What We Danced at GX Spring 2022
5th April 2022
White Cockade - features Rights & Lefts at the end
Granville Market - Featuring Right and Left Hands Across, Half figure of 8 and turning corners
City of Belfast - Reel of 4 and the Espagnole : oh so elegant!
Black Mountain Reel - a 5 couple set with 1s and 3s as dancing couple - big job for the 4s in that they are corners facing both ways
Catch the Wind- the one where the lady flirts with the man following her and only allows him to turn her at the end. Features reels of 3 across
The Swan and the Tay The one with figures of 8 on the side, reflection reels , with dancing couple crossing and Corners Pass & turn
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Reflection reels (but not crossing in the video)
Bon Viveur - The square Medley, 2 slow, 2 fast with men's chain and Schiehallion reels.
De'il Among The Tailors - features Right hands across , left hands back and the 3 couple Allemande
Glastonbury Tor includes half diagonal reels of 4 and set and link for 3
29th March 2022
Highland Fair - features Rights & Lefts at the end
Gaelforce Wind The one with Set and Link for 2 and then the Mens Chain at the beginning
Duke of Atholl's Reel featuring Half Right hands across and left back, and Set Advancing, Half figure of 8 and Rights & Lefts
12 Coates Crescent The slow one with end couples coming in and then oit through the side back to place.
The Tri-mariner - the very fast one with everyone moving at once and then a promenade and petronella turns into the middle.
Slytherin House - features Set and Link, Teapots and the snakey movements
Reel of 51st Division - the famous one devised by POWs in Germany in 1940, with turning of corners and balancing in line.
22nd March 2022
Terrace Loggers Jig- featuring DoSiDo and Right hands across and left back
Highland Welcome- featuring circles, right hands across and Advance & retire
Kendall's Hornpipe - featuring Rights & lefts, Ladies Chain and Advance & RetireP
Laird of Miltons Daughter- featuring the Corner Chain
Sugar Candie - featuring half figures of 8, Corner/Partner and reels of 3
Scott Meikle - featuring half figures of 8, right hands across and left back, tandem reels of 3 and half rights & lefts
Singing Sands - featuring the Tourbillon, and diagonal Rights & lefts, as well as th more familiar half figure of 8 and half Right Hands across
Miss Hadden's Reel- featuring circle, Allemande and Advance & Retire
Craven Twelvesome- square set with 3 to each side. Features reels of 3
15th March 2022
The Lady Wynd - featuring Promenade, figure of 8 on the sides and teapots
Napier's Index - features balancing in line with corners and left shoulder reels of 3 up and down and then across
Irish Rover- we certainly roved from the intended script! Lots of elements to this one and all to a fast tune with little thinking time for anyone.
Flower O' the Quern - very symmetrical with little circles either end and 1s and 4s moving in to middle positions. Reel of 4. Slow, but deceptively tricky because quite a few bits to it.
Shiftin' Bobbins - starts by crossing into double triangle position then features lots of teapots representing the bobbins
Catch the Wind- the one where the lady flirts with the man following her and only allows him to turn her at the end. Features reels of 3 across
Water of Leith - features Reel of 4, Right Hands Across and the beautiful but slightly tricky Espagnole
Mairi's Wedding features 4 half diagonal reels and a full reel of 3 across
8th March 2022
St Andrews Fair -
Good Hearted Glasgow - features teapots
Water of Leith - features Reel of 4, Right Hands Across and the beautiful but slightly tricky Espagnole
What a Beau my Granny Was - featuring Rights & Lefts and the quick time poussette
Paisley Weavers - features the Grand Chain and the Ladies chain and half Rights and Lefts twice.
De'il Among The Tailors - features Right hands across , left hands back and the 3 couple Allemande
1st March 2022
Waratah Weaver - weaving figures of 8 along the side lines
Machine Without Horses - one with 2 key formations we use a lot: Right Hands Across ( and Left) and Rights and Lefts.
General Stuart's Reel - with Hello-Goodbye Setting and reels of 3 across.
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Hello-Goodbye Setting(Set to Corner & Partner)
Miss Welsh's Reel - features turning of corners and partners
Neidpath Castle - slow, elegant one featuring the Grand Chain and half diamond poussettes
Neil M Grant - features half figures of 8, the Spoke, half diagonal reels of 4 and Teapots
Silver Grey - slow one with Rights and Lefts and a half figure of 8
Jig to the Music - an easy one to finish with Advance & Retire and DoSiDo.
22nd February 2022
Leap Year - an easy one to get us going with hands across . Rose added a circle to end
Rock & Wee Pickle Tow - featuring the quick time pousette.
Bow Fiddle Rock - the one Chris led, with unusual turns to 2nd corner before the first and also half figures of 8 and reels of 3
Montparnasse - elegant and with lovely French music this one featured half left hands across, a full reel of 4 and ended with the slow poussette
Major Ian Stewart- with reels of 3, the infamous hello-goodbye setting and the inelgant right leg over tuen inthe circle. What a dance!
