# album

created: 1998-06-15 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2013-12-07 09:33:24.24227+00
name: Book 14/15. Music for Scottish Country Dances (2)
shortname: RSCDS 14/15 (2)
verifier: AP
notes:
  The full title of the MC is: 
  MUSIC FOR SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCES 
  From Books 14 and 15. 
  CASSETTE 2 - SIX DANCES

  FIDDLERS THREE PLUS TWO


created: 2009-11-07 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2013-04-10 08:10:42.059176+00
shortname: Book 9 plus 6
name:
  Book 9. Music for 18 Scottish Country Dances (Book 9 plus 4 Dances 2008 and 2 dances for Eileen Watt)


created: 2011-11-07 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-12-26 11:18:45.032818+00
name: Live From C Sharp
shortname: Pinewoods 2010
notes:
  Album consists of 2 disks

  Pinewoods 2010 Ensemble:

  fiddles:  Paul Anderson, Hanneke Cassel, Calum Pasqua, Susan Worland
  piano:   Susie Petrow, Tom Pixton
  bass:    Barbara Pixton
  pipes:   Mike MacNintch
  with David Knight, fiddle
         Rosalind Buda, bassoon


created: 2014-04-29 16:55:32.683061+00
last_modified: 2014-04-29 17:45:11.393986+00
name: Sound of Scotland, The
shortname: Sound Scotland (CD)
notes:
  As LP "Sound of Scotland" NPL-30080 + 3 extras
  - Scottish Waltz
  - Argyll's Fancy 6x32J
  - Gay Gordons


created: 1999-05-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2013-12-07 09:34:00.3245+00
name: Book 14/15. Music for Scottish Country Dances (1)
shortname: RSCDS 14/15 (1)
verifier: AP
notes:
  The full title of the MC is 
  MUSIC FOR SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCES 
  From Books 14 and 15. 
  CASSETTE 1 - EIGHT DANCES

  FIDDLERS THREE PLUS TWO


created: 2016-10-03 23:21:44.115632+00
last_modified: 2016-10-04 00:14:17.558569+00
name: Excited States
notes:
  Due to an error in mastering the CD, in the list of tracks in the CD booklet tracks 9 and 10 have been swapped. The order given here corresponds to the actual order of tracks on the CD/in the download.


created: 1999-03-23 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2015-06-13 16:02:06.151773+00
name: Night Owls
shortname: Night Owls
verifier: M
notes:
  Times and track numbering here might be different from what is on the cassette, for they are from a digitized version.


created: 2013-03-19 09:20:14.485694+00
last_modified: 2025-06-29 07:51:44.01313+00
name: Oxford Connections
notes:
  Not all tracks have been added.

  Originally the <<https://www.craigellachie-band.co.uk/|Craigellachie band website>> had a link to some of the associated recordings (http://www.craigellachie-band.co.uk/oxford_connections.html) but this has been removed.


created: 2016-07-04 22:38:25.354944+00
last_modified: 2016-07-04 23:20:09.979016+00
name: Burning of Paddy's Breeches and other dances
shortname: Burning of Paddy's Breeches
notes:
  Record contains recordings by "Bobby MacLeod's Highland Dance Band" and "Bobby MacLeod and his Band".


created: 2000-09-02 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-11-09 18:41:16.229543+00
name: Teachers Choice 1
shortname: Teachers Choice 1
verifier: OO
notes:
  Artist set to Pasadena Recorders (was originally Various Artists). See http://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/1503/


created: 2016-07-04 08:49:33.911384+00
last_modified: 2017-02-03 16:20:53.653406+00
name: Take Your Partners
notes:
  This LP has been reissued under the name Early Days in 2005 by Legacy Records.
  It is available to buy on itunes, Amazon, Apple Music, etc.
  and to listen to on Spotify.


created: 2003-09-14 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-06-10 01:43:12.579801+00
name: Scottish in Salem
shortname: Salem
verifier: AP
notes:
  The complete lineup for the CD was Lissa Schneckenburger (fiddle), Tom Pixton (piano/accordion), Howard Lasnick and Paul Henle (percussion), and Barbara Pixton (bass).


created: 2013-01-04 12:23:14.374687+00
last_modified: 2017-06-14 01:14:26.437627+00
name: Are You Ready? .... Well Here We Go!
shortname: Are You Ready
notes:
  A very special album, produced from recordings made during Bobby Brown's last two live band appearances: The 2011 Edmonton Caledonian Ball and The 2011 Toronto Tartan Ball.

  The lineup was: Bobby Brown (lead accordion), Laird Brown (2nd accordion), Kathy Fraser-Collins (piano), Don Wood (bass guitar), and Fred Collins (drums).


created: 1998-10-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-08-20 22:00:08.380236+00
name: Jimmy Lindsay and his Scottish Dance Band
shortname: Lindsay & SDB
verifier: EN
notes:
  Only selected tracks have been entered. An image of the back cover is available via <<https://www.amazon.com/Jimmy-Lindsay-Scottish-Dance-Band/dp/B00DVN36D6>>.


created: 2015-05-31 09:41:23.136553+00
last_modified: 2022-12-10 19:36:13.044972+00
name: Joy of Sets, The
shortname: Joy of Sets
notes:
  The data results from the download version on itunes
   - no tunes yet
   - the times have to be checked


created: 2004-01-19 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-08-23 21:14:11.64856+00
name: Peter Macfarlane (fiddle) & Lilian Linden (piano)
shortname: Peter Macfarlane & Lilian Linden
notes:
  The CD actually does not show a title besides "Peter Macfarlane (fiddle) & Lilian Linden (piano)". Thus, this is the title of the CD as Peter Macfarlane pointed out by email.

  Nevertheless, this CD is sometimes offered as "Invercauld" or "Invercauld001" which related to the catalog number of the CD.


created: 2017-02-13 10:54:29.271333+00
last_modified: 2023-08-28 11:22:07.339377+00
name: Platinum 70th Anniversary Dances - Belfast Branch
shortname: Belfast Platinum Dances
notes:
  The CD states "70th Anniversary Dances" as title on the side, but  "Platinum Anniversary Dances" and "1946 - 70 - 2016" on the front.


created: 2017-05-19 08:53:45.768291+00
last_modified: 2025-03-02 12:46:19.938027+00
name: Thistle House Live!
notes:
  Live recording of medleys suitable for Scottish country dancing with original music by David Knight (Fiddle) , Dave Wiesler (Piano) and Dan Emery (pipes and wooden flute) all featured. Recorded at the New Haven Branch Highland Ball 2007


created: 1998-07-23 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-12-17 22:13:45.978624+00
name: All Set
shortname: All Set
verifier: AP
notes:
  Please note, the CD indeed contains two recordings for "Saint Andrews of Brampton", a primary and an alternative set with different tunes.


created: 2019-03-14 00:12:47.537231+00
last_modified: 2019-03-14 12:14:41.644694+00
name: Dancer's Best Friend, A
shortname: Dancer's Best Friend
notes:
  For this album the two original members of Terpsichore were joined by Ralph Gordon (https://my.strathspey.org/dd/person/11799/)


created: 2001-11-19 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-02-01 17:17:10.266399+00
name: Note 'N' Away
shortname: Note 'N' Away
notes:
  Tune details still to be added for some tracks. A list is available at <<https://www.thedancinghaggis.com/note-away-p-68863.html>>.


created: 2020-06-11 19:02:01.121591+00
last_modified: 2020-06-11 20:11:26.799191+00
name: Scottish Dance Tour Japan 1997
shortname: Japan Tour
notes:
  CD of recordings made specially for a particular tour and not widely available (details supplied by Martina Mueller-Franz).


created: 1998-05-04 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-08-20 20:03:19.853201+00
name: Testing the Water
shortname: Testing Water
notes:
  Some information about this CD found at <<https://www.thedancinghaggis.com/testing-the-water-p-70192.html>>. Used for assigning track numbers (the album was originally entered with all track numbers set to 0). Not all the 13 tracks claimed to be on the CD have been entered in the database.


created: 1999-01-23 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-16 11:52:44.537501+00
name: Let's All Go Scottish Country Dancing
shortname: Let's All Go
verifier: JW
notes:
  In <<https://www.discogs.com/McBains-Scottish-Country-Dance-Band-Lets-All-Go-Scottish-Country-Dancing/release/3603144>> track 7 is described as "Airie Brenan". This is perhaps a mistake for Airie Bennan - though the lead tune listed here is not the recommended one for that dance. Similarly track 4 is described as "Earlstoun Loch" but also does not include the recommended tune for that dance.


created: 2020-07-31 16:00:31.832574+00
last_modified: 2020-07-31 17:01:13.665131+00
name: Encore une Fois
notes:
  Arrangements by Laura Risk and Nicholas Williams.

  Recorded by Nicholas Williams and Laura Risk at Tsuga studios in Waterville, QC, April 2018. Mixed and mastered by Nicholas Williams.

  Laura and Nicholas would like to thank the Montréal Branch for their encouragement and support of our music. Thanks also to the many musicians with whom we've had the pleasure of collaborating over the years, in particular Éric Breton, and to Susie Petrov and Mara Shea for introducing us to some of our favourite dance tunes.


created: 2020-12-07 22:45:17.370004+00
last_modified: 2020-12-07 23:30:35.670053+00
name: Well Tuned Piano, The
shortname: Well Tuned Piano
notes:
  Subtitle: Piano Music for Scottish Country Dancing.

  Sheet music of the tunes is available on request to don.bartlett@veritrack.ca.


created: 2021-05-22 07:59:41.58831+00
last_modified: 2021-05-22 19:08:55.645134+00
name: Welcome to the Dance
notes:
  This is a stub entry with minimal data from <<https://www.discogs.com/Jim-Johnstone-And-His-Band-Welcome-To-The-Dance/release/6753923>>.


created: 2021-05-23 12:08:43.59459+00
last_modified: 2021-05-23 12:08:43.59459+00
name: Lassie Come and Dance With Me
shortname: Lassie Come & Dance
notes:
  This is a stub entry added to link the recording specifically mentioned in the instructions for <<ddd:Johnny Lad#8430>>. The information was taken from <<https://www.discogs.com/Jim-MacLeod-And-His-Band-Lassie-Come-And-Dance-With-Me/release/10766308>>.


created: 2021-03-18 22:00:37.868864+00
last_modified: 2021-03-18 22:34:09.796158+00
name: Jimmy Blue's Welcome to Scotland
shortname: Blue's Welcome
notes:
  Stub entry. Not all recordings on this album are entered.

  Those, generic tracks or for dances unknown to the database, include:  
  A2: The Ladies from Hell  
  A3: Unknown Polka  
  A4: Drum Salute  
  A5: Scottish Waltz  
  A6: Medley  
  B2: Fiddle Solo  
  B3: Bremner's March  
  B4: Hornpipes  
  B5: Accordion Duet  
  B7: Moladh Beinn Dobhrain  

  Information from https://www.discogs.com/Jimmy-Blue-And-His-Scottish-Band-Jimmy-Blues-Welcome-To-Scotland/release/6491702 (and a google search shows a low resolution photo of the cover which matches the discogs record). Album originally notified via issue 2407 (https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2407/).


created: 1998-07-17 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-19 22:37:27.352837+00
name: Scottish Sounds of Jimmy Blue, The
shortname: Scottish Sounds
verifier: EC
notes:
  This album has several additional tracks which are not for dances and so are not currently listed here.  
  A4: Fiddle solo  
  A5: Accordion duet  
  B3: Accordion Solo  


created: 2021-04-03 15:27:57.703586+00
last_modified: 2021-04-03 15:41:41.051846+00
name: Ian Powrie on Stage
shortname: Powrie on Stage
notes:
  Stub entry. The recording for only one dance is identified. The list of tunes used can be found at <<http://www.nigelgatherer.com/perf/fiddlers/ian_powrie.html>>.


created: 2021-08-13 21:15:51.248361+00
last_modified: 2021-08-13 21:29:14.958169+00
name: Bill Ewan's Lockdown Sessions
shortname: Lockdown Sessions
notes:
  Recordings of live music played by Bill Ewan in online sessions during the 2020 lockdown. Most are "listening" tracks but there are four for dances. The CD was issued in a limited set with all proceeds going to charity.


created: 2000-09-06 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-08-17 08:18:28.240442+00
name: Dance to the Pipes
shortname: Dance to Pipes
verifier: AP
notes:
  The dance instructions are in the booklet with this note: "Tracks 4, 5, and 7 were previously allocated to the dances in brackets on the cassette 'Broadswords' SRCM153. These three tracks and track 6 have piano accompaniment by Nancy Dickson. *(Information from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2611/|issue 2611>>).*

  So track 4 "Aileen's Reel" is also for "Bonnie Geordie's Wig";  
  track 5 "East of Yeadon" is also for "Kiss Under the Stairs";  
  and track 7 "The Piper's Glen" is also for "Lady Charlotte Bruce".  


created: 1998-10-18 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-10-05 11:52:15.4746+00
name: Favourite Scottish Dances
shortname: Favourite SD
verifier: EE
notes:
  See <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2629/|issue 2629>> for comments. Previously this was entered with title "Favourite Scottish Dances #5" but the "#5" is now removed.


created: 2006-02-21 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-11-25 22:06:01.856397+00
name: Medal Tests for Young Dancers (2006)
shortname: Medal Tests 2006
notes:
  This album is presumably the one accompanying the original edition of the medal tests. Those were later revised and a new CD issued.


created: 1998-10-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-07-30 16:07:45.260393+00
name: Reelin' 'n' Ramblin'
shortname: Reelin'
verifier: EN
notes:
  There is no evidence The Gordon Waltz is actually on this album. Maybe a mistake for a Roy Hendri album such as Scottish Dance Party vol 2?


created: 2022-07-21 09:58:12.879285+00
last_modified: 2022-07-21 10:05:43.832519+00
name: Cherry Blossom Time Volume 1
shortname: Cherry Blossom 1
notes:
  This CD appears to be the last 13 tracks (2nd CD) from a double CD set <<dda:Cherry Blossom Time#912>>. It is assumed the recordings are identical (though possibly there was an error in the tune order of the last recording). See <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2837/|issue 2837>> for more details.


created: 2022-08-06 14:32:22.266736+00
last_modified: 2022-08-06 16:05:45.618932+00
name: Simmerdim Danelaw Dance Band Favourites Vol. 1
shortname: Simmerdim
notes:
  This is named "Simmerdim" on the front and "Danelaw Dance Band Favourites Vol. 1" on the back. Note that only subset of the tracks have opening and closing chords.


created: 1998-11-19 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-08-20 14:37:57.859638+00
name: Heather Medley Scottish Country Dancing
shortname: Heather Medley
verifier: EN
notes:
  The timings given here refer to the CD version, which was obviously not produced in 1969 (but doesn't give the actual date). It says “This is a very limited edition CD produced to assist in raising funds for Scottish Cancer Charities.”


created: 2014-02-14 14:58:55.918677+00
last_modified: 2022-08-27 11:35:22.355211+00
name: Netherwood Collection, The
shortname: Netherwood
notes:
  The second CD has a recording for <<ddd:Nottingham Lace>> as track 2 that does not appear in the liner notes at all. Everything from “Ederline” is really one track later than it seems.


created: 2003-11-17 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-08-29 00:01:53.830137+00
name: Basingstoke Ball Live 1971
shortname: Basingstoke
notes:
  This album was formerly entered in SCDDB with the name "Play Basingstoke Ball". However the CD is actually titled "Basingstoke Ball Live 1971". For more information see <<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/1859/|issue 1859>>.


created: 2022-06-25 17:46:55.246972+00
last_modified: 2023-01-30 18:09:20.097492+00
name: Newcastle 70th Anniversary
shortname: Newcastle 70th Anniversary
notes:
  Music performed by Marian Anderson's and Iain MacPhail's Dance Bands. Book of same name with dances devised by Sheila Trafford.


created: 2021-11-25 22:20:28.755469+00
last_modified: 2022-08-29 21:23:23.376356+00
name: Medal Tests for Young Dancers (2014)
shortname: Medal Tests 2014
notes:
  This is the CD accompanying the revised medal tests. Some recordings are assumed to be copies of those on the original medal tests CD (<<dda:#490>>) while others are new for the updated version. The insert says this is published and copyright in 2013, 2014.

  The CDDB ID data for this album is `1c0c4227 39 150 3707 8230 11716 17728 21194 27213 33087 39133 42388 48384 54430 60375 66363 72322 78359 84377 90319 96233 102270 108272 114324 120229 126151 132151 139368 145396 151436 157479 163491 169333 175550 185538 191335 197294 207552 213523 219676 229657 3140`.
  We're including it here for the time being because the CDDB ID field in the database is limited to 256 characters, and we need to extend that first in order to store this.


created: 1999-05-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-09-04 19:49:06.986102+00
name: Book 32. Music for Eight Scottish Country Dances
shortname: RSCDS 32
verifier: AP
notes:
  For some reason tracks are numbered 2-9 in SCDDB. Otherwise the order corresponds to <<https://www.discogs.com/release/11179821-Alastair-Wood-And-His-Scottish-Dance-Band-Music-For-Eight-Scottish-Country-Dances-Book-32>> or <<https://archive.rscds.org/index.php/music-for-eight-scottish-country-dances-32;isad?sf_culture=en_GB>>.


created: 2022-12-22 22:44:06.253914+00
last_modified: 2022-12-26 19:31:18.19832+00
name: Scotland Swings With The Great Jim MacLeod Band
shortname: Scotland Swings Again
notes:
  The LP back states: "(...) in fact, four members of the band have all written a tune specifically for this album." Sadly though it is not credited who wrote which tune. 
  Produced by Ray Horricks.


created: 2009-11-20 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-01-16 14:02:37.322017+00
name: Cherry Blossom Time
shortname: Cherry Blossom Time
notes:
  The last half of the tracks here (from Breeze Bay onwards) seem to have been reissued under the name "Cherry Blossom Time Volume 1". See <<dda:Cherry Blossom Time Volume 1#1143>> and <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2837/|issue 2837>>.


created: 2022-12-23 11:57:58.886506+00
last_modified: 2022-12-23 12:45:55.754411+00
name: Simply the Best Scottish Country Dance Album
shortname: Best MacLeod
notes:
  This is the Audio-CD entry. A DVD with a different track list under the same name is available too. 


created: 2022-12-22 23:21:10.941243+00
last_modified: 2022-12-23 13:10:49.736885+00
name: Scottish Dance World Of Jim MacLeod And His Band, The
shortname: SD World MacLeod
notes:
  This album seems to be a "remix" of the previous Albums "Scotland Swings" and "Scotland Swings Again", published by Label "Ace of Clubs". The editor of this entry only connected previous recordings to that album; no new recordings entry were made, not knowing if new tracks were recorded at all. 


created: 2018-06-23 14:16:42.103466+00
last_modified: 2023-06-17 10:43:14.726422+00
name: DuK's Miss Milligan's Miscellany
shortname: CD MMM Part 4
notes:
  The DuK CD has a few oddities:

  - The track for "The Monifieth Star" has been recorded as eight repetitions of a 32-bar reel - but the dance in fact is a 48-bar reel.

  - The track for "Newington Assembly" has been recorded as eight repetitions of a 48-bar reel but the dance is in fact a 32-bar reel. (The original tune is called "Newington Assembly").

  There are re-recordings available, if you first login at the <<http://www.rscds.org|RSCDS Homepage>>:  
  then go to <<https://rscds.org/shop/product/music/cd-mmm-part-4/>> from where you can download the two "remastered" tracks.


created: 2023-03-06 01:43:43.869279+00
last_modified: 2023-11-12 15:02:11.414643+00
name: Thirty Popular Dances - Volume Two Part two
notes:
  Tracks 10 and 11 are written in the wrong order in the leaflet and on the outside of the CD. The order has been corrected here to that one on the CD.


created: 2024-03-30 22:37:03.817971+00
last_modified: 2024-04-01 15:10:42.17204+00
name: Auld Friends Meet
notes:
  A double CD album of music for dances from <<ddpub:Auld Friends Meet>> (a collection of <<ddp:Goldring, Roy>>'s dance leaflets).

  See <<https://scotscores.com/product/auld-friends-meet-2/>>.


created: 2003-07-27 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-28 11:14:19.0854+00
name: Leicester Branch 1977-2002 The Silver Collection
shortname: Leicester silver
verifier: LA
notes:
  This <<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/publication/1297/|booklet>> of this CD contains the description of five dances that are not contained in the actual book <<http://my.strathspey.org/dd/publication/83/|The Silver Collection>>. Those dances are Jaunty Jack, The Jovial Gentleman, Daunder in the Glen, The Heather Bank Jig, Bonnie Buchanhaven.


created: 2024-05-21 17:20:43.555162+00
last_modified: 2024-05-25 14:42:05.708596+00
name: Diack Dances, The
notes:
  This “album” does not really exist as a separate entity – the individual tracks have been made available for download on Google Drive. but it makes sense to collect them here.


created: 2023-04-22 16:40:41.893774+00
last_modified: 2024-08-03 18:52:00.01925+00
name: Atlanta Fare
shortname: Atlanta Fare
notes:
  16 Dances from the RSCDS Atlanta Branch.

  NB some of the tunes used in the recordings are not yet added to SCDDB.


created: 2023-09-02 11:51:22.589981+00
last_modified: 2025-09-02 15:23:41.015916+00
name: Dance Through the Decades
shortname: Dance Decades
notes:
  A Celebration of 100 Years Through Scottish Music and Dance: the accompanying CD for the RSCDS publication <<ddpub:Dance Through The Decades#1671>>.

  Information from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3247/|issue 3247>>.

  This is a stub entry. Most of the information about recordings and tunes still needs to be entered into the database.


created: 2010-08-07 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-07-20 20:04:34.116908+00
name: Book 17 plus 3 Dances for 2009
shortname: Book XVII
notes:
  The RSCDS has uploaded this album to youtube as a playlist <<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l4GSZ84YFy5Un22hyNLbSXOziMKmKUYFQ>>.

  However as reported in <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2447/|issue 2447>> the "video" for Bob Sanders was uploaded incorrectly.

  And as further reported in <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3609/|issue 3609>> several other tracks are messed up as well, for example Valentine and Donald Bane.


created: 2024-09-12 09:17:57.790983+00
last_modified: 2024-09-12 09:35:56.383112+00
name: Fine Mix
notes:
  This CD has a mix of ballroom, latin and SCD recordings. Only those related to SCD have been added to SCDDB.

  The details of the recordings were taken from <<https://gnudb.org/cd/100c8883>> with the number of repeats as expected from the playing time. The only known tune information comes from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3666/|issue 3666>>.


created: 1999-08-07 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-11-10 20:18:28.199765+00
name: John Ellis and his Highland Country Band
shortname: J Ellis & HDB
verifier: RC
notes:
  This album has several listening tracks with are not listed here. And some dancing tracks are still to be added.


created: 2025-07-11 22:46:14.356518+00
last_modified: 2026-01-18 23:10:28.361152+00
name: Book 54 - Music for 18 Scottish Country Dances
shortname: Book 54
notes:
  This is a double CD album.  This database entry lists all tracks on both CDs.

  Jeremy Hill (RSCDS Membership Services) has reported that there are a number of typos in the CD booklet.
  It is believed these have all been corrected in the SCDDB entries and are detailed there, but in summary:
  - Dancing Forth:  composer names corrected
  - Miss Lucy Clark: rhythm corrected (from strathspey to reel)
  - Kathy's Fascinator: tune name corrected
  - Donna's Dancing Shoes: composer names corrected
  - The Waternish Tangle: composer name updated
  - Thank You Patricia: tune name corrected


created: 1998-11-11 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-01-28 20:01:17.863975+00
name: Ten SCD - Leeds Branch Silver Jubilee
shortname: 10 SCD - Leeds
verifier: OO
notes:
  On the remastered CD (SSCD 38) the tracks are in a different order.  
  1: The Weathercock  
  2: The Rose of the North  
  3: The Travelling Man  
  4: Loch Linnhe  
  5: The Highland Rambler  
  6: West Park  
  7: The Porridge Bowl  
  8: The Marquess of Hartington's Strathspey  
  9: The Marchioness of Hartington's Jig  
  10: The Tocher Band

  And the CD also lists <<ddp:Kerr, Ron#2266>> and Ronnie Currie as members of the band.


created: 2025-03-12 14:46:52.821834+00
last_modified: 2025-03-19 11:05:22.341783+00
name: Scottish Accordion Gems
notes:
  This is a partial entry. Only likely SCD recordings with tunes in SCDDB have been added (mostly based on <<https://www.discogs.com/release/27102741-Ronnie-Ross-Scottish-Accordion-Gems>>).


created: 2002-02-24 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-11-03 22:25:09.900373+00
name: Delft Book of Scottish Country Dances, The
shortname: Delft
verifier: AP
notes:
  During the years 1973-1998 some members of the RSCDS Delft Branch in the Netherlands devised a variety of dances. A number was published in the Delft Book of Scottish Country Dances (2001). For some of the dances Alastair Hunter and Muriel Johnstone were asked to compose music. Their original recordings were on MC. As the music was taken from those originals, the CD does not offer studio quality.


created: 2006-06-27 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-07-28 23:50:47.853673+00
name: A' the best fae Banffshire
shortname: Banffshire
verifier: AP
notes:
  There are some strange things about this CD:

  - According to the book, the tune for the dance <<ddd:Gourdieburn>>, is <<ddt:Walter and Betty Rutherford>>, but the CD uses that tune as the lead tune for <<ddd:Moranbank>>.
  - Instead, the tune used for <<ddd:Gourdieburn>> is <<ddt:Modley House>>, which is not in the book at all.
  - The tune given in the book for <<ddd:Moranbank>> (also called <<ddt:Moranbank>>) does not seem to appear anywhere on the CD.


created: 2026-03-16 23:27:00.288296+00
last_modified: 2026-03-30 14:45:32.311292+00
name: Woodhall Virtual Album
notes:
  This virtual album is intended to collect the recordings made by various musicians, from 2018 onwards, for dances in my series of Woodhall dance books. Most of them are downloadable for free (and one or two for a small fee).

  The tracks are numbered in order of their recording dates.

  Please note that copyright of the recordings in this album remains with the artists.


# dance

created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-17 18:41:20.620077+00
name: Graham's Fancy
ucname: GRAHAMS FANCY
notes:
  According to the dance notes, the tune Graham Warren Hamilton was composed by Brian Hamilton for his son Graham for whom this dance was devised.


created: 1997-11-27 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-03-11 21:14:07.905113+00
name: Alltreoch
ucname: ALLTREOCH
devised: 1977-01-01
notes:
  The notes say this was "dedicated to Miss Isobel Graham Ferrier, of Alltreoch, Strathardle, Perthshire".


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-08-03 17:25:24.660098+00
name: Green Lady Of Skipness Castle
ucname: GREEN LADY OF SKIPNESS CASTLE
notes:
  1M & 3M start in exchanged places, diagonally opposite their partner.

  The notes explain that "A small long-haired spirit, known as the Green Lady, was thought to protect the inhabitants of Skipness Castle in times of danger."


created: 1998-01-04 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-11-10 23:11:35.818756+00
name: April In October
ucname: APRIL IN OCTOBER
intensity_bars: 888/888/888/888
devised: 1979-10-25
notes:
  This dance is for Carla and Daniel Clarke of Nashwaaksis, N.B. to celebrate the birth of their
  daughter, April Phyllis, on October 25, 1979


created: 1997-09-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-01-20 19:32:06.089508+00
name: Guid Freens
ucname: GUID FREENS
notes:
  The notes say this is "Dedicated to Avril and David Quarrie, the Chicago Branch's teachers, mentors, and friends."


created: 2002-03-07 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-11-22 03:06:24.044093+00
name: Seann Truibhas for Four
ucname: SEANN TRUIBHAS FOR FOUR
notes:
  The correct Gaelic spelling is Triubhas.  For details see "Extra Info" for the dance Seann Triubhas Wikkichan".


created: 2019-02-14 09:19:09.175613+00
last_modified: 2024-06-21 09:25:04.284529+00
name: Bass Rock, The
ucname: BASS ROCK
notes:
  Originally entered in SCDDB as "The Bass Rock Strathspey" the title as published in the Exeter 50th Anniversary book is just "The Bass Rock".


created: 1998-01-07 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-02-22 23:49:05.27727+00
name: Athelstaneford Medley
ucname: ATHELSTANEFORD MEDLEY
devised: 1988-01-01
notes:
  The Saltire Flag flies all the year round in Athelstaneford, and I have tried to depict the shape of the flag in this dance.

  Dance inscribed to Richard Ross who retired as Session Clerk from Athelstaneford Church after 40 years service in 1988.


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-04-01 22:12:02.82133+00
name: Haliburton Heatwave
ucname: HALIBURTON HEATWAVE
notes:
  Devised "to introduce diagonal rights and lefts. It was named by those attending the 1994 session to remind us of the heat during the first week of July, 1994.


created: 1997-09-23 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-03 12:27:48.528809+00
name: Banner Bearer, The
ucname: BANNER BEARER
intensity_bars: 860/888/844/888
devised: 1991-08-01
notes:
  "Dedicated to Eddy West, who carried the Scottish banner at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony in Auckland."


created: 2002-10-20 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-12-13 13:32:16.579017+00
name: Go with the Rhythm
ucname: GO WITH THE RHYTHM
intensity_bars: 8888/8888/8228/8448
devised: 2001-01-01
notes:
  The title comes from recent advertisements for trips to Turkey which have appeared both in the press and on television. A series of views of Turkey are used with the caption: "GO WITH THE RHYTHM ENJOY TURKEY".  
  I still have fond memories of my trip to Turkey in October 2000.


created: 1997-08-28 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-03-07 17:38:09.753168+00
name: Barney Duffy's Jig
ucname: BARNEY DUFFYS JIG
devised: 1991-09-01
notes:
  The notes say this was "Dedicated to the Scottish Country Dancers in Norfolk Island.
  Barney Duffy was an infamous convict, after whom a popular restaurant has been named. The restaurant was frequented by Auckland dancers during varlous visits to Norfolk Island."


created: 1997-10-15 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-10 18:30:38.662065+00
name: Well-Hall
ucname: WELLHALL
devised: 1686-01-01
notes:
  Originally entered in SCDDB with title "Belgia Retriev'd" and alias "Well-Hall" but these are now swapped as the latter is the preferred title.


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-01-09 20:48:21.244381+00
name: Heart to Heart
ucname: HEART TO HEART
intensity_bars: 8888/8888/8888/0888
devised: 1993-02-01
notes:
  The notes say that "The dance was so named because of the track of the Double Heart Reel and also because it was devised just a few days before the Valentine's Day."


created: 2003-01-25 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-09-06 21:57:11.801711+00
name: Hawaiian Fling
ucname: HAWAIIAN FLING
intensity_bars: 22022/22022/84444/84844
devised: 1979-01-01
notes:
  > Written in honour of my son and daughter-in-law, Douglas and Doris Boehmer, who celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary in Hawaii in 1979.


created: 2018-10-02 08:14:39.407661+00
last_modified: 2018-10-02 08:14:39.407661+00
name: Breakers on the Shore
ucname: BREAKERS ON THE SHORE
devised: 2015-09-01
notes:
  This dance occurred as I tried to envision a 3-couples poussette. It isn’t that, but the figures remind me of waves on the shore.


created: 1997-08-28 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-03-07 16:52:36.158898+00
name: Birkmyre Park
ucname: BIRKMYRE PARK
notes:
  One version of the instructions describes this as "for 3 couples in a 4 couple longwise set" although it actually only involves 2 couples.


created: 1997-09-11 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-06-29 11:00:16.722271+00
name: Black Barony, The
ucname: BLACK BARONY
notes:
  The notes say that "The Black Barony is an area of land near Peebles, formerly the territory of Clan Murray."


created: 2002-03-11 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-30 19:47:58.878953+00
name: Henderson In Hereford
ucname: HENDERSON IN HEREFORD
intensity_bars: 888/888/800/888
devised: 1988-01-01
notes:
  The notes say this dance is "for Hereford S.C.D. Club - founded by Douglas Henderson - a dance to mark their 40th anniversary"


created: 1998-11-02 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-30 19:52:51.356731+00
name: Hen House, The
ucname: HEN HOUSE
intensity_bars: 888/888/800/844
notes:
  Devised for Ken and Margaret Small on their 25th Wedding Anniversary. Their home in Brockville was formerly the Hain's house, which was corrupted by the Scots to the Hen-house.


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-01-15 13:08:37.336232+00
name: Blue Falcon, The
ucname: BLUE FALCON
notes:
  > The Scottish folk tale, "The Adventures of Iain Direach” tells how Iain, aided by his friend, An Gille Mairtean, the fox, went in search of the blue falcon and performed well-nigh impossible tasks in order to obtain it.


created: 2012-03-08 16:08:04.56338+00
last_modified: 2012-03-08 16:08:20.17245+00
name: Elena's Wedding
ucname: ELENAS WEDDING
devised: 2009-01-01
notes:
  The progression turns out at 2134, which is impossible (3c stays put).  There must be an error in the original description.


created: 1998-01-07 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-02-22 21:59:48.769026+00
name: Borrowstoun Lass, The
ucname: BORROWSTOUN LASS
devised: 1983-06-01
notes:
  Presented to Miss Martha Y K Cunningham on her retiral as Chairman of the West Lothian Branch, June 1983

  Borrowstouness - Burgh and Seaport of Linlithgowshire, known usually as Bo'ness


created: 2018-10-15 16:56:13.111104+00
last_modified: 2021-05-15 11:44:43.946233+00
name: Raleigh Reel, The
ucname: RALEIGH REEL
intensity_bars: 800/844/888/888/880
notes:
  The use of "inverted" in the instructions is somewhat unclear. MiniCrib provide a danceable interpretation.


created: 2002-04-19 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-05-14 13:14:31.060367+00
name: Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
ucname: COLONEL JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN
devised: 1995-01-01
notes:
  The dance has been known as "Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain", but that is not in agreement with the original name in the Nutmeg collection.


created: 2002-04-19 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-02-18 09:29:30.241793+00
name: Wee Dram, A
ucname: WEE DRAM
intensity_bars: 800/800/800/888
notes:
  Devised to help teach figures of eight. For a very basic class, 1st and 2nd couple dance four
  hands across and back could be substituted for bars 25-32.


created: 1997-09-29 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-02-21 13:13:41.940569+00
name: Caithness Heart, The
ucname: CAITHNESS HEART
notes:
  According to the notes "This dance was devised especially for Dillwyn John and his fellow dancers at
  Chirping Norton." 

  A Caithness Heart is a heart-shaped corn dolly with a bow in the middle.


created: 1998-01-05 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-02-22 21:47:38.855408+00
name: Calderwood Reel, The
ucname: CALDERWOOD REEL
notes:
  The full deviser information is "Mrs. Betty Beveridge and the Children of the Brunstane Primary School"


created: 1999-08-06 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-04-13 16:48:11.51248+00
name: Cameronian's Farewell, The
ucname: CAMERONIANS FAREWELL
intensity_bars: 800/866/866/866/866/800
devised: 1976-09-01
notes:
  The instructions say this is "for either three or four couples in a longways set". SCDDB has chosen 3 couples in a 4 couple set. MiniCrib chose a 4 couple set.


created: 2002-10-15 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-06-27 05:40:37.357044+00
name: Gold in Sydney
ucname: GOLD IN SYDNEY
intensity_bars: 880/800/844/844/800
notes:
  Devised by Brian Charlton to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the formation of the R.S.C.D.S.
  Sydney Branch.


created: 2018-10-01 11:37:56.645868+00
last_modified: 2018-10-01 11:53:14.247712+00
name: Alberta Arts
ucname: ALBERTA ARTS
intensity_bars: 888/888/822/844
devised: 2015-01-01
notes:
  This dance is named for a colorway of yarn given to me this past Christmas. Also, my grandfather was born in Alberta, Canada.


created: 1997-08-31 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-02-17 18:49:46.336157+00
name: Casbah, The
ucname: CASBAH
devised: 1988-11-01
notes:
  "Devised for the fourth Robin Ellis Scottish Dancing Week at the Hotel Sahara Beach, Monastlr, 1st November 1988."


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-11-20 09:30:05.733886+00
name: Catherine Hayes' Delight
ucname: CATHERINE HAYES DELIGHT
intensity_bars: 808/888/880/880
devised: 1995-05-01
notes:
  Inscribed "for the Prince of Wales Hospital Scottish Country Dance Group Sydney N.S.W. who dance in the Catherine Hayes' Wing of the Hospital".


created: 2005-04-13 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-09-13 23:55:50.114041+00
name: Carole's Welcome
ucname: CAROLES WELCOME
intensity_bars: 88/88/80/88
notes:
  Dedicated to Carole Skinner, a beautiful dancer and partner, in thanks for her very memorable welcome to the 1992 Montreal Weekend in Lennoxvifle


created: 1997-09-04 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-25 12:51:13.568014+00
name: Jane's a Bonnie Lass
ucname: JANES A BONNIE LASS
intensity_bars: 804/840/844/844
notes:
  The version of the instructions from The Ruislip Set says the dance was 'devised for Jane. Will the two ladies of this name who have partnered me, please share this dance. Neither are "plain" and the title suits both of them.'


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-04 15:46:49.38271+00
name: Cold Iron Bridge, The
ucname: COLD IRON BRIDGE
notes:
  Comments of the author of the dance "The Cold Iron Bridge": I envisage an exchange of spys at a border post somewhere in the forests of eastern Europe. Why, I have no idea! (Source: Southern Stars Book, where the dance is published)


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-25 12:40:35.671522+00
name: Janette's Jig
ucname: JANETTES JIG
intensity_bars: 880/888/888/888
notes:
  In the original instructions, the last sentence for bars 5-8 looks out of place (perhaps a copy of the end of bars 17-24).


created: 1997-09-04 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-07-31 10:55:43.891833+00
name: Jennifer's Strathspey
ucname: JENNIFERS STRATHSPEY
devised: 1987-01-01
notes:
  Devised "in 1987 to mark the occasion of the wedding of her elder daughter in Quatercentenary year."


created: 2000-08-01 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-02-26 07:00:50.367605+00
name: Once A Month
ucname: ONCE A MONTH
devised: 1993-01-01
notes:
  Written for the dancers of Higasinakano Scottish Country Dance Circle. Usually they gather and dance on the evening of 3rd or 4 th Saturday, once a month.

  _Suggested music_: "For to-night we'll merry, merry be" (Kerr's collection)

  Played A, A, B, C, where A, B, and C are each 8 bars.


created: 1999-07-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-08-04 00:30:33.112729+00
name: Creel, The
ucname: CREEL
intensity_bars: 8448/4884/8888/8888
devised: 1966-01-01
notes:
  A Creel is a fishing basket.  Bars 1-16 show the construction of the sides, 17-24 the top rim, and 25-32 the two handles, one on each side.

  First published on a Glendarroch SCD Sheet in 1966.


created: 2000-11-12 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-25 12:02:22.993235+00
name: Jig for Robin, A
ucname: JIG FOR ROBIN
intensity_bars: 80/88/84/88
devised: 1987-11-01
notes:
  Dedicated to Robin Chubb, a founding teacher of the Kingston Scottish Country Dance Society, which is now Kingston Ontario Branch.

  The instructions say this is for a 3 couple set.


created: 2018-10-08 18:11:53.356471+00
last_modified: 2019-09-27 22:24:04.225147+00
name: Singapore Fling
ucname: SINGAPORE FLING
intensity_bars: 888/766/888/888
devised: 2009-07-01
notes:
  This dance was written for Mel Whitson and Ken Heinemann and their trip to Singapore.

  The dance was  was previously called "Shanghai Calling".


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-22 09:27:52.217117+00
name: Dalqueish
ucname: DALQUEISH
intensity_bars: 800/833/833/888
notes:
  To Dorothy Bates, with whom I enjoyed sharing the teaching of the Bristol Branchchildrens classes at Torwood House.


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-08-12 09:10:04.284601+00
name: Jo Mansfield's Rant
ucname: JO MANSFIELDS RANT
intensity_bars: 8888/8888/8000/0800/0080/0008/8888/8888/8888/8888/8888
devised: 1985-05-01
notes:
  Inscribed "For Miss Joanne Mansfield of Reading on her 21st Birthday Devised May, 1985 and revised (bars 73-80) January, 1987".


created: 2002-07-04 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-02-10 11:22:24.399606+00
name: Dennistoun Jig, The
ucname: DENNISTOUN JIG
notes:
  "Dennistoun is part of the East End of Glasgow and is where I lived for my second year of university."


created: 1997-09-09 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-09-14 09:23:06.929454+00
name: David Ross
ucname: DAVID ROSS
intensity_bars: 800/844/822/866
notes:
  John Mitchell has also devised a 32 bar Reel with the same name which he published in Whetherly Book 4


created: 2002-04-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-17 21:23:29.277079+00
name: Dangling After Her
ucname: DANGLING AFTER HER
notes:
  The note to the dance says that "The asymmetry in bars 1-8 is deliberate; it is an attempt to break away from the symmetry which exists in most dances and formations."


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-04-16 10:45:41.872894+00
name: Davelyn Country Dance
ucname: DAVELYN COUNTRY DANCE
intensity_bars: 888/686/686/525
notes:
  For Evelyn and David Renton with thanks for much hospitality and friendship.

  The notes also say "The art of hospitality is brought out in this dance as each dancer changes partner during the dance finally finishing with their original partner."


created: 1998-11-02 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-22 19:21:22.887594+00
name: June Shore's Fancy
ucname: JUNE SHORES FANCY
intensity_bars: 8880/8884/8888/6688
devised: 1985-01-01
notes:
  Devised during June Shore's session, the "Teachers' Class" at the 19th Annual Workshop of the Kingston Ontario Branch, November 1985.


created: 2002-07-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-11-01 07:08:11.964844+00
name: Lindsay's Strathspey
ucname: LINDSAYS STRATHSPEY
notes:
  In memory of Lindsay W. Smith (1943-1994), twin brother of Alan J. Smith, both dancers and younger brothers of Andrew Smith, devisor.


created: 2002-07-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-10-07 13:09:22.364356+00
name: Cat's Whiskers
ucname: CATS WHISKERS
intensity_bars: 800/800/822/888
devised: 1997-01-01
notes:
  Bars 9-16:  The deviser specifies figures of eight on the sides, but suggests that more experienced dancers can dance mirror reels of three instead.


created: 1997-09-05 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-01-10 11:52:46.560876+00
name: Katie Bairdie
ucname: KATIE BAIRDIE
devised: 1991-08-01
notes:
  From the notes: The dance was named after a ScottIsh nursery rhyme that Doreen's father sang to her as a child. Katie Bairdie is the third tune in "The Dark Mile."


created: 2002-07-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-12-23 11:35:24.899438+00
name: Isle of Bute
ucname: ISLE OF BUTE
intensity_bars: 880/888/800/888
notes:
  The Isle of Bute is on the southwestern coast of Scotland, where the Scottish side of my family comes from.


created: 1997-09-01 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-02-10 14:14:49.200154+00
name: Dun Alasdair Strathspey, The
ucname: DUN ALASDAIR STRATHSPEY
notes:
  From the notes: "Dun Alasdair was the ancient residence of the chiefs of clan Donnachaidh, or the Robertsons, situated in Rannoch."


created: 1998-04-11 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-02-10 14:22:57.666756+00
name: Dumgoyne
ucname: DUMGOYNE
devised: 1986-01-01
notes:
  The notes say that "Dumgoyne is a singular hill on the flank of the Campsies overlooking Strathblane, Dumbartonshire."


created: 1998-11-02 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-13 08:52:19.050373+00
name: Duncan McArthur's Favourite
ucname: DUNCAN MACARTHURS FAVOURITE
intensity_bars: 800/844/844/888
devised: 1985-10-01
notes:
  The notes explain that "Duncan MacArthur Hall is part of Queen's University, where the Kingston Ontario Branch holds its Annual Workshop and some weekly classes."


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-20 20:48:20.613358+00
name: Kincardine Bridge
ucname: KINCARDINE BRIDGE
intensity_bars: 880/800/880/888/888
notes:
  To the late Mrs. Peach, our Bath Branch class pianist, whose nimble fingers together with Betty's instruction, kept us on our toes.


created: 2018-10-02 09:05:21.210859+00
last_modified: 2018-10-02 09:17:09.674572+00
name: Briggs Law
ucname: BRIGGS LAW
devised: 2012-03-01
notes:
  This dance was written for Norma and Mike Briggs in celebration of their leading the Madison Branch for many years.


created: 2015-01-31 14:22:46.518188+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 00:18:02.011608+00
name: Chairman's Whim, The
ucname: CHAIRMANS WHIM
intensity_bars: 88/88/88/88
devised: 2010-03-01
notes:
  Music: Todlen Hame 6x32J track # 1 with Muriel Johnstone and Keith Smith (SSCD21) 

  Holly writes:  Written for Clifford Champness to celebrate his Thistle Council award in 2010. Clifford is a long time Scottish country dancer who served as chairman of the RSCDS Montreal branch for several years and arranged insurance for our branch and many other branches in Canada. He started our February social - the Chairman's Whim.


created: 2013-06-01 10:59:28.70389+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 00:18:02.212818+00
name: Island Breeze
ucname: ISLAND BREEZE
devised: 2007-10-03
notes:
  Can also be danced as a Reel.  
  Can be danced in a 2C or 4C set.  
  Can be danced with 3C in a 3C or in a 4C set (modified instructions included).  


created: 1998-07-09 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-02-09 12:06:19.599931+00
name: Entente Florale
ucname: ENTENTE FLORALE
devised: 1994-01-01
notes:
  Inscribed "for Betty Keir to use at a concert in Perth to raise funds to support Perth's entry in the European 'City in Bloom' Competition."


created: 1998-07-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-09-16 12:20:59.129622+00
name: Farewell To Misty
ucname: FAREWELL TO MISTY
notes:
  The notes say this was "devised during the early hours of the morning while caring for a dying cat."


created: 2002-08-06 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-12-11 10:13:10.885151+00
name: 2000 A&D
ucname: 2000 AANDD
devised: 2000-01-01
notes:
  The dance was devised for the 10th wedding anniversary of Agnes and Derrick Macmichael (West Lothian) in 2000. 


created: 2018-10-02 09:21:06.338511+00
last_modified: 2024-12-23 10:07:39.680876+00
name: Broken Sleep
ucname: BROKEN SLEEP
intensity_bars: 800/802/880/844
devised: 2010-02-01
notes:
  I had a bad cold and trouble sleeping; I woke in the middle of the night with this dance in my head.


created: 2002-10-15 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-07 10:06:09.66514+00
name: Flowers of Sydney
ucname: FLOWERS OF SYDNEY
devised: 1990-01-01
notes:
  Devised for all the long time dancers of Sydney, some of whom can no longer participate as actively as they would like.


created: 2001-09-13 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-07 10:09:58.787491+00
name: Flowers of Scotland
ucname: FLOWERS OF SCOTLAND
intensity_bars: 88/80/80
devised: 1982-01-01
notes:
  The notes say this is an audience participation dance and may be danced as either jig or reel. Collected from an audience participation event Sheena led at Holy Names College when she was a student there.


created: 2000-06-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-02-09 20:27:52.380685+00
name: Laggan, The
ucname: LAGGAN
notes:
  Originally SCDDB had the author of this dance as “unknown” however <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3779/|issue 3779>> suggests that it was probably devised by <<ddp:McConachie, Jack#251>>.


created: 2018-09-18 21:07:00.627924+00
last_modified: 2018-09-18 22:01:01.632126+00
name: Lieberman's Ceilidh
ucname: LIEBERMANS CEILIDH
devised: 2012-01-01
notes:
  To Linda and Gary Lieberman in appreciation of their musicianship, teaching (Linda), generosity in hosting the annual after-Ball party, and occasional service as ceilidh masters.


created: 1997-09-07 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-16 10:57:20.947789+00
name: Lanterns Of London
ucname: LANTERNS OF LONDON
intensity_bars: 6666/8888/6222/8888
devised: 1973-03-01
notes:
  According to the notes for the dance the inspiration came from the March 1973 London Workshop. A blizzard caused a power failure and a demonstration was performed with each dancer carrying a candle lantern.


created: 1998-04-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-29 10:21:45.852152+00
name: Lass With The Delicate Air, The
ucname: LASS WITH THE DELICATE AIR
devised: 1976-05-01
notes:
  Devised during April/May, 1976 . The title is taken from a line from the song "The Lass at the Ballyclare Fair".


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-01-27 12:04:40.065958+00
name: Garden City Jig, The
ucname: GARDEN CITY JIG
intensity_bars: 800/888/844/866
devised: 1994-03-01
notes:
  Devised in March 1994 for Lorraine Hearne. Lorraine lives in Christchurch, known as the Garden City of New Zealand.


created: 1997-09-02 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-01-27 19:29:18.108124+00
name: French Connection, The
ucname: FRENCH CONNECTION
devised: 1985-01-01
notes:
  Inscribed "for Glenda Bourgeois and Paul Robertson on the occasion of their marriage, June I, 1985."


created: 2014-11-18 22:50:07.46536+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 00:18:02.27136+00
name: Mary-Kate's Super-Symmetric Symmetry Breaking Strathspey
ucname: MARYKATES SUPERSYMMETRIC SYMMETRY BREAKING STRATHSPEY
notes:
  As you see the main figures cut across the 8-bar phrases (bars 5-12 for the diamond poussette & bars 21-28 for the reel). Therefore it seems to me that the music should not have a pronounced 8-bar structure. CA


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-10-19 16:25:33.417459+00
name: Ghillie Laces
ucname: GHILLIE LACES
intensity_bars: 440/404/844/880
notes:
  The deviser and composer are members of the Nottingham Branch

  The Formations Represent:
  1-16 Lacing the shoe.
  17-24 Laces encircling the ankle.
  25-32 Tying the laces.


created: 2002-10-15 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-07 20:37:28.194763+00
name: Golden Trilium, The
ucname: GOLDEN TRILIUM
devised: 1989-01-01
notes:
  From the notes: "Devised to honour Dorothy Rosemond, Berenice Vale and George Wells who started their Scottish Country Dancing in Sydney in 1938. The dance was performed to celebrate their 50 years of dancing and their service to the Branch on 20th May, 1989."


