Loch Norman Highland Games 2009
Friday Welcome Dance Notes - April 17


Kendall's Hornpipe                         8 x 32 Jig
1-8        Cpls 1 & 2 dance rights and lefts
9-16      Cpl 1 dance down the middle for 3 steps, back up for 3, cross over and cast into 2nd place on opposite sides
17-24    L1 & L2 dance ladies chain across dance with M1 & M2
25-28    L1 & M2 and M1 & L2 advance and retire
29-32    Cpl 1 turn 1 1/2 times to finish on own side in 2nd place
               
Let's Have a Ceilidh                    4 x 32 Reel
1-8        Cpls 1 & 4 cross and cast (cpl 1 down, cpl 4 up); LH across once round to face corner person around whom they cast.
9-16      All set, change places RH, set, change places LH.
17-24    Cpls 1 & 4 RH across and LH back WHILE corners dance counter clockwise around set. All end on sides, in line order: 2,1,4,3.
25-32    All set; cpl 1 & cpl 4 turn partner RH 3/4, L1 and M4  turn LH 1/2 WHILE partners dance clockwise around them;
               cpl 1 & cpl 4 turn partners RH back to place.

Silver Tassie            8 x 32 Strathspey
1-4        Cpls 1, 2 & 3 cross by the right, join hands on the side and set
5-8         Repeat bars 1-4 back to place
9-16       Cpl 1 dance full figure of 8 round standing Cpl 2  dancing down across to begin;
               while Cpl 3 dances full figure of 8 round standing Cpl 2 beginning by casting up to top place then down to cross over
17-24    Cpl 1 followed by Cpls 2 & 3 dance down the middle for four steps, Cpl 1 dance up the middle;
               Cpls 2 and 3  divide to pass Cpl 1 through, Cpl 2 dances up between Cpl 3 who then meet and dance up to place
25-32    Cpls 1 & 2 dance the Rondel
            
Tribute to the Borders                8 x 32 Jig
1-4        Cpl 1 cross by the right, cast to 2nd place on opposite side, cpl 2 step up (3-4)
5-8        Cpl 1 turn by the right 1 1/4 times to finish in promenade hold facing M2
9-12      Cpl 1 dance half reel of three with M2 and M3
13-16    Cpl 1 dance half reel of three with L3 and L2, finish facing L3 (in first position)    
17-22    Cpl 1 set to L3, L2, M2 turning 1/4 on second bar of setting.
23-24    Cpl 1 set to M3 WHILE cpls 3 & 2 set advancing to finish 3,1,2 facing up in center of set ready for
25-32    Cpls 3, 1, 2 allemande.

Royal Yacht Britannia                8 x 40 reel
1-2        Cpl 1 set.
3-4        Cpl 1 dance down to 2nd place and face out. Cpl 2 step up
5-8        M1 dances behind M3 and into middle and up while L1 dances up behind l2 and into middle and down..
              Cpl 1 finish left shoulder to left shoulder.
9-12      M1 dances right hands across with L2 and L3 . L1 does same with M2 and M3. Cpl1 finish in middle right shoulder to right shoulder.
13-16    M1 dances left hands across with M2 and M3 while L1 does same with L2 and L3. Cpl1 finish facing first corners.
17-18    Cpl1 set to 1st corners
19-20    Cpl 1 dance round each other to 2nd corners.
21-22    Cpl 1 set to 2nd corners.
23-24    Cpl 1 dance round each other to 2nd place on own sides facing out.
25-32    Cpls 2, 1 and 3 dance reels of 3 on sides. To begin M2 and M1 pass right. L1 and L3 pass right .
33-40    Cpls 2,1 and 3 dance 6 hands round and back.

John McAlpin                    8 x 32 Strathspey
1-4        Cpl 1 advance 1, touch RH, retire 1, cross LH
5-8        Cpl 1 lead down RH for 2 (2s move up) turn LH to 1st corners
9-16     Turn corner, partner, corner, partner to own side, 2nd place
17-24    2L-1L-3L join hands, set, advance for 2, retire for 2 and set WHILE men wait for 2, join hands, set, advance  for 2, retire for 2
25-32    Cpls  2, 1 & 3 cross RH, circle 6 hands 1/2 way to left, cross LH, circle 6 hands right half way.

Blooms of Bon Accord                    4 x 32 Reel
    On 2nd chord  cpls 3 & 4 change places to opposite sides
1-8        All set; cpls 1, 2  & 3,4 right hands across; cpl 1 & cpl 4 cast down or up, cpl 2 & cpl 3 stepping up or down on bars 7 and 8.
9-16      Cpl 1 cross by the right, cast up into center in promenade facing down; Cpl 4 cross by the right,
              cast down into center in promenade facing up;  cpls 1 & 4 pass right shoulder into
17-24    Reels of three on the side, Cpl 1  with  M2  &  W3, Cpl 4 with  W2  &  M3
25-28    Cpls 1 & 4 right hands across
29-32    Cpls 1 & 4  half figure  8  to own side

INTERMISSION

Duke of Atholl’s Reel                    8 x 32 Jig
1-4        1's and 2's join hands and set and dance right hands across ½ way round
5-8         Repeat 1-4 giving left hands across
9-12      1st man and 2nd woman set advancing and turn each other by theright
13-16    1st woman and 2nd man repeat
17-20    1's cross by the right and cast one place. 2's move up
21-24    1's dance ½ figure 8 round 2's.
25-32    1's and 2's dance right and left.

