Medway & District Caledonian Association
Burns Dinner & Dance Cribsheet
Saturday 27th January 2018
MCs: Elaine Lloyd + Mike Gould
MEDWAY WELCOME (TWO-STEP/Reelx16) (Danced round the room in 2 Circles, Men on inside)
1- 2Hold Partner with 2 hands: Heel, Toe, Heel, Toe, Man with Left foot, Lady with Right,
3- 4Step sideways to Man's Left,
5- 8Repeat back to places,
9 – 12Back-to-back with Partner and Men move to next Lady on Left,
13-16Men: Turn new Partner on Left with Right hands.
THE PROVOST WYND (R8x32) 3C (4C set) R Goldring 24 G & S Dances
1- 81s+2s+3s dance RSh reels of 3 on own side
9-161M+2L turn RH, 1L+2M turn LH
17-241s cross RH, cast off 2 places, cross LH & cast up 1 place
25-321s+3s dance RH across & 2s+1s dance LH across
CITY OF BELFAST (S3x32) 3C set L Mullholland Belfast Diamond Jubilee Bk
1- 81s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s, 1L+2M turn RH 1.1/4 times while 1M+2L turn LH 1.1/4 times & 1s end BtoB facing opp sides
9-161s+2s dance reel of 4 across & 2s end in 1st places while 1s pass LSh to face 1st corners
17-241s set to 1st corner & 2nd corner ending (turning to right) between corners, all set & 1s cross RH
25-321s+3s dance Espagnole:-
`25-261s+3s cross (Ladies lead across RH passing between Men) with Ladies changing places RH
`27-281s+3s cross back (Men lead across RH between Ladies) with Men changing places RH
`29-323s turn RH as 1s turn LH to end 2 3 1
LADY HOME'S JIG (J8x32) 3C (4C set) MMM 1
1- 81s+2s+3s circle 6H round & back
9-161s+2s+3s dance Grand Chain
17-241s cross RH, cast to 2nd place, cross LH, cast round 3s & lead up to face 1st corners
25-321s turn 1st corners RH, turn partners LH, turn 2nd corners & cross LH back to 2nd place own sides
THE EIGHTSOME REEL (R40+8x48+40) Sq.Set RSCDS Bk 2
Introduction: -
1- 8All circle 8H round & back
9-16Ladies dance RH across (partners on their left) in St Andrews Cross formation, change to Men dancing LH across in centre back to places
17-24All set to partners twice & turn 2H
25-40All dance Grand Chain (2 steps to each person, 16 bars total)
Dance: -8 times through firstly with 1L in centre, then 2L, 3L, 4L, 1M, 2M, 3M, 4M
1- 8With 1L in centre of dance setting (special steps?) the others dance 7H round & back
9-161L sets to partner & turns 2H, 1st Lady sets & turns 3rd Man
17-241L dances reel of 3 with partner & 3rd Man passing partner LSh
25-321L sets in centre while others circles 7H round & back
33-401L sets to 4th Man & turns 2H, 1st Lady sets to 2nd Man & turns 2H
41-481L dances a reel of 3 with 4M+2M across dance passing 4M LSh & 1L retires to place as 2L goes into centre
Finale: -
1-40Repeat Introduction
RAFFLE
ST BERNARD’S WALTZ (W16) (Danced in 2 Circles, Men on Inside in Ballroom hold)
1- 4Men: Step to Left (Lady’s Right), close with Right,
Repeat 2 more times then stamp with Right then
Left foot,
5- 6Repeat twice back to places starting Right foot,
7- 8Step into centre starting (Man’s Left then Right),
9-10Step back out again (Left then Right) ,
11-12Turn Partner under arm,
13-16Waltz round circle.
SNOWBALL (J5x48) 5C Set Radio 2 Barn Dances
1-81s Turn Partner right then left hands
9-161s & 2s Right then left hands across
17-241s, 2s, & 3s 6 hands round and back
25-321s,2s,3s & 4s Advance and retire twice
33-405s Lead up to the top and cast to bottom
41-481s Lead down to bottom, others step up then ALL turn partner right hand
THE ROBERTSON RANT (S80) Sq.Set D Winchester RSCDS Bk 39
1- 8All circle 8H round & back
9-16All Ladies dance RH across 1/2 way & turn opposite Man LH, all Ladies dance 1/2 RH across & turn partner LH
17-241s+3s dance reel of 4 with Ladies starting by passing LSh
25-32All set (HS) to corners & turn twice
33-402s+4s dance reel of 4 with Ladies starting by passing LSh
41-48All set (HS) to corners & turn twice
49-56All Ladies circle left, set to (backs to centre) & turn partners 2H
57-64All Men circle right, set to (backs to centre) & turn partners 2H
65-72Grand Chain
73-80All Allemande anticlockwise
THE DASHING WHITE SERGEANT (R32) Round the Room Dance 3 facing 3 RSCDS Bk 3
1- 8All circle 6H round & back
9-16Centre dancer sets & turns person on right, sets & turns person on left
17-24All dance reels of 3 with centre dancer passing RSh with person on right
25-32All Advance+Retire, advance to meet next group of 3 dancers (1 group of 3 passing under arches made by opposite group)
JOE MACDIARMID'S JIG (J4x32) 4C set J Richards 5 SCDs 1982
1- 8All Advance+Retire & turn partners RH, 1s & 4s end facing up & down set
9-161s & 4s advance (up/down set) & retire, turn corner person with nearer hand
17-241s lead down & cross RH below 3s, cast to bottom & dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 4s
25-32All circle 8H round & back
THE HIGHLAND RAMBLER (R8x40) 3C (4C set) R Goldring Leeds Silver Jubilee
1- 81s dance in, cast to 2nd place & RH across with 3s
9-162s+1s dance LH across, 1L followed by partner cast up round 2L & dance down middle to 1L between 3s & 1M between 2s
17-241s+2s+3s dance down the middle & back
25-321M followed by partner cast down round 2L to 2nd places on own side & turn RH
33-402s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
EXTRAS
THE DUKE OF ATHOLL'S REEL (J8x32) 2C (4C set) Skillern RSCDS Bk 16
1- 81s+2s set, dance 1/2 RH across, set & dance LH across back to places
9-161M+2L set advancing & turn RH back to places, 1L+2M set advancing & turn RH back to places
17-241s cross RH, cast to 2nd place & dance 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s to 2nd place on own sides
25-322s+1s dance R&L
THE BARMKIN (R88) Sq.Set R Goldring 24 G & S Dances
1- 81s+3s turn partners RH & Men followed by Ladies chase clockwise 1/2 way round set
9-161s+3s dance RH across in centre & LH back to "new" places
17-322s+4s repeat bars 1-16
33-401s+3s turn partners LH & Ladies followed by Men chase anticlockwise 1/2 way round set
33-481s+3s dance R&L
49-642s+4s repeat bars 33-48
65-72All lead into centre & return with corners, Ladies dance round corners passing in front to begin & back to place
73-80All lead corners into centre & return with partners, Men dance round partners passing in front to begin & back to place
81-88All circle 8H round & back
NEIDPATHCASTLE (S3x32) 3C set D Haynes RSCDS Bk 22
1- 8All set & turn partners 2H twice & set again
9-16All dance Grand Chain
17-241s dance down between 2s, cast behind 3s, dance up between 3s, cast up behind 2s. 1s+2s end ready for a 1/2 Diamond Poussette
25-321s+2s dance 1/2 Diamond Poussette, 1s+3s dance 1/2 Diamond Poussette 1s ending in 3rd place