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-02-08 11:07:26.958904+00
name: Give And Take
ucname: GIVE AND TAKE
notes:
  > Celebrating the City of Sydney Sesquicentenary
  > (the title is from Sydney's motto "I take but I surrender")
  >
  > Suggested music: as <<ddd:McCulloch Strathspey, The#4256>>


created: 2009-11-20 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-03-04 17:17:52.340443+00
name: Careless Philosopher, A
ucname: CARELESS PHILOSOPHER
notes:
  Mr Yamagishi likes to think carefully and seriously about anything, but unfortunately for him, lost in
  contemplation, he often stumbles in dancing.


created: 2009-11-20 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-03-02 17:39:26.032464+00
name: Happy Rovers
ucname: HAPPY ROVERS
notes:
  Sendai Irish Rovers is one of the oldest Scottish Country Dance groups in Japan. Every autumn many dancers from all over the country come to Sendai to attend the annual dancing event held by Sendai Irish Rovers.

  The dancers of Sendai Irish Rovers and Shinjuku Happy Meeting travelled round Scotland in 2004 and 2007. I named the tour group "Happy Rovers".


created: 2002-11-01 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-12-25 19:10:40.864533+00
name: Piper's Wedding, The
ucname: PIPERS WEDDING
devised: 1999-01-01
notes:
  In its publication "Thistle Club Jubilee Book 1977-2002", the tune "The White Bridge" is incorrectly assigned to be "traditional" (handwritten content by Ian Slater). The tune shown there is Nancy Dickson's tune.


created: 2002-10-23 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:24.942194+00
name: Bodhran Drum, The
ucname: BODHRAN DRUM
devised: 1998-01-01
notes:
  music is The Corries singing with the bodhran drum Wha Wadna Fecht for Charlie on The Very Best of the Corries


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-12-24 13:51:24.868084+00
name: Lesslie Jig, The
ucname: LESSLIE JIG
notes:
  From the dance description: This dance is dedicated to Mrs. Florence Lesslie on the occasion of her first visit to Newcastle in May 1966.


created: 1998-04-15 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-14 19:28:39.932494+00
name: Lobster in the Pot, A
ucname: LOBSTER IN THE POT
intensity_bars: 81/88/88/80
notes:
  The notes say this is a children's dance and can be danced in a four couple set or as a round the room dance.


created: 1997-08-20 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-14 20:14:43.151593+00
name: Little Ross Light
ucname: LITTLE ROSS LIGHT
intensity_bars: 77/77/66/88
devised: 1964-01-01
notes:
  Little Ross Light is on an island at the mouth of the River Dee near Kirkcudbright. On clear nights the light can be seen across the Solway Firth from Whitehaven.


created: 2002-03-02 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-08-18 19:59:01.295237+00
name: Lone Sheiling, The
ucname: LONE SHEILING
devised: 1988-01-01
notes:
  For some background information see this <<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Shieling|wikipedia article>>.


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-15 10:41:26.013825+00
name: Links O' Forth, The
ucname: LINKS O FORTH
devised: 1973-09-01
notes:
  Devised for <<ddp:#86|Mina Corson>>. The dance shows that Mina's interesting new progression "The Knot" is easily performed in fast time. The music should not be played too quickly.


created: 2002-04-02 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-10-26 23:36:48.299361+00
name: Above the Clouds
ucname: ABOVE THE CLOUDS
intensity_bars: 880 888 822 888
devised: 1993-04-01
notes:
  Devised for Andrew Cockett who, with his connection with British Airways, is frequently above the clouds.


created: 1998-07-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-09-22 10:00:43.005756+00
name: Lost Glen, The
ucname: LOST GLEN
intensity_bars: 8888/8008/8888/8888
notes:
  According to the notes "Coire Gabnail - the corrie of capture - known as The Lost Valley or The Lost Glen, is a secluded hanging valley to the south of Glencoe."


created: 2002-11-24 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-01-29 21:37:35.801493+00
name: Wedding Link, The
ucname: WEDDING LINK
intensity_bars: 886/800/808/888
notes:
  Devised for the wedding of Andrew and Fiona Eelbeck

  Both videos should show 1st couple start their reels at bar 9 by dancing out and down behind 3rd couple, not in and down between them.


created: 1998-01-05 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-06-24 20:28:11.862446+00
name: Lord Stormont
ucname: LORD STORMONT
intensity_bars: 4444/4444/5555/8484/8888/8080/8848/8888/0808/4444/4444/8888
devised: 1951-01-01
notes:
  Composed in honour of the coming of age, 7 July 1951, of The Viscount Stormont (William Murray 7 July 1930 - 21 October 2015) later Earl of Mansfield. Dance devised and music composed and arranged by David M. Robertson. and published by Rae Macintosh & Co Ltd, Edinburgh


created: 1997-08-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-13 21:08:29.868192+00
name: Long Sands, The
ucname: LONG SANDS
intensity_bars: 888/888/844/888
notes:
  "The Long Sands are at Tynemouth, a favourite beauty spot on the Northumbrian Coast. This glorious beach is ideal for a leisurely stroll especially when the tide is out, but you must skirt the shallow pools of water."


created: 1998-07-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-12-03 20:45:23.696774+00
name: MacFarlane's Geese
ucname: MACFARLANES GEESE
intensity_bars: 8080/0808/8888/8008
notes:
  "A flock of wild geese used to inhabit an island on Loch Lomond, owned by the MacFarlanes, but left, never to return, when the MacFarlane's house was destroyed."


created: 2002-11-24 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-12-21 01:14:07.694689+00
name: Recycled Teenagers, The
ucname: RECYCLED TEENAGERS
intensity_bars: 800/844/844/888
devised: 2001-01-01
notes:
  The AVERAGE age of dancers seems to be increasing year by year, although we all remain young in spirit.


created: 2002-11-24 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-02-09 16:16:57.823928+00
name: Sparrow's Hall
ucname: SPARROWS HALL
intensity_bars: 8080/8080/8888/8888
devised: 2001-12-01
notes:
  For Mary Miller, who remembers with affection life with her family at Sparrow’s Hall on the edge of Windsor Great Park.


created: 2002-11-24 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-12-03 19:01:44.206027+00
name: Rob's Rant
ucname: ROBS RANT
devised: 2002-01-01
notes:
  Devised by Terry Lynne Harris, Pretoria, South Africa; August 2002

  In memory of Robert Bell Cochrane (15 March 1915 - 3 May 2000). He was an enthusiastic and loyal member of the Pretoria Branch and danced right up to his 85th birthday, less than 2 months before his death.


created: 2002-11-24 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-12-05 00:58:18.852915+00
name: Highveld Jig
ucname: HIGHVELD JIG
devised: 1988-01-01
notes:
  Recommended music: Any good jig

  Devised by Ina Bergh, South Africa; 1988.

  Entered for the competition held by Pretoria Branch to submit a dance to the RSCDS for publication in their booklet of dances from around the world, "Frae A' The Airts".


created: 2002-11-24 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-12-12 12:15:52.462263+00
name: Three Times Lucky
ucname: THREE TIMES LUCKY
devised: 2002-08-01
notes:
  Devised by Wouter Joubert, Pretoria, South Africa; August 2002.

  Dedicated to my three beautiful children, who enrich our lives and keep us busy.


created: 2002-11-24 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-12-07 12:46:10.462722+00
name: Scapa Flow
ucname: SCAPA FLOW
devised: 2002-01-01
notes:
  Devised by Terry Lynne Harris, Pretoria, South Africa,; August 2002

  In memory of my father, Frank Raymond Cathcart Harris (15/9/1918 - 29/6/1994)

  Scapa Flow, an extensive anchorage in Scotland's Okney Islands, was the base of the British Fleet during both the First World War (1914-1918) and the Second World War (1939-1945). My father was seconded to the British Royal Navy from the South Africa Armed Forces in 1944 and trained at Scapa Flow before seeing action in the Pacific.

  The movements and figures of this dance are meant to represent ship's wheels and the intertwining of ropes.


created: 2002-11-24 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-12-19 17:20:50.544348+00
name: Swings and Roundabouts
ucname: SWINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS
devised: 1998-06-01
notes:
  Devised by Irene van Maarseveen, Pretoria, South Africa; June 1998.

  This dance was devised for a beginner's class, as an introduction to turning corners and partner.


created: 2002-04-19 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-02-28 01:25:31.729374+00
name: Margaret Archibald's Strathpey
ucname: MARGARET ARCHIBALDS STRATHPEY
intensity_bars: 8448/8888/8888/8888
notes:
  Dedicated to Margaret Archibald o/Tam 0' Shanter, Melbourne. who has guided and influenced my progress from dancer to teacher.


created: 1998-01-12 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-18 11:21:20.820914+00
name: Mary Morison
ucname: MARY MORISON
intensity_bars: 808/888/888/888
devised: 1982-01-01
notes:
  Drewry writes that this is for his cousin Ida Mary Morrison. The assigned tune is normally a reel but is here requested to be played in strathspey tempo.


created: 2012-07-01 00:42:09.601817+00
last_modified: 2012-07-01 00:52:19.650097+00
name: Barry's Dancers
ucname: BARRYS DANCERS
devised: 1991-01-01
notes:
  For Barry Skelton’s dancing group with thanks to them for trying my dances as well.

  Suitable recorded music: “The Nor’loch”, David Cunningham, Highlander 3


created: 2002-12-01 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2013-09-07 10:06:25.557484+00
name: New New Brighton Pier, The
ucname: NEW NEW BRIGHTON PIER
devised: 1997-01-01
notes:
  The dance was devised to celebrate the rebuild of the New Brighton Pier, so therefore it became The NEW New Brighton Pier.


created: 2002-12-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-08-11 21:20:11.400495+00
name: Walt's Country Dance
ucname: WALTS COUNTRY DANCE
notes:
  A dance to commemory Walt Metcalf's birthday and to thank him for devising so many wonderful dances for us to enjoy.


created: 2002-11-29 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-11-24 21:43:45.783422+00
name: Mary & Peter Braithwaite
ucname: MARY AND PETER BRAITHWAITE
notes:
  Until moving from the area recently, Mary and Peter were active members of the Northallerton Society.


created: 1997-09-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-08 21:47:27.460576+00
name: Mattara Strathspey
ucname: MATTARA STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 8448/8448/8668/8668/8888/8888
notes:
  From the dance notes: Mattara is a Festival held each spring in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley. Mattara is an aboriginal word meaning Hand of Friendship.


created: 2000-07-02 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-09-25 11:08:08.122491+00
name: McPhail's Anvil
ucname: MACPHAILS ANVIL
intensity_bars: 800/822/888/888
notes:
  The notes say that "McPhail’s Anvil is to be found among the Torran Rocks to the South-West of the
  Isle of Mull."


created: 2002-04-28 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-27 23:36:44.578439+00
name: Eagleton Strathspey, The
ucname: EAGLETON STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 822/808/848/866
notes:
  William Eagleton (or Eggleton) and Mary Dickerson were amongst the first of the First Fleet convicts to be married in the colony, on 17th February 178B. Their descendants account for many eighth and ninth generation Australians.


created: 1997-09-05 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-04-03 17:56:17.028525+00
name: Miss Fleming's Jig
ucname: MISS FLEMINGS JIG
intensity_bars: 80/88/77/84
devised: 1969-01-01
notes:
  According to Marianne Kenley (Dundee) Miss Fleming was "Hugh Foss' son's fiancée, now Mrs Foss the 2nd".


created: 1997-09-09 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-07-29 06:32:03.482427+00
name: Monchali
ucname: MONCHALI
intensity_bars: 6666/6666/8444/8888
devised: 1983-01-01
notes:
  The title of this dance represents a union of the home dance groups of Susan and Bill Libby for whose wedding it was devised.


created: 2012-08-16 19:59:45.290907+00
last_modified: 2012-08-16 20:01:31.756262+00
name: English Rose, An
ucname: ENGLISH ROSE
devised: 2012-06-02
notes:
  Devised 2 June 2012 at the request of Bridget Newns Cooper, who truly is an
  English Rose, as a present for her 60th Birthday. The 
  figures represent the story
  of the marriage of Anthea and Peter Cowley, with 1-16 the initial meeting, 17-
  32 a time apart, and 33-48 the fi
  nal commitment and marriage. 


created: 2003-05-04 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:28.259788+00
name: Midnight Tryst at Haunted Manor
ucname: MIDNIGHT TRYST AT HAUNTED MANOR
devised: 2001-01-01
notes:
  Demonstration dance.

  The dance is named after the three dances that were my introduction to the figures used here (albeit somewhat altered): Haunted Manor (Barry Priddey); Midnight Dream (Ellen Aaron); Trysting Place (Iain Boyd).


created: 2013-08-21 13:25:29.125293+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 00:18:02.296677+00
name: Miss Jacqueline Smith Strathspey
ucname: MISS JACQUELINE SMITH STRATHSPEY
notes:
  Interpretation:
  Bars 1-8: The ferry over the Clyde to Dunoon, Scotland and the World Highland Dance Championships at Cowal
  Bars 9-16: Working out the 'knots' before the competition
  Bars 17-24: Challenging the 'boys'
  Bars 25-32: The joy that comes from the satisfaction of having danced your best

  Dedicated to Jacqueline Smith-Bozzelli


created: 1997-09-09 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-14 19:06:31.156261+00
name: Morison Rant, The
ucname: MORISON RANT
notes:
  The diagram for bars 25-30 in the original instructions does not match the text description very well.


created: 1997-09-09 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-08-10 18:06:52.837145+00
name: Moran Taing
ucname: MORAN TAING
notes:
  For Don Erwood.

  The notes say that "Moran taing is Scots Gaelic for Many thanks."

  Iain Macfarlane was a native Gaelic speaker and for many years he taught the Calvin dance 
  group in Toronto. The dance is not dated but probably is from the 1970s.  


created: 2003-05-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-05-31 14:10:56.612555+00
name: Moodiesburn Reel, The
ucname: MOODIESBURN REEL
notes:
  Inscribed "Devised for my nieces, Abigail and Ilona, and their Mum, Lyndsey, who live in Moodiesburn near Glasgow."


created: 1998-01-12 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-04-24 10:40:52.876622+00
name: Morland Reel, The
ucname: MORLAND REEL
intensity_bars: 880/444/444/888
devised: 1987-01-01
notes:
  The notes say this was a "dance devised ior the week of S.C.D. held in Morland, Cumbria in May 1987".


created: 1997-09-09 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-04-26 12:28:02.548492+00
name: Moving On
ucname: MOVING ON
intensity_bars: 800/888/844/880
notes:
  The notes say this dance was "designed to practise and perfect travelling step in either reel-time or strathspey."


created: 1997-09-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-30 12:08:59.991208+00
name: Mrs Elizabeth Smith
ucname: MRS ELIZABETH SMITH
intensity_bars: 800/880/822/800
devised: 1991-01-01
notes:
  Devised for her 70th Birthday.

  The <<ddpub:Blue Book#604>> gives the music as "Good Hearted Glasgow" although that is a Jig and this dance is described as a Reel.


created: 2018-09-17 14:45:11.83796+00
last_modified: 2018-09-18 03:35:15.616052+00
name: Light as Air
ucname: LIGHT AS AIR
intensity_bars: 808/800/888/844
notes:
  Linda wrote:  One of our dancers was having problems with all of her joints.  I gave up trying to find a dance that would work for her and eventually wrote this gentle dance for her.


created: 1998-01-05 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-07-24 00:19:39.983156+00
name: New York Hornpipe, The
ucname: NEW YORK HORNPIPE
intensity_bars: 888/844/888/844/888/888
notes:
  For Grace Etherington of RSCDS New York Branch. New York is a tiny place on the west bank of Loch Awe, facing Portinnisherrich. 


created: 2012-09-07 13:35:48.529622+00
last_modified: 2012-09-07 13:36:35.025434+00
name: Dance of the Figures, The
ucname: DANCE OF THE FIGURES
devised: 2008-04-09
notes:
  source: http://rscds-greaterdc.org/nova_dances_0708.html.  This is a teaching dance, created for that particular occasion.

  1-8   1C cross, cast (2C step up), 1C dance 1/2 figure of 8 around 2C, on bar 8 2C, 1C, 3C step in for allemande

  9-16 2C, 1C, 3C dance allemande

  17-24 3C, 1C, 2C dance the knot, 1C finish facing first corners

  25-32 2C, 1C, 3C turn corner, partner, corner partner


created: 1997-09-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-04-21 10:08:29.391282+00
name: Nonsense
ucname: NONSENSE
notes:
  The dance is done three times starting from the top (1st couple), the bottom (3rd couple) and the top (2nd couple) with progressions (2x,1x,3x); (2,3,1); (3x,2x,1x).


created: 2003-09-14 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-05-28 22:46:46.098544+00
name: Leigh House Strathspey
ucname: LEIGH HOUSE STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 880/800/844/888
devised: 2002-01-01
notes:
  In Honor of Colin Stuart Turnnidge, founding member of The Flying Ghillies, on his departure for Tennessee, September 2002.


created: 2003-09-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-10-02 11:55:26.176664+00
name: Button Bright
ucname: BUTTON BRIGHT
devised: 2002-04-01
notes:
  Button Bright is a little boy who has many adventures in Oz. He is always getting lost, but he is always found again.


created: 2003-09-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-10-05 09:36:23.782252+00
name: Glass Cat, The
ucname: GLASS CAT
devised: 2002-08-01
notes:
  The glass cat is a creature in OZ who was brought to life by magic. It is made entirely of transparent glass and is very proud of its pink brains, which can be seen as they are working. Unfortunately, its maker created its heart of red glass, so it isn’t the nicest creature - but it is pretty.


created: 1997-09-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-03 08:06:37.584317+00
name: Newton Park
ucname: NEWTON PARK
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/888
notes:
  The music for this dance was composed by Ian Muir while he was a student at Newton Park College, Bath, in the former County of Avon.


created: 2002-11-29 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-11-24 21:46:08.817743+00
name: Northallerton Gap, The
ucname: NORTHALLERTON GAP
notes:
  The Northallerton Gap is a geographical term, it relates to the situation of Northallerton on low-lying land between the upland areas of the North Yorkshire Moors and Dales. Through this gap pass the main North-South road an rail routes.


created: 2003-09-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-10-06 08:45:21.815004+00
name: Luce Change
ucname: LUCE CHANGE
devised: 2002-11-01
notes:
  This dance is written for Bryan Luce, a stalwart of the Fermi class and the Chicago branch - and my usual partner in demos.


created: 2003-09-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-10-09 12:04:32.664+00
name: Tik Tok
ucname: TIK TOK
devised: 2002-10-01
notes:
  Tik Tok is a metal man Dorothy finds in Ozma of Oz; his inner workings are clockwork and this dance reminds me of a clock.


created: 1997-09-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-11-20 15:50:06.406399+00
name: Old Course, The
ucname: OLD COURSE
notes:
  From the instructions: "St. Andrew's 'Old Course' - where you have to keep attending to what you are doing!".


created: 2000-06-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-02-09 20:40:17.880968+00
name: Ospreys' Nest, The
ucname: OSPREYS NEST
notes:
  Originally SCDDB had the author of this dance as “unknown” however <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3783/|issue 3783>> suggests that it was probably devised by <<ddp:McConachie, Jack#251>>.


created: 1997-12-03 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-06-07 15:47:38.410114+00
name: Highland Rose
ucname: HIGHLAND ROSE
devised: 1975-01-01
notes:
  During this demonstration dance, dancers enter and leave during the dance. 
  At the beginning, 4 women start back to back is square formation.
  After bar 60, one women dances off. 
  During bars 61-64, men dance on to form a 3 couple set.


created: 2019-08-26 12:48:08.904359+00
last_modified: 2019-09-24 14:53:46.794095+00
name: Smoky Morning, A
ucname: SMOKY MORNING
intensity_bars: 860/833/833/844
devised: 2014-02-01
notes:
  This dance and accompanying tune were written to celebrate Keith Smith's and Muriel Johnstone's visit to Walnut Creek in Feb. 2014.


created: 1997-09-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-01-01 18:06:07.186569+00
name: Reel of the Sound, The
ucname: REEL OF THE SOUND
intensity_bars: 800/800/880/880
notes:
  The dance represents boating on Puget Sound. They cast off from port, acknowledging other craft (Bars 1-8).   The boats weave in and out on the sound (Bars 9-16).  
  The propellers churn and the sailors acknowledge each other (Bars 17-24).  
  The happy sailors dance and rejoice having completed an exciting and successful outing (Bars 25-32).


created: 2018-10-04 23:51:31.422324+00
last_modified: 2025-02-21 14:51:52.540212+00
name: Flamingo Croquet
ucname: FLAMINGO CROQUET
intensity_bars: 800/844/844/888
devised: 2015-08-01
notes:
  This dance was written for a class celebrating the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice in Wonderland.


created: 2004-06-23 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:32.371986+00
name: Five by Five
ucname: FIVE BY FIVE
notes:
  Consists of dances (slightly modified)
  Polharrow Burn
  Kinfauns Castle
  Gavin's Reel
  St. Columba's Strathspey
  The Ship in Full Sail


created: 2004-08-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-09-18 01:44:36.638767+00
name: A Team, The
ucname: TEAM
devised: 2013-03-01
notes:
  This dance was written for Katherine Andrefsky and Gordon Anderson - the A Team. We’re happy they were here to dance with us and sorry to see them leave.


created: 1998-07-09 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-01 19:45:15.550951+00
name: Royal Salute, The
ucname: ROYAL SALUTE
notes:
  Composed in honour of the visit of Queen Victoria to Scotland, 1842.

  Collected from Mrs A McLean of Vermont, USA, originally of Oban, Argyll.


created: 2004-09-16 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-10-31 14:54:01.883368+00
name: Four Scottish Moons
ucname: FOUR SCOTTISH MOONS
notes:
  From a Strathspey message on 18 Aug 1996 15:49:51 

  Four Scottish Moons

  4 couple , 32 Bars Jig

  1-8  	First couple lead down the middle and back. Stay facing up.

  9-16 	First couple cast behind own lines, turning towards each other dance back up behind own lines to the top.

  17-24	First and Second couple dance four hands across and back.

  25-28 	First couple cast to the bottom of the set, other couples move up.

  29-32 	Second man and First lady advance and retire.


  Bars 1-16 form the M , Bars 17-24 form the O O , Bars 25-32 form the N.


created: 2004-09-16 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-01-13 22:54:32.833065+00
name: Celebration Seven, The
ucname: CELEBRATION SEVEN
notes:
  Dance for 3 couples and 1 man.  The W stay in the triangle. the M progress taking the middle place in turn.


created: 2004-10-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-11-07 19:11:41.946738+00
name: Banks and Braes
ucname: BANKS AND BRAES
notes:
  Incribed "For the dancers at Welland, particularly John and Win Baldwin who live twixt the banks of the Severn and the braes of the Malverns."


created: 1997-11-18 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-07-16 00:42:01.412571+00
name: St Andrew's Cross
ucname: SAINT ANDREWS CROSS
notes:
  From the original description: "This is a Set dance arranged in honour of St Andrew, Patron Saint of Scotland - Collected in Elie, Fife."


created: 2004-10-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-11-06 19:46:58.300133+00
name: Hauole Ha A'
ucname: HAUOLE HA A
devised: 2003-01-01
notes:
  Devised: 2003.

  Written for the Scottish Country Dance Hawaiian trip of 2003, dedicated to Ken McFarland for his efforts to create an enjoyable experience. The title in Hawaiian means "Happy Dance"."


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-08-19 08:37:04.417047+00
name: Sair Saint, The
ucname: SAIR SAINT
notes:
  According to the dance notes "King David I, was commonly called 'The Sair Saint' because of his piousness."


created: 1998-04-19 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-01-21 14:11:23.517289+00
name: St. Valentine's Day
ucname: SAINT VALENTINES DAY
intensity_bars: 800/880/808/822
notes:
  The notes say this was "Devised for the London Branch R.S.C.D.S. and performed at their 1981 weekend school on St. Valentine's Day."


created: 2004-11-01 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-06-07 11:23:10.523464+00
name: Brown Eyed Lassie, The
ucname: BROWN EYED LASSIE
notes:
  The notes say "I like brown eyes, but I like blue eyes too. Which I like best depends on the lassie."


created: 2004-11-10 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:33.750556+00
name: In Reel Time
ucname: IN REEL TIME
devised: 1994-01-01
notes:
  A Simultaneous Medley.  The dance was devised as an exercise in step control and from a long
  held desire to mix tempos for the fun of it.

  All music is in reel time, steps are Reel steps or Strathspey steps.
  The description has strathspey steps for bars [1-16] and [49-64], Reel steps for the rest.
  1C+4C start dancing at bar 1 of the description, 2C+3C on bar 33.  

  It is helpful to first practice dancing strathspey steps to reel time music.
  I have also found it helpful to teach the whole dance with only first and fourth couple, then
  repeating as second and third couple, before putting the whole in a four couple set.


created: 1997-09-13 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-01-21 17:33:40.538669+00
name: Sea Hedrig
ucname: SEA HEDRIG
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/888
notes:
  Sea Headrig is the 13th hole of the Prestwick golf course. In the dance instructions the title is spelled "Hedrig".


created: 1997-08-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-02-09 14:28:23.609675+00
name: September '42
ucname: SEPTEMBER 42
devised: 1992-08-01
notes:
  Inscribed "for the Golden Wedding of Forrest and Helen Macdonald in Los Angeles - 1992".

  The notes say the music is "to be composed by Jack Rennie of Los Angeles".


created: 2018-07-13 10:15:45.033747+00
last_modified: 2018-07-13 16:33:47.502773+00
name: Saigon Traffic
ucname: SAIGON TRAFFIC
notes:
  The progression is Mens’ side: 1L, 2L, 3L; Ladies’ side: 2M, 3M, 1M. Danced six times to return to original places.


created: 2018-08-28 08:45:42.704501+00
last_modified: 2018-08-28 10:38:05.53783+00
name: Wilma of Oban
ucname: WILMA OF OBAN
intensity_bars: 880/888/800/880
devised: 2015-06-01
notes:
  Written for Wilma Kling (nee MacPhail) who was born in Oban but currently lives in Toronto,
  on the occasion of her 80th Birthday


created: 2005-01-11 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:34.300781+00
name: Bride's Favourite (V1), The
ucname: BRIDES FAVOURITE V1
notes:
  The deviser considers this dance obsolete and draws your attention to the dance of the same name in his collection Weird but Wonderful.


created: 1997-09-14 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-02-04 18:40:31.794802+00
name: Slainte Mhath
ucname: SLAINTE MHATH
intensity_bars: 8448/8888/8888/8008
notes:
  Inscribed "For Chris and Reuben Freemantle of Newbury, and danced at the ceilidh following
  their marriage, 24th April 1987"

  Slàinte mhath (pronounced “slanje var”) is the Gælic toast, “Good health”


created: 1997-09-14 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-05-16 10:12:24.472618+00
name: Slow And Simple
ucname: SLOW AND SIMPLE
notes:
  Dance devised by the Ponteland Class Teacher Mrs M Barlow as a complement to her dance "<<ddd:Nice and Easy#4953>>".


created: 2005-02-23 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-05-07 22:57:20.485491+00
name: Diligent Devisor, The
ucname: DILIGENT DEVISOR
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/866/800
devised: 2003-01-01
notes:
  Written November 17, 2003 to honor the birthday of the Silk & Thistle class’s prolific dance devisor, Sue McKinnell.


created: 2005-02-23 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-01-16 20:24:27.757625+00
name: No L's Strathspey
ucname: NO LS STRATHSPEY
devised: 2005-01-01
notes:
  Written by Chuck Snowdon in honor of Noel Chavez for the 25th Anniversary of the Chicago Branch RSCDS.


created: 2018-10-05 05:52:03.483201+00
last_modified: 2022-06-22 05:58:24.468191+00
name: Flight of Fancy, A
ucname: FLIGHT OF FANCY
intensity_bars: 844/888/888/844
devised: 2013-04-01
notes:
  I love this particular cut of music and the dance just popped into my head one night and goes well with this tune.


created: 1997-08-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-07-10 08:17:10.598897+00
name: Splat the Tattie
ucname: SPLAT THE TATTIE
devised: 1991-07-01
notes:
  Inscribed "for David and Betty Grant of Toronto".
  The notes also explain that "Splat the Tattie" was a competition which was in a fair which David and Betty visited in Stirling.


created: 1997-09-14 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-12 22:46:22.927123+00
name: Stone Court, The
ucname: STONE COURT
intensity_bars: 46/64/88/88
notes:
  The notes for the dance say it is dedicated to the many new friends made by Noeline O'Connor and lain Boyd during their world trip in 1984.


created: 2001-06-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-12-18 20:29:37.517757+00
name: Stirling Tensome, A
ucname: STIRLING TENSOME
devised: 1969-03-01
notes:
  The leaflet states: "To commemorate the tenth anniversary of The Stirling Castle Scottish Country Dance Group."


created: 2001-05-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-11-02 12:23:47.447701+00
name: Orca
ucname: ORCA
devised: 1993-01-01
notes:
  Note:  3rd couple does nothing.

  Strathspey Message From: "Barry Skelton" <barry.skelton@clear.net.nz> Date: Fri, 10 Dec 1999 17:38:47 +1300

  ORCA


  8 X 24 bar Reel Devised by Barry Skelton 1st November. 1993

  Suitable Music: Teviot Bridge

  Record: R.S.C.D.S. Book 5 (Kenny Thomson)

  A reel for three couples, danced in a longwise four couple set.

  bars

  1-8 First couple, turn with the right hand and cast off one place. Second couple step up on bars 3 and 4. First couple dance down between third couple and dance up around them to finish with first couple up between second couple. (Ready for a tandem reel across the dance.)

  9-16 First couple dancing in tandem with first lady leading, dance a reel of three across the dance with second couple. *

  17-24 First couple, dance up between second couple and cast off to second place First couple turn with the right hand.

  First couple repeat from second place.

  * (First couple pass second lady with the right shoulder and turn by the right, first couple with first man leading will pass second man with a right shoulder, first couple will pass second lady with a left shoulder and turn by the left, first couple with first lady leading will pass second man with a left shoulder to finish between second couple.)


created: 2018-10-05 06:04:40.270949+00
last_modified: 2025-02-22 20:46:25.324614+00
name: Flip Flop
ucname: FLIP FLOP
intensity_bars: 866/888/888/844
devised: 2015-03-01
notes:
  I was intrigued by the idea of swapping ends of the set each time through a dance and wrote several dances to try it out. This is the jig.


created: 2002-11-29 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-12-03 17:25:32.272053+00
name: Sure And Steadfast
ucname: SURE AND STEADFAST
devised: 1995-01-01
notes:
  "Sure and Steadfast" is the motto of The Boys’ Brigade. The dance is dedicated to this organisation.


created: 2002-12-09 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-11 19:28:19.124794+00
name: Suzanne Barbour
ucname: SUZANNE BARBOUR
intensity_bars: 808/888/888/888
notes:
  Some versions of the instructions mention the tune as "Ian's Fancy". Later(?) ones specify the "original" tune (Miss Suzanne Barbour.)


created: 2005-04-13 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-12-05 03:53:37.359377+00
name: Cinnamon Swirl
ucname: CINNAMON SWIRL
intensity_bars: 660/660/880/880
devised: 2004-02-01
notes:
  This dance honors my red tabby cat, Cinnamon, who has weathered many diseases and is currently doing well at 17 years of age!


created: 2002-04-15 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-11 11:21:05.159143+00
name: Tarry Hat Jig, The
ucname: TARRY HAT JIG
intensity_bars: 800/888/844/888/888
devised: 1979-11-01
notes:
  According to the notes for the dance the street urchins had a derogatory rhyme about the "Tarry Hat", the tall helmet worn by Aberdeen policemen.


created: 2005-04-13 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-08-13 11:31:06.233408+00
name: Caldwells' Coral Caper, The
ucname: CALDWELLS CORAL CAPER
devised: 1991-01-01
notes:
  Originally entered in SCDDB with apostrophe before s as "Caldwell's", now changed to Caldwells' with the other kept as a spelling alias.


created: 1998-04-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-10 11:11:36.666593+00
name: There Cam' a Young Man
ucname: THERE CAM A YOUNG MAN
intensity_bars: 840/880/800/888
devised: 1980-01-01
notes:
  The dance was inadvertently published as “There Cam’ A Young Man” (the name of the recommended music). The title the deviser prefers is “There Came A Young Man”.


created: 1998-01-05 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-05 20:03:14.192149+00
name: Tosson Hill
ucname: TOSSON HILL
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/888
notes:
  From the notes: "Tosson Hill (1447 ft.) is the highest point of the Simonside Hills near Rothbury, Northumberland and forms part of the Reivers Way. The small area enclosing the triangulation point gives magnificent views to the North and North-West."


created: 1997-11-27 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-18 20:46:26.10801+00
name: Trewyn Court
ucname: TREWYN COURT
devised: 1984-01-01
notes:
  Each 32 bar section is a two couple dance. After both strathspey and reel sections 1st couple have progressed to the bottom.


created: 1999-05-09 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-05-16 14:04:32.642025+00
name: Trip To Boston, A
ucname: TRIP TO BOSTON
devised: 1992-10-01
notes:
  The notes explain the figures as:  
  1- 8: Getting lost in Boston's winding streets ...  
  9-16: and trying to retrace our path to where we started.  
  17-24: Crew shells racing on the Charles.  
  25-32: Visiting with friends and leaving them.


created: 2018-10-03 01:03:14.773726+00
last_modified: 2018-10-03 01:03:14.773726+00
name: Chickadees at the Feeder
ucname: CHICKADEES AT THE FEEDER
devised: 2016-07-01
notes:
  We have a thistle feeder in the backyard and chickadees come in, land, eat and leave to be replaced by other chickadees.


created: 2018-10-04 07:54:03.542568+00
last_modified: 2018-10-04 07:54:03.542568+00
name: Deer in the Headlights
ucname: DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS
devised: 2009-11-01
notes:
  This dance was inspired by Derek Haynes’ dance The Startled Rabbits about dancers to whom the next 8 bars is always a surprise.
    	


created: 1997-08-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-03 18:36:22.728322+00
name: Water's Edge
ucname: WATERS EDGE
intensity_bars: 808/880/888/888
devised: 1976-01-01
notes:
  John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was for May Yarker, who lives at "Water's Edge".


created: 2002-06-19 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-07-13 14:16:58.014211+00
name: Visits to Glamis Castle
ucname: VISITS TO GLAMIS CASTLE
intensity_bars: 844/800/888/844/888
notes:
  My paternal grandmother made a number of visits to Glamis Castle, as she did other castles in Scotland, with families for whom she worked as a children's nurse.


created: 2005-05-01 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-12-02 21:17:48.502028+00
name: Wellmeadow, The
ucname: WELLMEADOW
devised: 2000-01-01
notes:
  From the notes: "The Wellmeadow' is a three sided open space in the centre of the town of Blairgowrie.


created: 2005-05-01 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-10-09 12:39:13.027254+00
name: Triquetra, The
ucname: TRIQUETRA
devised: 2004-10-01
notes:
  This dance and The Triskel were inspired by a catalog of *Irish gifts* I received that had pictures of jewelry in the shapes of the triskel and the trinity celtic knot, aka the triquetra.


created: 2012-12-30 22:56:49.883777+00
last_modified: 2025-03-31 17:14:04.145698+00
name: Frohnau Centenary Reel, The
ucname: FROHNAU CENTENARY REEL
devised: 2010-05-01
notes:
  Source: see the video by "Hopalots".

  From the dance description:
  "96 bar reel for four couples ; for the 100th anniversary of the foundation of Frohnau.
  Devised by Birgit Frie for the Berlin Hopalots at the beginning of May 2010".


created: 1997-12-03 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-09-16 17:16:49.415001+00
name: Freshwater Bay
ucname: FRESHWATER BAY
intensity_bars: 800/844/844/848
notes:
  Author corrected source: <<https://www.scottish-country-dancing-dictionary.com/dance-crib/freshwater-bay.html>>


created: 1998-07-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-09-17 11:55:19.857382+00
name: Whistler's Glen, The
ucname: WHISTLERS GLEN
intensity_bars: 8008/8888/8888/8008
notes:
  "The Whistler's Glen is a deep narrow glen to the north of Rhu on Gare Loch.
  The whistler appears in the final chapter of Scott's Heart of Midlothian."


created: 2018-09-09 20:53:21.390505+00
last_modified: 2018-09-09 21:00:12.150914+00
name: Margaret's Jig
ucname: MARGARETS JIG
intensity_bars: 800/880/806/888
devised: 2010-07-01
notes:
  This dance was devised by members of the RSCDS Wirral Branch Children's Class in July 2010 to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Children's Class.


created: 2000-04-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-29 09:55:42.328524+00
name: Windsor Welcome, The
ucname: WINDSOR WELCOME
intensity_bars: 8008/8888/0880/8448/8448
devised: 1986-01-01
notes:
  From the original: Devised in 1986 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Belfast Branch. For Mary Kersley, a founder member of the Branch, in appreciation of the warm welcome given to me by her and other members of her Windsor class when I visited Ulster in 1956."


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-04-01 21:55:41.898548+00
name: Wigamog Whirl
ucname: WIGAMOG WHIRL
notes:
  Devised "to introduce mirror reels of three and the Tourbillon. The dance was named after the Wigamog Lodge, where a barbeque was held towards the end of the session as a celebration."


created: 2005-08-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-10-05 10:50:08.814312+00
name: Invigilator, The
ucname: INVIGILATOR
intensity_bars: 808088/505088/080888/888888/808000/060600
devised: 1999-06-01
notes:
  Devised while invigilating 200 students (with 6 other teachers). The instructions suggest dancing this three times (3x48 jig music).


created: 2005-08-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-09-07 19:00:27.742334+00
name: Tribute to the Twins
ucname: TRIBUTE TO THE TWINS
intensity_bars: 88880/80800/80888/80888
devised: 1996-01-01
notes:
  For Vicky Simpson and her twin sister, Mary, on the occasion of their birthdays. All the figures are danced in twin formations.


created: 2002-02-27 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-06-12 09:57:29.839123+00
name: Young Wilson's Reel
ucname: YOUNG WILSONS REEL
intensity_bars: 8888/8000/8000/8888
notes:
  > This dance is named for our children Ian, Clare and Andrew Wilson.
  > The tune was a gift from Chris and Julie Dewhurst on the occasion of Ian's birth in June 1985.


created: 1998-01-04 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-03-08 17:30:04.309689+00
name: Castle Square
ucname: CASTLE SQUARE
intensity_bars: 4444/4444/7777/8888
devised: 1995-01-01
notes:
  The dance is named after the town square in Caernafon, North Wales, which is overlooked by the imposing castle built by Edward I in the 13th century


created: 1998-01-05 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-27 00:21:25.270838+00
name: Caernangle Reel
ucname: CAERNANGLE REEL
intensity_bars: 4884/8888/8448/8888
devised: 1993-01-01
notes:
  "Devised to mark the 40th anniversary of the Caernarfonshire and Anglesey Caledonian Society, 1993."


created: 2005-11-01 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-07-19 09:12:03.399238+00
name: Lighthouse, The
ucname: LIGHTHOUSE
intensity_bars: 800/888/844/888
devised: 1999-01-01
notes:
  The notes say "The last 8 bars are the lighthouse beacon turning at the top of the structure, a warning to all mariners."


created: 2005-11-02 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:39.725654+00
name: Fyreladdie, The
ucname: FYRELADDIE
devised: 2005-09-13
notes:
  Devised in Wellington. This is an advanced dance inspired by some of Alec Hay's dances. Alec of course was the New Zealand deviser who gave us set and link, amongst other formations. Given to Bob McMurtry, "the
  fyreladdie," from Santa Cruz. Bob is a fine deviser of both dances and music.


created: 1998-12-17 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-20 20:21:34.874889+00
name: Minister, The
ucname: MINISTER
intensity_bars: 8008/8008/8888/8488
notes:
  Written in honour of my late father, the Reverend George S. Campbell, formerly of the High Church, Dumbarton, Scotland


created: 2018-10-01 13:41:00.087226+00
last_modified: 2018-10-01 13:57:56.82629+00
name: App Madness
ucname: APP MADNESS
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/844
devised: 2013-07-01
notes:
  Playing with my iPad I added enough apps to fill it completely and had to spend a bunch if time selectively cleaning them up to have room for things like - updates.


created: 2006-02-14 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-06-15 16:32:25.500411+00
name: Belle of Belledonne
ucname: BELLE OF BELLEDONNE
devised: 2005-01-01
notes:
  The notes say this is for "a lovely young lady living at the foot of the Belledonne mountains near Grenoble."


created: 1997-07-16 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-24 11:50:39.03907+00
name: Glen Alva
ucname: GLEN ALVA
intensity_bars: 888/866/844/822
notes:
  "Devised for Sue and Alan Davis. Glen Alva, a picturesque beauty spot in Clackmannanshire, is a favourite with Sue and Alan."


created: 2006-02-12 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-02-25 18:04:46.521912+00
name: Compliments to the Lawsons
ucname: COMPLIMENTS TO THE LAWSONS
intensity_bars: 8888/8888/8888/8008
devised: 2005-01-01
notes:
  The notes say this was "Devised at the request of RSCDS Glasgow Branch by John A Johnston and inscribed to George and Nan Lawson to mark the occasion of their Golden Wedding in 2005."


created: 2013-01-13 23:06:36.321454+00
last_modified: 2013-01-13 23:15:20.319646+00
name: Butterfly, The
ucname: BUTTERFLY
devised: 1984-01-01
notes:
  This is a very complicated 8 Couple dance, suitable only for demonstrations by very advanced dancers.  For details the original instructions are the only suitable source.


created: 2006-03-23 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-02-28 07:57:08.426478+00
name: MacNab Moment, A
ucname: MACNAB MOMENT
intensity_bars: 880/844/844/888
notes:
  MacNab Presbyterian Church has been the scene of many tricky and hilarious moments during the teaching of classes there.


created: 2006-05-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-21 21:31:15.857791+00
name: Fiona Paulin's Bairns
ucname: FIONA PAULINS BAIRNS
intensity_bars: 80/88/80/88
notes:
  As Fiona is Youth Co-ordinator it seemed appropriate that this dance should be a children's dance. Therefore it is a simple dance that even the adults should be able to cope with, although there are of course no guarantees. 


created: 2006-05-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-02-03 21:02:41.013279+00
name: Tom McLeod's Strathspey
ucname: TOM MACLEODS STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 880/860/844/880
notes:
  Tom McLeod has been a member of the Dundee Branch of the RSCDS for many years. He has also been chairman and treasurer, and still enjoys his dancing.


created: 1997-09-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-02-23 12:07:47.80068+00
name: McCrae Homestead
ucname: MACCRAE HOMESTEAD
notes:
  Previously, but incorrectly, attributed to John A Johnston (see http://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/1643/).


created: 1997-12-03 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:35.928028+00
name: Lisburn Lad, The
ucname: LISBURN LAD
intensity_bars: 888 800 844 888
devised: 1992-01-01
notes:
  The 'Lisburn Lad' was devised in 1992 by Angus Stephen, President, for Bob Brown (since sadly deceased) who was ASHMERG Dance Director for many years, and hailed from Lisburn.


created: 2006-06-14 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-05-11 22:35:10.265325+00
name: PLWOGDHSCDTTBLD
ucname: PLWOGDHSCDTTBLD
notes:
  A 32 bar Jig, Reel, or Strathspey for four (or more) people in a line. Great for areas where you have limited space to form a set, as in a small pub and you want to dance between the tables.


created: 1998-01-04 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-03-19 14:39:58.874613+00
name: Merry Mate, The
ucname: MERRY MATE
intensity_bars: 880/888/840/880
devised: 1987-10-01
notes:
  To the memory of Mr. Yoshio Matsuhashi (1931-1987),  
  the first president of Urawa Scottish Country Dance Group.


created: 2006-07-02 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-03-03 09:40:31.092071+00
name: Jewellery Quarter, The
ucname: JEWELLERY QUARTER
intensity_bars: 8888/8888/8888/8488
notes:
  The Jewellery Quarter is in the Hockley area of Birmingham where there are many small workshops manufacturing a wide range of jewellery for sale to the public.


created: 2013-02-01 10:32:01.650231+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:33.497973+00
name: Clay Cutters, The
ucname: CLAY CUTTERS
notes:
  Duncan writes:

  > The »Clay Cutters« was a name given to men working for the china clay companies in
  > Chudleigh Knighton, where I now live. Clay is still extracted in the local area but it is no longer
  > done by a man with a spade!


created: 2013-02-01 09:18:51.825723+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:34.424967+00
name: Exeter's Ruby
ucname: EXETERS RUBY
notes:
  »Devised by Pauline Beeson to commemorate the 40th anniversary of RSCDS Exeter Branch, which was founded in 1969.«


created: 2006-09-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-09-07 11:39:24.506974+00
name: Bonny Heather, The
ucname: BONNY HEATHER
intensity_bars: 84/88/88/88
devised: 2000-05-01
notes:
  Among the many small privately owned boats joining the flotilla that crossed the channel to Dunkirk in May of 1940 to assist in the evacuation of the Allied Armies was a Chris-Craft named Bonny Heather.


created: 2013-02-01 09:30:09.137784+00
last_modified: 2013-02-01 09:30:09.137795+00
name: Bodmin Rotarians, The
ucname: BODMIN ROTARIANS
notes:
  »This dance was devised for the occasion of the Burn's [sic] Night Dinner of the Bodmin Rotary Club in January 2008.«


created: 1998-04-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-12-18 19:19:20.118334+00
name: Dance No. 3 (Strathspey)
ucname: DANCE NO 3 STRATHSPEY
notes:
  The original title is as shown, basically just a number and the type of dance. The editorial team came up with an unofficial alias name for this dance for better search reference.


created: 2013-02-01 09:42:28.959105+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:36.60429+00
name: Naomi Dunkin's Jig
ucname: NAOMI DUNKINS JIG
notes:
  »Dedicated to Naomi Fraser-Holland (née Dunkin), one of the founder members of RSCDS Exeter Branch. She was also a Branch teacher for many years.«


created: 2006-10-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-01-05 20:56:22.797802+00
name: Welcome to Nerja
ucname: WELCOME TO NERJA
intensity_bars: 88888/40008/00408/08088/80808/24442
notes:
  Devised for Jean Rennie, teacher of the Nerja Group.  There are five big arches welcoming visitors to Nerja.


created: 1997-09-18 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-10-14 21:45:07.084414+00
name: Goodtime Reel, The
ucname: GOODTIME REEL
notes:
  From the notes: "This dance was devised for an audience participation workshop at the Northwest Folklife Festival in Seattle, Washington."


created: 2013-02-01 10:59:33.237971+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 00:08:23.215755+00
name: Tylers of Exmouth, The
ucname: TYLERS OF EXMOUTH
notes:
  »Dedicated to Sue and Vic Tyler to thank them for their many years of support and teaching in RSCDS Exeter Branch.«


created: 2013-01-29 14:24:30.248588+00
last_modified: 2013-01-29 16:35:32.921967+00
name: Sansum Narrows
ucname: SANSUM NARROWS
notes:
  The Sansum Narrows separate Salt Spring Island from Vancouver Island.
  Depending on the tide small whirlpools and eddies can make it difficult to navigate. Each of the 8 bar phrases represents a different aspect of tidal waters.


created: 2006-10-20 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-10-14 17:24:45.530294+00
name: Thistle House
ucname: THISTLE HOUSE
devised: 2005-11-01
notes:
  Inscribed "for Dave Wiesler (keyboard), David Knight (fiddle) and Dan Emery (pipes and woodwind) - the members of the Scottish Country Dance Band of that name based in the Mid-Atlantic region, USA".


created: 2006-10-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-11 11:31:32.283741+00
name: Tapsalteerie
ucname: TAPSALTEERIE
intensity_bars: 800/844/888/888
devised: 2004-04-01
notes:
  "For Ann Marsh, long time member of the Richmond Scottish Country Dancers - to make a wish come true."

