What we danced at Gerrards Cross Spring 2025
11th March
Hospitality Circle Round the Room dance with Do-si-Dos and Right hands across /left back
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Greenbelt Jig featuring ladies dancing round men and crossing then men round ladies and crossing back.
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Ballater Reel featuring Allemande, right and lefts and full figure of 8 across
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Delvine Side featuring allemande ending facing corners and turning them 2 hands.
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Waternish Tangle ​(Jig) the one with the targe.
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Rothesay Rant the square dance featuring half ladies chain and half right and lefts
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Provost Wynd featuring reels of 3 on the side, and Right hands across
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Singing Sands ​the one with the tourbillon. and diagonal rights and lefts
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Gordon's Cider Press - square set with 1 couple im middle
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4th March
Redbud Reel- featuring right and lefts and Right hands acsoss
Linton Ploughman - Featuring the quick time poussette in pas de basque step
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The Ambassadors Reel - eatures half figures of 8 and turning corners
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Miss Gibson's Strathspey featured the Knot and Corner/Partner/Corner/partner
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Bon Viveur- the medley, introducing/ reviewing Schiehallion Reels.
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Jig for Jessie featured a promenade for 3 couples, 1/2 diagonal reels of 4 1/2 and a chase
King of Spain's Daughter featured the Espagnole and figures of 8 on the side
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Major Ian Stewart with reels of 3 on the side, Hello/Goodbye setting and a circle with the dramatic pivot turn back .
25th February
Ecclefechan Feline- A useful reminder of mirror reels, together with figures of 8 on the side and teapots.
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Caterpillar - circles, Reel of 4, and lead down & back
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The Carl Cam Ower the Croft - circles, promenade, poussette and double triangles
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Merchant City- Espagnole, teapots and Rosette
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The Haar on Skye featuring the rondel and the grand Chain
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Starry Eyed Lassie- More double triangles and reels of 3 across
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Jovial Jack- Reflection reels and some very fast turns
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De'il Amang the Tailors half right hands across and 2 couple Allemande
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18th February
My Friend Jim - circle, advance & Retire, lead down & back
Anderson's Rant - Featuring reflection reels and figures of 8 across
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Linton Ploughman - Featuring the quick time poussette in pas de basque step
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The Red Rose - Square set featuring lots of strathspey setting, right and left hands across and petronellas
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Scotland's Gardens- Featuring right shoulder reels of 3, pas de basque setting and petronella again.
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Bonnie Gallowa' - A more challenging dance including the Rondel formation
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Hunting Horn - Featuring double triangles and diagonal reels of 4.
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11th February​
Loon Mountain Reel
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Kendall's Hornpipe -
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Ladies' Chain
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The Streets of Milan- featuring right and left shoulder reels of 3 in promenade hold for dancing couple, and a modified Rights & Lefts.
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Moneymusk Lots of setting, a circle and a reel of 3 on the side.
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Glengarry Homestead- featuring the targe but as a strathspey.
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​Falls of Rogie - featuring half reels of 3 and 4
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Redbud Reel- featuring right and lefts and Right hands acsoss
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Ian Powrie's farewell to Auchterarder - the square one of 128 bars
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4th February
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It should be Fun Jig) with the promenade .
Jig to the Music Jig) with the do-si-do.
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Best Set in the Hall ( jig) The pantomime dance - its behind you! .
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Rakes of Glasgow (Strathspey)- The slow one introducing Rights and Lefts and the 2 couple allemande.
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Rights & Lefts
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Crabbit Shona - featuring Right Hands Across, Left Hands Across and then finally Rights & lefts
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Pulling Bracken - includes the Grand Chain, left shoulder reels of 3 across in prom hold, and teapots.
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Hope Little's Strathspey - includes the Grand Chain, and 1s getting to 3rd place .
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Right Hands Across
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Ian Powrie's farewell to Auchterarder - the square one of 128 bars
28th January
Anderson's Rant - Featuring reflection reels and figures of 8 across
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Spring Fling. 40 bars rather than usual 32 for each repeat!
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Jimmy's Fancy -the one with Right hands across and left back , then 2 small circles.
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Broadsword - the one with the targe
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Video - cant find one
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Triple Happiness -the elegant Japanese one with the Knot and Corners pass and turn
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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.
Ian Powrie's farewell to Auchterarder - the square one of 128 bars
21st January
London /Gerrards Cross Celebration (Jig) our warm up round the room dance.
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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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City of Stirling - Snowball Chain then a lot of passing and turning left or right!
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Chasing the Eclipse - more chaperoned chain progression.with tandem reels of 3 across
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Tribute to the Borders
half reels of 3 with dancing couple in Prom hold. Ends with an allemande.
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Tap the Barrel - starts with 1s crossing with 3s diagonally, then an Allemande .
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Bruce's Men - with Diagonal Rights and Lefts, and an allemande.
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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.
14th January
Dancing Master features 96 bars !
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The Music and the Dance with the Knot for 3 and Set and Rotate for 3,
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The Committee Meeting (Reel) with mirror reels, left shoulder reels and Set and Link.
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​Portincaple Oak The Medley once through Strathspey, once in Reel time with interlocking Ladies Chain for 4 couples, and Schiehallion Reels
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Waternish Tangle ​(Jig) the one with the targe.
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Lets Have Music and Dance with the Chaperoned or Chain progression, the Whoopsie turn and the 2 small circles joining up.
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Dancing Spirit The one with half diagonal reels of 4 and the Spoke.
7th January
EH3 7AH (Jig) with the promenade and teapots.
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Deer Friends, (strathspey) half diagonal reels,Set and Link and the Sliding Door move..
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The Committee Meeting (Reel) with mirror reels, left shoulder reels and Set and Link.
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The Button Boy (Reel)
Reflection reels ( normal and crossing) , double triangles and Whoopsie Turn
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Mirror reels (but not crossing in the video)
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Dancing Spirit The one with half diagonal reels of 4 and the Spoke.
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Mairie's Wedding- (reel) 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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