The Royal Deeside Railway    8 x 32 Reel
1-4        Cpl 1 without giving hands dance down, cross below cpl 3 and cast up to finish in the middle of the set facing L2. Cpl 2 move up on 3-4
5-8        Cpl 1 and L2 dance right hands across once round
9-12      Cpl 1  and M2 dance left hands across once round
13-16    With L1 leading, cpl 1 dance up and cast off on own side round cpl 2 to finish in middle of set facing M3
17-20    Cpl 1 and M3 dance right hands across once round
21-24    Cpl 1  and L3 dance left hands across once round. Cpl 1  finish in middle of set facing down, with woman in front of man
25-28    With L1 leading, cpl 1  dance down and cast up on own sides around cpl 3 to second place
29-32    All 3 couples turn by the right once round

Dunsmuir Strathspey        3 x 32 Strathspey
1-8        Cpl 1 lead down middle, turn half way on bar 4, lead up, on bar 6 cross over, dance out between cpls  2 & 3, cast up to original places
9-12      L1 and M3 change places right hand and cast into second place on opposite side while M1 and M2 and L2 and L3 petronella
              in tandem to finish with the men in 3rd place facing up and the ladies in 2nd place facing down
13-16    L1 and M3 change places right hand across the dance and cast lady down man up, finishing facing each other
              at top and bottom while others set and petronella in tandem to opposite sides  
17-18    All set
19-24    All dance 6 hands round to the left for 4 bars to finish in original places and all set
25-28    Cpl 2 (in center) followed by Cpl 1 dance down between Cpl 3 and cast up so that cpl 2 finishes in first place and cpl 1 in second place                   (Both couples stay outside the sidelines and dance in together on bar 28)
29-32    Cpl 1 (in second place) followed by Cpl 3 dance up and cast off to 3rd place.
    
The Nurseryman                        8 x 32 Jig
1-8         Cpl 1 set, lead down, cross over below cpl 2, cast meet belowcpl 3  and dance up to 2nd place back to back
               on opposite sides in double triangles
9-16      Set, invert triangles, set, invert triangles
17-24    Cpl 1 dance 3 hands across on opposite sides, pass RS and dance LH across on own sides finishing in lines of three across dance,
               M betweencpl 3 , L between cpl 2  
25-28    All advance and retire
29-32    Cpl 1 turn RH 1 1/4 times to second place      

Bratach Bana                      8 x32 Reel
1-8        Cpl 1 turn by the right, cast; dance  half fig. 8, L up, M  down.
9-16      Half reels of three on opposite side; half reels of three across (L1 down, M1 up).
17-24    Cpl 1 turn by the left, turn  first corner person by  the right, pass  partner  right shoulder, turn 2nd corner person into promenade position.
25-28    Cpls dance round each other (pass Rt shoulder); continue promenade around so that Cpl 1 end in 2nd  on opposite sides.
29-32    Diagonal half rights and lefts with 1st corner persons (M up, L down).

Dundee Whaler    4 x 32 Strathspey
1-8        Cpls 2 and 4 petronella, set, petronella, set to opposite sides
9-16      Cpls 1 and  2 and cpls 3 & 4 dance the ladies chain
17-24    Cpls 1 and  3  petronella, set, petronella, set to opposite sides
25-26    L1 and M2 change places left hand
27-28    L1 and L3 and M1 and L1 change places right hand
29-30    M1 and M3 and L1 and M4 change places left hand
31-32    M1 and L4 change places right hand

Summer Assembly                    1 x 88 Reel Square set
1-4        All turn partners RH
5-6        Men stand still WHILE ladies pass partners by the right dance one place clockwise
7-8        All set to "new partner"
9-16      Repeat bars 1-8 with new partner (Ladies are now half way round)
17-32    Repeat bars 1-16 in reverse (Ladies stand still WHILE men pass by the left counterclockwise.  All are now half way round the set
33-40    Cpls 1 & 3 dance RH across once round, then M1 followed by L1 and M3 followed by L3 dance clockwise around  set to original places
41-48    Cpls 2 & 4 repeat bars 33-40
49-56    Ladies dance fig 8 round partners and corners, passing partners by the left to begin
57-64    Men dance fig 8 round partners and corners passing partner by the right to begin
65-72    Cpls 1 & 3 change places, Cpl 3 making an arch. Cpls 1 & 3 set to partners, repeat back to place, Cpl 1 making the arch
73-80    Cpls 2 & 4 repeat bars 65-72
81-88    Eight hands round and back
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