  Bramble Tapsalteerie means “Blackberry Topsy-Turvy!”


created: 2013-01-29 14:25:38.162676+00
last_modified: 2013-01-29 16:55:41.512246+00
name: Snow Angels
ucname: SNOW ANGELS
notes:
  This dance was written after classes were cancelled due to snow. I started thinking about snow angels and since we had been practicing the tournee, it seemed like the perfect formation to work the dance around.


created: 1999-08-18 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2013-01-27 22:47:31.672466+00
name: Veleta
ucname: VELETA
notes:
  In the videoed demos, the couples start side by side facing in the line of the dance, swing open on bar 1 and face out, move on and face P on bar 2, then step close step.  Bars 9-10 are waltz round once.  All this differs from the Collins description.  It could be that Collins describes a SCD version that differs from the ballroom version.


created: 2002-04-30 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-04-15 11:47:02.579429+00
name: Crown of the Sea, The
ucname: CROWN OF THE SEA
notes:
  "This strathspey was written for Lisa Bethel of Corona del Mar, California who was Treasurer of the Celtic Society of the University of St Andrews, 1992-1993."


created: 2006-10-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-07-29 14:44:34.497447+00
name: Echoes of Inverneil
ucname: ECHOES OF INVERNEIL
devised: 2005-01-01
notes:
  In the Vallin Collection 2 book this is spelled "Inverneil" with one L, but the Vallin Suite 2 recording has "Inverneill" with two Ls.


created: 2006-10-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-02-26 17:46:58.608943+00
name: Children of the Forest
ucname: CHILDREN OF THE FOREST
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/800
devised: 2004-01-01
notes:
  The very survival of Scottish country dancing lies in encouraging the children of today to learn this gentle art of keeping fit. There are a number of excellent centres of dancing for children, but all too often it is becoming more difficult to retain their interest in their teenage years. This dance is dedicated to one such children's group based at Langley, taught by Joan Bradbury. The village lies on the fringes of the Macclesfield Forest -the dance represents the children weaving amongst the trees & occasionally coming together to play/chat.


created: 2006-10-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-10-13 15:42:36.759569+00
name: Ribble Valley Revellers
ucname: RIBBLE VALLEY REVELLERS
devised: 2005-01-01
notes:
  The notes explain that:

  > The Ribble Valley RSCDS Branch hold a New Year's Eve dance cum party at which dancers gather from near and far. The event proves to be very entertaining and enjoyable, being a mixture of Scottish country dances (not too involved !) and various party games . After seeing in the New Year, the dancers wind their weary way home. This dance is dedicated to the Branch for their hospitality both at New Year and their other social dances held in Longridge.


created: 1998-01-05 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-05-11 23:36:45.437131+00
name: Haste Ye Back
ucname: HASTE YE BACK
notes:
  Devised in honor of Cail Koch as a parting gift when she left for Sioux City, Iowa, with her husband Dick.  February 24, 1992


created: 1998-12-17 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-03-31 18:48:19.517262+00
name: Miss Judy Hodgins' Reel
ucname: MISS JUDY HODGINS REEL
notes:
  The original description calls this a "dance for three couples", but in fact it is a 4 couple dance, as 1c crossed to 4pl at the end and 4c steps up; it has the normal progression (2,3,4,1)


created: 1997-12-28 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-05-05 00:17:30.316942+00
name: Argyll Medley
ucname: ARGYLL MEDLEY
devised: 1993-01-01
notes:
  Display Dance.  
  This dance consists of a 32 bar Strathspey followed by the full Kilmory Rant [4 x 32 bars]


created: 2001-05-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-03-22 22:22:59.825535+00
name: Raise the Roof
ucname: RAISE THE ROOF
intensity_bars: 844/844/844/888
notes:
  The dance commemorates the second story addition to Inverarity and the lively monthly dance
  parties there.


created: 2006-11-01 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-11-11 18:54:01.329635+00
name: Blaine's Double Date
ucname: BLAINES DOUBLE DATE
devised: 2005-01-01
notes:
  Notes from Ellen: Dedicated to Blaine Peet.  We were both his "partner" for General Stuart's reel at Capitol weekend, and later that night (read 4 a.m.) and a little wine (okay, a bottle) we had devised a real dance out of the makeshift petronella we had come up with in the dance. It actually works I think, and is fun. If you decide to try it, let me know if you have any thoughts for ways it might work better. One thing I'm going to try next time I do it, is to make the last 2 bars of the petronella skip change (when dancing couples dance to the sidelines). 


created: 1997-12-28 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-05-22 10:25:39.207838+00
name: Fronds in the Mist
ucname: FRONDS IN THE MIST
devised: 1996-03-26
notes:
  The recommended recording for this dance is the 4x32 LP recording of The Bob o' Dowally. However the later CD recording is 8x32 as expected for the RSCDS Book 2 dance.


created: 2006-11-10 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-27 15:03:55.186701+00
name: Reeling Roy
ucname: REELING ROY
devised: 1998-01-01
notes:
  A dance presented to Roy Batchelor by members of the RSCDS Western Australia Branch demonstration team on the occasion of his 60th birthday


created: 2006-11-10 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-01-04 17:09:34.788469+00
name: Anne and Five Partners
ucname: ANNE AND FIVE PARTNERS
devised: 2005-01-01
notes:
  Presented to Anne Walker, RSCDS Western Australia Branch, on the occasion of a significant birthday.


created: 2002-04-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-18 12:33:51.688507+00
name: Many Happy Returns
ucname: MANY HAPPY RETURNS
intensity_bars: 8448/8888/8888/8448
notes:
  "Dedicated to Nora Hunter on the occasion of her 80th Birthday. Nora, still actively dancing, was a founder member of Camberley Reel Club in 1960, and was the secretary for the first 16 years."


created: 2002-03-11 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-16 18:35:59.789945+00
name: Kirkgate Reel, The
ucname: KIRKGATE REEL
intensity_bars: 8888/8888/5555/8080/8080/8888/0808/0808/5555/8888/8888
devised: 1995-01-01
notes:
  For the Derwent Scottish Country Dance Club, Cockermouth, who meet in All Saints Church Hall in Kirkgate.


created: 2006-12-11 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-10-02 11:29:54.850238+00
name: Bubba-Que
ucname: BUBBAQUE
devised: 2006-01-01
notes:
  The title of this dance comes from a friend’s young son’s mis-reading of the name of the town of Dubuque, Iowa on a roadmap.


created: 1998-01-01 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-07-17 13:56:48.843107+00
name: Rotherham Rant
ucname: ROTHERHAM RANT
intensity_bars: 800/844/888/844/844/888
notes:
  Inscribed 'to Paul and Dulcie Bond on the occasion of their Ruby Wedding, and to the dancers of Sheffield and Rotherham who have made me most welcome.'


created: 2006-12-11 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-01-17 17:16:29.193152+00
name: Black Powder Rifle
ucname: BLACK POWDER RIFLE
intensity_bars: 80008/80008/88888/84646
devised: 2006-02-01
notes:
  This dance is written for my sister Becky, who likes to go to rendezvous and owns and can shoot a black powder rifle.


created: 2006-12-11 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-10-09 06:50:48.475365+00
name: Teaching Dance #3
ucname: TEACHING DANCE 3
devised: 2006-06-01
notes:
  This dance is one of four that were written for a teaching session at the Chicago Highland Games. Since the people who participate in this are usually totally unfamiliar with Scottish Country Dancing, I needed simple dances with easy figures and an easy progression.


created: 2006-12-06 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-11-13 17:37:59.746783+00
name: Saskatoon's Jubilee
ucname: SASKATOONS JUBILEE
devised: 2004-01-01
notes:
  The instructions have in bars 37-40 "Eight hands round to the left and back to original places". Possibly the intention is ""Eight hands round to the left, back to original places" (3/4 round to left only)?


created: 2018-10-02 20:59:57.369853+00
last_modified: 2018-10-03 10:27:07.982148+00
name: Wee Anna's Reel
ucname: WEE ANNAS REEL
intensity_bars: 800/833/855/844
devised: 2018-07-01
notes:
  Remembering Anna Rielly: Scottish Country Dancer: Runner: Boot Camp addict, Hospital volunteer & friend to us all.


created: 2006-12-11 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-10-06 05:09:53.80865+00
name: Leading Lady
ucname: LEADING LADY
devised: 2005-11-01
notes:
  This dance was written for Mady Newfield on her very special birthday this year. She is the leading lady of our Scottish dance class.


created: 2002-04-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-10-10 00:59:13.195784+00
name: Quern, The
ucname: QUERN
devised: 1993-01-01
notes:
  Dedicated to Wallace Lockhart and his wife, founder members of the Linlithgow Scottish Country Dance Club on its 10th Anniversary in 1990


created: 2018-10-01 14:54:39.313597+00
last_modified: 2024-12-10 01:17:25.821326+00
name: Arboreal Lace
ucname: ARBOREAL LACE
intensity_bars: 800/888/844/844
devised: 2015-02-01
notes:
  This dance was inspired by heavy wet snow that fell and coated the trees in white making them look like lace drawings.


created: 1998-10-20 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-05-30 07:56:36.692489+00
name: Over the Garden Wall
ucname: OVER THE GARDEN WALL
devised: 1996-01-01
notes:
  > This dance was devised to honor Lisbeth Hansen Hencke at her wedding in 1996.
  > In her first SCD class as a child, she was taught by the author and encouraged to dance with her head up, as though she were looking "over the garden wall."


created: 1998-10-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-04-04 21:39:05.989492+00
name: Trip to Lanchester
ucname: TRIP TO LANCHESTER
devised: 1991-01-01
notes:
  > Kathy and I with two friends travel nearly 32 miles to dance at Lanchester.
  > A fairly long and circuitous journey.


created: 1998-10-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-04-04 21:51:16.429402+00
name: Lanchester Strathspey, The
ucname: LANCHESTER STRATHSPEY
devised: 1991-01-01
notes:
  Inscribed "For Ethel and Ernest Bradley who do so much to contribute to the success of the Lanchester Scottish Country Dancing Group."


created: 1998-10-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-04-04 21:53:05.711812+00
name: Maiden Law
ucname: MAIDEN LAW
devised: 1991-01-01
notes:
  Inscribed "For Maurice Ridley one of the founder members of the group. In the early days Maurice played the accordion for the dancing."


created: 1999-01-05 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-02-21 23:57:19.199119+00
name: Rhonda's Baby
ucname: RHONDAS BABY
intensity_bars: 80/84/88/84
devised: 1992-11-08
notes:
  Devised on November 8, 1992, in honour of Rhonda Duma, a member of the St. Andrew's group, and her baby.


created: 1999-01-05 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-02-24 00:32:00.667711+00
name: Jess Bryden's Jig
ucname: JESS BRYDENS JIG
intensity_bars: 8228/8888/8008/8448
devised: 1995-01-01
notes:
  Devised in honour of Jess Bryden, who, on April 25, 1995, retired from teaching the Bloorlea Scottish Country Dance group.


created: 2007-02-27 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-02-24 10:38:38.758287+00
name: Dancers Fae Auchleven, The
ucname: DANCERS FAE AUCHLEVEN
notes:
  »This dance was devised for friends who were married on 12th August 2006. Their love for dance in most forms makes them a popular couple wherever they are.«


created: 2016-12-31 15:23:58.159021+00
last_modified: 2018-08-28 13:38:16.731705+00
name: Confluence
ucname: CONFLUENCE
notes:
  I admit I couldn't help sticking in a waltz-time English-style dance, given the wealth of dancing opportunities and the closeness of the dance communities.  In this case, the two rivers are the Delaware and Schuylkill, which line downtown Philadelphia. This dance is written for Joanna Reiner and Jenny Beer who introduced me to English Dancing at Swarthmore College, and for the Germantown Country Dancers


created: 1999-01-05 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-02-21 23:29:23.796708+00
name: Miss Mollie Eileen
ucname: MISS MOLLIE EILEEN
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/844
devised: 1993-07-02
notes:
  This dance was devised on July 2, 1993, and named for Mollie Eileen Cronin, first grandchild of Paul Maloney, teacher of the St. Andrew's group.


created: 2007-09-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-02-25 23:17:08.671598+00
name: Faculty of Actuaries, The
ucname: FACULTY OF ACTUARIES
devised: 2006-12-02
notes:
  Created to celebrate the 150th anniversary of this Scottish professional body in 2008.  The movements of this dance portray the main emblems in the Faculty's Arms.


created: 2006-05-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-21 22:41:16.959789+00
name: Cold Hands, Warm Heart
ucname: COLD HANDS WARM HEART
intensity_bars: 0880/8888/8888/8888
notes:
  Andrea Re is well known for using the phrase ·"cold hands, warm heart.'" Every time we dance together his hands are always freezing, and his reply is always that he has a warm heart - we have not seen any evidence of this yet! 


created: 2007-09-11 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-12-20 20:18:31.211544+00
name: Kings Town Whirligig
ucname: KINGS TOWN WHIRLIGIG
devised: 2006-12-01
notes:
  Devised " in December 2006 for the higher-level class to introduce the Whirligig Progression. This dance was submitted as a candidate for the TAC 50th Aniversary Book."


created: 2009-10-18 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:46.118635+00
name: Stuck in the Snow
ucname: STUCK IN THE SNOW
devised: 2006-04-01
notes:
  Devised for Deirdre Adamson and her band after they got stuck in the snow returning home after playing for a Newcastle branch dance in March 2006


created: 2011-07-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:49.224237+00
name: Denise Cunningham
ucname: DENISE CUNNINGHAM
devised: 2009-11-02
notes:
  Modified 23 February 2010. Denise is a friend from Vancouver met through Scottish Country Dancing at various TAC Summer Schools and AGM's.


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-23 18:48:54.174657+00
name: Torwood
ucname: TORWOOD
intensity_bars: 8008/8888/8008/8888/8888
notes:
  To Rita Porter, our Bristol Branch pianist who played for the demonstration group classes at Torwood House.


created: 2009-08-02 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-17 03:05:17.881328+00
name: Mòran Taing
ucname: MORAN TAING
devised: 2007-01-01
notes:
  Written as a big "thank-you" to the Montréal Branch for many years of great dancing and camaraderie.


created: 2018-10-01 15:07:20.616896+00
last_modified: 2018-10-01 15:07:20.616896+00
name: A-Synchronicity
ucname: ASYNCHRONICITY
devised: 2012-06-01
notes:
  In this dance 1C are dancing different tracks in bars 1-8 and 25-28 to end in similar places; thus the name of the dance.


created: 1999-11-07 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-04-29 08:12:03.533907+00
name: Road Goes Ever On, The
ucname: ROAD GOES EVER ON
intensity_bars: 80/88/88/88
devised: 1993-01-01
notes:
  Revised in August 1996 and presented to John Bailey, the deviser's husband, on the occasion of his retirement in September 1996.


created: 1999-11-07 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-09-11 10:45:38.479051+00
name: President's Jig, The
ucname: PRESIDENTS JIG
devised: 1992-09-30
notes:
  "Presented to Eileen Hadfield, President of the Plimmerton Scottish Country Dance Club, on 1 October 1992 to welcome her home."


created: 2009-11-08 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:46.230922+00
name: Thistle and the Maple Leaf, The
ucname: THISTLE AND THE MAPLE LEAF
notes:
  »Devised by Moira Stacey of Kirkcudbright, Scotland, and dedicated to friends made at the RSCDS Summer School in St Andrews: Mary Murray (Vancouver), Cherlye Macdonald (Stave Falls) and Sandra Crosby (Abbotsford).«


created: 2009-11-08 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:46.258024+00
name: Stooges Salute
ucname: STOOGES SALUTE
notes:
  Devised by Chris and Sue Ronald of Edgewater, New Jersey, to honour the stooges at TAC Summer School, and especially Joan and John Reeves who've marshalled the stooges over many years.


created: 2011-07-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:49.255554+00
name: End of the Great Bridge, The
ucname: END OF THE GREAT BRIDGE
devised: 2010-03-24
notes:
  Inspired by the challenge of Hugh Foss's Waverley Fugues. And, as the alias name suggests, modelled around Maxwell's Rant.


created: 2000-01-12 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-02-27 18:38:24.778504+00
name: Renaissance Man, The
ucname: RENAISSANCE MAN
intensity_bars: 800/822/888/888/888
devised: 1997-11-01
notes:
  Dedicated to Milton Levy who devised the figures (set and "Link for Three" and Strathspey Balance in Line) used in this dance.


created: 2000-01-16 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-01-19 18:00:58.437567+00
name: Fixed Link, The
ucname: FIXED LINK
devised: 1997-08-01
notes:
  > A dance to celebrate the opening of the new bridge to Prince Edward Island.
  > The official title is "The Confederation Bridge".


created: 2011-08-05 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-24 04:14:05.235564+00
name: Grange Hall, The
ucname: GRANGE HALL
intensity_bars: 8888/8000/8224/8888
notes:
  This dance was devised as a simple teaching dance for reels of four to use in the Flying Ghillies
  introductory classes.


created: 2004-10-31 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-06-09 18:48:36.766232+00
name: Silver Link, The
ucname: SILVER LINK
intensity_bars: 88888/80008/84848/00800
devised: 2004-01-01
notes:
  2018-08-14:  The former link http://home.roadrunner.com/~glasshall/SilverLink.html appears to be dead.


created: 2009-11-10 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-03-14 18:35:04.0625+00
name: Miss Marshall of Melbourne
ucname: MISS MARSHALL OF MELBOURNE
intensity_bars: 800/833/833/844
notes:
  This dance was written to celebrate the birth of the deviser's grand-daughter, Freya Mary Farquhar Marshall in Melbourne, Australia on the 18th September 2005.


created: 1997-08-31 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:37.194458+00
name: Adieu, The
ucname: ADIEU
intensity_bars: 888 800 888 880
notes:
  Note in the Whetherly Book 24:  From Thompson's Compleat Collection Vol. 4.  Originally the first couple danced down the mlddle and back to second place. On the last eight bars the first couple danced a right hand
  allemande (i.e. they made a complete turn after which the lady turned under their raised right arms) followed by a left hand allemande. The instructions have been adapted to modern technique


created: 2000-04-18 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-06-13 14:34:23.501629+00
name: Tillicoultry Burn
ucname: TILLICOULTRY BURN
devised: 2000-01-01
notes:
  The original description says this is a 8 x 32 reel for 4 couples in a longwise set, but omits to mention that (as is evident from "8x") only 3 couples are actually dancing.


created: 2018-08-27 20:21:41.467761+00
last_modified: 2018-08-30 11:28:11.210089+00
name: Golden Castle Of Gifu, The
ucname: GOLDEN CASTLE OF GIFU
intensity_bars: 800/888/822/888
devised: 2017-09-01
notes:
  Deviser's note:  Although written and demonstrated as a 3x 32 Reel, it could be danced 8 times
  through in a 4 couple set, the progression may seem strange but it works fine. 


created: 2011-08-05 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-06-24 09:07:22.319378+00
name: Wright Reel, The
ucname: WRIGHT REEL
intensity_bars: 88/80/80/88
devised: 2011-09-01
notes:
  A 32 Bar Reel or Strathspey for 2 couples in a four-couple longwise set.

  This dance was devised for the Wright State University Rec-Fit Scottish Country Dance class,
  September 2010.


created: 2009-11-16 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-07-01 16:14:44.796266+00
name: Mrs Lilian Meiklejohn
ucname: MRS LILIAN MEIKLEJOHN
intensity_bars: 800/822/888/844
notes:
  Published in the Diamond Jubilee Collection of the RSCDS Inverness and District Branch: <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/publication/1027/>>.


created: 2002-02-12 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-02-24 19:47:53.679455+00
name: Shetland Welcome, A
ucname: SHETLAND WELCOME
intensity_bars: 8008/8888/8448/8888
devised: 2000-01-01
notes:
  "Devised for the Voe class in Shetland where I was invited to take week-end classes in 1996 & 1997."


created: 2009-11-20 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-03-02 22:03:37.973265+00
name: Lady from the West, A
ucname: LADY FROM THE WEST
notes:
  Noriko Shigeta comes from Ohsaka and speaks with a strong Kansai accent, which often gives wrong
  ideas to people from Tokyo.

  In Tokyo, KA-ki means an oyster and ka-KI means a persimmon while, in Ohsaka, the opposite is the
  case.

  However, I can assure you that there is no language barrier to dancing and that she is a very good
  dancer.


created: 2000-09-04 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-12-03 22:22:32.533383+00
name: Doug's Strathspey
ucname: DOUGS STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 800/844/888/888
devised: 1999-10-01
notes:
  This dance was written to showcase the strathspey setting in the 4th figure that Doug Jensen used in a class demonstration.


created: 2000-06-07 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-12-21 11:27:34.3708+00
name: Nine Ladies Dancing
ucname: NINE LADIES DANCING
devised: 1985-01-01
notes:
  For nine ladies, arranged at start in three lines of three, one behind the other, facing the audience.


created: 2000-09-05 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-10-16 06:55:17.534386+00
name: Bow Tie Reel, The
ucname: BOW TIE REEL
intensity_bars: 0880/0880/8888/8888
devised: 2000-08-01
notes:
  This dance happened when I wondered how I could write a dance with a figure flowing into a poussette.


created: 2018-10-04 05:18:15.432456+00
last_modified: 2018-10-04 05:18:15.432456+00
name: Dancing in My Head
ucname: DANCING IN MY HEAD
devised: 2016-05-01
notes:
  My way of falling asleep is to compose dances in my head and dance them in my head repeatedly to refine them.


created: 2002-02-27 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-11-15 22:44:28.039502+00
name: McClellan Knot, The
ucname: MACCLELLAN KNOT
devised: 1992-01-01
notes:
  Theis dance was "presented to Anita and Michael McClellan upon the occasion of their marriage on September 26, 1992."


created: 2009-12-19 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-01-18 08:18:41.380654+00
name: Triskelion
ucname: TRISKELION
devised: 2002-02-01
notes:
  This is really a 32-bar dance which is danced three times through in strathspey time and then three times through in reel time.


created: 2017-03-19 16:02:21.544948+00
last_modified: 2018-08-17 12:28:44.073459+00
name: Trail to Tucson
ucname: TRAIL TO TUCSON
intensity_bars: 844/844/866/888
devised: 2017-03-01
notes:
  Conceived at the request of Anne Dempsey and Rochelle Mullis as a gift for Georgene Porter when she and her husband Steve moved from Northern Virginia to Tucson, Arizona.


created: 2000-09-18 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-07-24 16:06:27.257246+00
name: McDonald of the Arches
ucname: MACDONALD OF THE ARCHES
intensity_bars: 888/800/800/882
devised: 1990-01-01
notes:
  Dance written by Doug Schneider in 1990 and dedicated to Clay Gagnon, who jokingly traces his Scottish ancestry back to Clan McDonald of the Arches.


created: 2002-04-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-02-21 11:16:15.767583+00
name: Ord Arms Medley
ucname: ORD ARMS MEDLEY
intensity_bars: 8008/0880/8888/4884
notes:
  This is the hotel where the Glen Orrin Dancers originally met for an afternoon of dance followed by a meal and a good 'blether'. Danced twice in strathspey and twice in jig time.


created: 2002-02-26 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-09-25 06:05:56.673779+00
name: James Duff, M.P.
ucname: JAMES DUFF MP
notes:
  The progression of this dance, following the instructions, appears to be 2143. So all return to their original places after twice through the dance.


created: 2010-04-14 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-07-07 16:58:47.458005+00
name: McMillan Strathspey, The
ucname: MACMILLAN STRATHSPEY
notes:
  The notes say this was written "for Mary McMillan's 80th birthday in 2005. 'Wee Mary' as she's fondly known, loves her dancing and always arrives early at Branch Dances so helps to set the cups out for tea."


created: 2001-07-31 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-07-31 07:33:55.903908+00
name: Silk and Thistle
ucname: SILK AND THISTLE
intensity_bars: 844/808/880/877
devised: 1996-01-01
notes:
  "This dance is for Susan and Douglas Jensen and the members of the ‘Silk and Thistle’ class of the Chicago Branch of the RSCDS, for allowing me to be part of them on my visits to the ‘Barn’ at FERMILAB in Batavia, Illinois.”


created: 2001-03-13 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-08-29 17:12:38.142904+00
name: Jitka's Dance
ucname: JITKAS DANCE
devised: 1998-01-01
notes:
  This dance was written the first week of August, 1998, at the Prague Scottish Dance Week by Ron Wallace and Muriel Johnstone dedicated to the organizer and miracle worker Jitka Bonusova.  The tune, "Dvorana", was written by Muriel Johnstone and takes its name from the Dance Company that organizes dance weeks in Prague.  Thank you Jitka!


created: 2011-12-14 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-17 12:27:54.700797+00
name: Old Ba' Game, The
ucname: OLD BA GAME
intensity_bars: 8080 8888 8484 8888
devised: 2008-01-01
notes:
  Good music: Duke of Perth encore, Terpsichore, Caledonian Muse,  or any good pipe tune.

  Devised after reading a wonderful feature in the Washington Post about the Christmas Ba' game on Kirkwall, Orkney (see http://www.bagame.com/main.html), to evoke the up and down energy of the event. I called it Uppies and Doonies until I found out there was already a dance by that name. So I stole the Post headline, The Old Ba' Game.


created: 2002-03-03 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-09 10:02:53.732346+00
name: MacLachlan Jig, The
ucname: MACLACHLAN JIG
intensity_bars: 8080/8888/8888/8888
devised: 1996-06-01
notes:
  Devised for a weekend party at the summer residence of Elma and Duncan MacLachlan at Lake Kashwakamak.


created: 2001-12-02 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:16.206971+00
name: Happy 75th
ucname: HAPPY 75TH
devised: 1998-01-01
notes:
  Composed from: Deil Amang the Tailors, Petronella, Glasgow Highlanders, Circassian Circle, Mairi's Wedding


created: 2011-03-21 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-12-15 13:32:05.747541+00
name: Jack's Farewell To The Ladies
ucname: JACKS FAREWELL TO THE LADIES
devised: 1988-10-24
notes:
  Dedicated to Jack Cole in honor of their wedding, October 24, 1998. Originally danced by Jack and seven ladies!


created: 2010-11-10 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-10-22 20:24:17.324405+00
name: Apple for Ann Murray, An
ucname: APPLE FOR ANN MURRAY
devised: 1996-08-01
notes:
  A Note from "The Vienna Book":  
  When pupils in Austria do their exercises extraordinarily well the teacher will reward them not only with the best mark “1” but with an “I” (Roman One), which is represented by bars 9–24. The title of this dance originates from the tradition of giving an apple to a teacher.


created: 2010-11-10 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-10-22 20:26:30.61519+00
name: Heiko's, actually
ucname: HEIKOS ACTUALLY
devised: 2009-02-14
notes:
  A Note from "The Vienna Book":  
  Devised by Beate Seybold for Heiko Schmidt to mark the occasion of his 40th birthday.


created: 2010-11-10 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-10-22 20:56:05.939257+00
name: With Compliments (to Susi Mayr)
ucname: WITH COMPLIMENTS TO SUSI MAYR
devised: 2001-01-01
notes:
  A Note from "The Vienna Book":  
  Devised by Beatrix Wepner for Susi Mayr to thank her for the brilliant organisation of the Vienna Workshop 2001.


created: 2001-10-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-02-19 15:00:04.734663+00
name: Mrs Ernest Allan's Strathspey
ucname: MRS ERNEST ALLANS STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 8448/8008/8888/8088
notes:
  <<ddp:Main, Nan#1607>>, a well known Scottish Country Dance composer and pianist, *was* Mrs Ernest Allan.

  A "wee bourachie" is a tight group or cluster. (Mrs Cramb's words.)


created: 2011-03-22 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-07-01 16:22:23.186669+00
name: Elk River Strathspey
ucname: ELK RIVER STRATHSPEY
devised: 2010-04-01
notes:
  Published in "Thistle XXX - We Dance Therefore We Dine": <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/publication/1026/>>.


created: 2001-06-05 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-07-17 08:59:39.081152+00
name: Chris in the Kitchen
ucname: CHRIS IN THE KITCHEN
intensity_bars: 844/844/844/866
notes:
  For Chris Adam who has spent much time in charge of catering for several international festivals run by Dunedin Dancers.


created: 2002-08-06 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-04-14 15:28:58.523882+00
name: Wirral in Gladenbach
ucname: WIRRAL IN GLADENBACH
intensity_bars: 4444/8888/8888/8888
devised: 1988-01-01
notes:
  > In 1987 the Wirral Branch participated in the International Folklore Festival, Marburg-Biedenkopf in West Germany together with teams from
  Poland, Portugal, Czechoslovakia, The United States of America, Yugoslavia and, of course, from Germany.
  > RSCDS Wirral Branch were guests of Volkstanz- und Trachtengruppe Gladenbach who hosted our party of some 40 dancers and helpers for 2 weeks.
  > Much of the German music inspired Muriel Rimmer to compose "<<ddt:Wirral in Gladenbach>>" - and so of course a dance had to be devised to go with it.


created: 2001-05-20 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-09-09 20:30:48.312309+00
name: Wrexham Ladies
ucname: WREXHAM LADIES
intensity_bars: 4444/8888/8400/8044
notes:
  Devised by Betty Smart, the Teacher at Wrexham and District Caledonian Association, in the late 1980’s when the group had no male members.


created: 2011-08-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-02-09 21:46:59.782308+00
name: Tyneside Ceilidh
ucname: TYNESIDE CEILIDH
devised: 2000-03-01
notes:
  The notes say this "was written to finish a medley of dances performed on stage in March 2000 by the demonstration team of the Newcastle and District Branch of the RSCDS in a concert jointly given with the Glasgow Phoenix choir."


created: 2011-07-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:48.551402+00
name: St Ninian's Strathspey
ucname: SAINT NINIANS STRATHSPEY
notes:
  Devised: 2005

  St Ninian's is the name of the school where the Monday Branch class is held and Teresa has taught there since 2001.  Pianist, Beryl Livingston played for the class for many years and composed the music in 2005 when the dance was devised


created: 2001-10-30 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-07-31 20:52:53.598143+00
name: Circle of Friends
ucname: CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
devised: 1996-01-01
notes:
  Devised "in memory of Bill Bide, who had a large circle of friends. Bill ran the Waverley Group of Scottish Country Dancers in Winchester, England, for fifteen years."


created: 2001-10-30 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-07-31 22:12:19.014572+00
name: Karen and Ian's Wedding
ucname: KAREN AND IANS WEDDING
devised: 1997-01-01
notes:
  From the notes: "This dance was devised to celebrate a wedding in Far North Queensland. Unfortunately, the dance has survived longer than the marriage, hence the subtitle."


created: 2002-04-19 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-08-01 09:33:39.550515+00
name: Maryborough, Heritage City
ucname: MARYBOROUGH HERITAGE CITY
devised: 1992-01-01
notes:
  Devised "for a Maryborough Scottish Country Dancing weekend, where the formations requested for teaching were reels of three, the rondel and the poussette right round. Jean could not find a dance with all three formations, so she decided to devise one herself."


created: 2001-10-30 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-08-01 11:09:28.349465+00
name: Tribute to Miss Milligan, A
ucname: TRIBUTE TO MISS MILLIGAN
devised: 1986-01-01
notes:
  "Devised as a special request for Maryborough Scottish Country Dancers’ 10th Birthday Tartan Ball in 1986, in recognition of the 100th Anniversary of Miss Milligan’s birth."


created: 2001-10-30 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-08-13 15:43:27.72288+00
name: Fast and Furious
ucname: FAST AND FURIOUS
devised: 2001-01-01
notes:
  Devised "to commemorate the life of Lyn Harley, who lived life to the full and did everything with energy and enthusiasm. As the name suggests, this is a very energetic dance and some might find twice through sufficient."


created: 2001-10-30 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-07-31 22:03:09.549336+00
name: Grace and Cromwell
ucname: GRACE AND CROMWELL
devised: 2001-01-01
notes:
  Devised for the 26th Australian Winter School held in Grace and Cromwell Colleges at the University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, 2001.


created: 2001-11-25 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-10-05 11:46:25.984092+00
name: Glen Cairn
ucname: GLEN CAIRN
devised: 2001-03-01
notes:
  This dance was written because I wanted a 3 couple dance with a strathspey poussette and all the dances I found were 2 couple dances.  

  Family folklore says the ancestral home was named Glen Cairn, so I named the dance for it.


created: 2001-11-25 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-02-10 13:33:23.283133+00
name: XYZZY
ucname: XYZZY
intensity_bars: 800/866/888/844
devised: 2001-07-01
notes:
  The figures of this dance reminded me of a phrase from the original Adventure game ("You are in a maze of twisty little passages all alike").


created: 2001-11-25 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-02-10 13:36:06.94204+00
name: Witching Hour, The
ucname: WITCHING HOUR
intensity_bars: 800/822/888/844
devised: 2000-10-01
notes:
  I like the figure in bars 9-16 which I saw in John Drewry's dance Midnight Oil, so I decided to try it in a strathspey.


created: 2011-07-11 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-17 09:02:27.749735+00
name: Delivery Round
ucname: DELIVERY ROUND
notes:
  This is a placeholder for a dance in Minicribs, added here to avoid a mismatch. The source given there is »Pensioner's Coll.«


created: 2011-07-11 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-09-20 08:47:41.504466+00
name: Orion's Dance
ucname: ORIONS DANCE
intensity_bars: 8008/8888/8888/8888
devised: 2008-12-01
notes:
  Devised in December 2008, for Kachina Allen and Alex Rafalovitch‟s son, Orion, on his first birthday. Several of the formations in this dance resemble stars.

  Music:  Any lively reel, such as Shuter's Hornpipe.


created: 2011-07-11 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-09-20 09:16:07.082804+00
name: Shaws of Cambridge, The
ucname: SHAWS OF CAMBRIDGE
intensity_bars: 4444/8888/8888/8008
notes:
  Devised May 2008.

  Dedicated to Judy Reynolds-Shaw and Roger Shaw of Cambridge, Massachusetts, who were the first to help me, along with my wife Sue, test the Celtic Cross progression.

  The Celtic Cross Progression is described separately on page 27 of this publication.


created: 2002-04-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-10-17 09:45:35.288443+00
name: 1-2-5
ucname: 125
intensity_bars: 800/880/880/844
devised: 2001-01-01
notes:
  October 2021.  Robert Rushton has confirmed that the Minicrib instructions were incorrect. 
  The final 8 bars are:
  25-28 1s, turn LH 1½ times
  29-32 1W, RH across with 2s. while 1M, RH across with 3s.

  This dance was put together for Robert & Eileen's Birthday Dance in 2001, By Robert.
  125 was the combined age, of Robert & Eileen.


created: 2006-05-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-21 21:21:16.638143+00
name: Jim Healy Jig, The
ucname: JIM HEALY JIG
intensity_bars: 8228/8888/8888/8448/8888
notes:
  Jim taught the technique class for four years and this dance and tune were presented to him on leaving the class. Celtic reels were included to prove that we could all do them. Although, I don·t think he believes us yet. (Fiona Mackie)  
  Jim was the first teacher I played for in the Branch and he taught me a lot. for which I am grateful. By the way still looking for Book 3002! (Luke Brady)


created: 2011-07-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:38.27854+00
name: Tying Ribbons
ucname: TYING RIBBONS
notes:
  We had been working on reels of three in class so I wanted to incorporate two types in one dance. The movement of the dancers suggested the tying of ribbons.


created: 2011-07-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-09-21 10:55:30.830296+00
name: Chase Court
ucname: CHASE COURT
intensity_bars: 80/08/88/88
devised: 2009-11-01
notes:
  Devised in November 2009. Chase Court is our home in the US (in Independence Harbor, Edge-water, New Jersey) and seemed a good name for a dance with chases. Our building is actually named after Samuel Chase of Maryland, one of the original signatories of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

  Music
  Any good reel (Inspired by Red House Reel). A suitable recording is 'Catch the Wind', Catch the Wind, The Music Makars, track 1. (This is not the tune used by the RSCDS in book 45.)


created: 2011-07-23 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-25 16:48:11.802985+00
name: None So F-Hugh-gal
ucname: NONE SO FHUGHGAL
notes:
  Adrian writes:  None So F-Hugh-gal (pronounced "None So Fugal"): 4x40 R for 4 couples in a longwise
  set, danced to the music for None So Pretty. Dedicated to the memory of Hugh Foss, with a
  canon for 4 voices in bars 1-24. Dance intensity 81%. Standard - advanced/ demonstration.
  Numerous diagrams provided - mostly for the fugal section.


created: 2011-07-23 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-25 21:15:08.179171+00
name: Heights of Rechberg, The
ucname: HEIGHTS OF RECHBERG
intensity_bars: 8888/8888/8888/8888
devised: 1975-01-01
notes:
  Adrian writes: The Heights of Rechberg (aka Hohenrechberg Castle) is a 4x32 R for 4 couples in a longwise
  set, danced to the music of The Corn Rigs. Dance intensity 100%. Standard - good intermediate, stamina also essential. Best treated as a romp, the odds are against most sets completing all four repeats without the dance falling apart.

  Dedicated to the memory of Hans and Karin Willberg.


created: 2011-07-13 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-10-03 17:52:58.313454+00
name: New Amsterdam
ucname: NEW AMSTERDAM
intensity_bars: 880/844/844/888
devised: 2010-04-01
notes:
  Devised in April 2010. 

  The first permanent European settlement in Manhattan was named Nieuw-Amsterdam by the Dutch in 1625. The name was changed to New York in 1664, after the Duke of York.

  Music
  Any good reel. A suitable recording is ‗On the Morning Tide‘, Many Happy Returns, Hanneke Cassel and Dave Wiesler, track 1.

  The Celtic Cross progression is a new figure of progression introduced in my book 12 Scottish Country Dances (2009).

  See Annex 1 for a note on the 'Swing Corners' figure. The original Swing Corners figure appears in Scotia Swing. I have modified the figure to fit this dance.


created: 2011-08-05 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-24 03:41:57.295281+00
name: Barnyard Geese
ucname: BARNYARD GEESE
intensity_bars: 808/808/800/880
notes:
  Music: Reel with clear 4 beats suitable for learning pas de basque.  

  This dance was adapted from The Wild Geese as a dance for learning advancing pas de basque and balance-in-line.


created: 2011-08-04 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-08-14 08:22:01.042862+00
name: Quaternary Knot
ucname: QUATERNARY KNOT
notes:
  From the dance notes: "Bars 9 – 16 Quaternary Knot. Basically a crossover mirrored reel of three with 1st couple
  crossing at the top and bottom. From their starting position, they are dancing a diagonal oval around the couple above then the couple below while 2nd and 3rd couples dance a mirror reel on the side."


created: 2011-07-23 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-09-13 15:45:48.689886+00
name: Tour of the Backs, A
ucname: TOUR OF THE BACKS
notes:
  Adrian writes:  A Tour of the Backs: 5x48 R for 5 couples in a longwise set. Dance intensity 82%.
  Standard - good intermediate. The dance has some parallels with the ISTD dance Jack O'
  Carron and the well-known RSCDS Anniversary Reel (originally the 35th Anniversary Reel to
  commemorate a club near Croydon).

  Dedicated to the Cambridge University (UK) Strathspey and Reel Club.


created: 2011-08-04 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-11-13 14:07:39.069808+00
name: Molly MacLay Of Kilfinnan
ucname: MOLLY MACLAY OF KILFINNAN
notes:
  Molly MacLay of Kilfinnan is the full name of the devisor’s black Labrador retriever, who while in her sixties in human years personifies Miss Milligan’s philosophy of controlled abandon – well, almost controlled…You can see pictures of Molly and her adopted pack mate Jasmine at http://picasaweb.google.com/Lee.Fuell/Dogs.


created: 2011-07-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-12-26 12:50:21.134073+00
name: Adelle's Jig
ucname: ADELLES JIG
intensity_bars: 800/888/844/880
devised: 2009-03-30
notes:
  Devised in Wellington as teaching dance for grand chain. Adelle is one of Johnsonville's young club members.

  ADELLE'S JIG (INTERMEDIATE VERSION) is the same except that bars 1-6 have the 
  first couple set (1-2) cross RH and cast into second place on opposite sides. And on bars 21-24 
  rst couple turn RH one and a half times.


created: 2011-07-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-09-21 19:05:30.537991+00
name: Monica
ucname: MONICA
intensity_bars: 800/805/805/844/844/888
devised: 2010-07-27
notes:
  For the very energetic, the dance could finish with no extra in the reel, ending in places 2,1,3, and then could be danced as an 8 x 48 R.

  Given to Monica (Juping) Zhou, a dancing friend on the occasion of her 50th birthday.


created: 2011-07-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-10-26 15:03:49.895657+00
name: Lass and the Laird, The
ucname: LASS AND THE LAIRD
intensity_bars: 888/888/800/800
devised: 2009-06-03
notes:
  I have taught exactly this dance many times as my misreading of Jack McConachie's dance "The Laird and the Lass". The 
  first 16 bars are quite different than Jack's and rather easier.


created: 2011-07-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-12-26 13:09:47.480675+00
name: First Foot and Friend
ucname: FIRST FOOT AND FRIEND
intensity_bars: 888/800/822/888
devised: 2007-03-01
notes:
  Devised in as a teaching dance for half figure of eight and to have similar simple corner movements to "Delvine Side". Given to Joanne Ang and Selwyn Ng, the latter being the "First Foot" at Hogmannay in the beginning of 2007.


created: 2011-08-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2013-11-27 02:33:19.405103+00
name: Robsons' Ruby Wedding, The
ucname: ROBSONS RUBY WEDDING
devised: 2003-02-02
notes:
  Devised for Margaret Robson (Secretary of the Bournemouth Branch) and husband, Lelie on the occasion of their Ruby Wedding Anniversary, 2nd February 2003


created: 2011-08-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2013-11-27 02:56:26.164885+00
name: Madras College Medley
ucname: MADRAS COLLEGE MEDLEY
devised: 2001-01-01
notes:
  Devised in 2001 for the many young Branch Members who attended classes in Madras College at Summer School in St Andrews


created: 2011-08-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-07-07 08:04:28.622007+00
name: Frank's Reel
ucname: FRANKS REEL
intensity_bars: 800/800/888/888
devised: 1999-01-01
notes:
  Devised in memory of Frank Oliver who died 10th April 1999. He was Treasurer of Bournemouth Branch for 5 years - a great character and loved by all.


created: 2011-08-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-07-15 14:51:55.302604+00
name: Love and Sunbeams
ucname: LOVE AND SUNBEAMS
intensity_bars: 860/880/880/888/888
devised: 2005-02-01
notes:
  Devised by Irene van Maarseveen. Pretoria, February 2005.  

  For Adrienne and Jason Blignaut, whose lives became inextricably intertwined on 19 March 2005 and who radiate love and sunbeams.


created: 2011-07-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-04-16 10:35:57.641021+00
name: Apprentice, The
ucname: APPRENTICE
intensity_bars: 8668/8888/8448/8888/8228
devised: 2010-08-11
notes:
  Dedicated to <<ddp:Glasspool, Terry#2677>>, "The Wizard of Binghamton", a wonderful deviser of Scottish Country Dances.

  This is a simplified version (for bars 1-8 only) of "<<ddd:Wizard of Binghamton, The#13786>>".  The simplified version was suggested by <<ddp: Williams, Charlotte#11228>> and I am recording it here.


created: 2011-08-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-07-15 09:48:47.617285+00
name: East to the Escarpment
ucname: EAST TO THE ESCARPMENT
intensity_bars: 840/888/844/844
devised: 2005-08-01
notes:
  Devised by Teny Lynne Harris, Pretoria, August 2005.

  Written for Helen Brown, to commemorate our trip eastwards to the Escarpment (Drakensberg) with the Browns.

  The Snake Pass was devised by Norman Churnside.


created: 2011-08-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-07-16 06:36:19.635983+00
name: Grenoble Gem
ucname: GRENOBLE GEM
intensity_bars: 888/888/888/888
devised: 2004-04-01
notes:
  Devised by Terry Lynne Harris, Pretoria, April 2004.  

  Written for Geneviève Sheffield, an absolute gem, with thanks and appreciation for her part in making my time at Martin Sheffield's first SCD Holiday near Grenoble, France (16-23 June 2003) so enjoyable.  

  Bars 13-16 of La Baratte, as described above, is a slight variation on the original instructions for the sake of the flow of this dance description.


created: 2011-08-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-07-15 14:55:39.126237+00
name: Margo's Knot
ucname: MARGOS KNOT
intensity_bars: 880/855/855/888
devised: 2003-08-01
notes:
  Devised by Wouter Joubert, Pretoria, August 2003.

  In honour of Margo Monteith of the 51st Club. Johannesburg. it was presented to Margo by the Pretoria Branch in 2004 as a tribute to her enormous contribution to SCD in South Africa.


created: 2011-08-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-09-03 06:08:26.054646+00
name: P-Platers' Jig, The
ucname: PPLATERS JIG
intensity_bars: 8000/8448/8000/8444
notes:
  This dance is dedicated to Scottish Country Dancers everywhere. It's a great moment when you progress from being a bewildered beginner and give up your 'L' plates for 'P' plates.


created: 2011-08-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-09-06 22:26:23.110522+00
name: Virginia Street Reel, The
ucname: VIRGINIA STREET REEL
notes:
  Waverley Scottish Society meets in a hall in Virginia Street, Mount Waverley.  

  Note: I derived bars 1 - 8 from Martin Mulligan's 'solo rights and lefts' in his dance 'On the Wallaby Track'. I am indebted to John van der Touw, a member of the Waverley Scottish Society, for giving my derivation a name.


created: 2011-09-02 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-09-08 14:21:50.163675+00
name: More Elusive Muses
ucname: MORE ELUSIVE MUSES
notes:
  The author, Wil van den Berg, has withdrawn this dance from the database; it is no longer available to the public.


created: 2011-08-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:51.370443+00
name: Shetland Quadrilles
ucname: SHETLAND QUADRILLES
notes:
  The Highlander Coll. vol 1 booklet says "Music for this dance can be found on "A Shetland Dance" by Da Fustra  (HRMCD008)"

  The description has no explicit barring, and says "the figures are not strictly tied to the music, ...., so some sets may take longer to finish than the others ..." .  

  There are 6 figures.  On the the CD there is one track for each figure, each with from 2 to 4 tunes.  No tune or track lengths are indicated.  The whole dance must far exceed 180 bars.  I do not see where that number came from; perhaps it is 180 per figure?  But are the six figures equally long?

  This entry must be revised by someone who knows the dance and the music.


created: 2011-08-26 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-07-30 15:07:01.987286+00
name: Bow Fiddle Strathspey
ucname: BOW FIDDLE STRATHSPEY
notes:
  The Bow-Fiddle is a famous Rock at Portknockie in the Moray Firth. It appears as if someone is playing a fiddle. So with the reel of four up and down, and the reel of three across, I have tried to reproduce the fiddle and bow.


created: 2011-10-15 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:52.153177+00
name: Caribbean Caledonian, The
ucname: CARIBBEAN CALEDONIAN
notes:
  For our friends Ruud and Ellen Douglas on their 40th wedding anniversary.  Ruud was born on the island of Aruba, and their 40th wedding party turned into a real Caribbean Ceilidh!


created: 2011-08-26 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-01-28 23:50:38.278433+00
name: Mount Fuji Majesty
ucname: MOUNT FUJI MAJESTY
notes:
  Inscribed "This dance is written in thanks to all the wonderful dancers that I met in Japan in November of 2006."


created: 2011-09-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:52.112575+00
name: Trip to New Zealand
ucname: TRIP TO NEW ZEALAND
devised: 2010-04-18
notes:
  4th,5th and 6th couples begin on the opposite side.
  Can be danced as a 3 couple dance, with progression (2,3,1)


created: 2011-09-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:52.11945+00
name: 40 Not Out
ucname: 40 NOT OUT
devised: 2008-11-01
notes:
  To celebrate our Ruby Wedding Anniversary
  This is a Reel or Strathspey;  Best danced as a Strathspey.


created: 2011-09-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:52.126409+00
name: 50th Anniversary Reel
ucname: 50TH ANNIVERSARY REEL
devised: 2009-10-15
notes:
  Devised for the Crawley Scottish Country Dancing Club on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary Dance.


created: 2011-10-15 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:52.17366+00
name: Tribute to Jean McKirdy
ucname: TRIBUTE TO JEAN MACKIRDY
notes:
  For Jean McKirdy and her Edinburgh highland dancers who helped us so much in getting our shows on th road!


created: 2011-10-15 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:52.200833+00
name: Firefly Jig, The
ucname: FIREFLY JIG
notes:
  For John and Margaret Lambourne on their silver wedding.  John and Margaret live in a street called Firefly Meadow.


created: 2011-11-10 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:52.422553+00
name: Oliver's Dance
ucname: OLIVERS DANCE
devised: 2008-11-01
notes:
  Danced twice as Strathspey, then twice as reel.  
  Suitable recording: Leslie House (Medley) from "Memories of Fife".


created: 2011-12-01 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-01-20 12:57:52.457141+00
name: Mr John Duckett
ucname: MR JOHN DUCKETT
notes:
  Source: "Pilling", Supplement to 8th Ed.  
  The cover of the "Green Book Set of SCD" names the deviser.  
  On the TACbooks page the dance is named "Mr. John Duckett's Jig"; that has therefore been entered as an alias.  


created: 2011-12-07 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-09 01:27:57.556516+00
name: Clive's Riddle
ucname: CLIVES RIDDLE
intensity_bars: 840/880/880/888
notes:
  Written by Dagmar Koeppler for Clive Griffiths and Sylvia Riddell upon their departure for the »sunnier« West Coast.

  The description suggests *Icebreaker* from the White Cockade album, Tartan Capers.


created: 2011-12-10 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-12-31 11:45:46.932769+00
name: Lightnin' Bug, The
ucname: LIGHTNIN BUG
intensity_bars: 770/770/888/888
devised: 2009-05-10
notes:
  For Paula Jacobson who is a bright spot on the dance floor. Her patient, skillful teaching and excellent dance briefings provide illumination for many dancers in the area.


created: 2011-12-16 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-09-27 20:14:27.267684+00
name: Mint Truffles
ucname: MINT TRUFFLES
intensity_bars: 844/844/888/888
devised: 2007-05-01
notes:
  "Top Rated Strathspey"

  Suggested Music: "The Sheltered Cove" on the CD Aye Afloat, track #06, or "Monadh
  Liath" on the CD Kardinia Capers, track #10


created: 2011-12-10 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-12-31 11:48:45.876901+00
name: Merry Lad's Affair, The
ucname: MERRY LADS AFFAIR
intensity_bars: 844/844/888/844
devised: 2010-01-01
notes:
  For Frank Simeone and Victoria Lewis of the Noe Valley class. I taught The Merry Lads of Ayr prior to an upcoming party and apparently I didn’t enunciate clearly enough. I found Frank chuckling when he saw the dance name printed on the program because he realized that the name was different from what he had thought it was.

  Music:	A rakish reel.


created: 2011-11-04 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-04 12:24:59.229966+00
name: Maid of Islay, The
ucname: MAID OF ISLAY
devised: 1950-01-01
notes:
  Devised circa 1950 and gifted to Mrs Tihi West for her daughter Wendy West by Mrs MacNab, believed on a visit to St Andrews Summer School. It was revised in 1976 by Mrs Tihi West, for teaching. The bars are 8+8+8+8+32+16=80. Information from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2443/|issue 2443>>.


created: 2011-12-07 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-09 10:21:07.342812+00
name: Diamond for Don, A
ucname: DIAMOND FOR DON
intensity_bars: 800/888/844/822/888
devised: 2005-05-01
notes:
  Written for Don Nemiroff on the occasion of his 60th birthday. In the six bars 27-32, the 1st couple are tracing the shape of mirrored 6's, while in bars 33-40, the six dancers inscribe the shape »0«. The two figures together honour Don's big day.

