat

Ferry Louper - nice,easy one

Happy Returns

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New Abbey

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Kendall's Hornpipe

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Early Spring -featured the Tourbillon 

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7th  March 2024

Ecclefechan Feline- A useful reminder of mirror reels, together with figures of 8 on the side and teapots.

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Shetland Shepherdess  - a crossing mirror reel 

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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 

  • Crib

  • Video

  • 3 couple Bourrel

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Spring Fling. 40 bars rather than usual 32 for each repeat! 

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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

  • Crib

  • Video

  • Grand Chain

  • Ladies' Chain

  • Rights & Lefts

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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

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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 

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Water of Leith - features Reel of 4, Right Hands Across and the beautiful but slightly tricky Espagnole

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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.

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Highland Rambler Right Hands across and Left hands  across, then rambling down the set in lines of 3 across..

22nd  February 2024

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Crabbit Shona Longways set practicing  the basic formations.

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Morrison Measure  Right and Left shoulder reels and Right and Left Hands Across.

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Silver Grey - slow one with Rights and Lefts and a half figure of 8 

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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.

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Byron Strathspey - slow one with petronella, teapots , a reel across and ending with the Allemande.

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Highland Rambler Right Hands across and Left hands  across, then rambling down the set in lines of 3 across..

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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. 

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15th  February 2024

Collie Law  - easy  one to start  off:no setting, no slip steps!

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Annan Reel-the one to revise diagonal Rights & Lefts!

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Silver Grey - slow one with Rights and Lefts and a half figure of 8 

Glastonbury Tor - our challenge!

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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.

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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

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Glastonbury Tor - our challenge!

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Balmoral Strathspey -   Reels  of 4 on the side and reprising a 3 couple allemande, along with Rights & Lefts and  half Right Hands Across

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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.

  • Crib

  • Video

  • Reels of 3 across

  • Rights & Lefts

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1st  February 2024

Good-Hearted Glasgow - Featuring Right and Left Hands Across ( Teapots),

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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.

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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.  

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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.

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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

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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. 

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Cherry Bank Gardens - Petronella in tandem, set and link, Grand Chain.

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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.

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Sailor - double triangle positions,reels of 3 across and ending with Rights and Lefts. 

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18th  January 2024

Kendall's Hornpipe - Featuring Rights and Lefts and the Ladies Chain.

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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.

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City of Belfast  - Reel of 4 and the Espagnole : oh so elegant! 

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Welcome to Ayr. A  jig featuring double figures of 8, turning 2s and 3s on the side, diagonal reels and teapots 

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Postie's Jig  - 4  x arches and turn corners. 

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11th  January 2024 

Welcome to the Dance Round the Room to get us started.

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Waratah Weaver Figures of 8 on side lines

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Seattle Landing -*TD Figure of 8 on sides, then leading down and back in a different order before the allemande..

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Granville Market  - Featuring Right and Left Hands Across, Half figure of 8 and turning corners

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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

Tartan Rainbow - featuring the 3 couple knot, teapots and half figure of 8 accross. 2s are dancing couple

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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. 

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