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Hello-Goodbye Setting(Set to Corner & Partner)
Midsummer Common- another slow one with Set advancing to corners, little circles and more slow poussettes. They get better each time we do them.
Reel of 51st Division - the famous one devised by POWs in Germany in 1940, with turning of corners and balancing in line.
15th February 2022
Tribute to the Borders - with tricky half -reels on the mens side and then immediately the ladies side
Castle of Mey - features Inveran reels, double figures of 8 and quick time poussetteght hands across
Slytherin House - features Set and Link, Teapots and the snakey movements
Snake Pass - features Right & Lefts, half diagonal reels and the Snake
Triple Happiness - the very elegant one which features the Knot and Corners Pass and Turn
Polharrow Burn - the 5 couple dance, with 3 half diagonal reels of 4 and end couples chasing to the other end.
De'il Among The Tailors - features Right hands across , left hands back and the 3 couple Allemande
8th February 2022
Campbell's Frolic - features Right hands across
Cumbrae Reel - the one with the first 2 couples doing varying amounts of Rights & lefts, down the set and back as a foursome , a reel of 4 across and turning of corner/partner/corner/partner
Rothesay Rant - a square set featuring ladies chain and 1/2 Rights & Lefts for 1s and 3s, then 2s and 4s
Rakes of Glasgow - features Rights & Lefts and the Allemande
Fisherman's Reel - the square one with dancing couple starting in the middle with teapots and reels of 3 in promenade hold, then swapping
Weathercock - very fast one with reels of 4,right hands across and a lot of chasing round to lines to all 4 points of the compass
Sleepy Maggie - not so sleepy! features right hands across, turning corners in pas de Basque, and left shoulder reel of 3
Argyll Strathspey - features turna nd twirl, Rights and lefts and the tricky Tournee
Johnnie Walker - the square medley
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Grand Chain ( in square set)
1st February 2022
Le Papillon - features Rights & Lefts
Light and Airy - features the allemande and turning corner/partner/corner/partner
Reel for Alice - the lovely new dance with reels on the opposite side, turning on the side all the way down, and then figures of 8 on the side from both ends at once. Val caused much mirth putting this on for us at double speed so Willie was proved right at last - it was the music not us!
Slytherin House - features Set and Link, Teapots and the snakey movements
Roselath Cross - features crown triangles and reels of 3
Paisley Weavers - features the Grand Chain and the Ladies chain and half Rights and Lefts twice.
Flowers of Dunbeg - features Right ( and left) Hands Across at both ends to start, Advance & Retire, and a lovely big circle to finish.
25th January 2022 - Burns Night
Jindalee Jig - features the Promenade
Linton Ploughman features Right Hands Across and Left Hands back and the quick time poussette
Kissing Bridge - features reels of 3 on opposite side, whoopsi turn and another quick time poussette
Kiss me Quick my Mither's Coming - the unusual one with a succession of reels of 3 with everyone except your partner (!) and full figures of 8 to end.
Muse Cottage - a strathspey with another Promenade and a half figure of 8 at the end
Recumbent Stone - nothing recumbent about this 5-couple set! At its heart are 3 half diagonal reels of 4 and one half reel of 4 up and down.
Falls of Rogie- DANCE OF THE MONTH. Nothing inherently complicated but lots of bits and very fast.
West's Hornpipe - features reflection reels of 3 on partners side and then your own side.
18th January 2022
Highland Fair - features Rights & Lefts at the end
Mr Michael Bear's Reel - features right hands across and left hands back with both 2s and 3s
Mary Erskine - unusual sequence of formations here with the teapots on the side
Asilomar Romantic - lots of tricky bits but mercifully slow!
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Hello-Goodbye Setting(Set to Corner & Partner)
Falls of Rogie- DANCE OF THE MONTH. Nothing inherently complicated but lots of bits and very fast. We persuaded Rose to slow it down a bit but perhaps we'll get to full speed by the end of the month !
Glastonbury Tor includes half diagonal reels of 4 and set and link for 3
Miss Welsh's Reel
MacDonald of Keppoch- the medley with 3/4 Right and Lefts then 2 Reels of 4 at 90 degrees.
Cramond Bridge - features half diagonal reels of 4 in promenade hold
11th January 2022
Brudenell Jig - features figures of 8 and Rights & Lefts
Honeymoon - where the 1s cast down behind the lines and then back and featuring right hands across and left hands back
Starry-Eyed Lassie
Johnnie Walker - the square medley
Black Mountain Reel - a 5 couple set with 1s and 3s as dancing couple - big job for the 4s in that they are corners facing both ways
Tribute to the Borders - with tricky half -reels on the mens side and then immediately the ladies side
Sugar Candie
Glastonbury Tor includes half diagonal reels of 4 and set and link for 3
Shiftin' Bobbins - the jolly one representing bobbin weaving and using double triangle position and teapots