  The description suggests »Snow in Summer« from the Berkeley Scottish Players album, »A Camp of Pleasure«.


created: 2011-12-07 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-09 01:05:05.491891+00
name: Caloundra Capers
ucname: CALOUNDRA CAPERS
intensity_bars: 880/844/866/808
notes:
  The dance was written by Alex Small from figures devised by Bob Campbell of Oakville, Ontario, for the Caloundra Scottish Dancers of Queensland, Australia.

  The description suggests »any good recording for Neidpath Castle«.


created: 2011-12-12 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-11-12 04:05:43.536153+00
name: Jean
ucname: JEAN
devised: 2008-04-01
notes:
  Dance devised in honor of Jean Attwood, author of 'The Falls of Rogie' and many other good dances. This dance is drawn, shamelessly, from her dance 'Glen Falloch' in Alexander Dances #2.


created: 2011-12-12 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-11-13 08:37:15.350473+00
name: Miss Ilona Brown
ucname: MISS ILONA BROWN
notes:
  Devised by Malcolm Brown.  Miss Ilona Brown is one of his grand-daughters. This dance was the result of having five couples in the class when wanting to teach a three couple dance (in a four couple set).


created: 2011-12-15 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-11-14 01:07:06.50609+00
name: Miss McBurnie's Wedding
ucname: MISS MACBURNIES WEDDING
devised: 2009-10-10
notes:
  Devised by Andrew Hodgson in celebration of his marriage to Miss Heather McBurnie on 10th October 2009 in Cape Town. 

  Recommended recorded music: "The Partnership" from "Vintage Goldring" by Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith 


created: 2011-12-15 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-11-14 01:08:36.944578+00
name: Laird Jim's 60th
ucname: LAIRD JIMS 60TH
devised: 2009-08-01
notes:
  Devised by the Unit 3 class of week 2 at the 2009 Summer School, to celebrate the 60th birthday of Jim Laird who was their pianist. Contact: Gabrielle Funhoff, parbleuoui@aol.com


created: 2018-09-11 08:58:11.129048+00
last_modified: 2018-09-11 22:44:32.413812+00
name: Rambling Round the Raith
ucname: RAMBLING ROUND THE RAITH
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/888
devised: 2017-05-01
notes:
  Story: upgraded Interchange at Junction 5, M74  
  Set - new traffic lights  
  Bourrel - double roundabout  
  Arches - new underpass and bridges overhead  
  Reels - dual carriageway linking everything up


created: 2011-12-17 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-07-24 13:46:36.79062+00
name: Redfoot's Ramble
ucname: REDFOOTS RAMBLE
notes:
  Devised by Linda Lieberman (lindasuzan [at] aol.com) assisted by the Monday night Scottish dancers at St. Luke's church, Des Moines, Iowa.This dance is dedicated to Paige Morlan and Jonathan Rothfus on the occasion of their marriage, Saturday, July 23, 2011.


created: 2011-12-16 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-07-15 15:17:37.244923+00
name: Ke Nako - It is Time
ucname: KE NAKO IT IS TIME
devised: 2010-07-01
notes:
  The Tswana expression "Ke nako" which can be translated with "It is time" was widely used during the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa.


created: 2018-09-12 19:53:19.323449+00
last_modified: 2018-10-10 04:15:19.391473+00
name: Matrix Medley
ucname: MATRIX MEDLEY
devised: 2009-11-01
notes:
  We often have many more women than men for demos.  This dance was written as a possible demo dance for one of those occasions.


created: 2011-12-16 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2012-09-16 21:07:05.754504+00
name: Admirable Fred
ucname: ADMIRABLE FRED
devised: 2004-01-01
notes:
  For Fred van Nus, who worked tirelessly to promote Scottish Country Dancing especially in
  Clark County, WA (there's a ballad that goes with the music available via vancouverusascd@comcast.net). [written when he was alive to hear the song; ed]


created: 1998-07-09 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:37.535951+00
name: Alec Hay's Delight
ucname: ALEC HAYS DELIGHT
intensity_bars: 84 88 88 88
devised: 1992-02-01
notes:
  This 2C dance needs to be danced in a 3C set, to give room for the reel of 4 on the midline.  3C stands still but steps up at the end for the progression.  It is therefore classified as a 3C dance in a 3C set.


created: 2013-03-26 21:16:24.02364+00
last_modified: 2013-03-26 21:20:33.082444+00
name: Cambridge Hornpipe, The
ucname: CAMBRIDGE HORNPIPE
notes:
  This "'The Cambridge Hornpipe', an unlisted dance of Hugh Foss given as a leaflet to the Cambridge group." was sent to SCDDB by Rod Downey of New Zealand in march 2013.  It is composed of four related figures, each 32-bars, danced in succession.  

  In the dance text Hugh Foss writes "There may already be a dance with this title, in which case a new title is to be found."


created: 2011-12-16 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-05-11 23:12:59.974376+00
name: Eleventh & Main
ucname: ELEVENTH AND MAIN
devised: 2008-06-01
notes:
  The idea for this dance began as a couple of dancers and a piper were waiting on a downtown
  street comer for the rest of the performance team to arrive for a demo. The piper began to warm
  up with a beautiful strathspey tune, and the two dancers mused, "If only we knew a strathspey
  for one couple!"


created: 2011-12-16 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-05 18:11:58.830829+00
name: MAB of McLeod
ucname: MAB OF MACLEOD
devised: 1998-01-01
notes:
  In memory of my mother, Marion Anna Beishlag, a professional pianist with a special spot in
  her heart for The Dance. Her initials spelled MAB (the literary Queen of the Fairies). My father, 
  Donald McLeod, oft' times used the nickname, MAB.


created: 2011-12-17 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-11-14 06:26:57.851393+00
name: Just a Dozen
ucname: JUST A DOZEN
devised: 2011-10-13
notes:
  40-bar reel for two 3-couple sets, side by side.

  Special progression.  After 40 bars, each set has progressed from (123) to (312), and the sets have swapped places.  All return home after 6 times through.

  Suggested recording: 'Red House Revisited', Vallin Suite 1, Track 1. (Neil Barron)


created: 2013-05-18 11:40:51.99416+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 00:07:30.335788+00
name: Ambi-Dextrous Dancers
ucname: AMBIDEXTROUS DANCERS
devised: 2006-01-01
notes:
  Each 2nd time through the dance is 'inverted', meaning RH, LH, clockwise etc. change to LH, RH, anti-clockwise etc.


created: 2013-12-10 19:16:21.296753+00
last_modified: 2018-08-15 10:06:21.330426+00
name: Time Machine, The
ucname: TIME MACHINE
notes:
  The dance was inspired by an event in Dance Scottish week in Bristol. Whilst dancing at a shopping mall, the Bristol RSCDS team saw people dressed up in Dr Who outfits. The dance shows: the arrival of the time machine/TARDIS (bars 1-8), the interaction of people after it has landed (9-24) and the chase back to original partners ready for another adventure (25-32). The Time Machine is written to encapsulate the adventures of the last 50 years.  
  Since the dance is mainly danced with a partner it symbolises the inclusive nature of Bristol RSCDS.


created: 2012-10-02 09:21:29.916877+00
last_modified: 2020-09-01 08:39:02.658635+00
name: Lx
ucname: LX
intensity_bars: 800/888/844/888
notes:
  This dance was written for Lindsay Martin. Lx is how she always signs off her texts which has in the past
  caused some amusement. Lindsay may come across as shy, but there is a mischievous streak in her which comes out in her dancing.


created: 2002-12-05 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-17 21:30:51.532029+00
name: Alex Doig's Jig
ucname: ALEX DOIGS JIG
intensity_bars: 800 888 888 844
devised: 1975-01-01
notes:
  Notes from the devisor:

  Alex Doig was the drummer for many years with Jim Macleod's Band. Tommy Ford, the lead accordionist, wrote the original tune.


created: 2013-03-14 10:12:27.190878+00
last_modified: 2019-02-04 10:55:41.78593+00
name: Saltburn Lass, The
ucname: SALTBURN LASS
notes:
  Devised by Mick Rawlings, january 2009, to celebrate the 50th birthday of his wife, Trisha, who was born in Saltburn, Yorkshire.


created: 2013-03-14 10:07:25.573122+00
last_modified: 2017-06-08 12:13:52.19409+00
name: Milestone Jig, The
ucname: MILESTONE JIG
notes:
  Devised by Trisha & Mick Rawlings, 2008, & written in honour of Dennis Tucker's 80th "milestone" birthday, 31 st May 2008.


created: 1997-12-28 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-09-15 09:48:14.228732+00
name: Peter McGregor's Reel
ucname: PETER MACGREGORS REEL
intensity_bars: 800/844/888/888
notes:
  Uke most R.S.C.D.S. classes, there are more ladies than men in the class. My class is no exception;
  however, like the first seWer to London, the men in my class have stayed and this dance was written for
  them.


created: 2013-04-07 19:47:15.336605+00
last_modified: 2021-01-03 13:29:10.159441+00
name: Welcome to Argyll
ucname: WELCOME TO ARGYLL
intensity_bars: 88/88/88/88
devised: 1995-01-01
notes:
  Devised by Anne Thorn in 1995 for use as an audience participation dance at the Cobbler Hotel in Arrochar.


created: 1997-10-26 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2013-04-10 09:02:07.597395+00
name: Road to Ben Hope (Demonstration dance), The
ucname: ROAD TO BEN HOPE DEMONSTRATION DANCE
devised: 1992-10-01
notes:
  This is a Demonstration Dance.  Level: Very Advanced.  When performed on stage, the top should be nearest the audience.  Two times through will be enough.

  Devised "For my husband, Cor"

  Suggested tune: a strathspey in Muriel Johnstone's style


created: 2012-07-22 13:31:06.067989+00
last_modified: 2013-05-19 10:38:56.364636+00
name: Linking the World
ucname: LINKING THE WORLD
notes:
  "Leap into the Unknown" above is an easier version of this dance, which was originally devised to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Strathspey mailing list. (Note from "140 Scottish Country Dances" by Martin Sheffield)


created: 2013-04-07 20:17:54.001861+00
last_modified: 2020-10-01 18:44:52.77562+00
name: Diamond Girls, The
ucname: DIAMOND GIRLS
intensity_bars: 4444/6666/8080/8888/0808/8888/6666/4444
devised: 2007-03-01
notes:
  Dance devised by Anne Thorn in March 2007 for Christine Kirkpatrick and Joan Murray to celebrate their 60th birthdays.


created: 1997-08-31 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-21 17:33:55.506337+00
name: Chesterton
ucname: CHESTERTON
intensity_bars: 88/88/88/80
notes:
  The instructions say this is for "3 couples (8x32)" but only 2 couple are involved. It is assumed "2 couples" was the intention.


created: 2013-05-19 11:14:01.882725+00
last_modified: 2013-05-19 11:14:01.882731+00
name: Marrakech Reel
ucname: MARRAKECH REEL
devised: 1970-01-01
notes:
  The description states S8x32 as music, but lists chorus plus four figures. Thus, the description might be incomplete.

  The description marks this dace as square, 'Irish style'.


created: 2013-05-19 11:26:56.846255+00
last_modified: 2013-05-19 11:26:56.846261+00
name: October Oddity
ucname: OCTOBER ODDITY
devised: 2002-01-01
notes:
  The description says the dance may be danced round the room, couple facing couple, or in a longway set, 1st and 3rd couples beginning on oppsite sides.

  It is not stated whether it should be danced to Reel or Jig time music.


created: 2013-05-17 22:16:21.052119+00
last_modified: 2024-08-11 14:19:54.498455+00
name: 80 Years Young
ucname: 80 YEARS YOUNG
devised: 2000-01-01
notes:
  The notes say this was devised "for a dancer who discovered the intricacies of SCD only after her 40th birthday, and continued enthusiastically to her 80th (and beyond)."


created: 2013-05-28 21:37:58.618156+00
last_modified: 2013-05-28 21:37:58.618162+00
name: Dance of Diamond, The
ucname: DANCE OF DIAMOND
notes:
  For four dancers in a diamond-shaped set

  Devised in honor of "The Dance of Diamonds" by Graham and Fay Cattell


created: 2013-05-28 22:16:12.029335+00
last_modified: 2013-05-28 22:16:12.029341+00
name: Southwest Sunset
ucname: SOUTHWEST SUNSET
notes:
  The "Mixed Poussette" in this dance is the normal Strathspey poussette, danced by any 4 dancers, not only two M+W couples.


created: 2013-05-30 15:55:30.683175+00
last_modified: 2013-05-30 15:55:30.68318+00
name: Painted Desert
ucname: PAINTED DESERT
devised: 2009-02-06
notes:
  Revised on the given date.  Danced as 3x32 or 6x32.

  An alternative for [25-28] changes the progression to (213), for use in a 4C set. 


created: 2013-05-22 16:31:16.535074+00
last_modified: 2024-06-05 16:14:41.121791+00
name: Silver Lambourne Square, The
ucname: SILVER LAMBOURNE SQUARE
devised: 2007-08-14
notes:
  Dance devised for Margaret and John Lambourne on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary, 
  August 14, 2007, by Anne-Miek Klokgieters, The Hague.


created: 2013-07-30 18:27:04.337935+00
last_modified: 2024-07-31 13:41:31.232485+00
name: Ye Olde Pussy Cat
ucname: YE OLDE PUSSY CAT
intensity_bars: 800/844/844/888
notes:
  The notes say this was "Written for Norah Linkʼs cat to thank Norah for all the help that she has given me as I try to improve my dancing enough to pass my preliminary teacherʼs certificate."


created: 2013-05-27 16:37:43.380485+00
last_modified: 2017-12-29 21:00:05.960725+00
name: Carol McQuilling Strathspey
ucname: CAROL MACQUILLING STRATHSPEY
notes:
  Carol McQuilling was active in the Santa Cruz class and the San Francisco Branch in the early 1980s.


created: 2013-05-30 22:25:30.47846+00
last_modified: 2013-05-30 22:25:30.478466+00
name: Rockhound Reel, The
ucname: ROCKHOUND REEL
devised: 2004-07-12
notes:
  In the original description the couples are numbered (3,2,1) starting from the top.  1C is the dancing couple.


created: 2013-06-20 13:44:04.868007+00
last_modified: 2020-12-31 11:42:48.889196+00
name: Take Wing
ucname: TAKE WING
intensity_bars: 8008/8888/8008/8888
devised: 2012-06-01
notes:
  For Jan Jones and the Thistle Club who organise an annual musicians workshop in Wing, Buckinghamshire.

  1W and 4M both need to be prepared for both the 1/2 fig 8 and the RH turn by dancing generous curls at the end of the reel and the 1/2 figs 8.


created: 2006-11-14 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-02-04 10:54:40.792882+00
name: Ranald's Run
ucname: RANALDS RUN
notes:
  Named for Ranald MacDonald, the younger Clanranald, who defied his father and joined the Jacobite rising in 1745.  He escaped from Culloden and was hunted by government soldiers throughout the Highlands.


created: 2013-05-27 16:54:03.320057+00
last_modified: 2017-12-28 21:39:10.421995+00
name: Golden Ribbons
ucname: GOLDEN RIBBONS
notes:
  For Janis and Ned Dairiki in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary.

  Suggested music: "The Banks of Banna" and "Margaret's Ghost"


created: 2013-05-30 17:06:40.211171+00
last_modified: 2024-11-02 23:19:06.058388+00
name: Autumn Leaves
ucname: AUTUMN LEAVES
devised: 2003-11-21
notes:
  Can be danced in a 3C set using a different ending with progression 231. 
  This first video is a performance/demo and the ending is modified.


created: 2011-05-05 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-01-09 11:06:29.286207+00
name: City of Christchurch, The
ucname: CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH
intensity_bars: 8008 8448 0880 8228
devised: 2011-04-01
notes:
  Devised "s a tribute to the people of Christchurch, New Zealand who are rebuilding their lives and their city after two devastating earthquakes."


created: 2012-09-13 16:07:50.496127+00
last_modified: 2013-07-13 14:38:18.941653+00
name: Alexander's Castle
ucname: ALEXANDERS CASTLE
devised: 2009-07-07
notes:
  Alexander’s Castle is the oldest building within the Fort Worden compound.  John B. Alexander served as rector at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Port Townsend (WA, USA) from 1882-1886. In 1883 he acquired 10 acres of land near Point Wilson and constructed the building known as Alexander’s Castle. Alexander intended the building to serve as a home for himself and his bride. Traveling to Scotland, Alexander found that his bride-to-be had married another. He returned to Port Townsend alone…


created: 2012-09-13 16:06:55.829108+00
last_modified: 2013-07-13 14:38:19.036707+00
name: Emerald Hills of Home
ucname: EMERALD HILLS OF HOME
devised: 2005-01-01
notes:
  Inscribed to Fred and Marge van Nus on the occasion of their 55th wedding anniversary.  The dance tells their story, and their active participation in Scottish Country Dance. In the first eight bars they meet, marry, and begin dancing. They include other dancers who in turn include more dancers, and they travel round the world Scottish Country Dancing. Still dancing, they eventually end up here in Southwest Washington among the fir-covered, emerald hills that we call home.


created: 2011-07-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-12-26 12:15:38.745226+00
name: Meet the Corners
ucname: MEET THE CORNERS
intensity_bars: 800/444/444/844
devised: 2006-03-01
notes:
  Devised as a teaching dance for corners. The reason that the man goes to the corners first (rather than the more traditional lady) is that in our club the person dancing as the lady is more often than not the newer dancer.


created: 2013-08-06 13:16:41.461003+00
last_modified: 2013-08-06 13:16:41.461003+00
name: Inveresk House
ucname: INVERESK HOUSE
notes:
  Devised: 2011

  On the 2nd chord 3rd and 4th couples cross to the opposite sides.

  This dance can be danced as a ceilidh style dance where the 3rd and 4th couples start on opposite sides.


  Tune Inveresk House (played as a jig) by Nathaniel Gow


created: 2011-12-19 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-11-14 06:25:17.037158+00
name: Graduation Reel, The
ucname: GRADUATION REEL
notes:
  Suitable music: Waverley Station, First Stop, 8x40 reels

  In celebration of the first graduating seniors of RSCDS@UMD, University of Maryland, especially Chris Tabisz and Gabi Kocerha, who got this awesome group started with their imagination, dedication, and unbeatable Terp spirit. Fear the Kilt!


created: 2013-07-30 17:07:38.272764+00
last_modified: 2014-04-03 00:27:57.947124+00
name: Dance for Bobby Brown, A
ucname: DANCE FOR BOBBY BROWN
notes:
  Written to the music for "Bobby Brown's Canadian Breakdown"
  Music has 2 chords & the dance has 2 honors at the beginning.


created: 2013-09-13 10:17:45.065394+00
last_modified: 2025-07-15 11:30:41.872856+00
name: Helen and Jean's Welcome to Gauteng
ucname: HELEN AND JEANS WELCOME TO GAUTENG
devised: 2010-09-01
notes:
  Devised by Norma Craven of the 51st Club, Johannesburg, September 2010, in honour of Helen Frame and Jean Martin's visit to Gauteng


created: 2013-09-13 11:46:17.12394+00
last_modified: 2025-07-15 14:54:25.875915+00
name: Master Duncan Nelson
ucname: MASTER DUNCAN NELSON
devised: 2011-06-23
notes:
  Duncan Nelson, born 13 July 2009, is the son of Ryan Nelson, the current Pretoria Branch Chairman. The tune was composed in anticipation of Duncan's birth, the dance took a while longer.


created: 2013-07-24 14:19:11.572611+00
last_modified: 2018-10-09 23:40:02.843761+00
name: Who Am I?
ucname: WHO AM I
devised: 2013-05-05
notes:
  Bob Davidson (piobbeag [at] aol.com) says, "Having recently done a dance which had the ladies dancing the men's role in a Men's Chain, I thought it only fair that the men would have their turn."


created: 2013-07-31 22:58:41.786512+00
last_modified: 2013-08-03 20:54:45.381351+00
name: Tiaras and Teapots
ucname: TIARAS AND TEAPOTS
devised: 2013-05-12
notes:
  The recommended recording for this dance is The Rakish Highlandman, which is a good steady pace. 

  The inspiration for this dance came whilst dancing Roselath Cross (two half Crown Triangles) at an Afternoon Tea   Dance in the summer of 2012 amidst the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, when the question was asked,   “What’s half a Crown?”.   Of course the other answer is 2 shillings and sixpence and so, if the 6 bar movement in bars 27-32 (and again in bars 33-38) is given the name ‘a Shilling’, the alternative name for this dance is “2 Half Crowns and a Florin”!


created: 2013-08-11 09:49:20.402758+00
last_modified: 2017-04-30 12:22:33.827685+00
name: Loom, The
ucname: LOOM
intensity_bars: 800 888 888 888
devised: 2007-12-31
notes:
  A dance of weaving between each other. The transitions between the formations should be danced at speed.


created: 2013-08-24 13:22:53.246762+00
last_modified: 2013-08-24 13:22:53.246762+00
name: Salute to Dr. Donald Fraser
ucname: SALUTE TO DR DONALD FRASER
notes:
  The title refers to Dr. Donald Fraser, the first chairman of the Toronto Branch (Association). 

  More details in the publication, describing each figure.

  Bars 21-32: Progressive half rights and lefts with each couple in turn, giving right hand on the side, then both couples cross over giving left hand, 1st couple finishing in fourth place, all ather couples having progressed one place on own side. Note the split phrasing for this figure.


created: 2013-09-13 13:07:00.872366+00
last_modified: 2025-07-15 15:19:35.022502+00
name: Of Butterflies and Rainbows
ucname: OF BUTTERFLIES AND RAINBOWS
devised: 2012-01-29
notes:
  Devised by Wouter Joubert, 9 August 2011 and revised on 29 January 2012. For Urisa Reungsuwan who, with her charming and colourful presence, enhances our dancing in Pretoria.


created: 2013-08-23 17:30:13.799856+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 00:07:46.154141+00
name: Flitting Across Toronto
ucname: FLITTING ACROSS TORONTO
notes:
  The reason for the dance title is that dancers move all over the city to attend dances. The dance movements represent individuals travelling around the city to meer for the dance.


created: 2013-08-23 18:14:35.464404+00
last_modified: 2013-08-23 18:14:35.464404+00
name: 50 Glorious Years
ucname: 50 GLORIOUS YEARS
notes:
  Dedicated to the RSCDS Toronto Association in celebration of its 50th Anniversary and to two of its affiliated groups - Calvin and Petronella - also celebrating their 50th Anniversaries.


created: 2013-03-14 10:04:59.035054+00
last_modified: 2019-02-12 23:37:16.126033+00
name: Little Treasure, The
ucname: LITTLE TREASURE
intensity_bars: 822/888/860/808
devised: 2000-01-01
notes:
  Dance devised by Dennis Tucker, December, 2000, to celebrate the birthday of his wife, Diana, who likes to dance with her partner.


created: 2013-08-24 13:05:27.944173+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 00:08:18.128897+00
name: Spring Bay Strathspey
ucname: SPRING BAY STRATHSPEY
notes:
  Spring Bay: A beautiful Bay on the island of Bequia, British Windward Islands. A place in paradise where time spent with dear friends will always be remembered.

  Bars 27-28: 1st couple require strong travelling steps to reach third place.


created: 2013-08-20 12:20:21.768946+00
last_modified: 2013-09-09 06:50:50.198403+00
name: Mrs Hamilton of Eaglemount
ucname: MRS HAMILTON OF EAGLEMOUNT
notes:
  To Jean Hamilton - one of Toronto's dedicated teachers. Reaching our 50th Anniversary is in no small part due to the calibre of teachers we are fortunate to have in Toronto. This dance is dedicated to one such person.


created: 2013-09-13 10:21:08.785293+00
last_modified: 2025-07-15 14:49:18.093334+00
name: Jay Birds, The
ucname: JAY BIRDS
devised: 2008-02-29
notes:
  Devised by Irene van Maarseveen on 29 February 2008 (leap year). "Blame" Jill for her observation during class the previous Thursday that the name of everyone in her set began with "J".


created: 2013-11-12 19:25:47.72091+00
last_modified: 2020-02-29 23:51:39.898132+00
name: Culduthel Rant
ucname: CULDUTHEL RANT
intensity_bars: 880/844/844/888
notes:
  Dance devised by Helen Murray for her grandson Douglas Hector Murray MacDonald, born on 3rd July 2009. Douglas and his parents, Lorna and Kenneth, live on Culduthel Road, lnverness.


created: 2007-02-27 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2013-09-17 08:58:08.773192+00
name: Callum Dewar's Reel
ucname: CALLUM DEWARS REEL
notes:
  »To celebrate the birth of Callum Dewar 6th November 2006 and with congratulations to Veda and Colin Dewar.«

  DEVISED:2006


created: 2007-02-27 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2013-09-17 11:53:57.262982+00
name: Shetland Gathering, The
ucname: SHETLAND GATHERING
notes:
  »First dance in the Shetland trilogy – ›Arriving‹. Bars 1-8 depict the waves made by the boat. Bars 9-16 the rope in the water for tying up. Bars 17-24 the rope round the capstan. Bars 25-32 the rope around the bollards. Bars 33-48 disembarking.«

  HORNPIPE
  DEVISED:2006-01


created: 2000-09-19 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-09 15:13:24.33937+00
name: Farewell to the Dicksons
ucname: FAREWELL TO THE DICKSONS
intensity_bars: 880/844/888/888
devised: 1981-04-01
notes:
  Dedicated to Chris and John Bowie Dickson on the occasion of their return to Scotland and presented to them at the RSCDS Montréal Branch 1981 Weekend at Ste. Agathe, QC.


created: 2002-11-24 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-12-04 10:50:26.438685+00
name: Donoveen's Dance
ucname: DONOVEENS DANCE
devised: 2000-01-01
notes:
  Recommended music: The Nor' Loch (HRMCD 503)

  Devised by Jean Fryer, Pretoria, South Africa; 2002

  In memory of Donoveen Meijer (31 March 1948 - 23 August 2000), a dear friend and active Scottish Country Dancer.


created: 2015-05-01 11:36:05.95+00
last_modified: 2018-08-26 10:30:38.614206+00
name: Joan Evans Strathspey
ucname: JOAN EVANS STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 888/808/844/880
devised: 2008-01-01
notes:
  Gill Loubser (Cape Town Branch) writes"  When our club (Bergvliet Scottish Country Dance Club) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008, we dedicated a strathspey to Joan in recognition of her sterling work in founding the club and keeping it going for 50 years. Tom Kerr (of Cape Town Wedding fame!) devised a dance called the Bergvliet Strathspey for our 50th anniversary ball held at Cape Town's iconic Kelvin Grove Club, and, once we had danced it, I announced a name change (with Tom's permission) to the Joan Evans' Strathspey.


created: 2003-12-04 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-11-07 19:29:22.853451+00
name: White Rock
ucname: WHITE ROCK
devised: 1993-12-01
notes:
  The notes say that "White Rock is an interesting limestone rock formation at a black sand beach in the south Wairarapa, New Zealand."


created: 2013-09-25 16:03:23.923253+00
last_modified: 2019-10-05 19:05:28.254702+00
name: FSCDC 50th Anniversary Reel
ucname: FSCDC 50TH ANNIVERSARY REEL
notes:
  description:
   1-2	All cross over with right hands.  
   3-4	Persons in 1st ladies’ and 5th men’s places set while all others change places on the sidelines with left hands.

  	S   P XL P   P XL P   

  	P XL P   P XL P   S

   5-8	Repeat bars 1 - 4  
   9-16	Ten hands round and back.  
  17-20	Persons in 2nd and 4th places dance half figure of eight round the persons standing in 1st and 5th places start by crossing up or down, finish facing 3rd corner.  
  21-24	They dance half reels of four with 3rd corners, finish facing 4th corners.  
  25-28	They dance half reels of four with 4th corners, finish in the sidelines in 2nd or 4th places.  
  29-32	All turn opposite person with right hands.


created: 2012-06-15 05:15:58.731541+00
last_modified: 2017-03-09 16:13:07.843038+00
name: SOAP
ucname: SOAP
devised: 2010-01-01
notes:
  The Pilling code for the dance is SOAP

  The progression is in error. As a Strathspey Poussette is not progressive, the finishing positions are (3,2,1) not the intended (2,3,1).  The dance will work in quicktime.

  Original description

  1-8 All three couples dance four setting steps (any Highland or Strathspey setting steps)

  9-16 Six hands round and back for all the three couples

  17-24 All dance a three couples Allemande

  25-32 3C and 2C dance a diamond Poussette.

  Repeat the dance two more times from the new positions

  Tune: any 3x32 bar Strathspey

  Devised by Zsolt Molnár in 2010 as a result of playing with the letters of the pilling type
  description of Scottish dances. The outcome is a dance, which is really easy to remember: if
  you know the title of the dance, you know the order of the figures in the dance.


created: 1997-09-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2013-10-02 12:34:52.916156+00
name: Mrs Warrack's Strathspey
ucname: MRS WARRACKS STRATHSPEY
notes:
  Dedicated to Mrs I Warrack of Retford in appreciation of all her years of teaching the Retford and District SCD class.


created: 2013-09-28 22:26:35.268221+00
last_modified: 2022-10-24 11:08:00.789901+00
name: Pig Farmer's Wife, The
ucname: PIG FARMERS WIFE
devised: 2007-03-01
notes:
  The deviser writes that "all the 'twirls' in the dance are piglet tails. Some people have since added 'tails' for the first couple as they wait on the sides during the chain (as in Hooper's Jig). This adds to the enjoyment."

  The dance is inscribed "for Dagmar who, with her husband Hermann, runs a pig farm."


created: 2018-03-07 23:19:25.243467+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:36.529135+00
name: Mrs Henderson of Blair Castle
ucname: MRS HENDERSON OF BLAIR CASTLE
devised: 2014-10-01
notes:
  “Devised for Linda Henderson of San Francisco Area in October, 2014 by Sandy Gallamore. While teaching at Scottish Weekend, the guest teachers stay in the cabin named ‘Blair Castle’. After being guest teacher in 2010, Linda would sign her e-mails ‘Mrs Henderson of Blair Castle.’ Such a great title for a dance.’

  DEVISED:2014-10


created: 2013-10-14 22:05:50.062739+00
last_modified: 2013-10-14 22:05:55.47949+00
name: Scotland in Trust
ucname: SCOTLAND IN TRUST
devised: 2006-01-01
notes:
  Written to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the National Trust for Scotland in 2006. The figures in the dance represent the NTS logo (see publication for details)


created: 2013-08-06 12:10:22.116206+00
last_modified: 2025-10-12 21:16:28.937873+00
name: Budapest Birl
ucname: BUDAPEST BIRL
intensity_bars: 880/888/844/844
devised: 2006-06-09
notes:
  Extra info - from the original dance instruction :-)   "dance devised by Alex Gray with assistance from Gabor Turi to thank the Budapest Scottish Dancers for inviting him to teach at a weekend of dance. 10th June 2006".


created: 2013-10-14 10:15:17.764146+00
last_modified: 2013-10-14 10:16:21.467415+00
name: Alison's Reel
ucname: ALISONS REEL
notes:
  Written for Alice's mum who brings her sister and her to class every Friday and sometimes gets to dance herself!


created: 2006-11-22 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2015-11-14 16:36:49.440839+00
name: Otterburn Tower
ucname: OTTERBURN TOWER
intensity_bars: 88/88/88/88
devised: 2006-01-01
notes:
  Written for Elaine Robertson and David Bolam’s wedding on 18 November 2006 at Otterburn Tower, Northumberland.


created: 2013-10-14 09:51:03.859722+00
last_modified: 2016-10-21 07:33:11.138726+00
name: Jungle Jig, The
ucname: JUNGLE JIG
notes:
  1-8 Monkeys collecting Bananas

  9-16  Weaving snakes

  17-20  Charging tigers

  21-24  Monkeys in the trees

  25-32  Tigers chasing prey


created: 2003-06-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 00:08:03.492879+00
name: Millenium Rigged Ship
ucname: MILLENIUM RIGGED SHIP
notes:
  The name "Millennium Rigged Ship" has been added as a spelling alias, to facilitate searches, as "Millenium" is a spelling error.


created: 2014-03-18 10:47:51.48977+00
last_modified: 2020-03-09 15:35:54.756589+00
name: Marlin Spike
ucname: MARLIN SPIKE
intensity_bars: 866/888/888/844
notes:
  The web page that provided the description in the past (http://reels-on-the-rhine.de) does unfortunately not exist anymore.


created: 2013-11-20 11:29:37.86028+00
last_modified: 2013-11-20 11:29:37.86028+00
name: Chas Reel, The
ucname: CHAS REEL
notes:
  The CD "Reels and Wheels says "Chas Reel.  Dance instructions available by request. Contact mr. C Hunter, +44-1324 553 601"


created: 2013-11-12 19:21:49.47862+00
last_modified: 2019-11-18 23:31:53.649113+00
name: Badgers Dance, The
ucname: BADGERS DANCE
intensity_bars: 44448/88888/44448/88888/44448/88888
devised: 2005-05-01
notes:
  Dance devised by Rachel Robson In May 2005 for Yoshimi Kuroda, with many thanks for piping at Rachel's and Neil Wignall's wedding. The dance is named for the badgers that Yoshimi was studying at the time.


created: 2013-10-14 12:04:38.033031+00
last_modified: 2022-08-14 10:43:44.833598+00
name: Greyfriars Bobby
ucname: GREYFRIARS BOBBY
intensity_bars: 800/844/804/800/888
notes:
  Each dancer in the set represents one character in the story of Greyfriar's Bobby (see publication for details) 


created: 2013-11-12 19:19:28.381254+00
last_modified: 2021-04-09 10:48:53.329246+00
name: Swiss Chocolate
ucname: SWISS CHOCOLATE
intensity_bars: 8888/8000/8888/8444
devised: 2003-08-16
notes:
  Presented to Nicole Frey and Adrian Buchel at their wedding in lttinger Switzerland on 16th August 2003.

  This is a ceilidh dance, intended for the less experienced. It can also be danced with 3 or 5 couples.


created: 2002-11-01 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-01-03 15:12:39.361817+00
name: Wheels of Time, The
ucname: WHEELS OF TIME
intensity_bars: 844 888 844 888
devised: 2002-04-03
notes:
  Devised to celebrate Frans Ligtmans' 70th birthday, 3 april 2002

  Music: a reel that illustrates the motion of the balance wheel an old-fashioned watch.


created: 2004-12-13 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-02-15 07:55:56.898126+00
name: Celtic Wedding
ucname: CELTIC WEDDING
devised: 2001-05-23
notes:
  The Celtic Reels in this dance are based on those in Barry Skelton’s dance ‘The Celtic Reel’ from his ‘Celtic Book’. The structure of the dance in bars 9 - 24 is based on Ron Wallace’s dance ‘Trip to Paradise’ which contains a ‘Corners Targe’ here converted into a ‘Corner’s Celtic Reel’.


created: 2001-07-19 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-06-05 15:28:51.308448+00
name: When Dancers Meet
ucname: WHEN DANCERS MEET
intensity_bars: 0008 8888 0008 8888 0008 8888
devised: 1995-01-01
notes:
  Devised for the wedding of Kaoru Masaki and Aad Boode  
  This dance was the 10 000th dance to be included in DanceData.


created: 1999-07-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2013-11-27 02:22:13.3875+00
name: Macdonalds' Skye Wedding, The
ucname: MACDONALDS SKYE WEDDING
devised: 1996-01-01
notes:
  Devised in 1996 for Judy and Ian (llsa ans John) McDonald on the occasion of their Wedding on the Isle of Skye, 28th March 1996


created: 2011-08-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2013-11-27 02:27:22.433286+00
name: Golden Wedding Tribute, A
ucname: GOLDEN WEDDING TRIBUTE
devised: 1995-01-01
notes:
  Devised by Marilyn Watson in 1995 to celebrate the Golden Wedding of Margaret and Ted Sutters, who have been members of the Bournemouth Branch for over 30 years.


created: 1998-07-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-01-12 01:57:46.144291+00
name: Mann And The Isles
ucname: MANN AND THE ISLES
devised: 1982-01-01
notes:
  The spelling alias "Millennium Rant, The" has been added to facilitate searches, as "Millenium" is a spelling error.


created: 2013-12-10 19:19:16.213655+00
last_modified: 2018-08-14 08:40:10.890586+00
name: Highland Cathedral
ucname: HIGHLAND CATHEDRAL
intensity_bars: 800/844/822/888
notes:
  The dance is the same as "Lesley's Favourites" with an alternate ending to make it a 3 couple dance in a 4
  couple set "Highland Cathedral" was probably Lesley's favourite tune.


created: 2013-12-10 13:51:34.163543+00
last_modified: 2018-08-16 23:04:21.91057+00
name: Lesley's Favourites
ucname: LESLEYS FAVOURITES
notes:
  Remembering Lesley Terry - a much respected Secretary, co-founder of the Branch's Bums Supper
  celebrations and active member of the Branch for many years.


created: 2002-02-26 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-02-09 12:32:51.040274+00
name: Wild Rose Strathspey, The
ucname: WILD ROSE STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 800/888/822/808
devised: 1993-03-01
notes:
  This was first performed during interval at the Central Iowa Ball in May 1993 for Iain and Janette Crawford of Glasgow as they came back to visit.  They will always be a part of our ball!


created: 2018-09-15 15:41:52.779773+00
last_modified: 2018-09-22 14:41:53.977698+00
name: Cardigan Sunsets
ucname: CARDIGAN SUNSETS
intensity_bars: 888/888/882/888
devised: 2018-06-01
notes:
  Dance devised whilst staying for a dancing holiday at the Cliff Hotel in late June 2018 arranged and organised by Jean Shaw. Thank you, Jean, for a great holiday and arranging such superb weather so that we could experience glorious sunsets every evening!


created: 2013-12-10 13:49:46.837723+00
last_modified: 2019-02-04 15:51:57.263039+00
name: Fifty Years Young
ucname: FIFTY YEARS YOUNG
intensity_bars: 800/844/888/822
notes:
  This was judged by Branch members as the most popular dance in the competition to devise a dance for the Quincentenary.


created: 2011-07-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-09-12 09:48:35.163124+00
name: Honeysuckle
ucname: HONEYSUCKLE
intensity_bars: 8444/8000/8888/8080/8444
notes:
  The description on the website has an error, making the set move up one place each time through.  This has been corrected in my crib.  Eric.
  [The instructions for bars 9-16 have "2s step up on 15 - 16", but they are already in 1st place so Eric's correction is that 3rd and 4th couples step down].


created: 2014-02-15 07:07:55.215058+00
last_modified: 2014-02-15 07:13:02.639382+00
name: DYM 180
ucname: DYM 180
devised: 2006-10-01
notes:
  Devised by Chris and Sue Ronald, October 2006, for Marion and William Salmon.  The title of the dance refers to the number plate of a very special motor car. 

  The movement on bars 5-8, 13-16 and 21-24 was devised by Kathy Wendell.  See bars 9-16 of The Rose Garden, San Francisco Collection, Volume 2

  Original instructions:

  Bars
  1 – 4	1st couple cross passing by right shoulder, and cast off one place on partner's side as 2nd couple step up.

  5 – 8	1st couple set advancing, passing back to back on the second step, pull right shoulders back to face partner and turn with both hands to finish facing first corners ; on bar 8, 1st man pulls right shoulder back and 1st woman helps him round with her right hand (in his left hand).

  9 - 12	1st couple set to and turn first corners with both hands. 1st woman finishes between 2nd couple at top, 1st man finishes between 3rd couple.

  13 – 16	1st couple set advancing, passing back to back on the second step, pull right shoulders back to face partner and turn with both hands to finish facing 2nd corner, 1st woman helping partner as on bar 8.

   17 - 20	1st couple set to and turn second corners, finishing in 2nd place on partner's side.

  21 – 24	1st couple set advancing, passing back to back on the second step, pull right shoulders back to face partner and turn three-quarters round with both hands, to finish woman above man in the centre; at the last moment, they release both hands, and pull right shoulder back so that woman faces up and man faces down.

  25 - 28 	1st woman with 2nd couple, 1st man with 3rd couple, right hands across, again finishing with woman above man in the centre (left shoulder to left shoulder).    

  29 – 32	(Snake figure) 1st man, followed by 3rd man and 3rd woman, dances up the women's side, across the top and half way down the men's side; while 1st woman followed by 2nd woman and 2nd man, dances down the men's side, across the bottom and half way up the women's side. 

  	Finish in order 3,1,2.  Repeat from new places.  


created: 2002-11-13 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-02-02 16:32:26.695594+00
name: Toast to the Millenium, A
ucname: TOAST TO THE MILLENIUM
intensity_bars: 880/800/808/800/844
notes:
  Spelling alias "Toast to the Millennium, A" added, to facilitate searches, as "Millenium" is a spelling error.


created: 2011-07-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-27 21:55:32.768889+00
name: Whirlwind, The
ucname: WHIRLWIND
intensity_bars: 844 844 844 844
notes:
  This dance "for energetic dancers" is identical to the strathspey "<<ddd:Windmills#10776>>" (dance 11 in the same book).

  <<scddb-not-identical:12789;13179;16505;20205>>


created: 2014-02-20 13:37:18.504728+00
last_modified: 2018-06-01 13:55:59.481655+00
name: Glasgow Smiles
ucname: GLASGOW SMILES
intensity_bars: 860/888/844/888
notes:
  For Alison Jackson who worked very hard to pass her Unit 5 of the Teaching Certificate with the Birmingham class of 2011


created: 2005-04-14 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-10-04 10:36:27.236533+00
name: Durham Bound
ucname: DURHAM BOUND
devised: 2005-02-01
notes:
  This dance is written for Maureen and Andrew Pettigrew who are leaving our dance group and moving to Durham, North Carolina.


created: 1998-11-14 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-31 09:01:38.823414+00
name: Whippety Stourie
ucname: WHIPPETY STOURIE
intensity_bars: 800 833 833 888
notes:
  “Little kens my dame at hame
    
  That Whippety Stourie is my name.”

  From a Scottish folk lore legend (see for example <<http://www.online-literature.com/anonymous/scottish-folk-lore-legends/6/>>).


created: 2014-02-20 13:56:03.983222+00
last_modified: 2019-09-21 20:55:44.638676+00
name: Maltese Coastline, The
ucname: MALTESE COASTLINE
notes:
  The title was inspired by a holiday in Malta January 2008 where we stayed at the Coastline Hotel. It was notable for the terrible wet weather.


created: 2005-02-20 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-07 18:15:05.881592+00
name: Reely
ucname: REELY
notes:
  32 Reel for a 3 or 5 couple set.
  In a three couple set: second couple begins the second round.
  In a five couple set: the first couple dances again with the fourth and fifth couples.


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-08-02 20:00:20.78253+00
name: Dancing in the Dark
ucname: DANCING IN THE DARK
intensity_bars: 8888/8888/8888/8242
devised: 1983-01-01
notes:
  Dedicated to the friends who joined me on a series of annual caving trips held on the weekend of the Te Awamutu Ball.


created: 2012-09-04 22:14:25.44073+00
last_modified: 2020-10-01 11:31:12.401114+00
name: Salute to Lark Hill
ucname: SALUTE TO LARK HILL
intensity_bars: 860/888/822/888
notes:
  David devised this dance in 2010 for a demonstration at Lark Hill Village, an ExtraCare Community in Clifton,  Nottingham and dedicated it to his wife, Rhona.  David recommends the music for Miss Bennett’s Jig (Robert Whitehead’s Strictly Scottish Vol. 2) but he has  written his own tune, ‘Mrs. Rhona Page’, to accompany this dance.


created: 1998-07-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-12-07 21:48:25.473751+00
name: Joan's Jig
ucname: JOANS JIG
intensity_bars: 4444 8888 8888 8888
devised: 1978-01-01
notes:
  For Mrs. Joan Newby of Kingston, Waterhead

  First published in Scottish Dance Archives   january 1978


created: 2014-02-20 13:54:15.765163+00
last_modified: 2025-11-29 18:32:31.419298+00
name: Doncaster Seven, The
ucname: DONCASTER SEVEN
intensity_bars: 8880888/8888888/8282822/8888888
devised: 2013-05-01
notes:
  > For the dancers from Doncaster who regularly join in the JAG holidays and are affectionately known as the Doncaster Seven as we are known as the Birmingham Six.
  > This was written after the May 2013 holiday in Rhodes.


created: 1998-01-05 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-27 12:31:57.5722+00
name: Alison's Round Reel
ucname: ALISONS ROUND REEL
intensity_bars: 888 484 888 888
notes:
  "For Alison's eighteenth birthday."

  Trio of one man facing clockwise to two women facing anticlockwise around the room.


created: 2018-08-31 13:55:46.56085+00
last_modified: 2021-04-19 10:13:56.292795+00
name: Brig Amity, The
ucname: BRIG AMITY
intensity_bars: 800/844/822/844/866
devised: 2016-11-01
notes:
  In 1826, the brig Amity sailed from Sydney under the command of Major Edmund
  Lockyer, who had orders to form a settlement at King George Sound, later
  named Albany, in Western Australia.
  Amity House, Albany Residential College was the venue for the 38th Australian
  Winter School in 2013.


created: 1998-07-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-03 10:04:23.141528+00
name: Glentruim
ucname: GLENTRUIM
intensity_bars: 8888/8888/8008/8888
devised: 1994-01-01
notes:
  For Andrew Gillies.

  Drewry's notes to the dance say "Glen Truim leads northwards from Drumochter Pass towards Newtonmore. Glentruim House, beside the Spey, at the mouth of the Glen, is the home of one of the Chieftains of Clan Macpherson (Andrew's Clan). Glentromie (the name of the tune) is the glen to the east of Glen Truim."


created: 2002-04-11 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-02-18 08:23:36.220741+00
name: Alison Rants
ucname: ALISON RANTS
intensity_bars: 888/888/888/888
devised: 1995-01-01
notes:
  Alison was asked how this dance got its name.  She replied "The name was given by someone in my class who said I talk a lot!!!  Only when teaching and sometimes while they’re dancing. It was a joke really but it stuck. I wasn’t impressed with the name as I also found it a bit rude but as I said it stuck!!!!  After this I named any dances I wrote with care!!! ".


created: 2005-02-20 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-21 15:54:20.862522+00
name: Double Trouble
ucname: DOUBLE TROUBLE
notes:
  1-4 	Half reels of three on the sides, first couples passing second couples by right shoulders to begin. First woman finish facing out in third place. (The order is 3,2,1)

  5-8 	First woman cast up, followed by her partner, dance into the center in second place and pulling back her left shoulder turns left hands with her partner half way round to finish in promenade hold facing up. Second couple step down and in on bars 7 and 8 to finish in the center in third place in promenade hold facing up. Third couple step in on bar 8 and face up in the center in first place taking promenade hold ready for:

  9-16 	Third, first, and second couples allemande. All finish on own sides.

  17-24 	First couple turn half way round giving left hands, man faces up woman down. First man dances up between the second couple and casts off around the second man's place into second place while the first woman dances down between the third couple and cast up around the third woman's place into second place. First couple turn once round giving left hands to finish back to back in the center facing own sides. Meanwhile second and third couples dance rights and lefts.

  25-32 	Second, first, and third couples dance double triangles.


created: 2014-04-09 19:20:12.048693+00
last_modified: 2018-06-02 15:06:27.188542+00
name: Bob Shakespeare's Jig
ucname: BOB SHAKESPEARES JIG
intensity_bars: 880/888/800/888
devised: 2012-09-01
notes:
  Written to celebrate the 70th birthday of Bob Shakespeare a well known local musician and band leader in September 2012


created: 2013-12-06 01:08:24.119023+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:37.767287+00
name: All The Young Loons
ucname: ALL THE YOUNG LOONS
intensity_bars: 800 822 800 888
notes:
  I was recently delighted to learn (courtesy of The Buckie Loon) that 'loon' means 'lad', at least if you come from near Aberdeen. This dance is inscribed to all the young loons who have recently been gracing the dance floors of Seattle, bringing with them a splendid mix of verve, gallantry and - let's face it - lunacy.
  (I leave it to others to pay suitable tribute to the lasses.)
  - Rachel Pusey, Sep 2012


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-02-17 18:29:27.210716+00
name: Chevy Chase
ucname: CHEVY CHASE
intensity_bars: 800 844 844 844
notes:
  The dance notes elaborate that "The Ballad of Chevy Chase tells of a battle in 1388 between Harry Percy (Hotspur) and the son of the Black Douglas. On the night before the battle, Douglas dreamed that he saw a dead man win a fight. Douglas was mortally wounded and ordered his men to conceal his corpse. Hotspur was beaten and ordered to yield formally to a bracken bush. Hidden in the bush was the body of Douglas."


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-06-25 06:32:16.290758+00
name: Amethyst
ucname: AMETHYST
intensity_bars: 8888/8888/8888/8888
notes:
  Peter and Vivian Russell met at the K-W Branch in 1967, married and have shared many interests and hobbies. Vivian is a school teacher and at one time taught a SCD Children's Class. In Peter's work in Earth Sciences, he developed a hobby of collecting minerals. Another hobby is SCD. Both of these are pictured in the dance, which is named for Ontario's mineral emblem, "Amethyst," found near Thunder Bay. The diamond poussette represents the crystal forms, and the mirror reels the "teamwork" of atoms working together to form a perfect gem. 1st couple turning represents Peter's and Vivian's interest in dancing. Another joint interest is camping, and a favourite spot is near Thunder Bay on the Sibley Peninsula, with views over the lake to the hills called "The Sleeping Giant." Peter was born in Leeds, England, while Vivian was Canadian Born in Strathroy, Ontario.


created: 2002-04-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-10-23 11:07:09.495632+00
name: Ayers Rock
ucname: AYERS ROCK
intensity_bars: 8888 8888 8888 8008
devised: 1991-01-01
notes:
  Ayers Rock is now more commonly known by its Aboriginal name <<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru|Uluru>>.


created: 2002-04-29 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:39.705175+00
name: Beacon On The Law
ucname: BEACON ON THE LAW
intensity_bars: 888 888 800 800
notes:
  The volcanic cone, around which our town of Dundee is built, is called the Law" which is the Gaelic term for "hill". A beacon was lit upon the Law to warn of the approach of the Spanish Armada."


created: 2003-10-20 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 00:07:32.072637+00
name: Banchory Reel, The
ucname: BANCHORY REEL
intensity_bars: 800 888 888 888
devised: 2003-06-01
notes:
  Written summer 2003 by John Trew to commemorate the visit to the Kingston ON area, of the Banchory Strathspey & Reel Society.


created: 2005-02-13 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-09-15 20:32:55.352226+00
name: Barop Wedding
ucname: BAROP WEDDING
intensity_bars: 800 888 888 880
devised: 2003-01-01
notes:
  See <<http://www.strathspey.org/lists/strathspey%40strathspey.org/m/40620/>> and <<http://www.strathspey.org/lists/strathspey%40strathspey.org/m/40623/>>.


created: 2001-06-13 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-09-01 11:08:42.977649+00
name: Beal's Reel
ucname: BEALS REEL
intensity_bars: 84400 88800 80440 80880 80008
devised: 1980-01-01
notes:
  "I wrote it in 1980 and modified it slightly in 1991. The tune is Whimsey ; and Beal enjoys Dorothy Sayers’ Peter Wimsey books, puns, and the three spellings of whimsy."


created: 2011-09-02 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-11-10 11:43:55.900818+00
name: Balmoral Castle
ucname: BALMORAL CASTLE
intensity_bars: 8888 8888 8888 8088
devised: 1998-01-01
notes:
  Derived from the <<ddd:Balmoral Strathspey#373>> by switching [9-16] with [17-24]; this dance flows better.


created: 1999-06-09 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-03-17 13:52:38.598607+00
name: Ann Lindsey's Strathspey
ucname: ANN LINDSEYS STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 880 808 800 880
devised: 1997-01-01
notes:
  The notes say this was devised " by Charles Snowdon for his wife Ann Lindsey and danced for the first time at their wedding in Madison in 1997."


created: 2010-09-15 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-07-12 14:32:12.186307+00
name: Birls Allowed
ucname: BIRLS ALLOWED
intensity_bars: 844 888 088 880
devised: 2010-02-01
notes:
  Note:- Unofficial Variation (but with the approval of the deviser Alex Taylor) for bars 17-24 :- 
  AS 3s+2s Set & Rotate ALSO 1s full wide graceful RH turn + LH back OR 1s birl RH / then LH.
  Source:  Dance Programme, Stirling Branch Summer Dancing, 10th June 2017.   Nicol McLaren.

  "Birls Allowed" was issued as a single sheet with music and was given out at a dance run by Stirling Castle Country Dance Club in 2011.


created: 2018-08-28 20:01:02.119408+00
last_modified: 2018-09-24 10:04:07.959599+00
name: Ralph Allen's Fancy
ucname: RALPH ALLENS FANCY
intensity_bars: 440/880/888/844
notes:
  Ralph Allen (1693-1764) owned the stone quarries of Bath and supplied the architect John Wood with the stone that gives the city its defining character.


created: 2002-03-02 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-07-25 22:48:16.158901+00
name: Best Man, The
ucname: BEST MAN
intensity_bars: 822/888/888/800
devised: 1992-10-21
notes:
  Level: intermediate

  For Tom Chisholm, with many thanks for a great time.  Tom was Chairman of The Thistle Club for a number of years.  He lived in Best, a village near Eindhoven.

  When danced to recorded music: Sandy Nixon's Repeat Prescription, The Cuckoo Clock.


created: 2018-09-18 22:18:30.937481+00
last_modified: 2018-09-24 18:56:18.430667+00
name: One Good Jig
ucname: ONE GOOD JIG
devised: 2014-12-01
notes:
  Devised by a committee: David Michael, Sarah Binder, Ron Jackson, Susan Jackson, Scott Kalberer, Charlotte Baldwin, John Bonham, Linda Lieberman, Gary Lieberman,


created: 1998-04-05 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-02 10:49:08.54137+00
name: Black House, The
ucname: BLACK HOUSE
intensity_bars: 80 80 88 88
devised: 1991-04-03
notes:
  Level: beginners/intermediate

  Suitable recorded music:  "Edinburgh Jigs"  in "A Dancer's Miscellany Vol I", track 7 by Muriel Johnstone's Band.


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:40.978256+00
name: Bobby Brown's Canadian Breakdown
ucname: BOBBY BROWNS CANADIAN BREAKDOWN
intensity_bars: 8484 4848 7777 8888
notes:
  It should really be obvious to Scottish country dancers but in order to
  avoid confusion especially in the younger generation it bears repeating that
  this dance gets its name from <<ddp:Brown, Bobby>>, the late Canadian
  Scottish dance band leader, not from
  <<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Brown|Bobby Brown>>, the R&B/soul singer
  and ex-husband of the late Whitney Houston.


created: 2018-09-18 22:13:36.612458+00
last_modified: 2018-09-24 22:02:04.479656+00
name: Mrs. Virginia Cunning's Strathspey
ucname: MRS VIRGINIA CUNNINGS STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 888/800/844/880
devised: 1997-07-01
notes:
  We had been dancing "Minister on the Loch" and Virginia loved the "turn 1½" in strathspey time. This was for her birthday in 1997


created: 2018-08-28 20:08:20.486059+00
last_modified: 2018-09-27 13:22:37.464691+00
name: Sulis Minerva
ucname: SULIS MINERVA
intensity_bars: 888/404/888/828
notes:
  Sulis Minerva was the goddess of the thermal springs in Bath. The Roman Temple beside the springs was dedicated to her. She was believed to have the power to heal, and to right wrongs.


created: 2018-10-02 00:43:37.367208+00
last_modified: 2018-10-02 00:43:37.367208+00
name: Bizzy Bee Reel, The
ucname: BIZZY BEE REEL
devised: 2012-04-01
notes:
  This dance was written for a friend of mine, Paul Grzybek, who died way too young. I first met him at his shop named Bizzy Bee where he bought and sold used CDs and repaired vacuum cleaners.


created: 2014-08-26 19:26:10.682719+00
last_modified: 2018-08-31 13:49:25.384362+00
name: Bruntsfield Links, The
ucname: BRUNTSFIELD LINKS
intensity_bars: 8000/8800/8880/8888
devised: 2002-06-01
notes:
  Devised for Sophia Marriage and Jonathan Pryce in honour of their wedding in St Martin of Tours Episcopal Church in Edinburgh on the 6th of July, 2002 and performed at the ensuing celebrations in The Hub. With much love and best wishes for the future.

  Sophi and Jonathan both lived in Bruntsfield throughout their courtship, and bought a house together in Bruntsfield as their first marital home. 


  Eric's crib was derived from the video.


created: 1997-08-28 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-02 09:23:49.030684+00
name: Black Magic
ucname: BLACK MAGIC
intensity_bars: 008 088 888 888
notes:
  In this dance all couples start on the opposite side, and 4c is leading couple, starting from the bottom.  The final positions are 1243, the normal situation where dancing couple and their neighbours switch places.  In fact this is just a normal 3C/4L dance turned round and starting from the bottom.  That is why the progression is given here as (2,1,3).

  The notes say "this dance is suitable for Occasions such as Hallowe'en or Friday 13th."


created: 2002-03-25 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-01 09:14:12.445248+00
name: Bonnie Charlie
ucname: BONNIE CHARLIE
intensity_bars: 8888/8000/8888/8000
devised: 1985-01-01
notes:
  Devised to teach reels of four. The title refers to Bonnie Prince Charlie.

  In the notes, Ed Stern says, "The dance is a very forgiving dance for beginners, and they will get through it successfully even if they face the wrong way to begin the reel of four."


created: 1999-08-06 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:27.411263+00
name: Braes of Breadalbane, The
ucname: BRAES OF BREADALBANE
intensity_bars: 800 844 888 880
devised: 1795-01-01
notes:
  Breadalbane, from the Gaelic *bràghad Albainn* (»the upper part of
  Alba (Scotland)«) is an area in the southern Highlands and today
  mostly part of the »Loch Lomond and the Trossachs« national park.


created: 1998-07-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-13 22:02:10.209729+00
name: Bonnie Wells, The
ucname: BONNIE WELLS
intensity_bars: 8888 8888 8888 8008
devised: 1992-01-01
notes:
  > The Bonnie Wells o' Wearie were situated in Holyrood Park at the foot of Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh.


created: 2017-12-04 16:56:12.384089+00
last_modified: 2019-10-10 09:12:36.526401+00
name: Jacquie's Fankle
ucname: JACQUIES FANKLE
intensity_bars: 707/888/868/888
devised: 2006-12-01
notes:
  Dedicated to Jacquie Riddell, member of the class in Cockburnspath, who asked me to write a dance for her.  She suggested the title.  This is the result.


created: 2011-06-13 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-15 22:37:54.445094+00
name: Bruce Frazer's Jig
ucname: BRUCE FRAZERS JIG
intensity_bars: 8888 8888 4444 8888
devised: 2006-05-24
notes:
  Bruce Frazer's Jig was devised to celebrate the many years Bruce has taught SCD classes in the Frimley Green area.  The dance was originally called "Bruce Frazer's Farewell to Frimley Green", and was performed by the 'Badenoch Dancers' on 24th May 2006 at the farewell party to mark Bruce's move back to Scotland.  The 'Badenoch Dancers' were a team which Bruce coached for competition at the Slough Arts Festival. 


created: 2013-07-20 13:28:43.742758+00
last_modified: 2018-01-06 22:48:20.65737+00
name: Bruce Frazer of Strathkinness
ucname: BRUCE FRAZER OF STRATHKINNESS
intensity_bars: 880 844 844 844
devised: 2013-01-01
notes:
  In recognition of Bruce Frazer's contribution to the work of the RSCDS, most recently in Fife, and to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the St. Andrews Branch.


created: 2001-07-19 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:36.145414+00
name: Bonnie Breist Knots, The
ucname: BONNIE BREIST KNOTS
intensity_bars: 440 840 844 866
notes:
  The original music is written as 64 bars of Strathspey in 2/4 time, with 2 bars per step.  It is more convenient to read this as a normal 32-bar Strathspey in 4/4 time.

  Collected in Roxburghshire


created: 1998-07-09 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-10-23 21:49:08.514268+00
name: Bridge Over The Atlantic
ucname: BRIDGE OVER THE ATLANTIC
intensity_bars: 888/888/888/888
devised: 1975-09-01
notes:
  Bars 1-16 were devised by John Gradon, and 17-32 by Derek Haynes.

  First published in SD Archives, september 1975

  Clachan Bridge links Seil Island with the mainland, crossing waters of the Atlantic.  The dance tells the story of boys on one side of the bridge and girls on the other, dancing on their own sides.  One couple cross over the bridge and then return.  Bars 17-32 represent the wedding procession and festivities.  


created: 2011-06-14 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-08-31 17:38:03.584483+00
name: Burntisland Jig, The
ucname: BURNTISLAND JIG
intensity_bars: 80800 88888 82842 84844
notes:
  There are five islands in the Firth of Forth: May, Inchkeith, Inchmickery, Inchcolm, Inchgarvie.  It is a small step to a five couple dance.  There is one 'island' however which is not an 'island' - Burntisland.  Hence the name of the dance.


created: 2000-04-11 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-01-29 23:19:10.401805+00
name: Burns Night
ucname: BURNS NIGHT
intensity_bars: 66 66 88 88
devised: 1998-01-01
notes:
  In addition to various youtube videos, there is a also a short video of 2 couples dancing this in Kyiv, Ukraine for the 2025 Burn's Night. See <<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fa0zCLO-s2-LZuFt_nHOoIvP4RyAcafW/view>>.


created: 2018-03-10 21:54:10.086858+00
last_modified: 2018-03-10 21:54:10.086858+00
name: Daniel and Roger's Wedding
ucname: DANIEL AND ROGERS WEDDING
intensity_bars: 8844/8888/8000/8888
devised: 2017-10-01
notes:
  Devised to help celebrate the wedding of Daniel Capron and Roger Juplo on 10 March 2018.

  Daniel and Roger met through Scottish Country Dancing. In autumn 2005 Daniel took the initiative to launch the Gay Gordons group in London. Nearly 12 years later Roger came to the annual Gay Gordons picnic in Kensington Gardens at one of the London Dancing in the Park events. Good things come - eventually - to those who wait!


created: 1998-04-29 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:43.29671+00
name: Campbell's Hornpipe
ucname: CAMPBELLS HORNPIPE
intensity_bars: 8448 8008 8444 0888
devised: 1973-01-01
notes:
  For many years erroneous cribs have asserted that 4c+3c+2c dance down under the arch and then cast up.  This has now been corrected, but those cribs are still present on the Web.


created: 2002-04-28 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-10-29 14:16:04.74178+00
name: Brunette d'Ecosse
ucname: BRUNETTE DECOSSE
intensity_bars: 884 888 844 888
devised: 1993-03-01
notes:
  Devised for Lindsey and Philippe Rousseau.

  'Brunette' is a type of French song which came into existence at about the same time as the strathspey became a form of dance.


created: 1998-10-18 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-27 19:28:41.152641+00
name: Brownrigg Reel, The
ucname: BROWNRIGG REEL
intensity_bars: 8800 0088 8888 8444
devised: 1996-01-01
notes:
  Bobby Brown's band worked as the Brownrigg Company, in Toronto (?) Canada. Trew wrote this dance for the Band, and one more for each member.


created: 1998-11-14 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-01-12 20:49:44.807086+00
name: Burnieboozle
ucname: BURNIEBOOZLE
intensity_bars: 800 888 888 888
notes:
  "Burnieboozle is the name of the house where Jim and Rhoda McMillan live in Formby. The dance has been written to honour Jim's year as the President of the Lancashire and Cheshire Federation of Scottish Societies 1987-88"


created: 2000-11-22 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-12-19 12:00:47.812816+00
name: Celtic Reel, The
ucname: CELTIC REEL
intensity_bars: 80 88 88 84
notes:
  In the original text, this was a 3-couple dance, with 1c dancing the ½ Fig8 down on [29-32], and 3c only being »posts«. The conversion to a 2c dance was approved by Barry in his »Strathspey« message <<sspey:23362>>. In the 3C variant, 1st couple, at the end, dances the 1/2 Figure of 8 round 3rd couple instead of the 2nd.


created: 2001-05-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-27 21:39:40.385701+00
name: Ciamar a Tha (How are You?)
ucname: CIAMAR A THA HOW ARE YOU
intensity_bars: 804 840 822 866
devised: 1992-01-01
notes:
  For the 21st anniversary of the Ilkley SCD club.  
  Pronunciation Kamera Ha or (better) Kem ar-a haa oo.


created: 1998-11-14 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:43.656612+00
name: Cashmere Shawl, The
ucname: CASHMERE SHAWL
intensity_bars: 800 822 844 666
notes:
  On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 the author wrote to <strathspey@strathspey.org>

  The right shoulder pass was a deliberate choice because the two half reels are not the
  same - first couple's track during the second half reel is shorter than during the first
  half reel. 

  The right shoulder pass forces first couple to pass wide which means that they should
  finish on the side-lines rather than in from the side-lines - which can easily happen if
  they dance the reels at the same speed / in the same way.


created: 1998-04-05 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-11-09 21:04:39.579622+00
name: Caldercruix
ucname: CALDERCRUIX
intensity_bars: 800 888 888 888
devised: 1993-03-01
notes:
  The notes say this dance was for the wedding, in Caldercruix, of James Kutzner and Alma Gollogly in June 1993.


created: 2011-10-15 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-09-02 19:52:15.234148+00
name: Birthday in Prague
ucname: BIRTHDAY IN PRAGUE
intensity_bars: 800 880 880 828 808
notes:
  To commemorate George Flett's remarkable birthday in Prague.   

  The formation on bars 1-4 is an "Allemande Right", known from 19th century dances, and re-introduced into SCD by Derek Haynes."


created: 2018-09-15 16:27:49.9245+00
last_modified: 2018-09-15 16:58:08.843897+00
name: Golden Hills of Glen Orrin, The
ucname: GOLDEN HILLS OF GLEN ORRIN
devised: 2015-09-01
notes:
  Written to mark the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Margaret & Norman Hill in September 2015 & danced to a tune especially commissioned by members of the Glen Orrin Dancers and composed by Marian Anderson.


created: 2013-01-01 13:30:30.000294+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:44.558935+00
name: Cold Quarry Jig
ucname: COLD QUARRY JIG
intensity_bars: 844 866 844 888
devised: 2011-01-01
notes:
  Full source from Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9F7362yxjg

  Published on 15 april 2012

  The 15th Bluebonnet Ball was held on March 31, 2012. Our excellent musicians--Mara Shea from North Carolina on the fiddle, and Dave Wiesler form Delaware on piano. This dance, Cold Quarry Jig, was devised by John Roby and is danced to an original tune by Dave Wiesler. See dance description below.

  Cold Quarry Jig 32J3 Roby 2011

  1-4 1s cross and cast; 2s step up on 3-4
  5-8 1s petronella right and set, while corners set and change by RH along the sides, facing out ends of set to start the reel
  9-14 Six bar reel of three across the dance with 1s giving left shoulder to corner on the left (second corner position)
  15-16 1s petronella right
  17-20 1s turn 3/4 RH to end woman between 2s and man between 3s
  21-24 1s petronella right and set, while corners cross by the RH facing away to start the reel
  25-30 Six bar reel of three along the sides with 1s giving left shoulder to corner on the left (first corner position)
  31-32 All cross RH to finish 3,1,2 on own sides


created: 2014-04-17 22:15:56.348789+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:44.831204+00
name: Connie's Favorites
ucname: CONNIES FAVORITES
intensity_bars: 767 16 16 16 880
notes:
  Source: crib from the 2014 Highland Mist Ball (St. Louis, Missouri) will be held on Saturday, JUN 28.

  CONNIE'S FAVORITES
  LEVEL: 	Advanced
  FORMATION: 	A three-couple set
  SOURCE: 	Tom Bellinghausen
  TEMPO: 	32-bar strathspey
  01 - 04 	All three couples set and link for three on the side.
  05 - 06	1st man & 3rd woman change places by the right hand.
  07 - 08	All change places with partner, by the right hand, up and down the set.
  09 - 10	All chase 1/4 round the set clockwise, end 3-2-1 on own side.
  11 - 22	Rights and lefts for 3 couples.
  23 - 24	All set on the side.
  24 - 32	1st cpl & 2nd cpl rondel (end 3-1-2).


created: 2014-03-21 20:37:28.655039+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:44.927166+00
name: Convict Ship, The
ucname: CONVICT SHIP
intensity_bars: 88 44 88 88
notes:
  This dance tells the story of a convict ship travelling to Australia
  1–8       Portholes of the ship
  9–12     Hoisting the sails
  13–16   Lowering the sails
  17–24   Tacking through the Great Barrier Reef on the final approach to Australia
  25–32   Negotiating the waves near the shore


created: 2002-03-04 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:44.957412+00
name: Cooma Highland Reel
ucname: COOMA HIGHLAND REEL
intensity_bars: 888 888 888 888
notes:
  The sole source for this dance is a Ball programme found on a website in Cabramurra, NSW, Australia, on 30 may 1992.  The programme included many other, more common, dances.  No information on the background of the programme or on the devisers was given, though it is told that the “Trip to Cabramurra” was a once-only get-together of some local SCD groups. 

  COOMA HIGHLAND REEL  

  3 facing 3 32R

  • 6 hands round and back

  • reel of 3 with person on right and right opposite

  • same 3 people 3 hands across and back

  • advance and retire and pass through to new set of 3 people.
  . 


created: 2018-03-11 10:27:39.661309+00
last_modified: 2018-03-17 19:21:27.043892+00
name: Romancing Ramona
ucname: ROMANCING RAMONA
devised: 2018-01-01
notes:
  “Devised for Ramona Zohm and Matthias Rank on the occasion of their wedding on 9th March 2018. Ramona and Matthias met during their studies in Finland where both sang in a student choir. The dance represents the efforts Matthias took to attract Ramona's attention and finally win her heart.”


created: 2012-09-02 20:38:47.158772+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:35.01451+00
name: Compleat Gardener, The
ucname: COMPLEAT GARDENER
intensity_bars: 880 800 844 888
devised: 2006-07-01
notes:
  This dance was devised to celebrate David Vandegrift’s retirement from a long and successful teaching career.


created: 2011-08-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-09-01 22:57:22.453341+00
name: Sheena and Bill's Strathspey
ucname: SHEENA AND BILLS STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 888/888/888/808
notes:
  This dance is dedicated to Sheena and Bill McLatchie. As well as their commitment to the Waverley Scottish Society both are very involved in the Melbourne and District Branch of the RSCDS.


created: 2011-08-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-09-01 23:21:32.189176+00
name: Monash Mixer, The
ucname: MONASH MIXER
intensity_bars: 444/888/555/888
notes:
  Waverley Scottish Society is based in the City of Monash, named for Sir John Monash, engineer, lawyer and soldier. Commander in Chief of the Australian Corps in WW1, he was called "the best General of the Western Front".


created: 2012-07-19 23:42:32.884384+00
last_modified: 2024-12-27 18:03:11.474158+00
name: Custom Builder, The
ucname: CUSTOM BUILDER
intensity_bars: 800 844 844 800
devised: 2010-09-07
notes:
  In memory of Sue's uncle George, who was a custom home builder in New Jersey and died on 7 September 2010 at age 86.


created: 2003-02-16 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-01-16 21:38:02.525918+00
name: Widdershins
ucname: WIDDERSHINS
intensity_bars: 800 822 866 888
notes:
  > "Widdershins" means the "Witches' Way", when figures, notably circles, ran the
  opposite way, or left hands were given without a right hand figure first.
  > In past years few people would have risked such recklessness with the Spirit World....
  >
  > Dedicated to the late Susan Nedderman, with thanks for her excellent classes -
  > and memories of Teachers' Examination nerves, when anything can happen...


created: 1998-11-14 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-02-17 12:08:02.511798+00
name: Cramond Bridge
ucname: CRAMOND BRIDGE
intensity_bars: 800 844 844 844
notes:
  According to the notes Valerie Farr's maiden name was Crammond and "Cramond Bridge spans the River Almond on the Western outskirts of the City of Edinburgh."


created: 2003-05-04 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:45.840904+00
name: Crowcombe and Stogumber
ucname: CROWCOMBE AND STOGUMBER
intensity_bars: 800 844 888 888
devised: 2001-06-06
notes:
  For Ken McFarland and the SC dancers on the English Manors Tour 2001.  Crowcombe and Stogumber (CROW-come and Sta-GUM-ber) are two villages in Somerset near Halsway (HALL-zee) Manor where Ken arranged for us to stay and dance.


created: 2001-10-18 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-01-13 00:22:04.335287+00
name: Currie Mountain
ucname: CURRIE MOUNTAIN
intensity_bars: 800 844 844 888
notes:
  A note from the dance which may be of interest:

  "Currie Mountain is a pine-clad hill on the left bank of the Saint John River five miles east of Fredericton. For many years the property of the Currie Family, the mountain was donated to in 1965 to the University of New Brunswick by Dr Earl Turner on condition that it remain in its natural state."


created: 2018-03-11 10:32:22.273935+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 00:34:20.190517+00
name: Bavaria Birl
ucname: BAVARIA BIRL
notes:
  “Devised on the occasion of the wedding of Ramona Zohm and Matthias Rank – two dancers not averse to a good birl! – in Munich, 9th March 2018.”


created: 2005-03-20 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-09 08:41:32.86196+00
name: Dance Illustrator, The
ucname: DANCE ILLUSTRATOR
intensity_bars: 8888 8888 8004 8888
devised: 2003-07-01
notes:
  The notes say this was devised "by Sue Porter July 2003 for her father, Dan Blackwood's 80th birthday on 4th August 2003, which he celebrated while attending the Senior Class at Summer School. Dan is the illustrator of the Society's notelets and many posters depicting dances. This dance shows his connection with the Scouts, painting and having a 'reel' good time dancing."

  Published as a 4 page leaflet (information from <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2548/|issue 2548>>).


created: 2018-03-11 10:43:51.779643+00
last_modified: 2024-11-02 11:01:23.48905+00
name: Summer Party, A
ucname: SUMMER PARTY
devised: 2018-03-01
notes:
  “Devised for Matthias [Rank] and Ramona [Zohm] on the occasion of their wedding with thanks for much fun I had dancing with them at Summer School in St Andrews.”


created: 2011-08-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-07-15 09:50:15.150963+00
name: Elegant Gentleman, The
ucname: ELEGANT GENTLEMAN
devised: 2007-01-01
notes:
  Devised in 2007 by Sandra Turton and Norma Craven of the 51st Club (Johannesburg Branch) in memory of Geoff Muller, a dancer of note, an inspiring teacher and a truly elegant gentleman.


created: 1998-07-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-17 21:46:33.470882+00
name: Deveron Reel, The
ucname: DEVERON REEL
intensity_bars: 8008 0880 0880 8888 8668
devised: 1977-01-01
notes:
  Drewry writes that the river Deveron is one of the major rivers of N.E Scotland. It rises in the hills N.W. of Alford and flows through Huntly being joined by the Bogie. Huntly Castle, home of the Clan Gordon chiefs, was built at this confluence. The Deveron reaches the Moray Firth between the towns of Banff and Macduff.


created: 2002-01-08 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-27 19:25:14.41079+00
name: Devil in the Bearpit, The
ucname: DEVIL IN THE BEARPIT
intensity_bars: 880 771 808 888
devised: 1998-10-30
notes:
  Variant on ladies chain figure and an unexpected entrance to Poussette. Devised on 30 October 1998, to be danced to the music for Deil Amang the Tailors. The Devil in the title is, of course, the one who has finished with the Tailors and is now in Berne, Switzerland, visiting the city's chief tourist attraction.


created: 2002-03-11 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-10-14 20:06:36.505519+00
name: Dundee Sailor, The
ucname: DUNDEE SAILOR
intensity_bars: 888 800 822 844
devised: 1995-01-01
notes:
  This dance was devised for Ellen and Ferry Schütt. They met in wartime Dundee, where Ferry was stationed as a sailor in the submarine corps.


created: 2001-04-29 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-03-16 11:05:21.678508+00
name: Dancing Ribbons
ucname: DANCING RIBBONS
intensity_bars: 8888 8888 8888 0888
devised: 2000-08-01
notes:
  Devised by  Michael Mudrey and Dyan Steenport, August, 2000, and inspired by the twisting, winding roads in the Keweenaw Peninsula, Upper Michigan.


created: 2002-11-03 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-04-25 10:06:10.577179+00
name: Dee in Spring, The
ucname: DEE IN SPRING
intensity_bars: 880 888 888 888
devised: 1996-04-01
notes:
  The dance was presented to Sally Dee at the April 1996 Salem Spring Party in Salem, Massachusetts. The dance is meant to express timeless strength, beauty, and joy, like the Dee in Spring.

  Being originally devised in April 1996, the dance was revised and corrected in September 2013.


created: 2012-12-17 23:24:59.985203+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:47.266887+00
name: Double Diamond, A
ucname: DOUBLE DIAMOND
intensity_bars: 800 888 888 800 888
devised: 2012-01-01
notes:
  Dedicated to Isabelle on her 17th birthday.  So called because both the Queen and Winchester Branch celebrate their Diamond Jubilee this year.


created: 2018-03-14 14:22:31.212783+00
last_modified: 2018-03-15 23:19:19.18102+00
name: Ballylesson's Ruby Celebrations
ucname: BALLYLESSONS RUBY CELEBRATIONS
intensity_bars: 80800/88808/80880/80800
devised: 2018-01-01
notes:
  Ballylesson Dance Class was formed fourty years ago, five of the original members are still dancing in the class.   This dance with devised to show appreciation for the excellent tuition the class has received over these years from our talented teachers, Hilary Ferguson, Sharon Ross and present teacher Linda Cooper. 


created: 2002-11-13 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:28.049683+00
name: Deacon of the Weavers, The
ucname: DEACON OF THE WEAVERS
intensity_bars: 880 800 822 844
notes:
  The dance was taken from "A Collection of Scots Reels or Country Dances for the year 1769" by <<ddp:Bremner, Robert>>.

  In the table of contents in the original Book 25 publication this dance was just called "Deacon of the Weavers" but was "The Deacon of the Weavers" in the dance page and elsewhere in later publications.


created: 1999-07-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:34.732208+00
name: Domino Five
ucname: DOMINO FIVE
intensity_bars: 44448 80808 08088 42442
notes:
  This dance is included to give an example of basic right and left shouldered reels of three from each starting position


created: 2002-03-03 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-03-19 09:38:05.44882+00
name: Duns 500
ucname: DUNS 500
intensity_bars: 8080 0808 8888 8080 0808 4444 8888 8888
devised: 1990-01-01
notes:
  Devised to mark the quincentenary in 1990 of the granting of the Burgh of Barony Charter to Duns, the county town of Berwickshire.  The tune, Eagle Hall, is the home of the well-known accordionist Marian Anderson.


created: 2006-10-26 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-01-17 23:51:21.911083+00
name: Drunken Sailor, The
ucname: DRUNKEN SAILOR
intensity_bars: 800/888/800/822
devised: 2003-02-01
notes:
  Edwin Werner revised this dance in 2011, changing the "Figures of Eight" in bars [17-24] into reels of three across with the end couple.   However, this variant has now (jan 2018) been withdrawn, and removed from SCDDB; only this original version remains. 


created: 2018-02-24 13:07:35.456372+00
last_modified: 2023-05-22 12:13:17.803144+00
name: Chiswick Jig, The
ucname: CHISWICK JIG
intensity_bars: 800/888/844/888
devised: 2018-02-01
notes:
  For the Chiswick Scottish Country Dance Club (<<http://www.chiswickscottish.org.uk/>>) who requested a fairly simple warm up jig to use as the first dance on a programme.


created: 1997-08-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-15 08:16:09.592973+00
name: Drumduan Cottage
ucname: DRUMDUAN COTTAGE
intensity_bars: 880 822 888 844
devised: 1977-01-01
notes:
  John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was for Margaret Hutcheon of Drumduan Cottage, Forres.

  The tune *Drumduan Cottage* was composed by Drummond Cook, who used to live at Drumduan Cottage.


created: 1998-09-30 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:32.461961+00
name: Drumtochty Glen
ucname: DRUMTOCHTY GLEN
intensity_bars: 888 888 844 888
notes:
  *From the publication (courtesy <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2187/|this issue>>):*

  "The dance was arranged for the Strathspey [sic] music composed by Nan
  Main for Miss Anderson.  Miss Anderson's home was in the Glen of
  Drumtochty, which lies between Auchinblae and Cairn o'Mount.  There are
  two Glens [sic], Drumtochty becoming Glen Sough as it nears the Cairn
  o'Mount; the hill opposite Miss Anderson's home is called Finella (the
  alternative tune, also composed by Nan Main)."

  *Additional information from Robb Quint:*

  "Drumtochty Glen itself is a small coastal valley about a dozen miles from the North Sea in the part of southern Aberdeenshire that once was the now erstwhile Kincardineshire, running upward and westward from the little village of Auchenblae. To its north is the 1,524-foot Goyle Hill and to its south the 1,358-foot Finella Hill, alongside the northeast slope of which the annual (typically fourth Saturday in June) Drumtochty Highland Games is held.

  At the head of the glen is Drumtochty Castle, an 1812 neo-gothic castellated mansion. During World War II this house was purchased by the Norwegian Government in Exile and used as a school for Norwegian refugee children. Between 1947 and 1971 it was a boys' preparatory school. Today it is privately owned and run as a small (and very luxurious) hotel and event center, particularly for "fairy-tale" weddings, not only for the setting and appearance of the "castle," but all the more so because of the nearby "fairy-tale" Saint Palladius (Episcopal) Church,which is often used for the wedding ceremony in conjunction with the receptions and accommodations at the mansion. Through the short glen (only about two miles from its head at the castle down to its foot at Auchenblae) runs the Luther Water, a left tributary of the North Esk. To the north of the glen is the mostly coniferous Drumtochty Forest."


created: 1999-08-09 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:36.228554+00
name: Dundee Reel
ucname: DUNDEE REEL
intensity_bars: 888/888/800/844/844
notes:
  This is the "Standard" version of this Jig, as described n the "Border Book", but many other versions have always existed.  The local 48-bar Dundee version is also on this database


created: 2004-06-13 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-02-15 22:51:03.215201+00
name: Electrification
ucname: ELECTRIFICATION
intensity_bars: 844 888 888 888
devised: 2004-01-01
notes:
  Inscribed "for Jaap Hellinghuizer, teacher of the Swilcan SCD group in Utrecht, who retired from his post in the Electrification Department of the Dutch Railways in May 2004."


created: 2001-10-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-08 10:18:27.066197+00
name: Duthie Park
ucname: DUTHIE PARK
intensity_bars: 8888 4884 8888 8888
notes:
  According to the dance notes "Duthie Park, one of Aberdeen's renowned municipal parks, dates back to 1880 when the land was gifted to the city by Miss Elizabeth Duthie of the shipbuilding family."


created: 2011-08-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-04 09:29:37.845955+00
name: Fairest Cape, The
ucname: FAIREST CAPE
devised: 2006-08-01
notes:
  Devised by Terry Lynne Harris, Pretoria, August 2006.

  Written for Barbara Martlew, in celebration of the Martlews' visit to our beautiful shores, 25August-10September2006.

  Notes:  
  "The fairest Cape we saw in the whole circumference of the earth." Sir Francis Drake, on entering Table Bay aboard the Golden Hind in 1580.

  The Slip Knot was devised by Mel Briscoe.


created: 2000-02-21 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:26.612084+00
name: Duke of Atholl's Reel, The
ucname: DUKE OF ATHOLLS REEL
intensity_bars: 88/44/80/88
devised: 1776-01-01
notes:
  <<link:thereel/332||9>> contains an extensive writeup by  <<ddp:Thomson, Meryl>> on the history of the dance and its music.


created: 2002-11-01 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-12-24 18:16:49.048368+00
name: Ferguson's Folly
ucname: FERGUSONS FOLLY
intensity_bars: 800 642 866 866
notes:
  This dance was written for Eric Ferguson, in gratitude for many years of cleaning the dance floor with his scraper after our weekly dance.


created: 2002-04-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-02-08 15:47:25.373785+00
name: Enjoy the Moment
ucname: ENJOY THE MOMENT
intensity_bars: 800 808 820 860
notes:
  A Note from "The Vienna Book":  
  For Beatrix (Bexi) Wepner who, during a beginners’ class, praised bar 6 of the allemande with the following words: “This is as close as you'll get in Scottish Country Dancing – Enjoy the Moment!”

  Crib derived from the video.  Eric


created: 1998-04-11 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-09 08:26:21.93493+00
name: Farewell, My Fancy
ucname: FAREWELL MY FANCY
intensity_bars: 844 844 888 888
devised: 1966-06-01
notes:
  Devised in June 1966 as a tribute to the late Matthew Sutherland and the contribution he made to our dancing.


created: 2000-04-09 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-01-17 02:31:25.497708+00
name: Flights of Fancy
ucname: FLIGHTS OF FANCY
intensity_bars: 808/888/448/804
devised: 1998-01-01
notes:
  Jeanetta McColl wrote this dance on a whim and felt that 6/8 pipe marches would be the appropriate musical accompaniment.  Her brother, lain, suggested that their father's composition be used as the title tune.


created: 1997-09-02 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:50.218633+00
name: Follow Me To Saint Andrews
ucname: FOLLOW ME TO SAINT ANDREWS
intensity_bars: 8008 0880 8888 8440 8448
devised: 1968-01-01
notes:
  Devised on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the “The Hague District Branch of the R.S.C.D.S.” in 1968, and named in appreciation of the many happy holidays spent in St Andrews at the RSCDS Summer School 


created: 2012-09-04 00:29:00.834068+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:50.427967+00
name: Foxgloves
ucname: FOXGLOVES
intensity_bars: 888 800 848 866
devised: 2009-09-01
notes:
  Original Description as sent to DanceData editors

  Foxgloves 	3C (3C Set) Jig 6x32

  1-8 	all set in line, cross RH, all set, cross RH

  9-16 	1c lead down the middle and up to end in 2nd place (2c step up) in double triangle
  position, ladies facing ladies’s side, men facing men’s side 

  17-18 	all set 

  19-20 	1c turn 3c in double triangle position

  21-22 	all set 

  23-24 	3c turn 1c back into 2nd place

  25-30 	mirror reels of three (1c starting up and out)

  31-32 	1c cast down into 3rd place (2c and 3c step up)

  (music: just a nice- not too fast- jig)


created: 2002-03-11 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-08-18 14:29:26.947028+00
name: Fly Fishers' Strathspey, The
ucname: FLY FISHERS STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 800/888/822/848
notes:
  A dance devised for the fortieth wedding anniversary of Pat and Ray Lawson, Scottish country
  dancers and fly fishers


created: 1998-11-14 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-04-21 23:46:16.58934+00
name: Flying Spur, The
ucname: FLYING SPUR
intensity_bars: 844/888/888/888
devised: 1977-01-01
notes:
  John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was for Jackie Johnstone of Dumfries.

  The Johnstone Clan Crest bears a winged spur, thus that name.


created: 1997-09-02 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:30.286399+00
name: Fairbridge Reel, The
ucname: FAIRBRIDGE REEL
intensity_bars: 484 808 484 484 808 888
devised: 1989-01-01
notes:
  The official description in book 45 tells 1c to finish the turn on bars [35-36] in second place; that makes it very hard to finish bars [37-40] correctly.

  The deviser, John Brenchley, responded as follows in the Strathspey List message 68984 of 27 June 2017. 

  “As Brian Charlton correctly states, The Fairbridge Reel was originally published in The Swan River Selection in 1992.  It was subsequently submitted by the Western Australia Branch and accepted for publication in Book 45.

  My original wording in the Swan River Selection for bars 33 - 36 stated: 

  "1st and 3rd couples set to partners, then turn three quarters with the right hand. 1st couple finish facing up with right hand joined.  3rd couple finish in third place on the wrong side.  2nd couple step up to top place on bars 35 - 36."

  Prior to the setting, 1st couple will be in the same place as they were after the petronella turn at the start of the dance, i.e. 1st woman slightly above first place and 1st man slightly below first place.  It seems logical to me that their right hand turn will therefore be in first place, not second place.  Although not stated in the instructions, 1st couple finish the turn on opposite sides and I expect 1st man to dance a polite turn in order to face up at the end of bar 36.

  In the demonstration being performed by the team at St Andrews in 2008, John Wilkinson and his partner as 1st couple clearly follow the above description.

  If I recall correctly, book 45 was issued prior to the current approach of sending the recommended wording to the dance devisor for review.  I was never consulted about the RSCDS version of the instructions so am not sure why they felt it necessary to include the words "at second place".  My only thought is that perhaps it was felt that there was too much time during bars 37 - 40 for the lead up and cast off, hence the suggestion that the turn should move slightly down the dance and give a greater distance to be covered in the next 4 bars.  I note that in TAC notes, they suggest that 1st lady should dance down into the turn which is presumably to help the turn move to second place.  There is also a display on You Tube danced by a team from Canberra Branch and this is exactly what both sets do, the women can be seen dancing down and the turn finishes nearer to second place than first place.  The dancers do not appear to have any great difficulty in doing this and still have enough time to lead up and cast  during the next 4 bars so I do not think the RSCDS version is "impossible" of "not even doable", just an unnecessary complication in my view

  I believe that by having 2nd couple step up during bars 35 - 36, 1st couple are forced to lead up slightly above first place before casting and this seems to fit the amount of time available during bars 37 - 40 without the need for steps to be either too short or too long.  I think after the setting, the next 6 bars should be danced as a flowing movement - it is not necessary to be regimented in keeping the turn to exactly 2 bars.

  In summary, my preference would be for the turn to be danced in first place as demonstrated by the team at St Andrews, but if some dancers follow the RSCDS wording exactly, its not going to overly worry me.

  Best wishes

  John Brenchley”


created: 2002-11-01 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-12-24 18:20:00.681206+00
name: Flowers for Christine
ucname: FLOWERS FOR CHRISTINE
intensity_bars: 8080 8686 8888 8484
devised: 2002-04-01
notes:
  This dance was devised for Christine Houwen's 50th birthday on 11 April 2002.  Christine has been our excellent treasurer for many years.


created: 2001-11-20 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-21 19:49:26.216653+00
name: Founder's Jig
ucname: FOUNDERS JIG
intensity_bars: 88 88 66 84
notes:
  Devised in honour of Miss Margaret Rae, the founder of Duns and District Branch, who sadly died shortly before this collection of dances was produced.


created: 2018-09-24 22:54:01.788975+00
last_modified: 2020-11-14 20:08:33.690109+00
name: Nimble Flower of Nyon, The
ucname: NIMBLE FLOWER OF NYON
intensity_bars: 880 842 824 808
devised: 2018-07-01
notes:
  A palindromic dance for <<ddp:#11236|Florence Burgy>> who is originally from Geneva but now lives in nearby Nyon.

  Florence discovered Scottish Country Dancing in her teens, was quickly hooked and later trained as an RSCDS teacher under the supervision of <<ddp:#3342|Avril and David Quarrie>> for whom she wrote <<ddd:#16857|A Dance to Say Thank You>>.


created: 2003-06-26 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:29.983123+00
name: Fifty Years On
ucname: FIFTY YEARS ON
intensity_bars: 0880 8888 8448 8888 8888
devised: 2002-01-01
notes:
  The Pilling diagram in the 8th edition is in error, see the supplement to the 8th edition for the correct one.


created: 1998-09-30 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:32.504517+00
name: Fraser's Favourite
ucname: FRASERS FAVOURITE
intensity_bars: 440 880 866 866
devised: 1972-01-01
notes:
  The publication states: "For Fraser Malcolm Patrick, born 8th August, 1972, son of Joye and Alistair Patrick, members of London Branch"


created: 1998-07-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-07 09:12:27.660737+00
name: Flowers of the West
ucname: FLOWERS OF THE WEST
intensity_bars: 8008/8008/8888/8888/8888
devised: 1992-01-01
notes:
  The notes explain that "Western Australia is often referred to as the Wild Flower State due to the abundance of its wildflower species."


created: 1998-04-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-10-25 22:04:56.242646+00
name: Garden Party, The
ucname: GARDEN PARTY
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/866
devised: 1993-03-25
notes:
  Level:  advanced.

  "For Rik and Claire de Vroome, whose house and garden are very often open to their dance-friends".

  When danced to recorded music, any good strathspey would do, but I prefer a softer one, as there are many circles in this dance.


created: 2018-04-05 17:32:30.560612+00
last_modified: 2025-07-15 15:18:52.219278+00
name: With a Smile
ucname: WITH A SMILE
intensity_bars: 880/448/660/660
devised: 2017-09-01
notes:
  Devised by Liebet Joubert, September 2017.  
  This dance was devised to celebrate John Hanley’s life; to remember the joy he brought to everyone around him.


created: 2003-05-06 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-04-12 22:26:22.050241+00
name: Gillian's Strathspey
ucname: GILLIANS STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 8800 8888 8888 8440 8008
devised: 2003-01-01
notes:
  The notes say "This dance is named after Gillian Barella in recognition of her teaching at the Nacton Scottish Country Dancing Group."


created: 2013-01-31 10:20:47.036746+00
last_modified: 2017-09-26 00:56:56.717877+00
name: George's Bees
ucname: GEORGES BEES
intensity_bars: 8484 8888 8888 8888
devised: 2012-01-01
notes:
  Devised for Allan's brother George Shepherd of Market Overton, Leicestershire on the occasion of his 70th birthday.


created: 2006-03-23 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-06 21:28:09.550149+00
name: White Pine, The
ucname: WHITE PINE
intensity_bars: 8888/8888/8888/8008/
notes:
  The Arboreal Emblem Act passed May 1, 1984 by the Ontario Legislature declared that *Pinus Strobus Linnaeus* known as the *Eastern White Pine* is to be the arboreal emblem of Ontario.


created: 2006-11-01 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-11-12 16:04:37.447959+00
name: Giants of Foudland, The
ucname: GIANTS OF FOUDLAND
intensity_bars: 888/444/444/888/888/888
devised: 2005-05-01
notes:
  "Inspired by the newly constructed Foudland wind turbines, seen turning for the first time in April 2005".


created: 1998-09-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-10-23 20:00:31.108505+00
name: Goat Fell Gallop, The
ucname: GOAT FELL GALLOP
intensity_bars: 4444 4444 8000 8444
notes:
  Inscribed "To celebrate Walter Proven's 50th birthday and to remind him of holidays on the Isle of Arran."


created: 2000-08-20 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-10-16 15:29:09.177309+00
name: Hamilton Welcome
ucname: HAMILTON WELCOME
intensity_bars: 80808 80808 84000 80040
devised: 1999-01-01
notes:
  Devised by Roy Goldring and presented to the Hamilton (Ontario) Branch of the RSCDS to commemorate his visit in 1999 to teach the Hamilton Week-end. This was the only visit Roy & Doreen Goldring made to North America


created: 2002-05-06 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-10-16 14:43:59.260092+00
name: Hamilton Hospitality
ucname: HAMILTON HOSPITALITY
intensity_bars: 80044 84400 88000 80080
devised: 1999-01-01
notes:
  Devised by Roy Goldring and presented to the Hamilton (Ontario) Branch of the RSCDS to commemorate his visit in 1999 to teach the Hamilton Week-end. This was the only visit Roy & Doreen Goldring made to North America


created: 1998-09-29 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:26.677257+00
name: Golden Pheasant, The
ucname: GOLDEN PHEASANT
intensity_bars: 888 880 888 844 888
notes:
  Source:  Button & Whitaker: Le Sylphe. An elegant Collection of Twenty four Country dances, the Figures by Mr Wilson for the year 1813.


created: 2011-12-09 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:34.816894+00
name: Golden Bracken (32-bar version)
ucname: GOLDEN BRACKEN 32BAR VERSION
intensity_bars: 800 844 866 888
notes:
  This dance was originally published in "Stepping Out Part 3" as a 24-bar dance, and later republished in "A Second Graded Book" with an added "circle and back" at the end, making it a 32-bar dance.


created: 1998-01-12 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-08-02 20:53:40.078474+00
name: Greenburn Reel, The
ucname: GREENBURN REEL
intensity_bars: 888 820 822 844
devised: 1982-01-01
notes:
  Inscribed "for John Moss, who now lives near Port Elgin ln New Brunswick, Canada".

  The notes in the Brodie Book say it was "devised between 1977 and 1982".


created: 2002-09-20 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-01-31 11:28:54.202832+00
name: Harry And The Harem
ucname: HARRY AND THE HAREM
intensity_bars: 8800 8888 8666 8888
notes:
  Dedicated to Harry Robertson for his unsurpassed generosity in squiring and partnering as many ladies as possible at the same time !!!!!


created: 2002-04-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:53.406482+00
name: Helen MacDonald of Forres
ucname: HELEN MACDONALD OF FORRES
intensity_bars: 844 888 888 888
devised: 1984-10-01
notes:
  Preferred recording: The Silver Tassie, bt Bobby Frewe Trio "Northern Jubilee". The lead tune is marked below.


created: 2006-05-31 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-12-18 16:42:19.426935+00
name: Heatherbrae
ucname: HEATHERBRAE
intensity_bars: 8484 8484 8888 8888 4848 4848 4444 4444 6666 7777 8888
devised: 2003-01-01
notes:
  The booklet states: "Dedicated to both Doncaster and Retford Branches of the RSCDS on my retirement as teacher of both branches with much love and happy memories, November, 2003."


created: 2013-01-05 08:59:53.486654+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:55.037865+00
name: Inverdruie Jig
ucname: INVERDRUIE JIG
intensity_bars: 888 880 848 888
devised: 1994-11-01
notes:
  For Bob Grant of Edinburgh when he taught at Coylumbridge Hotel.  The river Druie flows past that hotel and into the Spey.


created: 2005-11-02 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:53.744786+00
name: Highlander's Farewell
ucname: HIGHLANDERS FAREWELL
intensity_bars: 800 800 888 844
devised: 2004-01-01
notes:
  »Devised by Rod Downey, Wellington, New Zealand. TAC is a great place to meet dancers from all around the world, and similarly great musicians. At the 2004 TAC Summer School I met Mara Shea, from Raleigh, North Carolina and admired her fiddle playing greatly. Mara played with Bobby and Laird Brown and Lisa Scott on several nights at that School. Mara generously gifted me some of her CDs from her group ›The Elftones‹, and I was inspired to write a dance based on one of the tunes, a stirring reel called ›Highlander's Farewell‹.«


created: 2012-01-04 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:53.787091+00
name: Hirsel, The
ucname: HIRSEL
intensity_bars: 804 840 800 844 888
notes:
  Source: crib sheet of the RSCDS Delft Branch dance on 1997-10-04.  Source called "Leaflet"; no deviser named.  The Delft Branch was asked but cannot find any further information on either.


created: 2003-10-05 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2015-10-04 07:26:38.447944+00
name: Hooper's Double Jig
ucname: HOOPERS DOUBLE JIG
intensity_bars: 8008 8448 6666 8888
devised: 2007-01-01
notes:
  This dance long named Adrian Conrad as author, but in an e-mail (december 2010) to Eric Ferguson, Adrian wrote "Thank you for putting Iain McLennan-Brown's name in. Mine really shouldn't be mentioned. I'm only a publisher."


created: 1997-04-04 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-04-18 23:03:02.510289+00
name: Her Majesty's Crown
ucname: HER MAJESTYS CROWN
intensity_bars: 800 844 844 888
notes:
  Devised in July 1986 to commemorate several visits made to the Bluegrass by Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen, an avid horsewomen, has made regular tours of Kentucky to assess American stallions for her mares. On her second visit in 1986, she made a rare public appearance and worshipped with parishioners as St. John Episcopal Church in Versailles. Two Central Kentucky Branch members had the honour of being a part of that memorable service.


created: 2013-11-16 23:29:43.293487+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:54.051118+00
name: Howell at the Moon
ucname: HOWELL AT THE MOON
intensity_bars: 840 804 800 800
notes:
  For Herb And Kathryn Howell's 25th Wedding Anniversary.  2 versions:  A is Kathryn's Version of their Courtship,  B is Herb's Version of their Courtship 


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:54.849052+00
name: Ina Souter's Jig
ucname: INA SOUTERS JIG
intensity_bars: 880 808 800 888
devised: 1968-11-20
notes:
  Preferred Music: "Ashludie Rant" by Ian Holmes or Jimmy Shand, or "The Starry-Eyed Lassie" by Bobby Frew Four with Ian Powrie.  The corresponding tunes are shows as favourites below.


created: 1998-04-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-08-30 21:12:15.353665+00
name: I Met Her In St. Andrews
ucname: I MET HER IN ST ANDREWS
intensity_bars: 44 88 88 88
devised: 1988-01-01
notes:
  For Miriam and James Leonard, who married on the Isle of Arran in June 1988.  Miriam was the Thistle Club's treasure(r) for a long time.


created: 2012-09-02 16:42:01.658403+00
last_modified: 2023-10-04 23:38:46.126248+00
name: Iona Jig
ucname: IONA JIG
intensity_bars: 4444 8888 4444 8888
notes:
  Devised for a Friday evening dance in Iona Village Hall, for local dancers with no SCD experience.  Not published elsewhere than on this database.


created: 2002-10-13 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-04-20 10:49:06.383377+00
name: Irene McLean of Duns
ucname: IRENE MACLEAN OF DUNS
intensity_bars: 8800 8088 8800 8888
devised: 1999-11-01
notes:
  Irene McLean was well kent in the Bordeers in dancing circles, and contributed much to the life of the Duns and District Branch.


created: 1998-11-17 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-10 11:56:18.802919+00
name: Jamie's Jig
ucname: JAMIES JIG
intensity_bars: 844/800/12,12,12/444
notes:
  Marie Buckle writes, “Our son, Jamie, was indirectly responsible for introducing me to the Cambridge Scottish Society, a happy association”.


created: 1998-11-14 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:31.860765+00
name: Jennifer's Jig
ucname: JENNIFERS JIG
intensity_bars: 888 880 888 880
devised: 1968-01-01
notes:
  Dedicated to Jennifer Wilson.

  In June 2019 she was awarded an MBE for her contributions to Scottish Country Dancing and charity work. See <<https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/moray/1767662/queens-birthday-honours-two-moray-dancing-stalwarts-honoured-for-their-work/>> for more details.


created: 2002-03-11 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:23:56.132287+00
name: Johnny's New Jig
ucname: JOHNNYS NEW JIG
intensity_bars: 88 80 80 88
devised: 1985-01-01
notes:
  The author's note says: "the 2nd half of the dance is the same as "Lady Catherine Bruce's Reel. The dance can be used just before introducing the Allemande to a new beginner's class. An audience participation / teaching dance."


created: 2013-10-25 22:55:48.047785+00
last_modified: 2022-11-08 12:31:10.846313+00
name: John of Montrose
ucname: JOHN OF MONTROSE
intensity_bars: 840/844/844/888
devised: 2007-06-01
notes:
  John of Montrose was written for John McKillop ("now" (2007) living in Port Talbot, South Wales) for his 40th birthday last year 


created: 2006-03-23 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-06 21:55:58.254619+00
name: Tides of Cape d'Or, The
ucname: TIDES OF CAPE DOR
intensity_bars: 888/888/880/888
devised: 2004-04-01
notes:
  TIlis dance was devised to commemorate the visit by members of the Hamilton Branch to the Halifax International Weekend in 2001. Several members of the Branch afterwards stayed at Cape D'or which juts out into the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, at its northern end, and is scoured by fierce tidal rips containing numerous whirlpools.


created: 2002-04-19 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-23 20:26:59.951035+00
name: John Derek Evans
ucname: JOHN DEREK EVANS
intensity_bars: 800 888 800 880
devised: 1993-01-01
notes:
  Derek and his wife Emily dance in Ron Wallace's Santa Rosa class. Ron devised the dance after Emily commissioned the music as a gift for Derek.


created: 1998-04-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-03-21 09:39:26.794397+00
name: Kingston Flyer, The
ucname: KINGSTON FLYER
intensity_bars: 4444 4444 8000 8000
notes:
  The notes explain that "'The Kingston Flyer' was an affectionate nickname given (towards the end of the 19th Century) to the express passenger train operating between Gore, Lumsden and Kingston in Southland, New Zealand."


created: 2013-12-19 22:47:24.469678+00
last_modified: 2019-03-11 19:45:07.524347+00
name: Peinture, La
ucname: PEINTURE
intensity_bars: 822 888 888 808
devised: 2013-12-19
notes:
  Devised for Noor Seegers on becoming honorary member of the Geldermalsen Scottish Dance Club "White Heather", on its 25th anniversary.  This dance makes allusions to Noor's hobbies: SCD, Painting and the French language.

  Suggested recording: Amstel Court, by George Meikle and the Lothian S. Dance Band


created: 1998-12-10 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-01-09 22:39:56.02515+00
name: Where East Meets West
ucname: WHERE EAST MEETS WEST
intensity_bars: 844/880/888/888
devised: 1983-01-01
notes:
  Devised by John Drewry for the 1983 wedding of Mel and Ellie Briscoe, who met at TAC Summer School in Ontario when Mel lived in Massachusetts and Ellie lived in California. 


created: 2003-01-30 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-02-02 17:37:22.171861+00
name: Ladies from DeKalb, The
ucname: LADIES FROM DEKALB
intensity_bars: 800 844 844 844
devised: 2002-01-01
notes:
  Suggested music is Flights of Fancy from Celebrate 50 Years with the Boston Branch.

  This dance is dedicated to Mary Helen and Melissa, who drive in from DeKalb (45 minutes to an hour) each week to dance.


created: 1999-07-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-09 20:11:38.667061+00
name: Kinfauns Castle
ucname: KINFAUNS CASTLE
intensity_bars: 48884 48884 08080 84885
devised: 1968-01-01
notes:
  First published on a Glendarroch SCD Sheet in 1968.

  This can be done in a 3 couple set with a modification of bars 25-32: 1st with 2nd, then 1st with 3rd couples dance half poussettes ending in order 2,3,1.


created: 2002-04-19 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:28.284204+00
name: Ladies of Dunse, The
ucname: LADIES OF DUNSE
intensity_bars: 800 080 880 808 822
notes:
  The town of Duns (modern spelling) is in the Scottish borders,
  south-east of Edinburgh. The tune is »The Duchess of Buccleuch«
  (Buck-LOO), but Buccleuch is near Selkirk, which is quite a distance
  from Duns.


created: 1998-09-30 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:35.545721+00
name: Lads of Saltcoats, The
ucname: LADS OF SALTCOATS
intensity_bars: 84 84 80 88
notes:
  Saltcoats is a town on the west coast of Scotland, south-west of
  Glasgow. Its name is based on the earliest local industry, namely the
  extraction of salt from sea water.


created: 1998-04-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-09-18 21:13:08.768037+00
name: Langholm Fair
ucname: LANGHOLM FAIR
intensity_bars: 555 888 666 820
notes:
  This dance depicts a fair, where boys meet girls, celebrate "handfasting" (1-year trial marriage) and then marry.  There was a handfasting fair in Langholm, 16th-18th centuries..


created: 1997-08-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-17 21:39:52.303289+00
name: Lantern of the North, The
ucname: LANTERN OF THE NORTH
intensity_bars: 888/888/888/844
devised: 1977-01-01
notes:
  John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was written for a visit to Bavaria by Jennifer Hilson's team from Elgin.


created: 1997-09-04 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-03-20 09:58:25.185035+00
name: In the Eyes of Hitomi
ucname: IN THE EYES OF HITOMI
intensity_bars: 888/880/228/888
devised: 1990-01-01
notes:
  Devised by Tom Toriyama, October 1990 and revised March 1991.  
  For Mrs. Hitomi Sato, attained her Teacher’s Certificate.


created: 1997-12-28 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-03-20 17:43:17.984279+00
name: Junko and her Fellows
ucname: JUNKO AND HER FELLOWS
intensity_bars: 404/888/844/888
devised: 1990-10-01
notes:
  Devised by Tom Toriyama, October 1990, and inscribed to Mrs. Junko Matsuhashi, a keen teacher of the Tokyo Branch and the Urawa S.C.D. Group since 1970’s.


created: 2018-09-24 23:10:56.874498+00
last_modified: 2019-03-03 09:45:47.020862+00
name: Estate Revisited, The
ucname: ESTATE REVISITED
intensity_bars: 811/844/888/888
notes:
  Dedicated to the memory of our friend John Sturrock. We visited him and his wife Sheena in the summer of 2017.    
  Music: John M. Sturrock of Nether Rumgally.  


created: 1998-09-29 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:28.194763+00
name: Lady Mary Cochrane's Reel
ucname: LADY MARY COCHRANES REEL
intensity_bars: 840 800 822 880
notes:
  Note: In the original Book 26, 2nd couple stepped up on bars 15-16. This has been changed to align with the same 8 bar phrase in other dances.  
  (source: the combined RSCDS Books 25-30)


created: 2011-08-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-07-15 09:47:55.994522+00
name: Dance Wizard, The
ucname: DANCE WIZARD
intensity_bars: 8008/8888/8888/8888
devised: 2003-01-01
notes:
  Devised by Wouter Joubert, Pretoria, 2003, and dedicated to <<ddp:Boyd, Iain#44>>, a true dance Wizard.

  The tune I devised "The Dance Wizard" to was "He's o'er the hills that I lo'e weel" only to discover it has been used by the RSCDS before for "Berwick Johnnie". I therefore chose an altemative tune as name tune for "The Dance Wizard" but want to request that "He's o'er the hills ..." be played as the 4th tune.

  The figure in the 1st 8 bars I discovered in a dance called "<<ddd:Under a Shady Tree>>" by <<ddp:O'Connor, Noeline#788>> from the New Zealand collection "Silver Threads". Noeline happens to be lain Boyd's wife.


created: 1998-01-05 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-13 20:14:47.442143+00
name: Loon Mountain Reel, The
ucname: LOON MOUNTAIN REEL
intensity_bars: 8888 8888 8888 8444
notes:
  The notes say the dance was composed for Gov. Shennan Adams, host to the New Hampshire Gathering of the Scottish Clans at Loon Mountain.

  The figures are intended to depict:  
  1-8: Loon Pond  
  9-16: Waves on the pond  
  17-24: Loons flying  
  25-32: Diving and surfacing again  


created: 2016-10-30 12:24:54.52275+00
last_modified: 2018-09-05 02:42:34.224423+00
name: Portwilliam Lass
ucname: PORTWILLIAM LASS
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/888
notes:
  In the oroginal publication, this dance is called "Portwilliam Lass" on the dance page, and "Port William Lass" in the index.  

  Dedicated to Rosemary Smith (nee Kinnear) – the “Portwilliam Lass”, who did splendid work in Scottish Country Dancing in the area and at Douglas Ewart High School, Newton Stewart.


created: 2002-04-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:24:00.603809+00
name: Maple Leaf Rant
ucname: MAPLE LEAF RANT
intensity_bars: 800 844 888 844 888
notes:
  (from the original leaflet: This dance was collected in Carnoustie, Scotland, by Betty Grant.  It was written out by a local dancer on a paper towel from the men’s washroom at the Beach Ballroom.  The dance was said to  have been brought to Glasgow by a Canadian visitor in 1952 – ’53.  To date the author is unknown.


created: 2005-04-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-03-26 07:29:42.436813+00
name: Gentle Breeze
ucname: GENTLE BREEZE
devised: 2001-03-01
notes:
  For the 25th Anniversary of Urawa Scottish Country Dance Group.  
  This movement ("BtoB, back to next place cclw") is named “Chevron” by the devisor of the movement. Fried de Metz Herman of the USA. She has devised many interesting dances in English Country Dances field.


created: 2005-04-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-01-23 23:44:56.989973+00
name: Maple Dancing
ucname: MAPLE DANCING
intensity_bars: 88 88 88 88
devised: 2005-01-01
notes:
  The original online instructions were not clear, the author confirmed by e-mail that [17-24] (except for the initial cast) follows the pattern of a Men's Chain.


created: 2016-09-14 12:59:14.136436+00
last_modified: 2018-03-27 15:21:37.765262+00
name: Stella's in a Fogg
ucname: STELLAS IN A FOGG
devised: 2006-04-01
notes:
  This dance is dedicated to Stella Fogg, whose love of Scottish Country Dance and lively spirit have been instrumental in the vitality of the Richmond SCD group for more than twenty-five years. Though I've never seen Stella in a fog, I couldn't resist the play on words. The first night we tried the dance in class, I jokingly gave this title to it with every intention of changing to a more dignified name when I finished with revisions.  Stella, with her typical sense of humor, insisted the title was a good one.


created: 2002-09-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-27 21:56:28.54154+00
name: Windmills
ucname: WINDMILLS
intensity_bars: 844 844 844 844
notes:
  "The more energetic dancer may wish to dance this as a reel.  It then becomes <<ddd:The Whirlwind#13729>>."


created: 1998-11-14 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-13 10:18:32.873337+00
name: Lothian Lads
ucname: LOTHIAN LADS
intensity_bars: 800 822 844 888
devised: 1979-01-01
notes:
  Drewry writes that this dance is for Mary Prentice of Stirling and that it was first performed in Palma Nova, Mallorca on Friday 9th February 1979.


created: 1998-09-29 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:28.212312+00
name: Lord Elgin's Reel
ucname: LORD ELGINS REEL
intensity_bars: 440 800 844 844
notes:
  Note by ETF: on bars 17-20 and 21-24, it looks nicer if the corners make a 4-bar turn, letting go early, rather than a 2-bar turn.


created: 2011-08-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-09 20:52:19.30588+00
name: Manchester Busy Bees
ucname: MANCHESTER BUSY BEES
intensity_bars: 860/844/808/844
notes:
  Written to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the RSCDS Manchester Branch, in 2009.  The imagery is taken from the combination of the Busy Bee symbol of Manchester, and the cotton industry which made Manchester the busy city it is today.

  Bars 1-8 illustrate the box of the weaving machine.

  Bars 9-16 have the imagery of bees in the hive, and the pattern of the bees wings.

  Bars 17-28 show the imagery of the conveyer belts used in the cotton industry

  Bars 29-32 illustrate the actually weaving of the cloth.


created: 1998-04-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-12-03 12:10:13.076743+00
name: Master Of Earley, The
ucname: MASTER OF EARLEY
intensity_bars: 800 888 888 888
devised: 1988-01-01
notes:
  Intermediate level.

  For Frank Reid to play on the occasion of the tenth visit of Frank Reid's Band to the Thistle Club, Eindhoven, 5 November 1988


created: 1998-09-29 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:29.206328+00
name: Major Ian Stewart
ucname: MAJOR IAN STEWART
intensity_bars: 880 888 833 888
devised: 1986-01-01
notes:
  The notes to the dance say that Major John Charles Stewart of Fasnacloich, known as Ian, was the husband
  of Ysobel Campbell, co-founder of the RSCDS. He served with the Scottish Horse.


created: 2018-04-01 23:29:24.584461+00
last_modified: 2018-04-09 23:22:12.704701+00
name: Can I Take Your Place?
ucname: CAN I TAKE YOUR PLACE
notes:
  The dance was devised to celebrate the birthday of the person whose place was always taken for demonstration of figures.


created: 2018-04-10 21:53:04.254974+00
last_modified: 2018-04-10 21:53:04.254974+00
name: Duke & Duchess of Cambridge
ucname: DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE
intensity_bars: 8888/8888/8888/6666
notes:
  Written for a special dance at Brighouse to commemorate the wedding of Prince William of Wales and Miss Kate Middleton in April 2011.


created: 2002-05-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-12-24 10:15:20.489227+00
name: Miskin Reel, The
ucname: MISKIN REEL
intensity_bars: 802 888 886 888 800
notes:
  Devised for the Gravesend and District Scottish Association who meet in the Miskin Hall at Gravesend. Published on Strathspey by Ron Mackey on 24 Feb 2001


created: 2002-01-08 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-02-17 19:27:51.731474+00
name: Miller of Sessnie, The
ucname: MILLER OF SESSNIE
intensity_bars: 88880 80008 86200 80062
notes:
  Inscribed "For Margaret and Derek Kendall."

  The notes also say that "Sessnie is in Aberdeenshire and the miller - known as Mull Pa - was Margaret's great grandfather."


created: 2018-04-01 14:57:00.014191+00
last_modified: 2018-04-01 14:57:00.014191+00
name: Farewell to Whisky & Welcome Whisky Back Again
ucname: FAREWELL TO WHISKY AND WELCOME WHISKY BACK AGAIN
notes:
  This is <<ddd:Farewell to Whisky>> immediately followed by <<ddd:Welcome Whisky Back Again>>, as suggested in the dance description. This entry is intended to help programme planning.


created: 2002-11-21 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:27.197096+00
name: Miss Bennet's Jig
ucname: MISS BENNETS JIG
intensity_bars: 660 660 800 800
devised: 1797-01-01
notes:
  It is not immediately obvious that this is a 3-couple dance, but 1st couple dance around 3rd couple during bars 17–24. However, 3rd couple never move (similar to <<ddd:Flowers of Edinburgh#2250>>).


created: 2012-02-12 23:12:34.615855+00
last_modified: 2018-07-23 10:22:49.446111+00
name: Mrs Lambert's Black Bun
ucname: MRS LAMBERTS BLACK BUN
intensity_bars: 800 633 633 822
notes:
  Posted on Strathspey by Rod Downey in Message 56073 · 8 Jun 2009 14:17:56.

  The copy I have has no author nor history of the dance. I gather it has something to do with NZ summer school. I now know who the person was, but not who devised the dance.  Does anyone have any information? 


created: 2013-10-14 22:27:08.25684+00
last_modified: 2018-08-18 18:56:33.732729+00
name: Autumn Leaves
ucname: AUTUMN LEAVES
intensity_bars: 880/800/880/888/888
notes:
  Devised by the Senior Girls (ages 11-17), Selkirk Girls Country Dancing Club.  

  Bars 1·8 represent the leaves falling down from the trees. 1st couple dancing down the middle and back show the leaves being tossed around by the wind. The remainder of the dance represents the leaves being blown into the river, swirling in the rapids until, finally, they are gently washed onto the shore."


created: 2003-10-02 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-12-29 11:50:04.095957+00
name: Muckle Burn
ucname: MUCKLE BURN
intensity_bars: 80800 86846 86886 80888 88888
notes:
  I changed the name from "The Muckle Burn" to correspond with the text in the booklet "Highlander Collection volume 1".  Other publications may disagree.   ETF


created: 2002-11-13 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:35.793644+00
name: Miss Chirsty Stewart
ucname: MISS CHIRSTY STEWART
intensity_bars: 880/880/880/822
notes:
  Even some RSCDS publications have used the erroneous spelling "Miss Christy Stewart", so that has been included as a spelling alias.


created: 2017-01-05 09:30:52.181813+00
last_modified: 2018-04-11 00:44:52.598363+00
name: Farewell to Portrush
ucname: FAREWELL TO PORTRUSH
intensity_bars: 880/888/888/822
notes:
  Devised by Lucy Mulholland.

  With fond memories of wonderful dancing weekends with the Portrush Branch.


created: 2015-01-18 13:37:24.68135+00
last_modified: 2018-05-01 07:30:21.164863+00
name: Linda's Jig
ucname: LINDAS JIG
intensity_bars: 888/844/088/888
devised: 2009-03-01
notes:
  A dance devised in March 2009 for Linda Gaul who teaches the Pitlochry class to their great enjoyment.


created: 1997-04-04 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:24:03.615065+00
name: Nameless Lassie, The
ucname: NAMELESS LASSIE
intensity_bars: 888 884 844 866
devised: 1989-08-02
notes:
  This dance is for a dancer whose name is Bunny.  Alec used to tease, "Bunny" is not a real name, you're "nameless".


created: 2005-10-20 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-27 21:49:29.940551+00
name: Neidpath Tower
ucname: NEIDPATH TOWER
intensity_bars: 8888 8888 8118 8448
devised: 2005-02-22
notes:
  Devised 22nd February, 2005 in Wellington, whilst sitting out as part of a spare couple during the dancing of Neidpath Castle. Evidently, the dance is a four couple version of Neidpath Castle. The tower of Neidpath Castle is not square but rather the shape of a parallelogram with rounded corners.

  Recommended music is "Neidpath Castle," but there is no 4 x32 recording.
  Acceptable alternative would be a pastoral 4x32 Strathspey such as "St John's
  River," or "Bonnie Lass of Bon Accord."


created: 2002-09-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-08-02 09:50:00.139163+00
name: Mrs Leeman Dances
ucname: MRS LEEMAN DANCES
intensity_bars: 880 844 888 888
devised: 1995-03-01
notes:
  "Mrs Joyce Leeman is a long standing member of Scunthorpe Scottish Country Dance Club, who, like many of us, sometimes has problems knowing which is right and which is left."


created: 2000-09-05 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:28.988133+00
name: Music Makars, The
ucname: MUSIC MAKARS
intensity_bars: 800 833 833 888
devised: 1979-01-01
notes:
  Inscribed to the many talented musicians who have inspired both teachers and dancers at the Society's Annual Summer School,


created: 1998-09-29 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:29.385883+00
name: Nurseryman, The
ucname: NURSERYMAN
intensity_bars: 800 888 888 844
devised: 1988-01-01
notes:
  In memory of Roy Clowes of Ormskirk.

  Bars 9 - 16 of this dance are taken from the dance, “Angus MacKinnon’s Hornpipe”, by John Bowie Dickson, published in 1978  (statement made by the deviser)


created: 2005-04-27 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:24:03.847519+00
name: New Forest Wedding
ucname: NEW FOREST WEDDING
intensity_bars: 8000 8088 0008 8808 8808 8808
devised: 2002-04-01
notes:
  Suggested CD: Highlander Music SD vol 2 # 11 "The Moray House Of Edinburgh" (Neil Barron)

  Devised for the celebration of the marriage of Sue Ramsay and Barry Dudgeon at Minstead, Hampshire on 29th June 2002.

  Description	

  1-8	  1st couple cross right hand and cast down one place (2s step up on bars 3 and 4) and dance a half figure of eight up through the 2nd couple.(2134)

  9-16	  1s, 3s and 4s dance Inveran reels (1s crossing down to start). (2134)

  17-24	  4th couple cross right hand and cast up one place (3s step down on bars 3 and 4) and dance a half figure of eight down through the 3rd couple. (2143)

  25-32	  2s, 1s and 4s dance inverted Inveran reels (4s crossing up to start). (2143)

  33-40	  2s, 1s and 4s set and cross right hand and set and turn right hand finishing facing up in allemande hold. (2143)

  41-48	  2s, 1s and 4s dance a three couple allemande. (4123)


created: 2017-01-05 10:21:17.853749+00
last_modified: 2023-05-09 08:31:22.768618+00
name: Comber Car Park
ucname: COMBER CAR PARK
intensity_bars: 844/844/888/888
devised: 2009-01-01
notes:
  Devised by Kathrine Burke.

  This dance was devised in the car park outside the Leisure Centre in Comber Co. Down on the 8th March 2009 and is inscribed to Russell Orr who was born on 08.03.83


created: 2002-08-26 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:27.008506+00
name: None so Pretty
ucname: NONE SO PRETTY
intensity_bars: 800 888 888 880 880
devised: 1816-01-01
notes:
  “None so pretty” is a common name for *Saxifraga × urbium*, a popular garden flower which is also known as “London Pride”.


created: 1997-09-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-02-08 19:17:32.641658+00
name: Ocean Frolic, An
ucname: OCEAN FROLIC
intensity_bars: 4444/8888/8888/6666
devised: 1993-11-11
notes:
  This dance contains Schiehallion Reels with lead-change, that means men start with ladies closely behind and lead is changed during the loops.


created: 2005-04-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-01-15 10:54:26.148643+00
name: Oot Dancing
ucname: OOT DANCING
intensity_bars: 8888 8888 8888 8555
devised: 2005-01-01
notes:
  may 2005.  Note: Bars 25-32 are deliberately not broken down. 4+4 doesn't work well
  - the lead up is too slow and the arches too frantic. I suspect 2+6 may
  be the opposite and 3+5 be about right, but play around and see what works
  for you in your set - and don't worry if it varies!

  Notes from Ian:
  When my son Stuart was first born, his sister Lorna called him "Oot". This
  then progressed to "'Ua't" and then "S'ua't". This dance was written just
  before Stuart's first birthday, and is dedicated to him.


created: 1997-09-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-02-22 13:21:21.853683+00
name: Old Man of Hoy, The
ucname: OLD MAN OF HOY
intensity_bars: 8888 8888 4444 12 12 12 12 8008
devised: 1975-02-02
notes:
  The instructions say 3c & 4c "start on the wrong side of the dance", and do not mention one or two chords.  
  The tune is referenced as "Kerr's Second Collection of Merry Melodies for the Violin No 157 page 18"


created: 2004-01-14 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:24:05.202787+00
name: Partnerships
ucname: PARTNERSHIPS
intensity_bars: 88888 44844 44844 84444
notes:
  Devised to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of Croydon & District Branch and the eight strong partnership of the Tartan Jigsaw, an umbrella organisation formed to share resources and diaries of Scottish country dance groups within the area.


created: 1997-10-26 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-09-02 17:52:25.47381+00
name: Pink Roses
ucname: PINK ROSES
intensity_bars: 80 88 88 80
devised: 1992-03-07
notes:
  Level: intermediate/advanced.

  Suitable recorded music: "Mason's Apron (4 x 32) in "Memory Lane" no 2  


created: 2011-08-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-12-26 09:57:46.322105+00
name: Paula's Pleasure
ucname: PAULAS PLEASURE
intensity_bars: 800 888 888 808
devised: 2003-01-01
notes:
  This dance was named for Paula Jacobson, who teaches the SF Branch and has been instrumental in gathering people together to try out new dances, including this one.  


created: 2000-09-05 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:24:06.110854+00
name: Post Chaise, The
ucname: POST CHAISE
intensity_bars: 4440 4440 8080 8888
devised: 2000-01-01
notes:
  For Pauline Farrar and Cynthia Wheatley who deserve long service medals for supporting the Ilkley class.


created: 2000-09-06 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-11-20 14:29:45.225659+00
name: Prince Rupert's Fancy
ucname: PRINCE RUPERTS FANCY
intensity_bars: 800 888 844 888
devised: 1977-01-01
notes:
  John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was for Frances Mary Gordon of Aberdeen, who has a King Charles Spaniel called "Rupert".


created: 1997-08-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-11-27 17:24:37.742997+00
name: Yan, Tan, Tethera
ucname: YAN TAN TETHERA
intensity_bars: 800/844/844/866
devised: 1991-01-01
notes:
  For Dennis and Rhoda Park, the Westmorland farmers who still count their sheep 'Yan, Tan, Tethera ...'


  On 13th may 2019 Robb Quint posted the following e-mail message on "Strathspey" about this dance:

  Many thanks to Sue Ronald of Edgewater, New Jersey, and Quorn, Leicestershire, for calling my attention to Derek Haynes's jig Yan, Tan, Tethera, which she was at that moment preparing to teach.  Sue thoughtfully did so knowing of my interest in Celtic languages.   

  Yan, Tan, Tethera, again also an SCD jig, is a remnant of the Brythonic which was spoken across the majority of Britain, including Scotland south to the Firths of Clyde and Forth, two millennia ago, and it means "one, two, three."  Despite linguistic assault from from Anglic Northumbrian as well as Viking languages in the north of Britain and to some extent from Irish-import Gaelic as well as from Saxon in the south, Brythonic lived on in isolated locations in northern England and southern Scotland as Cumbric, though barely by then, into the 13th century, thereby likely the persistent existence of yan, tan, tethera, et al.  (In the extremity of England's West Country Celtic Cornish held on until c. 1800.)  Brythonic was likely fairly similar to the Pictish of central and northern Scotland that was gradually but ultimately overrun linguistically by Gaelic a millennium ago.  What is left today of Brythonic is modern Welsh, spoken mostly in northern Wales, and Breton, the descendant language of the southern-Britain Celts who crossed the English Channel, bringing Celtic back to the European continent from which it had essentially disappeared, establishing themselves in French Brittany (thus that name for it) as they emigrated from an England being overrun by Saxon settlers from today's Netherlands and northwestern Germany.   

  With Brythonic gone and replaced in northern England and southern Scotland by Germanic languages developing into English and Scots, shepherds though retained the Celtic numbers from one through twenty for the specific purpose of the important task of twice daily counting sheep.  It was a sing-song-y (cf. today's children's alphabet song) specialty counting system for this particular use only, and it lasted into fairly modern times, enough so that linguists have been able to collect many different variations of it, which change slightly from one dale (valley) to another.  Though they certainly exist in modern Welsh and Breton, numbers beyond twenty long ago disappeared from the shepherds' counting vocabulary.  Reaching twenty the shepherd would simply move a finger down a notch on a staff or place another pebble in a pocket and start again with number one.     

  Derek Haynes (1932-2005) was a prolific SCD deviser from Lancashire right in the midst of yan-tan-tethera territory.  

  The Scottish-Borders variant of this (and remember that this is neither Gaelic nor Scots but rather a remnant of extinct Brythonic) runs as follows from one to twenty:  yan, tyan, tethera, methera, pimp, sethera, lethera, hovera, dovera, dik, yanadik (1+10), tyanadik (2+10), tetheradik (3+10), metheradik (4+10), bumfitt, yanabumfitt (1+15), tyanabumfitt (2+15), tetherabumfitt (3+15), metherabumfitt (4+15), giggot.  One can well imagine a shepherd reciting this for memory in a sing-song-y manner while counting sheep.   

  Many centuries removed from a common Brythonic ancestor with the above, modern Welsh's 1-20 are as follows:  un, dau, tri, pedwar, pump, chwech, saith, wyth, naw, deg, un ar ddeg, deuddeg, tri ar ddeg, pedwar ar ddeg, pymtheg, un ar bymtheg (again the +15 counting), dau ar bymtheg, deunaw, pedwar ar bymtheg, ugain.   


created: 2001-09-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-07-21 17:04:01.308924+00
name: Weakest Link, The
ucname: WEAKEST LINK
devised: 2001-02-01
notes:
  The dedication of the dance reads: for the <u>Weak<\u>end at Edzell, March 2001.

  John Drewry wrote that dance in the month prior to the Edzell event.

  Drewry specifies:  
  »The dance may be done as a Strathspey, as a Reel, or as a Medley (a Strathspey followed by a Reel).  It involves almost continuous dancing and therefore should not be done too many times or it will expose those who are "the Weakest Link" stamina-wise.«

  Note the progression: back at starting positions after twice through.


created: 2004-06-16 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-09-23 16:18:44.272789+00
name: Quaker Meeting, A
ucname: QUAKER MEETING
intensity_bars: 88 88 88 88
devised: 2004-01-01
notes:
  This dance was devised for Michael Grimes and Vanessa Williams and presented to them during the barn dance to celebrate their wedding on the 5th of June 2004. They were married in Bourneville Quaker Meeting House, and had the barn dance in Tardebigge.


created: 2002-05-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-02-28 15:52:54.008611+00
name: Yksi Kaksi Kolme
ucname: YKSI KAKSI KOLME
intensity_bars: 800/844/888/844/888
notes:
  The title means "One Two Three" in Finnish.  
  This dance was written for a girl from Finnland who danced one year in the Bielefeld Group.


created: 2002-05-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-12-24 10:17:58.31576+00
name: Reel of the Black Cocks
ucname: REEL OF THE BLACK COCKS
intensity_bars: 4 8 8 8 4 8 8 8
notes:
  Traditional Hebridean dance, arranged by Jennifer and John Kelly, directors of the Red Thistle Dancers.


created: 1997-10-26 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-09-02 18:05:07.009899+00
name: Puffins, The
ucname: PUFFINS
intensity_bars: 44 88 88 88
devised: 1990-10-17
notes:
  Level: intermediate/advanced.

  Suggested tune: any good strathsepy suitable for Highland Schottische.

  (We were taught this dance in the Thistle Club class on 2 september 1989, well before the "devised on" date above)


created: 2002-03-03 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-27 19:43:01.701731+00
name: Quincentenary Reel, The
ucname: QUINCENTENARY REEL
intensity_bars: 8800 8888 8068 8888
devised: 1994-01-01
notes:
  Devised: 1994
  A dance to mark 500 years since the foundation of the University of Aberdeen by Bishop Elphinstone.


created: 1998-11-25 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-03-19 23:01:35.497309+00
name: Balgeddie Reel
ucname: BALGEDDIE REEL
intensity_bars: 40400 80800 88888 84844
devised: 1974-01-01
notes:
  According to a tradition of unknown origin and authority, the men have hands on hips while setting on bars 1-4.


created: 1998-09-29 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:25.828546+00
name: Rakes of Glasgow
ucname: RAKES OF GLASGOW
intensity_bars: 880 800 880 888
devised: 1806-01-01
notes:
  See <<http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=0313|here>> for a historic video from the 1950s (http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=0313)


created: 2011-08-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 07:33:50.580831+00
name: Bring Forrit the Tartan
ucname: BRING FORRIT THE TARTAN
intensity_bars: 804/840/888/888
devised: 1991-06-01
notes:
  Devised by lain Boyd and completed on Saturday, 8th June, 1991. Modified during the evening of Saturday, 15th June, 1991.  
  Devised to celebrate Scotland's national cloth: the tartan.  
  "Bring Forrit The Tartan" is said to be the command given by General Sir Colin Campbell when he ordered the 93rd Regiment of Foot (the Sutherland Highlanders) to join the attack on the fort at Secundrabagh during the Relief of Lucknow in November, 1857.  
  The portrait of James Moray of Abercairney (1705-1777), believed to be painted by Jeremiah Davison in about 1739, is a magnificent illustration of highland dress - particularly of the belted plaid - hence the choice of tune. The painting is owned by Major James Drummond Moray of Abercaimey and is illustrated in "A Short History Of The Scottish Dress" by R M D Grange, facing page 62, and "Tartans" by Christian Hesketh, page 49.


created: 2000-07-02 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-04-18 23:22:07.595401+00
name: Rakes Of Auld Reekie
ucname: RAKES OF AULD REEKIE
intensity_bars: 80 88 88 86
devised: 1980-01-01
notes:
  Auld Reekie (= Old Smokey) is a colloquial name for Edinburgh.

  "Previously published in Scottish Dance Archives. It is given here with the original ending which I have always preferred."


created: 2001-06-05 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-03-19 11:32:27.532566+00
name: Reel of the Puffins
ucname: REEL OF THE PUFFINS
intensity_bars: 8008 8888 8448 8888
devised: 1998-01-01
notes:
  For the wedding of Katie Fallas and Iain Roxburgh in August 1998. Katie and Iain met while dancing and watching puffins in the Faroes with Dunedin Dancers.


created: 2009-11-17 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-09-18 08:09:06.38752+00
name: Reel On
ucname: REEL ON
intensity_bars: 8880 8220 8880 8004
notes:
  For Di Rooney and Roger Gurtner who spend much time travelling to different venues to enjoy their dancing.  The tune was composed to mark a special birthday for Roger.


created: 2002-09-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-12-24 18:00:41.906101+00
name: Ring of Brodgar, The
ucname: RING OF BRODGAR
intensity_bars: 8404 8808 8000 8888
notes:
  The Ring of Brodgar is an ancient Stone Circle situated on a narrow strip of land between the salt water Loch of Stenness and the fresh water Loch of Harray, on Orkney


created: 2012-06-15 04:46:27.321533+00
last_modified: 2021-03-27 18:57:54.107223+00
name: Rolling Dancers
ucname: ROLLING DANCERS
intensity_bars: 844 888 880 800
devised: 2007-01-01
notes:
  Devised for wheelchair dancers (see the second URL) .  Video on www.bstk.hu/rolling

  On 2009-06-24 a group of fully novice wheelchair dancers learnt this dance in just one day. 


created: 2018-04-02 22:26:36.569787+00
last_modified: 2019-06-30 10:21:16.844784+00
name: Carefree Highway
ucname: CAREFREE HIGHWAY
devised: 2017-10-01
notes:
  This dance was inspired by the English Country dance Crossroads and is named for a favorite Gordon Lightfoot song.


created: 2002-08-26 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-03-04 23:15:43.876511+00
name: Ruby Hornpipe, The
ucname: RUBY HORNPIPE
intensity_bars: 844/811/888/888
devised: 1998-09-06
notes:
  The dance and the tune were commissioned from Muriel by Joan Clisham for her husband Tom on the occasion of their Ruby Wedding, 6th September 1998.


created: 1998-09-29 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:25.312368+00
name: River Cree, The
ucname: RIVER CREE
intensity_bars: 44 88 80 88
notes:
  See <<http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=0850|here>> for a historic video including step demonstrations.


created: 2017-04-30 10:03:05.825482+00
last_modified: 2025-12-09 15:43:33.400345+00
name: Brownsea Island Jig, The
ucname: BROWNSEA ISLAND JIG
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/888
devised: 1988-04-01
notes:
  Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, UK , owned by The National Trust was the site of the first Boy Scout camp. Stephen taught two separate groups of girl guides (Boxmoor and Potten End Guides) in 1988. They were taught the rudiments of SCD to enable them to gain their dancing badge. For this they were required to know a dance and dance it with a reasonable level of proficiency. They danced The Brownsea Island Jig and were adjudged by Stephen (a Fully Certificated Teacher) to have attained the required level.


created: 2005-02-23 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-01-16 20:19:47.27062+00
name: San Francisco Surprise
ucname: SAN FRANCISCO SURPRISE
intensity_bars: 844 866 12 12 12 444
devised: 2004-07-01
notes:
  Written for Nicole Clifton and Ian Sutherland, who married in May 2004 in San Francisco - and told the dance group about it several weeks later.


created: 1997-09-13 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-19 22:26:14.611183+00
name: St. Anne's Reel
ucname: SAINT ANNES REEL
intensity_bars: 860 888 804 880
notes:
  The title in the book is "St. Anne's Reel" but previously both SCDDB and MiniCrib had "Saint Anne's Reel" which is now added as an alias.


created: 2002-05-26 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-11-12 12:03:58.765161+00
name: Salute to Miss Milligan
ucname: SALUTE TO MISS MILLIGAN
intensity_bars: 880 844 888 888
devised: 1976-01-01
notes:
  John Drewry wrote in the original description that the dance was dedicated with permission to Miss Jean Milligan - a tribute to her work, marking the Golden Jubilee of the RSCDS.


created: 2007-04-16 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-03-05 09:32:28.290135+00
name: Rug Beater, The
ucname: RUG BEATER
intensity_bars: 800 866 888 888
devised: 2007-01-01
notes:
  From the notes:
  > The link between the name and the actual dance, the pattern that is described on the floor when the first 12 bars are danced, is the shape of the old-fashioned wood-and-reed (or some other flexible woody material) rug beaters, with its long handle and lobed head. The rest is the swaying of the rug on the line, the beating of the rug, and the ensuing swirling dust


created: 2000-06-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-02-09 20:36:33.271401+00
name: Laird and the Lass, The
ucname: LAIRD AND THE LASS
intensity_bars: 888/888/800/800
notes:
  Originally SCDDB had the author of this dance as “unknown” however <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3782/|issue 3782>> suggests that it was probably devised by <<ddp:McConachie, Jack#251>>.


created: 2011-11-03 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:24:10.016446+00
name: Shining Lights
ucname: SHINING LIGHTS
intensity_bars: 840 844 822 888
notes:
  Source of Dance: Tullochgorum CD
  Title Tune: Duke of Athol's Forrest Lodge, Glen Tilt - aka - Ca' the Wethers to the Hill

  The Dance: 

  1s advance & retire (taking RH), turn halfway 2H (finish on opposite sides, facing down, 2s facing up); 1s & 2s advance & retire (taking RH), turn halfway 2H (1s finish between corners).

  1s, 2s & 3s advance & retire, all turn partners 2H; 1s cast round 1st corners (W up, M down) (finish in the middle facing 1st corners).

  1s set to 1st corners, 1s dance round each other to the R (clockwise) (finish facing 2nd corners); 1s set to 2nd corners, 1s dance round each other to the R (clockwise) (finish in 2nd place, own sides).

  1s, 2s & 3s dance Reels of 3 on the sides (1st M gives RS to 2nd M and 1st W gives RS to 3rd W to begin the reels; 1s change sides on bars 3-4, and start the second half-reel on opposite sides on bars 5-6, then cross to own sides on bars 7-8; effectively, the 1s are dancing around a big oval as the others continue their reels).


created: 2002-03-11 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:28.420185+00
name: Seann Triubhas Willichan
ucname: SEANN TRIUBHAS WILLICHAN
intensity_bars: 80 88 80 88
notes:
  The Gaelic title (pronounced approximately like »shorn troos
  WILLI-shan«) means »William's Old Trousers«, which has a little less
  of a Celtic ring to it.

  The spelling of Truibhas/Triubhas has been inconsistent for many years.  In this database the entry is now spelled »Triubhas«, with the »Truibhas« spelling as an official alias. The reasoning for this is that the »Truibhas« version in the 1974 edition of Book 27 was apparently a typo.

  Asked about the spelling in November 2011 the RSCDS (Elspeth Gray) replied:

  > I ran your email past the Archivist, Marilyn Healy. She has consulted various sources, and her
  > reply is as follows:
  >
  > > "The correct spelling of the word is 'Triubhas' which is what can be found in any decent
  > > Gaelic-English dictionary, including those readily available on-line. It was spelled "Truibhas"
  > > in the first edition of Book 27 in 1975 but since the book was reprinted (with minor revisions) in
  > > 1984 the RSCDS has spelled it consistently - and correctly - "Triubhas".  The pocket book Eric
  > > refers to was printed in 1976, although it does not have a date of print.  
  > >
  > > This has been discussed many times and I quote from a reply to a previous enquiry by Iain
  > > [sic!] Brockbank:  
  > >
  > > > "I don't claim to be a Gaelic expert, but IU fits the rules I learned - the vowels on either side
  > > > of a consonant cluster have to match slender (IE) or broad (AOU).  Tr__bhas has an 'a' after
  > > > the bh, so needs a, o  or u before it, leading to triubhas.  This is probably the reason for the
  > > > change.  When it happened, I can't say".
  >
  > The Highland Dance is consistently spelled 'Truibhas' - the other way - and I can only assume that
  > this is yet another case where the name was taken from a source before the 20th Century urge to
  > standardise Gaelic orthography."

  To this statement from Elspeth, Anselm adds:  »Note, though, that *Highland Dancing*, the official textbook of the SOBHD, spells the highland dance ›Triubhas‹, and has done so since the first edition of 1955.«


created: 2017-11-27 18:30:47.21917+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:33.920085+00
name: Deep Cove Dancers
ucname: DEEP COVE DANCERS
intensity_bars: 880/888/888/888
notes:
  For all the Deep Cove Dancers.

  First 8-bar progression as described by Francis Walduck in bars 1-8 of The Ruby Rant.


created: 2017-09-12 23:50:18.595681+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:34.149524+00
name: Eifel Wedding
ucname: EIFEL WEDDING
notes:
  Devised by Anett Sievers, Susanne Staub, and Matthias Lang, for the wedding of Liane Hoess and Thomas Schürfeld who met in the Eifel and got married in Schleiden on 29 December 2016.

  DEVISED:2016


created: 2015-02-06 14:16:11.050468+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:34.449977+00
name: Faithful Friends
ucname: FAITHFUL FRIENDS
devised: 2010-01-01
notes:
  Devised for Jim and Marya Washington of Richmond, Virginia in January, 20]0. Jim and Marya knew each other from childhood, but they reconnected and married in 2005. Sadly, Jim passed away in February, 2010. So, this dance shows their paths crossing throughout life and finally spending time together.


created: 1997-12-03 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:24:10.768382+00
name: Snapdragon
ucname: SNAPDRAGON
intensity_bars: 80 08 88 88
devised: 1992-01-01
notes:
  I was in my flower phase. Some spectacular hollyhocks were abloom in my garden at
  the time, but this seemed more like a snapdragon kind of dance. Hollyhocks came
  later. (CH)


created: 2006-05-11 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-07-21 08:19:26.071054+00
name: Sound Technician, The
ucname: SOUND TECHNICIAN
intensity_bars: 64/88/88/80
devised: 2006-01-01
notes:
  See also The Sound Technician (Variant 2017), http://my.strathspey.org/dd/dance/17879/ by the same author which differs only in bars 25-32


created: 2004-09-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-12-25 12:08:06.473916+00
name: Station X
ucname: STATION X
intensity_bars: 88 44 44 88 88
devised: 2003-01-01
notes:
  Drewry advises to dance in a 3C set to avoid overtiring the dancers.

  "Station X" was one of the names of Bletchley Park, near Milton Keynes, where some of the brightest brains of the country (including Hugh Foss) worked to decipher the Enigma code in the early 1940's.  It was the birthplace of modern computing.


created: 1997-09-14 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-12 22:09:21.40303+00
name: Strings Of Clair
ucname: STRINGS OF CLAIR
intensity_bars: 888 800 844 822
devised: 1983-01-01
notes:
  From the notes:
  "This dance is designed to celebrate the wealth of musical talent which has emerged from the small village of Clair in Madawaska County - population 926 as of January 1, 1983. Les Jeunes Violonistes de Clair, Inc. has toured extensively in New Brunswick, Quebec and the New England states. Several former members have gone on to higher music education and a number are now teaching in the province."


created: 1997-08-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-01-25 17:45:16.592301+00
name: Sunlit Square, The
ucname: SUNLIT SQUARE
intensity_bars: 88 88 88 88 80 08 88 88
devised: 1993-01-01
notes:
  A dance to mark the 21st winter holiday organised by Mary Prentice, to be held in January 1994 in the Algarve - Portugal


created: 2013-01-05 08:30:51.324079+00
last_modified: 2016-01-29 23:59:25.002893+00
name: Star Petronella
ucname: STAR PETRONELLA
intensity_bars: 88 88 88 88
notes:
  True source unknown.  Described by Hugh Foss in "Notes on Evolution in Scottish Country Dancing" (1973), page 31-32, as "New Version" of "Petronella".  In a common variant 2c steps up on [1-2]  instead of casting up using PdB.

  The name "Star Petronella" came from hearsay, i.e. the origin is unknown.  


created: 2002-08-29 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-12-08 09:54:29.989606+00
name: Sleepwalking
ucname: SLEEPWALKING
intensity_bars: 800/888/802/844
devised: 1996-10-22
notes:
  This dance is dedicated to Kate & Ed Nealley, and to Inverarity, with many happy memories of dancing there


created: 1997-09-15 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-04-13 13:10:46.490904+00
name: TGV, Le
ucname: TGV
intensity_bars: 800/800/888/808
devised: 1990-01-01
notes:
  The type of the dance alternates between strathspey and reel. Uneven turn strathspey, even turn reel.  
  Devised for the 25th anniversary of "Le Chardon d'Ecosse" Paris - 1990.


created: 1998-04-19 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-11 18:50:19.237751+00
name: Swans of Berneray, The
ucname: SWANS OF BERNERAY
intensity_bars: 444 888 888 888
devised: 1989-01-01
notes:
  Suggested music: a swanlike strathspey, strong and beautiful lines.

  For Renske, who spent a happy week on Berneray in 1986


created: 2012-07-22 14:02:24.944987+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:24:12.48454+00
name: Tempest in a Teacup
ucname: TEMPEST IN A TEACUP
intensity_bars: 880 440 880 440 888
notes:
  Deviser’s note: Although this is a 64-bar dance, the music is specified as 6 x 32 because it is really a 32-bar dance with a twist in the repeat. After 32 bars 1st couple is ready to »repeat, having passed a couple,« but the repeat is danced as if the set were turned upside down.

  From the Deviser.  »The tempest figure was inspired by a friend’s science demonstration. Take a cup of black tea, stir it briskly until a whirlpool forms, remove the spoon, pour a small amount of milk into the center of the cup, and observe. This also works with a mug of coffee.«


created: 2012-12-13 22:37:29.769944+00
last_modified: 2014-04-30 23:24:12.620912+00
name: There and Back Again
ucname: THERE AND BACK AGAIN
intensity_bars: 800 800 800 888
notes:
  Source of information: see Strathspey message 57311 by Margaret Allen.  No publication known.  Issy Bristow is from the Ribble Valley branch.


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-01-28 10:46:56.43784+00
name: Steamboat, The
ucname: STEAMBOAT
intensity_bars: 88 80 44 88
devised: 1982-08-09
notes:
  Preferred music: Cumberland Reel recorded by Bobby Crowe (Music for book 1).  The lead tune shown below.

  The notes say that the dance "is named for the second tune in this recording. A favourite ofAlec's."


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-19 14:40:39.543989+00
name: Burnside
ucname: BURNSIDE
intensity_bars: 80/88/88/88
notes:
  To Joan and Leon Morris, who both taught the Westbury Scottish Club and organised many social events.


created: 2012-09-08 22:40:55.612524+00
last_modified: 2014-08-13 02:47:19.96396+00
name: Double the Trouble
ucname: DOUBLE THE TROUBLE
intensity_bars: 880088 888888 800008 844448
devised: 2007-03-01
notes:
  This is a doubled version of "3 Feisty Women".

  Devised in the Cleveland Heights Group, spring 2007


created: 2013-01-23 11:32:25.214738+00
last_modified: 2023-01-16 10:59:59.73391+00
name: Three Score and Ten
ucname: THREE SCORE AND TEN
intensity_bars: 8888 8888 8444 8888
devised: 2006-02-01
notes:
  To mark our 70th anniversary; bars 1-16 representing the 7, the circle at the end representing the 0.


created: 2011-08-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-17 16:35:40.314077+00
name: Moroccan Magic
ucname: MOROCCAN MAGIC
intensity_bars: 880/844/866/800
devised: 2004-04-01
notes:
  Devised by Terry Lynne Harris, Pretoria, April 2004.

  For Martin and Geneviève Sheffield (of Grenoble, France), who met in Morocco.


created: 2001-11-07 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-08 23:21:49.778639+00
name: Salute to Glasgow
ucname: SALUTE TO GLASGOW
intensity_bars: 882/888/844/888
notes:
  Originally, the instructions for bars 9–16 read “2nd, 1st and 3rd couples dance the knot and finish facing 1st corners”. “And finish facing 1st corners” was omitted from the actual book, but it has always been John Johnston's intention for 1st couple to finish facing 1st corners. (Maureen Daniel)


created: 1998-10-20 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-05-10 08:40:16.602214+00
name: Tomalena
ucname: TOMALENA
intensity_bars: 80800/88888/80800/80888
devised: 1984-01-01
notes:
  Devised in 1984 for Thomas and Helena Garvie upon their retirement both from work and as driving-force teachers of the SCD class on the Monterey Peninsula


created: 2001-11-25 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-12-21 16:41:47.590292+00
name: Tungsten Turkey
ucname: TUNGSTEN TURKEY
intensity_bars: 842/844/822/866
devised: 2001-04-01
notes:
  This dance was inspired by the name Oberdan Otto uses when he refers to a well-known dance he does not care for.


created: 1997-12-07 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-05 10:49:55.82899+00
name: Twizell Bridge
ucname: TWIZELL BRIDGE
intensity_bars: 822 822 866 866
devised: 1980-01-01
notes:
  From the notes: "Twizell Bridge is a high, single-arch bridge which spans the river Till shortly before it joins the Tweed near Coldstream."


created: 2012-08-19 11:56:38.046828+00
last_modified: 2015-02-24 15:38:05.283895+00
name: Tribute to Amanda
ucname: TRIBUTE TO AMANDA
intensity_bars: 855 448 804 840
devised: 2012-02-27
notes:
  This dance is dedicated to Amanda Peart for her hard work organising a Dancing Holiday in Lagos Portugal. The  dance was performed by those on the holiday at the Vila Gale Hotel on 27th February 2012


created: 2017-09-25 19:10:15.165125+00
last_modified: 2018-09-26 22:49:53.338952+00
name: Customs Made
ucname: CUSTOMS MADE
intensity_bars: 884/844/844/888/888
devised: 2016-08-01
notes:
  I wrote this for my son David and his wife Élaine to celebrate their marriage. They met while working
  at Canada Customs during their university breaks and it was love at first sight (*Holly Boyd*)


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-01-26 16:16:05.225801+00
name: Twa Rogueish Een
ucname: TWA ROGUEISH EEN
intensity_bars: 680/800/864/888/880
devised: 1967-01-01
notes:
  Inscribed "To Miss Lily Hunter, of Edinburgh, (formerly of Aberdeen)".

  The dance notes also quote the Robbie Burns poem:

  *On Cessnock banks a lassie dwells,*  
  *Could I describe her shape and mien;*  
  *Our lasses a' she far excels -*  
  *An' she has twa sparkling, rogueish een."*


created: 2018-07-27 23:35:21.42341+00
last_modified: 2018-08-09 17:23:28.503128+00
name: Wedding Toast, The
ucname: WEDDING TOAST
intensity_bars: 8888/8888/8484/8888/4444/4444/4444/4444/8888/8888/8888/8888
notes:
  The youtube video comment says this was "presumably written by Paul Suttie and Kate Gentles". This is now verified.


created: 2011-07-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:30.572641+00
name: Welcome to Ayr
ucname: WELCOME TO AYR
intensity_bars: 880 844 844 844
notes:
  Written in recognition of the warm welcome Jill and Kathy received from Ayr Branch Members when they moved to Ayrshire


created: 1997-11-18 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:32.427417+00
name: Trip to Glasgow, A
ucname: TRIP TO GLASGOW
intensity_bars: 44 44 88 88
notes:
  A Trip to Glasgow (together with Frost and Snow) were the two new dances taught by Jean Milligan at the Palace of Art in Glasgow on 3 December 1977. Jean Milligan died in 1978 and this was the last time she taught in Glasgow.


created: 2002-11-21 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:33.579136+00
name: Trip to Bavaria, A
ucname: TRIP TO BAVARIA
intensity_bars: 8888 8888 8440 8448
devised: 1960-01-01
notes:
  ##RSCDS-DI:omit-ta
  The dance has been dated 1960 by an original handwritten copy of this dance by James MacGregor-Brown owned by Stephen Webb.

  It should perhaps be added that the title of this dance was originally "Eine Reise nach Bayern".

  There is quite some discussion on details.  Do 3c and 4c face up from bar 17 or only when they start setting?  Does 1c switch sides RH or BH on bar 30?  There were over 280 posts on "strathspey" Mailing List from the mid-1990s to recently.  The deviser's original says "face across till you start setting" and "RH", but many local traditions keep to "face up from bar 17" and "BH".  

  In a Strathspey "Q&A" from 2011 (see the URL below) the deviser says:

  > You asked me about a leaflet copy of A Trip to Bavaria. I could not refer you to one, as I have
  > never published it in anything other than the Collins book and the companion video, in which, as I
  > believe I may have mentioned, it is danced to the original tune; that is to say, mine. However, I’m
  > delighted that the group [i.e. TACBooks], to whose site you referred me, makes it available to
  > others who may enjoy the dance. Their leaflet does, as you point out, call for a two-handed turn.
  >
  > Just a word on that:
  >
  > Being, as they call it, “a full certificate teacher”, when “grooming” dancers for theatrical
  > presentations, I use my original deft almost surreptitious one, i.e., RIGHT hand turn. Ideally the
  > turn should be tight and fully effected, in the middle of the set, so that the impression is given to
  > the audience, of a preferably unnoticed “correction“ of side, for couple number one.
  >
  > HOWEVER...
  >
  > This nicety is not called for, when we are dancing just for pleasure and delight – what better
  > reason!? So, as I have already recommended, dancers should dance ‘that bit’ in whatever way
  > they like best.

  There is also a discussion on the tune.

  The deviser wrote a tune »A Trip to Bavaria / Eine Reise nach Bayern«, but he has not replied to requests (in 2011) for the notes or for a publication where it can be found.  The deviser does not approve of the now mostly used tune "The Remmerts of Herford".    

  For details see <<http://qa.strathspey.org/questions/5/whats-the-name-of-the-tune-for-a-trip-to-bavaria>>

  Eric Ferguson, 2012.


created: 2011-07-09 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-09-19 21:08:22.012999+00
name: Welcome to Higham Hall
ucname: WELCOME TO HIGHAM HALL
intensity_bars: 88 88 44 88
notes:
  Higham Hall is a residential Adult Education Centre in Cumbria, where many happy Hogmanays have been celebrated.


created: 2002-03-03 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-02 17:37:38.17721+00
name: Welcome To Skye
ucname: WELCOME TO SKYE
intensity_bars: 8448 8888 8008 8888
notes:
  From the book: The dance was devised by Isla Henderson (nee Macleod) and the music is by her father. Isla spent many of her formative years in Skye and is now a teacher of Scottish country dancing in Inverness. She returns frequently to Skye to dance and husband David to hillwalk.
  This dance is a nice opener for any programme and indeed for this book.


created: 2013-09-25 08:16:07.349888+00
last_modified: 2021-07-30 06:12:28.497657+00
name: Welcome Home
ucname: WELCOME HOME
intensity_bars: 888/800/800/888
devised: 2008-09-01
notes:
  The first eight bars represent all the people who are travelling home to Scotland, and bars nine to sixteen represent the arrival of travellers to their homeland.
  Bars seventeen to twenty four represent the homecomer’s visiting places and people and the final eight bars are a celebration of meeting old and new friends and a successful homecoming year.


created: 2002-07-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-11 04:38:34.38815+00
name: Jean Robertson's Jig
ucname: JEAN ROBERTSONS JIG
intensity_bars: 880/888/844/844
devised: 1998-01-01
notes:
  Harry Rhodes wrote: "Jean Robertson was my first Scottish Country Dancing teacher some 45 years ago."


created: 2001-05-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-06-01 09:37:35.998265+00
name: Dark Mile, The
ucname: DARK MILE
intensity_bars: 880 888 888 848
notes:
  The Dark Mile is a tree-lined avenue to the north of Achnacarry on the road from Gairlochy to Loch Arkaig.


created: 2014-06-27 21:02:19.905457+00
last_modified: 2014-11-12 09:04:27.602518+00
name: In the Maple Forest
ucname: IN THE MAPLE FOREST
intensity_bars: 800/844/888/844
notes:
  I devised this dance one cold January evening after walking our dog in the Maple Woods behind our home

  Suggested Music:  “Dear Gladys,” Campbell’s Birl, Muriel Johnstone and Keith Smith.


created: 2001-05-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-08-07 08:54:22.029674+00
name: Riggs Of Corn
ucname: RIGGS OF CORN
intensity_bars: 88 88 88 88
devised: 1965-01-01
notes:
  This dance is substantially identical to <<ddd:Canadian Corn Rigs>>, except that for bars 17-24 1c leads 2c dancing down and again leads 2c when dancing up.


created: 2002-07-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-09-11 08:49:01.406544+00
name: Down Unda
ucname: DOWN UNDA
intensity_bars: 88/88/88/88
notes:
  Deviser's notes:  This is an easy audience participation/beginner dance.  I have used it many times with great success.  The trick is to change partners after the Back to Back.  The last turn is by the left hand, allowing the dancer to easily flow into the beginning figure.

  Dedcated to our Australian dancers who live 'down unda'. 


created: 2002-03-03 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-11-15 13:17:37.263028+00
name: 1314 (Thirteen-Fourteen)
ucname: 1314 THIRTEENFOURTEEN
intensity_bars: 8/8/8/8/8/16/8
devised: 1967-01-01
notes:
  This dance commemorates the <<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bannockburn|Battle of Bannockburn>>, which took place at the end of June, 1314 – Scotland under its king, Robert the Bruce, fought an English army under king Edward II. and won. Bannockburn, being as it is one of the rare Scottish triumphs over their southerly neighbours, plays an important role in Scottish tradition and lore; the victory is not only celebrated in Burns' famous poem, *Scots Wha Hae*, but also in the modern
  (inofficial) rugby anthem *Flower of Scotland*.

  Bannockburn is near Stirling, a strategically important city at the edge of the Highlands. It features a memorial and a Robert the Bruce monument, even though by now historical researchers are fairly unanimous in concluding that the battle did not actually take place where the memorial is today, but somewhere else in the vicinity (it is not completely clear where).

  The dance is a comparatively early work by John Drewry, and his selection of music mirrors the actual event: <<ddt:Bonnybridge>> is a bridge across Bannock Burn (»burn« meaning »small river«), where the battle took place. <<ddt:Stirling Castle>> is, so to speak, the starter of the whole affair: The castle was occupied by English troops and being besieged by Edward Bruce (Robert's brother). It was agreed that the English were to relinquish the castle during the summer of 1314, unless there had been reinforcements from England by that time (Edward – the English king – was busy with internal politics at the time). Robert the Bruce was not enthusiastic about this arrangement, since in his opinion it gave the  castle's garrison too much time, and Edward – the English king – managed to take care of his domestic problems and to raise a comparatively huge (two or three times the number of Bruce's men) army in order to liberate Stirling Castle and put the rebellious Scots into their place at the same time. He reached Stirling immediately before the ultimatum for clearing the castle expired. – The first reel, <<ddt:Old Bog Hole, The>>, alludes to the actual battle in the plains near Stirling; Bruce, having had the area along the Falkirk road riddled with deep pits, forced the English army to detour through the open country off the road, where they were crammed between various water courses and had little room to maneuver. The second reel, <<ddt:Soldier's Joy>>, naturally symbolises the elation of the Scottish troops after winning the day.

  The only recording that actually uses all of these prescribed tunes is the one by <<ddp:Adamson, Deirdre>>, which unfortunately uses a nearly undanceable speed for the reels. This is slightly strange since 1314 is a popular and fairly frequently recorded dance.


created: 2002-09-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-07-30 08:43:38.702337+00
name: Corstorphine Road
ucname: CORSTORPHINE ROAD
intensity_bars: 8888 8888 4848 8888
devised: 1995-11-01
notes:
  This dance was inspired by watching the traffic negotiate the double mini roundabouts near the end of Corstorphine Road in Edinburgh.


created: 2014-06-27 20:54:36.035228+00
last_modified: 2018-12-23 22:08:46.897535+00
name: Cathcart Memories
ucname: CATHCART MEMORIES
intensity_bars: 44/48/48/88
notes:
  In memory of my first visit to Scotland, Christmas with relatives in Cathcart, a district of Glasgow.


created: 2014-10-28 11:37:12.879097+00
last_modified: 2025-03-21 10:16:37.790837+00
name: Waipu Wanderers, The
ucname: WAIPU WANDERERS
intensity_bars: 844/888/888/888
devised: 2008-01-01
notes:
  The dance, published in 2008, is inscribed "For the Waipu Scottish Country Dance Club. Elaine Goldthorpe, the present teacher, and her husband Steve run a backpacker's hostel in Waipu. Their guests often find themselves participating in SCD events."

  Since then <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/3812/|issue 3812>> reports that as of 2025 Elaine is no longer teaching and Steve is no longer running the hostel.


created: 1998-01-04 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 00:07:40.315476+00
name: Cruachan of the Argyll's
ucname: CRUACHAN OF THE ARGYLLS
devised: 1969-03-01
notes:
  Dance was devised to mark the 10th anniversary of Stirling Castle Scottish Country Dance Group.

  ‘Cruachan’ is the name given to the Shetland pony mascot of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. When this dance was devised the Stirling Castle Scottish Country Dance Group met in Stirling Castle which was also home to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-19 16:31:02.294835+00
name: Devonside
ucname: DEVONSIDE
intensity_bars: 880/888/822/888
notes:
  To Betty Brown (now Mrs. Sandy Towers) who so thoroughly taught us, the Bath Branch class, all the basic and the finer points, of Scottish Country Dancing, for more than fifteen years.


created: 2004-12-13 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-13 14:10:39.512851+00
name: Millennium Reel
ucname: MILLENNIUM REEL
devised: 1999-01-01
notes:
  In the book the dance name is accidentally misspelled as "Millenium Reel".  That name has been added as a spelling alias to facilitate searches.


created: 2014-06-27 21:04:48.119822+00
last_modified: 2019-10-18 11:02:34.388966+00
name: Sylvia Strathspey, The
ucname: SYLVIA STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 88/57/88/88
notes:
  Inscribed "A tribute to my wife, Sylvia, for her birthday."

  The instructions say this is a "8 x 32 bar strathspey for 3 couples", but only 1c+2c take part in the dance.  It is therefore entered in this database to be a 2C/4L dance.  The video is also danced as 2C/4L


created: 2014-07-14 11:05:36.396136+00
last_modified: 2024-08-27 13:28:01.042995+00
name: Gilly-Ann
ucname: GILLYANN
notes:
  Inscribed "for Gillian Frew. She moved to Glasgow to train as a nurse and became a close friend of the family together with Carol Ann. She has since moved on to pastures new. When she was a student and sent her an email, you could never be sure who sent the reply, Gillian or Carol-Ann!!"


created: 2014-07-14 11:16:08.006677+00
last_modified: 2024-08-28 16:37:41.791045+00
name: Froome's Fancy
ucname: FROOMES FANCY
devised: 2013-01-01
notes:
  The notes say this "was written in 2013, the year that Chris Froome won the Tour de France. As the dance has a double spoke, it seemed appropriate to celebrate his achievement."


created: 2014-10-01 22:09:56.849306+00
last_modified: 2023-03-27 09:02:48.396189+00
name: Blethering Beth
ucname: BLETHERING BETH
intensity_bars: 840/804/844/844
devised: 2012-01-01
notes:
  Devised by Garry Robertson, RSCDS Edinburgh Branch, for Beth Robertson in 2012 for her new found and incessant vocal skills.


created: 2015-07-07 15:02:26.872977+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:34.717197+00
name: Friends Across the Ocean
ucname: FRIENDS ACROSS THE OCEAN
notes:
  Devised by Chris Harris, an IB Member living in Rapperswil-Jona, SG, Switzerland.

  To all his friends around the world who have made him feel so very welcome.


created: 2002-09-26 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-08-13 13:06:25.398403+00
name: Millennium Medley
ucname: MILLENNIUM MEDLEY
intensity_bars: 8330/8330/8000/8008
notes:
  In the book the dance name is accidentally misspelled as "Millenium Medley".  That name has been added as a spelling alias to facilitate searches.


created: 2017-04-01 19:45:18.292679+00
last_modified: 2018-09-19 09:49:50.67264+00
name: St Valentine's Chase
ucname: SAINT VALENTINES CHASE
notes:
  Initially devised on 14 February 2015. The chase element in the dance symbolises the romantic "chasing game" in which Valentine's Day cards were traditionally sent anonymously.

  Recommended music: "St Valentine’s Chase" by Thomas Naefe


created: 2014-05-09 22:30:59.112724+00
last_modified: 2019-08-10 21:55:50.302917+00
name: Itchy Feet
ucname: ITCHY FEET
intensity_bars: 800/844/888/888
notes:
  “When the music starts and we are Itching to start dancing, then that is the time we have itchy feet.”


created: 1998-07-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-02-07 16:56:07.46876+00
name: Silver Rose, The
ucname: SILVER ROSE
notes:
  For Andrina Rose, RSCDS Sutton Coldfield Branch Chairman, and in celebration of 25 years of organized Scottish Country Dancing in the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, of which the emblem is the Tudor Rose.


created: 2000-07-02 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-01-21 17:37:36.623163+00
name: Prince Charlie's Well
ucname: PRINCE CHARLIES WELL
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/888
notes:
  According to the dance notes:
  > Near Uig on the Isle of Skye is a well still known as Prince Charles's Well. Here Bonnie Prince Charlie stopped to drink after his famous voyage from Benbecula.


created: 2003-09-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-01-24 12:12:09.881324+00
name: Wellington Street
ucname: WELLINGTON STREET
intensity_bars: 822 844 844 866
notes:
  During this dance, 1st couple meet all the people with whom they are dancing, just as we, in Leicester, do at Wellington Street on Thursday evenings


created: 2014-05-02 15:22:42.40629+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:34.625249+00
name: Fly on the Table, The
ucname: FLY ON THE TABLE
devised: 2009-01-01
notes:
  The dance was devised at the 2009 Saskatchewan Branch workshop at Manitou Lake.

  A fly was taking a stroll around the drinking glasses on the banquet table in Danceland Hall. The dance replicates the fly's leisurely stroll around the table. The fly's stroll takes him down the handle of the fly swatter, completely unaware of what awaits him upon his stroll's completion. Suddenly, the swatter closes in. He takes flight moving around, avoiding the swatter. The swatter (corners) tries hard to swat the fly, but it's not easy. The fly manages to survive and he begins his leisurely stroll again.

  Note: clapping hands with the person diagonally opposite rarely comes together gracefully – have fun catching that pesky fly!


created: 1998-04-19 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-05-05 10:43:00.457722+00
name: New Zealand 1990
ucname: NEW ZEALAND 1990
devised: 1989-09-01
notes:
  Inscribed "For the members of the New Zealand Branch to mark the 150th Anniversary (in 1990) of the first formal British Settlement in New Zealand."


created: 2014-06-09 20:02:46.432871+00
last_modified: 2024-08-27 12:57:27.974402+00
name: Freshwater Bay
ucname: FRESHWATER BAY
devised: 1993-01-01
notes:
  Devised "in memory of Heather Walsh who was a guest on a number of H.F. Holidays, and who died in December 1992 after a short illness. Freshwater Bay House was the first, and sadly the last, place where Mervyn danced with Heather. She lived in Thurston, and one of her favourite dances was Shiftin’ Bobbins."


created: 2018-08-13 16:33:21.595163+00
last_modified: 2020-11-16 21:12:17.601479+00
name: Golden Hornpipe, The
ucname: GOLDEN HORNPIPE
intensity_bars: 8484/4848/8000/8888
devised: 2007-01-01
notes:
  Inscribed to the founders of TAC and all the teachers over the years who helped
  this happy family grow and prosper. HISCD


created: 1997-09-13 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-04-26 22:37:38.81072+00
name: Saint James's Jig
ucname: SAINT JAMESS JIG
intensity_bars: 800/880/888/888
notes:
  For Lorena Bartlett, first Chairman of Sutton Coldfield Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society. For many years, St. James's Church Hall, Mere Green, was the venue for monthly Social Dances in Sutton Coldfield.


created: 2005-11-08 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-05-05 22:52:04.969236+00
name: Three Couple Reel, A
ucname: THREE COUPLE REEL
notes:
  Demonstration dance.

  Bars 

  1 - 4  All set to partner and Petronella turn into a line up and down the centre of the set, Men facing up to partners and Ladies facing down.

  5 - 16  All dance a right shoulder reel of 6 finishing in starting position.

  17 - 20  All set and turn partners with the right hand to finish facing up in promenade hold.

  21 - 24  Half circular promenade, 1st Cpl. casting down and round to finish with the 1st Lady in 3rd Ladies position, 2nd Cpl. moving slightly out to right before following 1st Cpl. finishing 2nd Lady in partners position and the 3rd Cp] dance the remaining part of the circle to finish with the 3rd Lady in 1st Lady’s position.

  Dancing couples finish in a three pointed star position facing anticlockwise Men on the inside joining Lt. hands in the centre and Ladies on the outside all having their nearer arm around their partners waist to keep the star tight.

  25 - 28  Lt. hands across half way round. Finish with the men rotating their partners into the centre with the Ladies taking Rt. hands in the centre as in the eightsome reel.

  29 - 32  Rt. hands across back to the position at the start of the Lt. hands across, Ladies still facing anti clockwise and retaining Rt. hands in the centre.

  LADIES CHAINS – Bars 33 – 44 Note Men dance as per normal ladies chain.

  33 - 34  Ladies drop their partners and continue the right hand across to the next but one man.

  35 - 36  Ladies turn that man with the Lt. hand.

  37 - 44  Ladies repeat bars 33 to 36 twice with new Men but finish retaining partners Lt. hand.

  45 - 46  Continue turning partners with the Lt. hand to finish in a longwise set, (3, 2, 1) with 1st and 3rd Cpl.s on own sides and 2nd Cpl. in partner’s place.

  47 - 48  Set to partners, on the last bar the 2nd and 1st Cpl.s turn to face ready for grand chain. 3rd Cpl. remain facing across the dance.

  49 - 60  Pass and turn grand chain. (Pass first person right hand and turn the next person with left hand, repeat right round the set, each combination of right and left hand movement takes 4 bars.)

  61 - 64  All Set and cross passing partner with the left shoulder.

  65 - 72  Irish Rover rights and lefts, 2nd Lady going up each time and Man down. All finish in original place.

  73 - 80  All set and Petronella twice to opposite side of the dance.

  81 - 84  Men set and high cuts, Ladies set and point.

  85 - 88  All set and turn partners into Allemande position.

  89 - 96  Three Cpl. Allemande finishing 3, 2, 1.


created: 2014-05-25 09:04:52.093549+00
last_modified: 2018-01-12 01:54:03.614479+00
name: Posh Scotsman, A
ucname: POSH SCOTSMAN
notes:
  Dedicated to George Kerr, the regular musician at the Peterborough RSCDS practice sessions, who helps me with the music for my dances.
  George, a Scotsman settled in Peterborough (nickname of 'POSH') after serving in WW2.
  The City underwent a major rebuilding exercise some years ago and the dance is intended to show signs of the initial upheaval in the first eight bars of the dance.
  The City is famous for all its roundabouts and this is reflected in the circling shown in the last eight bars of the music.


created: 2009-11-08 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-09-17 08:36:27.871068+00
name: Tribute to Peter McBryde, A
ucname: TRIBUTE TO PETER MACBRYDE
intensity_bars: 888/888/886/808
notes:
  »Devised by Louis Emslie of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, and dedicated to the memory of Peter McBryde, dancer, teacher, and friend to many members of the Kitchener-Waterloo Branch of the RSCDS. Peter was also a very active member of TAC.«


created: 2018-08-13 16:36:27.971804+00
last_modified: 2020-11-16 21:18:22.022661+00
name: King Sized Bed, The
ucname: KING SIZED BED
intensity_bars: 8008/0880/8888/8444
devised: 2001-01-01
notes:
  Dedicated to Sheila Kennedy and all the ladies of the Qualicum Beach (Vancouver Island) Wednesday afternoon class


created: 2005-05-09 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-01-14 20:13:42.728817+00
name: Promise of Spring
ucname: PROMISE OF SPRING
intensity_bars: 800/888/844/888
devised: 2004-01-01
notes:
  Devised for the Winnipeg Workshop, March 2004. 

  The triangle formation signifies the geese returning and the last figure gives the idea of lambs frolicking and changing directions!


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:37.589289+00
name: Silver Castle Reel
ucname: SILVER CASTLE REEL
devised: 1985-01-01
notes:
  Devised in 1985 to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of the Stirling Castle Scottish Country Dance Group.


created: 2014-06-27 20:58:51.769361+00
last_modified: 2025-05-08 03:32:57.187492+00
name: Spirit of Stratford
ucname: SPIRIT OF STRATFORD
intensity_bars: 8888/8888/8888/8000
notes:
  The name of the dance was suggested by the members of the Caledonian Scottish Dancers of Stratford, Ontario.


created: 2003-09-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-01-27 20:29:12.384164+00
name: Swithland Woods
ucname: SWITHLAND WOODS
intensity_bars: 888/808/484/866/888
notes:
  Swithland Woods used to be part of the ancient forest of Charnwood and is now in the new National Forest.  This is a very popular area for walking for the people of Leicestershire.


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-04-08 11:46:35.507497+00
name: Rowan Glen, The
ucname: ROWAN GLEN
notes:
  For Sue Barnes, first secretary of the Sutton Coldfield Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society.

  Glen Esk, fairest of the Glens of Angus, is famed for its rowan trees, and way up the glen is the Rowan itself, a hill noted for whisky bothy and cairn as much as for its trees.


created: 2014-06-17 00:53:58.422402+00
last_modified: 2014-06-17 01:06:40.17476+00
name: Stirling Castle 40th Anniversary Reel
ucname: STIRLING CASTLE 40TH ANNIVERSARY REEL
devised: 1999-01-01
notes:
  This dance was devised in April 1999, to celebrate 40 years of dancing at the ‘Castle’.

  The Dance depicts the movement of young soldiers and their lasses promenading up and down the streets of Stirling as they make their way to a dance at the Castle.
  They cross the bridge, enter through the arch and proceed to join in an evening’s reeling before finishing with the traditional Argyll Circle of Eight.


created: 2018-08-13 16:26:56.047051+00
last_modified: 2020-11-15 12:26:42.605752+00
name: Glendalough Strathspey, The
ucname: GLENDALOUGH STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 820/888/844/848
devised: 2009-01-01
notes:
  The name in Irish “Gleann Da Locha” translates to “Valley of the Two Lakes” – a lovely peaceful place to rest and be thankful.


created: 2004-07-06 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-01-20 18:19:08.435204+00
name: Colin's Kilts
ucname: COLINS KILTS
intensity_bars: 808/808/886/888/888
devised: 2003-01-01
notes:
  Devised in memory of Colin Coull, a member of the Ericht Scottish Country Dance Club, who died 2nd October 2002.


created: 1998-10-20 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-06-28 00:46:06.26996+00
name: Burn of Sorrow, The
ucname: BURN OF SORROW
intensity_bars: 66/66/88/88
notes:
  Rising in the Ochil Hills, the Burn of Sorrow flows through the spectacular Windy Pass into the Dollar Glen, where it is joined by the Burn of Care, below the ruins of Castle Campbell.


created: 2014-06-13 23:21:51.927455+00
last_modified: 2014-06-23 19:23:45.554776+00
name: Melanie's Reel
ucname: MELANIES REEL
devised: 2012-05-01
notes:
  The dance has not been published on paper or online.  The PDF written by the authors reads in full: 

  Melanie’s Reel

  A 32 bar reel for 3 couples in a 4 couple set

  1 - 8 1C and 2C dance the Chain Progression, 1C finish facing out.

  9 - 16 1C cast to their right round 3rd corner and dance towards each other up and down the dance, turn right hand one and a half times to finish facing each other, pull right shoulder back and finish back to back, 1L facing up, 1M facing down.

  17 – 24 1C dance Double Triangles; on bars 23 and 24, 1L rotates around to face down, 1M does a
  quarter rotation to finish in the middle in 2nd place, with his partner on his right.

  25 – 32 1C with nearer hands joined, dance down the middle; on bars 28 and 29, 1L dances under
  her partners arm, 1M dancing below his partner and 1C dance up to 2nd place own side.

  Repeat from 2nd place

  "For Melanie, who brightened the Lausanne Group with her smile and especially her fits of giggles.  We will miss her but our loss will be another group's gain.  She might even learn to love the strathspey.

  Devised by Avril and David Quarrie, May 2012


created: 2002-08-25 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-09-27 15:46:19.133641+00
name: Miss Shearer's Strathspey
ucname: MISS SHEARERS STRATHSPEY
devised: 2001-01-01
notes:
  This dance was devised as a tribute from RSCDS Stirling to Miss A N (Nana) Shearer, the senior teacher in the Branch, in recognition of over 55 years of dedicated and distinguished service to the Branch and to the work of the Society.


created: 2014-09-12 20:18:29.926745+00
last_modified: 2026-01-09 11:27:02.581437+00
name: No
ucname: NO
intensity_bars: 080/484/888/884
devised: 2014-09-07
notes:
  In response to George Watt's "YES"

  In Pretoria we will have a Scottish Referendum social on the 18th september 2014  and will dance both "YES" and "NO". Whatever the outcome of the referendum - Scotland will be Scotland :-)

  Published as Strathspey message 66179; (typos corrected in 66180  and 66181)

  The URL - on that page click on "NO" - will give both the instructions and the tune.


created: 1997-09-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-02-07 22:11:48.928447+00
name: Mayflower, The
ucname: MAYFLOWER
intensity_bars: 8 4 4 6
notes:
  On the description: The Mayflower is our provincial flower emblem. This dance was first performed at the Nova Scotia dance camp to introduce Scottish Country Dancing to folk dancers, ballroom dancers and square dancers, and has become a favourite of the camp for quite a number of years.


created: 2002-03-25 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-10-07 14:03:42.968236+00
name: Odd Man Out
ucname: ODD MAN OUT
intensity_bars: 800/880/800/880
notes:
  Daniel wrote: A friend of mine saw the video [of the variant] and commented that the dance was lame because the 3C stands out until the last eight bars.  I had to inform her it was even more lame than the video showed because they are not even included in the last eight bars.  The 3M is so excluded, he is not even danced around, thus, "Odd Man Out."

  In a variant of this dance, 2c+1c+3c make the final circle and back.


created: 2018-08-13 16:38:32.854202+00
last_modified: 2020-11-16 21:21:06.96823+00
name: MacLeod's Silver Sea
ucname: MACLEODS SILVER SEA
intensity_bars: 888/888/844/888
devised: 2002-01-01
notes:
  Inscribed to Anne and Gavin MacLeod for their Silver Wedding Anniversary. The title refers to the sea around Skye and Raasay where Gavin’s family originated. Also the sea surrounding Vancouver Island which Ann and Gavin can SEE (pun intended) from their lovely garden, where the Silver Jubilee was celebrated in style.


created: 2003-11-29 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-01-16 12:52:00.362608+00
name: Whangarei Whirlwind, The
ucname: WHANGAREI WHIRLWIND
intensity_bars: 8800/4488/8888/4888
devised: 2000-01-01
notes:
  "For Fiona Bullivant who shares teaching at the Whangarei Scottish Country Dance Club. Fiona has boundless energy and among many other gifts as a teacher can really make the Tourbillon flow."


created: 2014-10-19 16:22:12.559878+00
last_modified: 2021-04-09 15:44:16.009096+00
name: Katoomba
ucname: KATOOMBA
intensity_bars: 8686/8888/2828/8888
notes:
  Dance devised to celebrate the annual Branch Katoomba Weekend, where the dancers gather to dance and mix together.


created: 2014-07-21 11:01:28.617199+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 00:07:31.871769+00
name: Back to Berlin
ucname: BACK TO BERLIN
devised: 2014-06-25
notes:
  Teaching note: When dancing the advance and retire, make sure the dancing couple does not advance too close to be able to petronella out to sides.


created: 2014-11-02 21:23:30.01251+00
last_modified: 2015-09-05 21:19:07.540474+00
name: Major Clark's Farewell
ucname: MAJOR CLARKS FAREWELL
intensity_bars: 888/822/888/888
devised: 2012-05-01
notes:
  This dance and tune celebrate the life of Clark Cavin, a long time member of the Seattle Branch.  Clark served in many positions, and was a valued participant.


created: 2014-08-18 13:59:46.548987+00
last_modified: 2025-12-27 18:16:33.521882+00
name: Spark Dance
ucname: SPARK DANCE
notes:
  This is a stub entry, still very incomplete and incorrect; the information has been derived from the Danciemaetion video.


created: 2014-07-27 14:12:17.834863+00
last_modified: 2014-07-27 14:12:17.834863+00
name: Follow My Lassokie
ucname: FOLLOW MY LASSOKIE
notes:
  According to George Ellis's <<http://books.google.de/books?id=IdATAAAAQAAJ&lpg=PA403&ots=CTMWEtUjX8&dq=lassokie&hl=de&pg=PA403#v=onepage&q=lassokie&f=false|book>>, *Specimens of early English metrical romances*, »Lassokie« is a Western Scottish diminutive of »lass«, i.e., girl.


created: 2003-01-25 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-05-31 09:38:43.235082+00
name: Heather Hills
ucname: HEATHER HILLS
intensity_bars: 888/800/888/888
devised: 1978-01-01
notes:
  Written for Heather Bates in 1978 when she moved away from our city, as a thank you for her willing help whenever called upon, and to commemorate a very happy event when her marriage to Jack Kissinger took place in 1980.


created: 2013-05-27 16:49:52.681478+00
last_modified: 2017-12-29 07:28:05.400376+00
name: Ladies of Berkland Rose, The
ucname: LADIES OF BERKLAND ROSE
notes:
  For Anne Torkington, Jillian Kunher, and her daughter Charlotte Kunher, the ladies in my first-year pratice group.

  Suggested music: 
  A "light" 3x32 Strathspey, such as Old Fruitmarket or Miss Trotter


created: 2018-10-02 22:08:14.793964+00
last_modified: 2018-10-02 22:08:14.793964+00
name: Canfield Connection, The
ucname: CANFIELD CONNECTION
devised: 2015-05-01
notes:
  This dance is written to honor Stephanie McDaniel and Greg Canfield on their wedding day August 23, 2015.


created: 2018-10-05 08:30:55.778412+00
last_modified: 2018-10-05 08:30:55.778412+00
name: Fur Pile, The
ucname: FUR PILE
devised: 2014-04-01
notes:
  I found our 4 cats asleep on the bed in a pile of fur one day and had to look hard to figure which cat was where.


created: 2007-01-11 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2019-02-04 10:04:39.20865+00
name: Werf Reel
ucname: WERF REEL
intensity_bars: 802 888 802 808
notes:
  Named for the "De Werf" community centre where the Thistle Club of Eindhoven used to dance in the 1990s.


created: 2014-11-02 21:29:04.894155+00
last_modified: 2014-11-02 21:29:23.286902+00
name: Mukilteo Helix
ucname: MUKILTEO HELIX
notes:
  A dance for the loyal and friendly dancers in Mukilteo, we have had many good times and laughed a lot, thank you all for making it fun.   It’s important.   Thank you too for helping to make these dances work.


created: 2014-03-20 14:39:29.977827+00
last_modified: 2025-12-27 18:08:47.583833+00
name: Those Russians
ucname: THOSE RUSSIANS
notes:
  The music: "Rasputin" on the CD "The Magic of Boney M" 

  This is a complicated and difficult demonstration dance, that will never be on a social dance programme.  It makes no sense to write cribs, list all formations or calculate dance intensity; those dancing it will always use the original instructions only.


created: 2014-08-26 22:06:49.580215+00
last_modified: 2021-10-03 15:24:28.295067+00
name: Oh Canada
ucname: OH CANADA
intensity_bars: 80808/08880/04840/44442
devised: 2014-07-01
notes:
  Devised for dancing in Stanley Park on Canada Day, July 1st, 2014.

  Final 8-bar progression as described by Sue Petyt and Jane Gammon in Fisherman's Reel.


created: 2014-08-28 10:14:39.93552+00
last_modified: 2021-03-11 01:00:00.929132+00
name: Montreal/Entrelac Tees
ucname: MONTREAL/ENTRELAC TEES
intensity_bars: 880/844/844/888
devised: 2013-04-01
notes:
  Montreal/Entrelac Tees is the correct spelling; the spelling Montreal Entrelac Tees in the Table of Contents is a mistake.


created: 1998-07-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-08-23 11:47:01.374348+00
name: Black Black Oil, The
ucname: BLACK BLACK OIL
intensity_bars: 80800 88888 84884 82842
devised: 1971-01-01
notes:
  Drewry lists the preferred tune as "Fitful Head" (Tom Georgeson). This tune is often attributed to Tom Anderson, which is incorrect.


created: 2014-09-03 15:30:27.264959+00
last_modified: 2020-10-10 22:03:18.418052+00
name: Boatman, The
ucname: BOATMAN
intensity_bars: 8008/0880/8448/8888
notes:
  Stub entry; source = Minicrib. Please inform the editors if you can supply further information, in particular an original description.


created: 2014-10-08 06:42:07.411105+00
last_modified: 2022-08-15 14:24:52.353264+00
name: Lullaby for Prince George, A
ucname: LULLABY FOR PRINCE GEORGE
devised: 2013-07-22
notes:
  Devised by Mary Hart, Hugh and Joyce Porteous, on behalf of the Sheffield Caledonian Society, for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the birth of their first child, Prince George of Cambridge.


created: 2014-09-03 15:00:36.371754+00
last_modified: 2025-01-10 14:53:04.317978+00
name: Argo Pond Strathspey / Reel
ucname: ARGO POND STRATHSPEY / REEL
intensity_bars: 880/844/888/888
notes:
  Deviser's note: This dance can be danced as either a strathspey or a reel as preferred.

  Dedicated to the Ann Arbor SCD Group. Argo Pond is a recreational pond for rowing and hiking near North Campus in Ann Arbor.


created: 2014-09-03 13:39:38.450845+00
last_modified: 2019-07-03 17:27:20.590376+00
name: All Round Will's Mother's
ucname: ALL ROUND WILLS MOTHERS
intensity_bars: 800/880/888/808
devised: 2001-04-01
notes:
  The title comes from an expression used by a friend when someone takes a roundabout route to somewhere!


created: 2014-09-15 20:59:51.500573+00
last_modified: 2014-09-15 21:54:52.670788+00
name: Scotland United
ucname: SCOTLAND UNITED
intensity_bars: 8008/8668/8668/8448
devised: 2014-09-11
notes:
  Iain Brockbank: Again there's the shape of the Saltire - it's not just separatists who are Scottish - and this dance has top and bottom working together, dancing with the dancers on the sides.  A good traditional tune as well, keeping the links with our history. 


created: 2014-09-09 13:44:04.331476+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:34.458175+00
name: Farewell to Forty-Nine
ucname: FAREWELL TO FORTYNINE
devised: 2014-09-06
notes:
  “A dance for people on the more interesting side of fifty, devised by members of the Bonn and Cologne Scottish Country Dance groups to commemorate Martina Müller-Franz' fiftieth birthday and her splendid dance party on September 6, 2014.”


created: 2014-10-28 11:29:24.131222+00
last_modified: 2018-04-17 07:13:09.714178+00
name: Mr Pye's Steak and Kidney Pie
ucname: MR PYES STEAK AND KIDNEY PIE
intensity_bars: 880/880/888/888
devised: 2009-01-01
notes:
  Terence, who sadly died in 2009, loved to treat his friends to a dinner party, often including a steak and kidney pie, and always with all home grown vegetables.


created: 2014-11-02 21:31:45.820762+00
last_modified: 2014-11-02 21:31:45.820762+00
name: Newtonmore Lassie, The
ucname: NEWTONMORE LASSIE
notes:
  For Gladys Gilbert, a true highlander from Newtonmore, in the centre of the Grampians.  With thanks for all the willing help and friendship given to the Seattle Branch over many years.   Also thanks for being ‘my  tcheuchter pal’


created: 2014-10-19 16:12:33.117546+00
last_modified: 2020-10-13 09:00:24.653775+00
name: Sealed with a Kiss
ucname: SEALED WITH A KISS
intensity_bars: 888/888/888/822
devised: 2013-01-01
notes:
  Presented to Mary-Beth Beirne and Scott McDonald, on the occasion of their marriage, by their friends from Scots on The Rocks.


created: 2014-08-31 00:17:09.060898+00
last_modified: 2020-10-10 10:49:21.617285+00
name: Age of Aquarius
ucname: AGE OF AQUARIUS
notes:
  Devised by Sandra Carroll and “Dedicated to Barbara Monahan whose birthday falls under Aquarius and who executes two hand turns in pas de basque with great ease much to the frustration of others”.


created: 2014-08-31 14:51:41.84337+00
last_modified: 2020-10-10 21:16:36.377322+00
name: Betty Thompson of Newtonbrook
ucname: BETTY THOMPSON OF NEWTONBROOK
intensity_bars: 8008/8044/8888/8888
notes:
  Devised for Betty Thompson founder of the Newtonbrook group in Toronto. See also <<http://www.dancescottish.ca/archives-set&link_files/2007-November-Set%26Link.pdf#page=2>> and <<http://www.dancescottish.ca/archives-set&link_files/2009-Nov-Set%26Link.pdf#page=4>>.


created: 2013-01-21 23:53:18.637203+00
last_modified: 2015-04-03 18:41:16.426005+00
name: RossKay Strathspey, The
ucname: ROSSKAY STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 484 484 444 888
devised: 2009-02-01
notes:
  For Ross and Kay Morrison to recognize all the willing help given, over many years, by this generous couple to the Seattle Branch of RSCDS.  We presented this along with the tune on their 50th Wedding Anniversay.


created: 2015-02-06 15:14:14.428099+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:37.171953+00
name: Redhead Hall
ucname: REDHEAD HALL
devised: 2010-11-01
notes:
  Devised for "The Goddesses" of Greensboro, North Carolina in November. 2010. A fun and feisty dance is in order for them! The hall where the annual Greensboro St. Andrews Dance is "Redhead Hall. "


created: 2000-01-16 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-11-08 07:55:48.483018+00
name: Ballantine House
ucname: BALLANTINE HOUSE
intensity_bars: 800/866/844/888
devised: 1990-01-01
notes:
  Ballantine House was originally built for a Newark (New Jersey) beer master. It is now part of Newark Museum and is being restored.


created: 2011-08-04 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-11-15 03:33:16.284753+00
name: Blethering Ghillie, The
ucname: BLETHERING GHILLIE
intensity_bars: 880/880/844/800
devised: 2008-01-01
notes:
  Devised: 2008
  The Blethering Ghillie is the deviser’s pub, located in the basement of his home in Beavercreek, Ohio, USA. Much blethering has transpired there over the years, especially at afters parties following dance events.


created: 2014-09-03 15:09:47.664745+00
last_modified: 2020-10-10 21:54:41.942542+00
name: Balgowan House
ucname: BALGOWAN HOUSE
intensity_bars: 4444/4444/4884/8888
notes:
  Balgowan House is a very elegant Edwardian Guest House in Dundee. The very size of the spaces and the décor makes one want to swirl and twirl. So that’s what this dance needs... bold dancing and style! That’s what this dance attempts to portray


created: 2014-09-03 22:24:09.733746+00
last_modified: 2020-10-11 16:51:41.659366+00
name: Bunty Wilson's Strathspey
ucname: BUNTY WILSONS STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 2882/6446/4884/8888
notes:
  Strathspeys do not all come from Strathspey! They should be slowly and gracefully
  (according to Jeanie Milligan, “as if at the Court of France”!)


created: 2014-09-03 22:36:16.156502+00
last_modified: 2020-10-11 17:22:06.069131+00
name: Cairn of the Claise
ucname: CAIRN OF THE CLAISE
notes:
  Stub entry; source = Minicrib. Please inform the editors if you can supply further information, in particular an original description and the full name of the author (we could have made an error).


created: 2014-09-05 06:54:04.453872+00
last_modified: 2021-02-12 17:14:34.527151+00
name: Calgary 88
ucname: CALGARY 88
intensity_bars: 8080/8888/8000/8002
notes:
  Stub entry; source = Minicrib. Please inform the editors if you can supply further information, in particular an original description (the full name of the author was kindly supplied by Susan Eisley in <<https://my.strathspey.org/dd/issue/2225/|issue 2225>>).


created: 2002-07-21 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-27 18:45:19.275689+00
name: Earl and Countess of Wessex, The
ucname: EARL AND COUNTESS OF WESSEX
intensity_bars: 800 800 844 888 888
devised: 1999-01-01
notes:
  This dance was devised by Joan and Hugh Ferguson to mark the occasion of the wedding of the Prince Edward to Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones in Windsor Castle on 19th of June 1999. The different parts of the dance are meant to represent the stages of meeting, flirtation, aspects of living separate busy lives but returning to be together, and at the end the ring symbolising the marriage union.   


created: 2011-08-24 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2022-09-19 06:40:04.712699+00
name: Raptors' Rapture
ucname: RAPTORS RAPTURE
intensity_bars: 800/844/888/888
devised: 2007-04-29
notes:
  Note:  This dance was devised for Peter Radcliff to celebrate his 75th birthday, April 29, 2007. Dotty Ueber, Peter's friend and companion, requested a dance to also celebrate Peter's love of birdwatching. The fIrst half of the dance suggests the courtship displays of certain raptors, hence the name. Bars 1-8 are from The Breakdown by John Mitchell.-TW


created: 2014-09-03 22:33:27.087493+00
last_modified: 2023-01-30 00:04:46.082215+00
name: Burns - 250 Years
ucname: BURNS 250 YEARS
intensity_bars: 800/866/822/888
devised: 2009-01-01
notes:
  Dance devised by Marion Young in January 2009 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns


created: 2014-09-28 20:39:04.949322+00
last_modified: 2014-09-28 20:56:32.538852+00
name: Glenmore
ucname: GLENMORE
notes:
  A Simple Highland Demonstration Dance for 3 Men and 2 Ladies
  The Dancers stand in a line all facing the front numbered from the left
  1st Man, 1st Lady, 2nd Man, 2nd Lady and 3rd Man.


created: 2015-02-05 12:57:03.414713+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:37.931924+00
name: Swinging Sixty
ucname: SWINGING SIXTY
notes:
  Devised in 2011 by Angelika Schmidkonz for Jane Ross, a member of the Munich Scottish Association, for her special birthday. The first eight bars symbolize a six, the last eight bars a zero which gives –just like the title– a little hint as to which birthday it was ;-) Jane is a very enthusiastic and joyful dancer and we hope that she will keep on dancing for a long time!


created: 1999-10-14 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-11-11 00:40:52.561021+00
name: Edmonton Snowball
ucname: EDMONTON SNOWBALL
intensity_bars: 4444/4444/8620/8886
devised: 1986-02-01
notes:
  May be danced as a Reel (Author's statement)

  Warning: some cribs distributed before 2014 had errors.


created: 2011-12-13 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-11-13 10:28:50.629822+00
name: Spice it Up
ucname: SPICE IT UP
intensity_bars: 800/888/448/888
notes:
  This dance has an unusual progression. This dance can be danced unmodified in a 4C longwise set.  In a 4C set, the lead couples are successively 1c, 3c, 2c, 4c.  


created: 2013-12-07 21:22:29.643548+00
last_modified: 2014-10-17 22:41:58.276014+00
name: Penny Whistle Hornpipe, The
ucname: PENNY WHISTLE HORNPIPE
intensity_bars: 880/888/800/888
devised: 2006-09-01
notes:
  Bars  9 -16 are also known as ‘Push Me Pull You Reels’, and were devised by Terry Glasspool.

  Devised for Ron Wallace. A great teacher, dancer, piper, player of the whistle and friend. Late for his 50th birthday, (September 2004),  with lots of love.


created: 2014-11-02 21:02:10.208811+00
last_modified: 2024-10-17 16:47:44.816223+00
name: Blue Mountain Rubies
ucname: BLUE MOUNTAIN RUBIES
intensity_bars: 804/844/844/888
devised: 1993-06-22
notes:
  For the 40th wedding anniversary of my good friends Barbara and Frank Phipps, Georgetown, Ontario, 22nd June 1993


created: 2014-11-02 21:07:18.096285+00
last_modified: 2024-10-19 00:38:31.596844+00
name: Campbells of Oakville, The
ucname: CAMPBELLS OF OAKVILLE
intensity_bars: 880/844/844/808
devised: 1995-11-01
notes:
  This is my tribute to Bob and Dorothy Campbell, for being supportive and never making a new teacher feel inadequate no matter how often her tongue got tied in knots, not to mention the dancers.


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-02-07 10:07:46.20905+00
name: Treasurer, The
ucname: TREASURER
intensity_bars: 800/844/844/844
devised: 1990-01-01
notes:
  Devised in 1990 by Miss A N (Nana) Shearer, in honour of Mrs. Rachael Prentice, retiring treasurer of 25 years, of Stirlingshire Branch of the RSCDS.


created: 2011-08-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2014-10-19 14:14:33.31984+00
name: On Bended Knee
ucname: ON BENDED KNEE
intensity_bars: 551/551/800/888
devised: 2006-01-03
notes:
  Presented to Miriam Dose and Duncan Laidlaw to celebrate their engagement. Duncan went down ‘on bended knee’ and proposed to Miriam on Sunday 1st January 2006 after the completion of the midnight ceremonies at the 2005-2006 New Zealand Branch Summer School in Auckland.

  Devised over Monday and Tuesday the 2nd and 3rd January 2006. 	Not having my dances with me, I was having trouble devising a suitable dance until Noeline O’Connor suggested including ‘M’s for Miriam - bars 5-6 and bars 13-14.


created: 2014-10-11 20:34:02.155986+00
last_modified: 2022-04-12 11:46:14.954583+00
name: Dancer's Dream, A
ucname: DANCERS DREAM
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/808
notes:
  “For Christiane Trefz and Ralf Bolte on the occasion of the marriage on July 26, 2014. On their engagement, Christiane said that it was a dream to have found a partner who dances, hence the name of the dance!” (Avril Quarrie)


created: 2002-01-08 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-06-15 22:35:06.326374+00
name: Jim's Haberdashery
ucname: JIMS HABERDASHERY
intensity_bars: 880/840/888/888/844
devised: 1990-01-01
notes:
  The original version for [33-40] was:
  33-36 1W and 2W turn right hand while 1M and 2M turn left hand
  37-40 1s dance down between the third couple and turn them, ladies left
  hand, and men right hand.

  The author wrote on "Strathspey": This finish seemed to cause difficulty for many dancers who appeared unable to phrase it correctly and I reluctantly changed it to a more conventional finish:
  33-36   1st couple, with nearer hands joined, dance to the top, and cast off.   37-40. All turn partner RH

  The dance was written for the retiral of Jimmy Taylor as RSCDS Stirling Branch Chairman in 1990 after 25 years of service to the branch. The title 'Jim’s Haberdashery' was the name affectionately given to the Society’s shop, originally 'Strathspey Sales,' which, as finance convener, Jimmy instigated.


created: 2015-02-25 14:35:17.417111+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 00:07:29.481022+00
name: Abbotsleigh
ucname: ABBOTSLEIGH
devised: 2013-01-01
notes:
  10-bar jig (in 10-bar phrases)

  Suggested recorded music: The Wee Cooper of Fife played by Deirdre Adamson

  The aim was to create a dance which gave the lead pair lots of opportunity for covering and synchronisation, culminating in the final birl at the end of “Hello-Goodbye” setting. This last figure needs 10 bar music, and, luckily, Diedre Adams music uses a number of different tunes!

  J Johnston’s dances in Minicrib provided the seed crystals from which this dance was developed, and my delight in them, the inspiration.


created: 2014-10-19 16:01:25.550493+00
last_modified: 2020-10-13 08:55:14.829265+00
name: Calanais Stones, The
ucname: CALANAIS STONES
intensity_bars: 8888/8888/8888/8888
devised: 2013-01-01
notes:
  Devised following a visit to the stones in 2013. The Callanais (or Callanish) Stones are on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides and are estimated to have been erected 4,000 to 5,000 years ago


created: 2014-11-12 14:04:16.800273+00
last_modified: 2020-10-14 11:19:18.882401+00
name: How Does It Start?
ucname: HOW DOES IT START
intensity_bars: 8400/8880/8040/8880/8000/8088/8004/8088
devised: 2009-05-01
notes:
  Written especially for Donald McKay, who wondered how long it would be before a dance appeared with this title!


created: 2014-10-04 00:34:03.645629+00
last_modified: 2023-10-29 18:19:15.337181+00
name: Playing the Field
ucname: PLAYING THE FIELD
devised: 2008-01-01
notes:
  Three parts of 32 bars.

  Devised by Sue Tyler in 2008 at the request of Bridport Scottish Dancers in memory of Bill Allan, who enjoyed the company of the lady dancers, but always returned home to his wife, Kathleen.


created: 2014-09-29 13:45:39.714953+00
last_modified: 2023-10-29 18:36:06.190257+00
name: Sarah's Wedding Strathspey
ucname: SARAHS WEDDING STRATHSPEY
devised: 2004-06-01
notes:
  Note: Each figure spells out one letter of SARAH.

  Devised by Martine Guilbert and other members of Scots Bonnets from St Quay-Perros, Brittany, France, to celebrate the marriage of Sarah Prone and John Ashby of Bridport Scottish Dancers on 3rd June 2004.


created: 2005-04-10 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2024-06-09 16:27:22.87397+00
name: Alexander Gordon Esslemont Strathspey
ucname: ALEXANDER GORDON ESSLEMONT STRATHSPEY
devised: 1986-01-01
notes:
  The notes say this was "Dedicated and in memoriam to Gordon Esslemont, Chieftain and Past President of the Harrow and District Caledonian Society, who did much in maintaining Scottish customs and traditions in North West London. Gordon was a founder member of The Luckenbooth Circle in Bury St Edmunds."


created: 1998-01-11 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-18 10:06:55.405146+00
name: Alder Burn, The
ucname: ALDER BURN
intensity_bars: 16,12,12/844/844
devised: 1978-01-01
notes:
  Devised in 1978 for Simon Fraser of Courage Farm, Nairn 

  The nearest village to Courage Farm is Auldearn. The name "Auldearn" is said by some authorities to mean the "Burn of the Alder Tree" - Hence the name of this dance. The name "Nairn" means "The Alder Tree". W.J.Watson in his book "The History of the Celtic Place Names of Scotland" says that "Auldearn" derives from the Gaelic "Alit Eireann" and means "Ireland's Burn", 


created: 2010-11-10 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 00:07:30.535357+00
name: Andy's Wedding Day
ucname: ANDYS WEDDING DAY
devised: 2002-07-06
notes:
  A Note from "The Vienna Book":  
  This dance was devised to honour the occasion of the wedding of Andy and Gerlinde on 6 July 2002. It is customary in Austria to “abduct” the bride (usually to a nearby pub); the groom and his best man have to find her and get her back (by paying the bill).


created: 1998-04-19 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-11-15 11:01:04.022787+00
name: Path Of Life, The
ucname: PATH OF LIFE
intensity_bars: 800 822 844 888
devised: 1990-09-01
notes:
  Advanced level.

  It is clear that my Path of Life was very much influenced by the Duke of Perth and Mr John Drewry.  Many thanks to both gentlemen.

  Music:  To be composed to suit everybody's path of life.


created: 2014-10-19 19:59:56.622491+00
last_modified: 2017-04-01 19:21:14.621963+00
name: Katoomba Mist
ucname: KATOOMBA MIST
devised: 2013-03-01
notes:
  First danced at the Sydney Branch Katoomba weekend March, 2013.  At the time, the dance was unwritten and un-named. In the Blue Mountains at Katoomba that weekend, it was very damp and misty, so the name represents the environment at that time. 


created: 1998-01-05 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-04-08 19:03:30.218027+00
name: Airlie House
ucname: AIRLIE HOUSE
intensity_bars: 811/888/844/822
devised: 1990-11-01
notes:
  This dance was devised while returning home from several crisp fall days at Airlie House, a conference center in lovely rural country near Warrenton, Virginia. The dance was presented to Susanna MacInnis of Allentown, Pennsylvania, on the occasion of her 60th birthday.


created: 2017-01-04 17:51:05.633301+00
last_modified: 2018-08-19 17:49:28.518171+00
name: Girl in Every Port, A
ucname: GIRL IN EVERY PORT
intensity_bars: 8888/8080/8080/8888/8888
devised: 2005-05-15
notes:
  "I was asked to write a dance with a nautical theme. As Portsmouth is a naval base with sailors visiting from all over the world, the title for the dance just came into my mind.  
  The sailors eye the girls up, they chase and catch the one they fancy, then move on to the next port where they meet someone new." (Kathy Lawson)  


created: 2002-10-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-11-28 15:50:31.653201+00
name: Fear an Taigh
ucname: FEAR AN TAIGH
intensity_bars: 8448 8448 8008 8448
devised: 2002-01-01
notes:
  Dedicated to the memory of Iain Stuart Robertson who, among his many talents, was for many years the spendid fear an taigh - or master of ceremonies - at the first-fortnight ceilidhs at St. Andrews. 


created: 2014-10-19 19:50:44.367949+00
last_modified: 2020-07-12 15:54:02.366782+00
name: Sùilean
ucname: SUILEAN
devised: 2013-01-01
notes:
  Sùilean (pronounced Soo Lurn) is the Scottish Gaelic word for Eyes. Eye contact with your partner and the other dancers is important for maintaining the phrasing and the essence of the dance.


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-08 11:29:05.884202+00
name: Illawarra Strathspey, The
ucname: ILLAWARRA STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 800/888/800/848
notes:
  This dance was devised by grateful Scottish Country Dancers and dedicated to William Crawford Scott on 1st December, 1985 to celebrate 35 years of Scottish Country Dancing in the Illawarra and symbolises the three Dance Groups then active in the area.


created: 2014-04-03 08:27:16.539154+00
last_modified: 2017-11-09 10:07:42.95656+00
name: Road to Scurdie Ness, The
ucname: ROAD TO SCURDIE NESS
intensity_bars: 8888 8888 8888 8888 8444
devised: 2013-11-30
notes:
  Composed to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the East Angus Branch of RSCDS on 30th November 2013. Some features of the route out through Ferryden to Scurdie Ness and around the base of the lighthouse might be recognised.


created: 2000-09-20 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-07-06 23:55:24.493089+00
name: Trip to Gatlinburg
ucname: TRIP TO GATLINBURG
intensity_bars: 880 444 444 888
devised: 1994-01-01
notes:
  On Dec 16, 2017, Becky Sager <bsager3@juno.com> wrote:

  I don't know if the dance was ever published on paper. Shengzhang was living in Birmingham, AL and dancing with us in Atlanta,GA when he devised it so it has always been popular here. The online instructions linked to SCDDB are correct. The back story is that the dance was inspired by a mishap during an innovative interpretation of Waverley at the annual Ball which was held in Gatlinburg, Tennessee for many years in conjunction with the Smoky Mountain Games. I'm sure many would agree that Waverley could benefit from a little spicing up and in those days weaving in and out during the chases was common practice here. Mr. Tang witnessed an inadvertent lead change in his set and thought it would make a cool progression!


created: 2014-05-07 22:25:52.895725+00
last_modified: 2026-07-05 11:06:36.445536+00
name: Granite City Reel, The
ucname: GRANITE CITY REEL
intensity_bars: 88/88/88/88
devised: 2014-05-01
notes:
  > 1 - 8		Advance and retire, repeat but middle 2 set in middle
  > 9 - 16		Middles solo while outsides dance R&Ls
  > 17 - 24	Reels of 3 across, RSH to R
  > 25 - 32	All turn opp RH 11/2 to new pl, set, cross RH to face new 3


created: 2014-12-03 04:43:36.195822+00
last_modified: 2014-12-03 05:12:25.896146+00
name: Diamonds and Rubies
ucname: DIAMONDS AND RUBIES
devised: 2013-07-01
notes:
  Dedicated to the dancers at Pinewoods SS I on their 60th Anniversary and SS II on their 40th Anniversary 


created: 2013-12-21 23:02:09.02688+00
last_modified: 2014-12-16 14:31:01.661517+00
name: Farewell to Chandi
ucname: FAREWELL TO CHANDI
intensity_bars: 888 822 820 822
devised: 2007-04-09
notes:
  Devised to mark the occasion of Chandi McCracken’s graduation and written as a farewell gift to her shortly before she moved to Minnesota. It was first danced by the Portland branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society at the 100th Portland Rose Festival, June 2, 2007.


created: 2014-09-03 15:27:11.173981+00
last_modified: 2022-04-26 01:47:48.062289+00
name: Belle of the Ball
ucname: BELLE OF THE BALL
intensity_bars: 880/888/844/888
devised: 2011-02-01
notes:
  This dance is for my cat Belle. Belle was a pure-bred American Shorthair in silver and black and had gorgeous tabby markings.


created: 1998-04-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-01-27 20:14:09.973314+00
name: Flirtation Hornpipe, The
ucname: FLIRTATION HORNPIPE
intensity_bars: 4440 4440 6222 8888
devised: 1985-01-01
notes:
  [Note from 2015]  My name is Jane Smarzik, formerly Wallace. I live in Ottawa. I devised this dance when I listened to the lovely and talented Elma Grech play " The Flirtation Hornpipes". It was presented to her at Gala day in Toronto many years ago. 


created: 2015-01-09 15:26:37.772729+00
last_modified: 2015-01-09 15:43:25.758041+00
name: Nicola's Saxophone Reel
ucname: NICOLAS SAXOPHONE REEL
devised: 2009-05-31
notes:
  Errata

  Please note bars 33-40 the second time through should read ALL SET.
   
  2s and 4s half rights and lefts while 1s and 3s turn right hand, ALL SET


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2017-11-09 00:07:21.864356+00
name: Whistlin' In The Kitchen
ucname: WHISTLIN IN THE KITCHEN
intensity_bars: 888 888 888 888
notes:
  Dance devised for Kathy Reid.

  Kathy's parents live in County Mayo in the West of Ireland so needless to say Kathy does a bit of tin-whistlin', and most of her practice is done in the kitchen while waiting for the kettle or some cooking utensil to boil. In the last 8 bars of the dance I have tried to portray the steam coming from the kettle as it comes to the boil (I have a keen imagination!)


created: 2015-01-11 15:55:19.178568+00
last_modified: 2015-01-11 15:55:19.178568+00
name: Hielan' Laddie
ucname: HIELAN LADDIE
devised: 1991-01-01
notes:
  Notes prepared by Ron Wallace, 1991

  Sources:
  Hebridean Solo Dances, Jack McConachie
  Highland and Traditional Scottish Dances, D.G. MacLennan
  National Dance Book of the Scottish Dance Teachers Alliance


created: 2015-01-11 16:45:39.163549+00
last_modified: 2015-01-11 16:45:39.163549+00
name: Jo's Delight
ucname: JOS DELIGHT
notes:
  Dance devised by Magaret Zadworny, 1977

  Notes Prepared by Ron Wallace, 1988

  Recording:  Step Dances, Vol. 3, Muriel Johnstone


created: 2015-01-11 19:08:56.17736+00
last_modified: 2015-01-11 19:08:56.17736+00
name: Peaceful Maiden, The
ucname: PEACEFUL MAIDEN
devised: 1988-12-01
notes:
  Dance devised by Ron Wallace, 1988

  Notes prepared by Ron Wallace, 1988

  Recording:  Step Dance Volume 3, Muriel A. Johnstone
                   Dancers Dream, Hood, Wink & Swagger


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2015-01-11 23:22:38.127125+00
name: Anna's Strathspey
ucname: ANNAS STRATHSPEY
intensity_bars: 880 888 888 888
devised: 1972-04-04
notes:
  Preferred Music: Grant's Reel", by Bobby Crowe on "Music for book 14".  The lead tune is given below.


created: 2015-01-11 17:28:21.170115+00
last_modified: 2015-01-11 17:28:21.170115+00
name: New Claret
ucname: NEW CLARET
notes:
  Dance deviced by Margaret Zadworny

  Notes prepared by Ron Wallace 1988

  Recording: Step Dances Vol 1, Muriel A. Johnstone
                  Dancers Dream, Hood, Wink & Swagger 


created: 2015-01-11 14:19:20.973689+00
last_modified: 2021-03-25 13:15:22.68947+00
name: I Cannot Dance Alone
ucname: I CANNOT DANCE ALONE
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/888
devised: 2006-10-31
notes:
  When she was asked to illustrate a figure during the advanced technique class I heard Jean Noble exclaim
  "I cannot dance alone. (In the dance there are only two bars where the first couple is not holding hands
  with somebody."


created: 2015-01-11 15:13:08.92105+00
last_modified: 2021-03-24 22:18:36.258394+00
name: Fiddling Preacher, The
ucname: FIDDLING PREACHER
intensity_bars: 800/844/822/866
devised: 2007-10-13
notes:
  Devised for Ed Elliotson.  
  Ed, as well as playing the fiddle, is now learning to be a lay preacher.


created: 2015-01-11 15:02:20.271208+00
last_modified: 2021-03-19 00:36:41.775436+00
name: She Wouldn't Be Shooshed
ucname: SHE WOULDNT BE SHOOSHED
intensity_bars: 800/844/888/888
devised: 2005-04-12
notes:
  I devised this dance after learning the figure Set & Rotate at Keith and Deirdre Bark's class. The name comes from a conversation between Jean Noble and Josie Chisamore at the April monthly dance.


created: 1997-09-18 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-03-22 12:41:41.107275+00
name: Susan Scott of San Rafael
ucname: SUSAN SCOTT OF SAN RAFAEL
intensity_bars: 800 888 800 880
devised: 1993-01-01
notes:
  The devsier, David Newett of the San Francisco Branch, notes that Susan Scott is a dancer in the Bay Area (quite obviously from San Rafael) and that "she has that kind of wonderful smile that makes it fun to be dancing in the same set with her."  


created: 2015-01-11 13:39:03.11723+00
last_modified: 2023-05-09 09:30:53.033472+00
name: Marriage Made in Dancing, A
ucname: MARRIAGE MADE IN DANCING
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/844
devised: 2006-05-12
notes:
  Ann Campbell devised this dance for the 2006 marriage of Rob Lockhart and Teresa Kowalczyk, who met while "stooging" for Teacher Candidates. It was the first dance at their wedding reception.


created: 2013-07-03 19:18:04.449228+00
last_modified: 2024-06-26 13:34:45.091872+00
name: Woodside
ucname: WOODSIDE
intensity_bars: 884/884/844/848
notes:
  Although not mentioned in the table of contents, the instructions for this dance do appear at the end of the online PDF of <<ddpub:Scottish Country Dances by James McMillan#1487>>.


created: 2013-12-19 10:51:52.564974+00
last_modified: 2024-03-24 12:09:05.664704+00
name: Two Gray Cats, The
ucname: TWO GRAY CATS
intensity_bars: 880/888/800/844/888
devised: 2010-06-01
notes:
  For dear friends Ian and Yvonne Gray in Auckland, New Zealand whose lives are finely balanced between family, Scottish Country Dancing and ‘two grey cats’. June 2010.


created: 2015-01-11 14:27:45.371932+00
last_modified: 2021-03-25 17:43:54.162735+00
name: Valerie's Reel
ucname: VALERIES REEL
intensity_bars: 822/844/888/888
devised: 2008-04-06
notes:
  This was a "thank you" to Valerie Fisher for securing the Toronto French School as a venue for the makeup
  dance of April 17, the March monthly dance having been cancelled due to a snow storm.


created: 2015-01-11 13:11:23.265777+00
last_modified: 2021-03-25 10:10:47.467459+00
name: It's Bobby's Fault
ucname: ITS BOBBYS FAULT
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/844
devised: 2003-06-01
notes:
  On the way home from dancing in the park, listening to Bobby's music and thinking up figures, I found
  myself suddenly going north on Highway 409 instead of west on 401!


created: 1998-01-05 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-04-03 19:17:36.447696+00
name: Washington's Ways
ucname: WASHINGTONS WAYS
intensity_bars: 800/822/888/888/888/888
notes:
  From the original instructions "Devised as a surprise for Harry Ways, and first danced in 1973. Harry was 'founding father' and first Chairman of the Scottish Country Dance Society of Washington, and is now the first President of the Washington, D. C. Branch, RSCDS. And well deserves a dance."


created: 2015-01-18 09:08:17.415104+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 16:43:27.792584+00
name: Burning the Piper's Hut
ucname: BURNING THE PIPERS HUT
notes:
  Dance devised by Ron Wallace, 1992-4

  Notes prepared by Ron Wallace

  Recording:  Swinging on a Gate, Tony Elman, AC003
                   Dancers Dream, Hood, Wink & Swagger, HWSCD001


created: 2015-01-18 09:20:29.203593+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 16:43:55.916838+00
name: Dancer's Dream, A
ucname: DANCERS DREAM
notes:
  Solo Step Dance for Women


  Dance devised by Ron Wallace

  Notes prepaired by Ron Wallace

  At Pinewoods English Scottish Session (ESS) 1992, Muriel Johnstone and Ron Wallace auctioned an original dance with original music in support of ESS. Thanks to Norah Link and her generosity, A Dancer's Dream became reality.

  Recording:   Dancers Dream, Hood, Wink & Swagger, HWSCD001


created: 2015-01-18 09:31:54.949042+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 16:44:40.552442+00
name: Favourite of the Ladies, A
ucname: FAVOURITE OF THE LADIES
notes:
  A Highland Step Dance for Four Women


  Dance devised by Phyllis MacCulloch, Ottawa Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, 1988

  Notes prepared by Ron Wallace

  Recording:    "Fiddle" The Cape Breton Symphony, Polka March CSPS-1834
                       Dancers Dream, Hood, Wink & Swagger, HWSCD001


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2016-05-10 22:50:20.069321+00
name: King of Sweden, The
ucname: KING OF SWEDEN
notes:
  Solo Step Dance for Women

  Source:   Four Step Dances, Frederick Hill's Book of Quadrilles and Country Dances 22nd March, 1841,
                RSCDS 1053

  Taken from "Four Step Dances" published by the RSCDS and other sources

  Notes prepared by Ron Wallace, 1994

  Recording:  Step Dances, Muriel Johnstone, RSCDS
                   Dancers Dream, Hood, Wink & Swagger, HWSCD001


created: 2015-01-18 09:56:57.720649+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 16:45:06.681129+00
name: Lassie's Farewell, The
ucname: LASSIES FAREWELL
notes:
  Solo Step Dance


  Dance devised by Vicky Goodloe, 1990

  Notes prepared by Ron Wallace, 1994

  Recording:   Farewell to the North from "in Strict tempo" The Lothian Scottish Dance Band LILP 5112
                     Dancers Dream, Hood, Wink & Swagger, HWSCD001


created: 1998-10-15 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 16:45:26.431535+00
name: Miss Forbes
ucname: MISS FORBES
notes:
  Solo Step Dance for Women


  Reconstructed from Highland and Traditional Scottish Dances, D G MacLennan

  Reconstructed by Ron Wallace with kind help of the dancers in the Wednesday night advanced step class.

  The popular reconstruction uses for its music "Man at the Loom" which is quite lively,
  whereas the MacLennan book uses "Miss Forbes Farewell to Banff" which is smooth and stately.

  Recording:  Dancers Dream, Hood, Wink & Swagger, HWSCD001


created: 2015-01-18 10:22:01.274806+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 16:46:00.42667+00
name: Miss Rowan Davies
ucname: MISS ROWAN DAVIES
notes:
  Solo Step Dance for Women


  Written by Barbara Campbell, Vancouver, B.C. 1993

  Notes prepared by Ron Wallace, 1994

  Suitable Recording by Blackthorn

  Recording:   Dancers Dream, Hood, Wink & Swagger, HWSCD001


created: 2015-01-18 10:07:26.173098+00
last_modified: 2016-05-12 07:34:38.846772+00
name: Meg Mackie
ucname: MEG MACKIE
notes:
  Duet for a Man and a Woman

  Written by:  Barbara campbell, Vancouver, B.C.

  Recording:   Dancers Dream, Hood, Wink & Swagger, HWSCD001
                    Suitable recording by New England Chestnuts


created: 2015-01-18 10:35:39.270746+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 16:46:36.7014+00
name: Scully's Reel
ucname: SCULLYS REEL
notes:
  Solo Hard Shoe Step Dance


  Dane devised by Ron Wallace, 1993 for Colleen Put from Nova Scotia who is a wonderful inspiration and provides countless hours of great dancing and playing at Pinewoods.

  Notes prepared by Ron Wallace, 1994

  Recording:   Third Time Around, Jim Fyhrie  JPF624-C
                    Dancers Dream, Hood, Wink & Swagger, HWSCD001


created: 2015-01-17 18:19:58.039869+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 16:47:02.333287+00
name: Tulloch Gorm
ucname: TULLOCH GORM
notes:
  A simple Hebridean Solo Dance for Men or Women

  Notes prepared by Ron Wallace, 1988

  Source:        Charlie Mill, principal of thr C.H. Mill School of Dancing
                     Habridean Solo Dances, Jack McConachie

  Recording:    Step Dances Vol 2, Muriel A Johnstone, or 
                     Dances Frae O'er the Border, Stan Watts Band


created: 2015-01-18 10:29:44.676027+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 16:47:49.842004+00
name: My Love She's But a Lassie Yet
ucname: MY LOVE SHES BUT A LASSIE YET
notes:
  A Ladies Solo Step Dance


  Dance devised by Vicky Goodloe for the choreography competition at Great Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg Highland Games, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, May 1084

  Notes prepared by Vicky Goodloe


created: 2015-01-20 11:17:18.326977+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:34.87587+00
name: Glasgow Flower, The
ucname: GLASGOW FLOWER
devised: 2005-11-22
notes:
  Any good reel

  such as "Sandy's New Chanter" played by Marian Anderson on "St Bernard's Waltz" CD - HRMCD102


created: 2015-01-18 13:45:05.04392+00
last_modified: 2018-05-01 09:24:37.320072+00
name: Margaret Martin of North Berwick
ucname: MARGARET MARTIN OF NORTH BERWICK
intensity_bars: 800/888/888/888
devised: 2009-02-01
notes:
  Written as a tribute to Margaret Martin, RSCDS East Lothian Branch, on her 80th birthday, February 2009


created: 2015-01-20 12:04:59.991622+00
last_modified: 2015-01-20 12:04:59.991622+00
name: Brenda's Breenge
ucname: BRENDAS BREENGE
devised: 2000-01-01
notes:
  Tune:  any good march  (but not too fast)
            eg "Auld Town March" as on the "Music of the Highlands"  CD - CD6228


created: 2015-01-20 12:31:22.043428+00
last_modified: 2015-01-20 12:31:22.043428+00
name: Hallowe'en Spell, A
ucname: HALLOWEEN SPELL
devised: 2001-10-01
notes:
  This can be walked, as a ceilidh/warm-up dance, or danced as jig

  For this dance 1's face 2's; 1's are facing clockwise, 2's anti-clockwise,
  gentlemen with partners on their right.


  Tune:  Any good march (if walking) or jig (if dancing).
            I normally use "Four-Fours) as played by Royal Scots Dragoon Gards on their CD
            "Flower Of Scotland" - CD MFP6198 - pipe music seems to add to aura of Hallowe'en


created: 2015-01-20 12:56:46.802293+00
last_modified: 2015-01-20 12:56:46.802293+00
name: Atholl Gathering
ucname: ATHOLL GATHERING
devised: 2007-12-01
notes:
  Music: Any good reel such as "Water of Dryfe" as played by Colin Dewar on his
            "Special Requests Vol4"  CD - SRCD004, track 12.


  Can also be danced in any longer set with an odd number of couples (eg 7 or 9)


created: 2005-04-16 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2021-01-15 11:58:47.904022+00
name: Emerald Isle, The
ucname: EMERALD ISLE
devised: 2004-01-01
notes:
  " AN DANNSA N'EI'REANN"

  Inscribed to JUNE & BRIAN McFADDEN from Ulster

  Music - Bobby Brown  "Miss Irene Fiddler"


created: 2015-01-21 09:45:09.182439+00
last_modified: 2015-01-21 09:45:09.182439+00
name: Margaret's Wish
ucname: MARGARETS WISH
devised: 2012-04-01
notes:
  Suggested tunes as used for the dance Kurazukuri (Cherry Blossom Time CD by Gordon Shand & his Band)

  George Carmichael's Strathspey - A Cameron
  Claymore Strathspey - A Cameron
  Nancy Barrowman's Fancy - M Phillip


created: 2015-01-21 10:27:05.972987+00
last_modified: 2015-01-21 10:27:05.972987+00
name: Square Bashing
ucname: SQUARE BASHING
devised: 2007-03-21
notes:
  Suitable Music: Lord McDonald's Quadrille
  Recording: Dances with a Difference 1 - Muriel Johnstone  SICD02


created: 2015-01-21 13:43:08.718356+00
last_modified: 2015-01-21 13:43:08.718356+00
name: Honey House, The
ucname: HONEY HOUSE
devised: 2010-08-10
notes:
  Suitable Music:  Selection of Reels/Marches
  Recording: Celtic Fire in the Music - Bobby Brown BRG024-CD (Tr10 CD#2)


created: 2015-01-21 14:20:47.845227+00
last_modified: 2015-01-21 14:20:47.845227+00
name: Guard of Honour
ucname: GUARD OF HONOUR
devised: 2010-11-11
notes:
  Suitable Music: The George Washington Bridge Strathspey
  Recording: Celtic Fire in the Music - Bobby Brown BRG024-CD  (Tr6 CD#2)


created: 2015-01-29 11:04:33.189732+00
last_modified: 2015-01-29 11:14:38.037584+00
name: TEACHER'S CHOICE: to be selected later
ucname: TEACHERS CHOICE TO BE SELECTED LATER
notes:
  This is not a real dance, but a "stub" that can be used in making dance lists, to reserve a place where the teacher will later put a dance of his/her choice.


created: 2015-01-22 12:45:26.051891+00
last_modified: 2021-02-13 10:33:10.318264+00
name: Cyprus Delight
ucname: CYPRUS DELIGHT
intensity_bars: 864/888/802/888
devised: 2007-01-01
notes:
  For all the dancers who enjoyed a holiday in Cyprus at the Atlantica Bay Hotel in January 2007 organised by JAG. Instead of Turkish Delight we had to buy Cyprus Delight which came in a great range of flavours.  

  Suggested Music: Little Leigh recorded by George Meikle and the Lothian Band on CD Reel Friends 3


created: 2015-01-29 14:10:11.021882+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:33.230158+00
name: Bubbly Jock
ucname: BUBBLY JOCK
devised: 2009-07-31
notes:
  Suggested music:
  "Miss C.M. Barbour" on "In Strict Tempo" by Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band


created: 2002-04-29 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2015-01-30 22:04:37.712749+00
name: Coat's Ceilidh Calypso
ucname: COATS CEILIDH CALYPSO
intensity_bars: 888/808/888/888
devised: 1997-03-01
notes:
  For Alex Coats of Kenora, who sang a calypso devised in March 1997 at the ceilidh in Winnipeg. 
  Many of the dancers at the weekend school received amusing mention in the calypso.

  Drewry added these NOTES: 

  1. This dance should not be taken too seriously.

  2. I nearly gave the dance the alternative title "Coates Crescent" but feared that such a name for a light-hearted dance might upset too many people in high places.


created: 2015-01-22 12:24:40.529751+00
last_modified: 2023-07-06 17:31:26.640351+00
name: Weekend in Ostend, A
ucname: WEEKEND IN OSTEND
devised: 2005-10-01
notes:
  Suggested Music: Miss Murray of Lintrose recorded by Frank Thomson and his SCD Band for RSCDS Book 27.


created: 2015-01-22 12:39:28.427635+00
last_modified: 2023-07-06 17:29:09.320054+00
name: Christine's Wish
ucname: CHRISTINES WISH
devised: 2006-11-01
notes:
  Suggested Music: Montparnasse recorded by George Meikle and the Lothian Band on the CD Reel Friends 3.

  The notes say this is "Dedicated to the RSCDS Sutton Coldfield Treasurer Christine Edgington, a very kind lady, who died suddenly in October 2006."


created: 2015-01-22 12:16:32.537043+00
last_modified: 2023-07-06 17:35:10.691763+00
name: Shin Kai Tei
ucname: SHIN KAI TEI
devised: 2005-10-01
notes:
  Suggested music Furth O Clyde recorded by George Meikle and the Lothian Band on the CD for thr Birmingham Diamond Jubilee Dance Book


created: 2015-01-21 13:11:34.207505+00
last_modified: 2026-02-11 23:42:30.277785+00
name: Feijoa and Ginger Jam
ucname: FEIJOA AND GINGER JAM
devised: 2006-03-29
notes:
  Suitable Music:  The Hyperactive Reel
  Recording: RSCDS - Music for A Second Book of Graded SC Dances CD69 (Track11 on CD#2).

  The instructions describe this as "A sweet little dance with a touch of spice."


created: 2015-01-29 12:52:09.862387+00
last_modified: 2025-10-16 13:23:53.928801+00
name: Morning Rose, The
ucname: MORNING ROSE
devised: 2009-06-07
notes:
  Suggested music: "Campsie Glen" on CD From Scotia's Shores We're Noo Awa' by Bobby Brown and the Scottish Accent


created: 2015-01-29 14:03:45.696451+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:37.389004+00
name: Rose Brier, The
ucname: ROSE BRIER
devised: 2009-07-10
notes:
  Suggested music:
  "Riggs of Corn" on CD "From Scotia's Shores We're Noo Awa' " by Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent


created: 2015-01-29 13:34:16.479332+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:37.472472+00
name: Sagittarius Sign, The
ucname: SAGITTARIUS SIGN
devised: 2009-06-01
notes:
  Suggested music:
  For All the Ladies on Repeat Prescription by Sandy Nixon and his Band
  or
  Peggy's Strathspey on RSCDS Millenium Dances by David Cunningham and his Band


created: 2015-01-29 11:30:01.195259+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:38.182122+00
name: Tutor, The
ucname: TUTOR
devised: 2009-06-16
notes:
  Suggested Music: From Scotia's Shores We're Noo Awa' on Album  From Scotia's Shores We're Noo Awa' by Bobby Brown and the Scottish Accent


created: 2015-01-29 12:43:37.116485+00
last_modified: 2015-06-06 17:23:35.871852+00
name: Glasgow Connection, The
ucname: GLASGOW CONNECTION
devised: 2009-06-26
notes:
  Suggested music: 
  "Glasgow Assembly" on CD From Scotia's Shores We're Noo Awa' by Bobby Brown and the Scottish Accent 


created: 2002-04-08 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2023-03-22 22:21:18.278031+00
name: Pete and Marilynn's Welcome Home
ucname: PETE AND MARILYNNS WELCOME HOME
intensity_bars: 800/888/844/844
notes:
  This dance was written for Pete and Marilynn Gruber on their return from an extended trip to Australia and New Zealand.


created: 2002-10-28 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2015-02-02 00:44:14.84126+00
name: Dodgems and Waltzers
ucname: DODGEMS AND WALTZERS
intensity_bars: 808/888/822/848
devised: 1993-01-01
notes:
  This dance was devised for T Ticia Clark after she made me go on the waltzers after the dodgems at the Lammas Fair in St Andrews in 1993.


created: 2015-02-01 14:18:50.162578+00
last_modified: 2021-08-10 16:59:23.95529+00
name: Sir Barry Pipes
ucname: SIR BARRY PIPES
intensity_bars: 800/844/844/888
devised: 2006-05-17
notes:
  Barry Pipes wrote a series of articles for the Toronto RSCDS branch newsletter "Set and Link" under the title "What's in a Name?". These have now been collected into a PDF booklet which is available at <<https://www.dancescottish.ca/books_files/What%27s%20In%20A%20Name%20canon.pdf>>.


created: 2015-02-01 21:25:37.60192+00
last_modified: 2015-09-05 21:18:58.466069+00
name: Macnab's Fancy
ucname: MACNABS FANCY
intensity_bars: 888/840/880/800
notes:
  Devised in appreciation of the warm welcome given to Toronto dancers who visit the “White Cockade Social Group” Hamilton  Ontario  held at MacNab Presbyterian Church.


created: 2015-02-06 14:25:49.326323+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:35.159999+00
name: Highland Road, The
ucname: HIGHLAND ROAD
devised: 2010-07-31
notes:
  Devised for Rochelle Altholz of Richmond, Virginia on July 31, 20l0for her monumental
  birthday, the tour of Scotland and its celebration at the RSCDS 2010 Summer School in St. Andrews.
  Rochelle loved dancing so much that she brought her daughter, Zoe, to class a few months after
  starting and they have never looked back.


created: 2015-02-06 17:25:09.454887+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:38.165417+00
name: Turn S Reel, The
ucname: TURN S REEL
devised: 2012-10-08
notes:
  Devised for Ellen Ternes of the Maryland/Pennsylvania area for her birthday on October 8,
  2012. With lots of energy and zeal for dancing, with just a hint of flirting, the dance represents
  "M-hat she brings to the dance floor. Happy Birthday!


created: 2015-02-06 09:39:51.943864+00
last_modified: 2015-02-06 09:39:51.943864+00
name: Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
ucname: DISH RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON
devised: 1998-01-01
notes:
  Leaflet	1998

  This is a stub entry.  Information source: A catalogue of Drewry dances supplied by Jean Martin, feb. 2015


created: 2015-02-06 09:43:34.146834+00
last_modified: 2015-02-06 09:43:46.455926+00
name: Dix-On Dix-Off
ucname: DIXON DIXOFF
devised: 2003-01-01
notes:
  Leaflet	2003

  This is a stub entry.  Information source: A catalogue of Drewry dances supplied by Jean Martin, feb. 2015


created: 2006-10-19 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2020-04-12 21:28:10.954597+00
name: Cary Cemeteries, The
ucname: CARY CEMETERIES
devised: 2006-02-01
notes:
  for Barbara Youngman, who baked delicious fly cemeteries (currant slices) from her grandmother’s recipe to serve at the Afters-Party for the Cary Valentine’s Dance in 2006


created: 2018-04-18 21:15:11.289511+00
last_modified: 2020-09-22 15:36:41.686959+00
name: New Dutchess, The
ucname: NEW DUTCHESS
intensity_bars: 8888/8448/8448/8888
devised: 2017-12-16
notes:
  For Margaret Lambourne on the occasion of her 70th birthday on 16th December 2017.  The name of the dance was inspired by her obtaining her Dutch citizenship earlier in the year.

  The pattern of the dance reflects the differences between the UK and continental Europe, and can be interpreted in several ways: moving from one side of the Channel to the other; driving on the right or the left side of the road; switching between the native language and the language of the new country, etc.


created: 2015-02-06 09:53:04.804407+00
last_modified: 2015-02-06 09:53:04.804407+00
name: Roy's Reel
ucname: ROYS REEL
devised: 2007-01-01
notes:
  Leaflet	2007

  This is a stub entry.  Information source: A catalogue of Drewry dances supplied by Jean Martin, feb. 2015


created: 2015-02-06 16:53:32.847398+00
last_modified: 2016-09-06 20:32:22.287958+00
name: Spring Equinox
ucname: SPRING EQUINOX
devised: 2010-03-21
notes:
  Devised/or Melissa Ramsey Drumeller, formerly of Richmond, Virginia in March 2010 to celebrate her 30th birthday, which happens to be on March 21, the first full day a/Spring


created: 2015-02-06 13:39:57.488478+00
last_modified: 2016-09-06 20:06:11.113996+00
name: Come and Follow Me
ucname: COME AND FOLLOW ME
devised: 2004-06-01
notes:
  Devised for Pat Pennington of Little Rock, Arkansas in June, 2004 by Sandy Gallamore. Pat has exuberance and joy for dancing that cannot be compared. During the candidate class at Thistle School 2003, Pat was always in the background making sure that everything went along, as if she was dancing along in the shadows. This is a subtle appreciation for a woman who doesn't like the spotlight, but enjoys the dance.


created: 2015-02-06 16:44:35.990442+00
last_modified: 2016-09-06 20:30:50.451337+00
name: Shepherdess, The
ucname: SHEPHERDESS
devised: 2009-02-18
notes:
  Devised for Laurel Hayward of Richmond, Virginia in honour of a significant birthday on
  February 18, 2009. Laurel has a passion for all types of dancing and shares her joy on the dance
  floor. Recently, her new found joy is her German Shepherd, Ozzy, whom she loves to take around
  town and show off. Thus, she is the Shep


created: 2015-02-06 16:32:33.07748+00
last_modified: 2017-02-09 17:03:53.374917+00
name: Rose of Greenock, The
ucname: ROSE OF GREENOCK
devised: 2004-08-01
notes:
  Devised for Rose Snow, originally of Greenock, Scotland and now living in Jackson, MS in
  August, 2004. I knew of Rose's name for years on the Atlanta branch membership list, but didn't
  meet until candidate class at Thistle in 2003. And to think of all the years missed knowing a fun
  dancer!


created: 2015-02-06 16:23:31.85147+00
last_modified: 2016-09-06 20:34:30.431657+00
name: Renaissance Woman, The
ucname: RENAISSANCE WOMAN
devised: 2007-10-01
notes:
  Devised for Trish Nunley of Richmond, Virginia in October, 2007. Trish started Scottish
  country dancing in 2000 but loves all genres, from German to Flamenco. The title describes her
  diverse interests in life and the dance expresses her passion for dance, dancing with others, and the
  Poussette.


created: 2015-02-06 17:34:00.125651+00
last_modified: 2016-09-06 20:37:31.40344+00
name: Two Fiddle Jig, The
ucname: TWO FIDDLE JIG
devised: 2007-01-01
notes:
  Devised for Debbie Morris and Nora Garver in January, 2007. Debbie and Nora live in the
  Winston-Salem area and are avid fiddlers. When the two are together, they make lovely music,
  either behind the music stands or on the dance floor. They are a delight to have in the Southeast!


created: 2015-02-06 13:17:36.593912+00
last_modified: 2016-09-06 20:59:06.141204+00
name: Amaidi Bheag
ucname: AMAIDI BHEAG
devised: 2006-09-01
notes:
  Devised for An Phillips o/Greensboro, North Carolina in September, 2006. An is a true Gaelic enthusiast and an avid dancer. The title translates to "sweet nothings" which describes her playful dancing!


created: 2015-02-06 13:25:59.301247+00
last_modified: 2016-09-23 20:14:20.139681+00
name: Black Mountain Delight
ucname: BLACK MOUNTAIN DELIGHT
devised: 2000-08-01
notes:
  Devised for Peter and Laurie Knight in August, 2000 for their engagement. They met in Black Mountain, North Carolina and it was love at first sight. Last reported, happiness still continues!


created: 2015-02-11 13:31:55.945206+00
last_modified: 2018-08-07 08:32:07.558444+00
name: Romantic Ruin, The
ucname: ROMANTIC RUIN
intensity_bars: 8448/8888/8888/8888
notes:
  The romantic ruin is the old bridge which used to lead into Warwick Castle but when a new road and bridge were built further up the river it fell into disrepair hence the name.


created: 2015-02-11 13:22:55.719641+00
last_modified: 2018-08-07 18:57:32.07823+00
name: Moonbeams Kiss the Sea
ucname: MOONBEAMS KISS THE SEA
notes:
  The dance was inspired by a quote from a poem by Shelley. “And sunlight clasps the earth and moonbeams kiss the sea, what are all these kisses if thou kissed not me”


created: 2011-07-12 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 00:07:37.796162+00
name: Central Park
ucname: CENTRAL PARK
intensity_bars: 840 822 888 888
devised: 2008-12-01
notes:
  Devised in December 2008. 

  The figure on bars 9 to 16 first appeared – as far as I know – in The Peat Fire Flame in The Bon Accord Book, by John Drewry (1968). It can be quite a flirty figure, so I sometimes call it ―set and flirt‖. The whole dance is quite flirty, actually, as 1st couple can maintain eye contact almost throughout. Central Park seemed a fitting name for such a dance - one often sees young couples in Central Park having wedding photos taken.

  Music
  Any good jig. A suitable recording is 'Jean‘s Jig', on the Silver Thistle Collection, David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band, track 1.


created: 2015-02-14 00:35:50.356502+00
last_modified: 2015-10-30 16:26:34.645187+00
name: Dandelion Picker, The
ucname: DANDELION PICKER
notes:
  Entry derived from Minicrib 25-02.

  At a dance in Perth on 2012-10-23 Ian stated it was written for Evelyn Wake.


created: 2011-08-22 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2025-07-15 11:26:09.258575+00
name: Faradh nam Fidhlearan
ucname: FARADH NAM FIDHLEARAN
intensity_bars: 8008/8888/8008/8888
devised: 2007-01-01
notes:
  Devised by Wouter Joubert, Pretoria. Finalised in 2007.  

  The dance was devised in honour of Keith Smith, Fiddler extraordinaire.  

  The Gaelic title is translated in the tune title and is pronounced: far-aghh nam fee-lar-an.


created: 1997-04-03 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2018-04-03 00:07:44.527575+00
name: Enchanted Castle, The
ucname: ENCHANTED CASTLE
devised: 1974-03-17
notes:
  Devised on Saturday 17th March, 1974. The title was suggested by a book of Irish fairy tales Noeline had been given for her previous birthday.

  Suitable recorded music is Peter White's "The Garple Burn".

  Recommended tune "R. D. Hunter 's Reel" composed by Peter White.


created: 2015-02-09 17:50:03.338921+00
last_modified: 2015-02-15 12:16:18.627545+00
name: Standing Stones, The
ucname: STANDING STONES
devised: 2005-01-01
notes:
  Stonehenge Aotearoa east of Carterton is a brillant open-sky observatory, built on the same scale as Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, but more detailed as it combines modern science with ancient knowledge.

  Suggested music: "The Standing Stones" by Chris Duncan
                            Recorded by Jim McLeod and his Band - Gay Gordons, 3rd tune.


created: 2011-07-11 22:00:00+00
last_modified: 2015-02-14 02:14:41.490733+00
name: Piping with the Highlanders
ucname: PIPING WITH THE HIGHLANDERS
devised: 2003-01-01
notes:
  Devised: 2003-01
  Published in The Leeds Branch Newsletter, Issue 31, August 2003 (http://www.rscdsleeds.org.uk/newsletters.htm).  

  The introduction reads: Graeme Baranyai has piped for the Knaresborough Class since its inception.  On the 10th July he played solo for The Tewit Band's performance of "Highland Cathedral" in a national competition at The Festival Hall, where they came 2nd in their class.   We devised this for him as an eighteenth birthday present at the beginning of the year.   Ann Baranyai & Malcolm Fros

  There is a Note: Bars 9-16 require considerable flight. In particular, the 1st lady should be starting to cross up between the 2nd couple at the end of bar 12 so that she does not impede her partner who has to be in 2nd place, in the middle of the set on bar 16, with sufficient time to adjust his balance to start the poussette


created: 2015-02-14 13:51:01.179917+00
last_modified: 2018-03-05 19:53:47.817051+00
name: S-Cool Master
ucname: SCOOL MASTER
notes:
  For Kazuo Murata, who was schoolmaster for many years.

  Mr Murata was the schoolmaster of a public high school in Chiba prefecture. He often invited dancers to his school and showed Scottish Country Dances to his students.

  S-Cool rhymes with school. "S" in the title of this dance means "slip", because he often slips in a
  very cool way while dancing.


created: 2015-02-14 03:34:46.864015+00
last_modified: 2019-02-26 00:01:03.411652+00
name: Four Cities
ucname: FOUR CITIES
intensity_bars: 8000/8880/8660/8880/8000/8044/8444/8888
devised: 2014-07-01
notes:
  This dance is 4 times 64 bars, but the repeats are not identical: for bars 9-16 and 41-48, each of the dancing couples has its own two formations.  

  Specified: 4 very different Tunes.


created: 2014-10-19 16:27:13.34996+00
last_modified: 2024-10-06 12:49:05.896278+00
name: Morrisons' Fancy
ucname: MORRISONS FANCY
notes:
  The dance was inspired by dancing in the home of John and Jenita Morrison whose lounge room has a wooden floor and a large bow window the width of the room.  Hence the square set which will sit well within the bowed end of the room.

  The instructions suggest using the first 88 bars of <<ddrec: City of Angels#5318>> which is actually 4x48.


created: 2002-12-07 23:00:00+00
last_modified: 2015-02-15 08:31:47.731499+00
name: It's Not Rocket Science
ucname: ITS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE
intensity_bars: 880/880/808/888
notes:
  This dance was written for the Scottish dancers of Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges. It
  takes its name from the phrase made (in)famous by Carleta McCain, the teacher of that class.


created: 2015-02-15 08:46:57.120491+00
last_modified: 2015-02-15 08:53:23.466403+00
name: Friends Awa'
ucname: FRIENDS AWA
devised: 2009-07-01
notes:
  Dance devised by Brian Charlton, July 2009, for Anne Welsh on her return to Canada after twelve months in Sydney visiting her daughter and family. Caringbah Club members were delighted to have her dance with them on Friday evening


created: 2015-02-21 18:16:54.500818+00
last_modified: 2015-02-21 18:16:54.500818+00
name: New Galloway Reel
ucname: NEW GALLOWAY REEL
notes:
  Devised by Tony Lambert and dedicated to his mother, Elsie Lambert, who loved the Galloway district of Scotland.

  Suitable recorded music:
  "Burns Hornpipe" by Muriel Johnstone and Keith Smith on Delaware Valley - Live from the Spring Ball 2003, Track 7.


created: 2015-02-26 14:42:38.976664+00
last_modified: 2015-02-26 14:42:38.976664+00
name: Walkers of Avonlea, The
ucname: WALKERS OF AVONLEA
devised: 2003-01-01
notes:
  This dance was devised by Heather Knox in 2003, to celebrate the joint 60th Birthdays of Jim and Elspeth Walker. Sadly, Jim died shortly before his birthday and Elspeth now wishes that his dance be published in his memory and as tribute to Jim.


created: 2015-02-27 12:42:56.319799+00
last_modified: 2015-02-27 12:42:56.319799+00
name: Sundays at Gattonside
ucname: SUNDAYS AT GATTONSIDE
devised: 2002-03-01
notes:
  Devised by Preliminary Teacher's Certificate Class 2002 to celebrate their class held in Gattonside Village Hall October 2001 - March 2002.


created: 2015-02-17 14:45:20.414355+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:36.453904+00
name: More than a Spring Fling
ucname: MORE THAN A SPRING FLING
devised: 2010-01-01
notes:
  DEVISED:2010

  Authors' dedication: “For Zsuzsa and Zsolt on the occasion of their wedding in Budapest, 3 April 2010. They met at a Spring Fling in Glasgow, which turned out to be more than just that!”


created: 2015-02-20 16:44:32.917015+00
last_modified: 2015-02-20 16:44:32.917015+00
name: Bonnie Annetta Morrison
ucname: BONNIE ANNETTA MORRISON
notes:
  Devised by Mary Rose Young for the wedding celebration of Annetta Morrison and Blake Golder.

  Music used - Bonnie Anne


created: 2015-02-20 16:56:44.784047+00
last_modified: 2015-02-20 16:56:44.784047+00
name: Cutting the Diamond
ucname: CUTTING THE DIAMOND
notes:
  Devised by Mary Rose Young to reinforce petronella movement for inexperienced dancers.
  Music used - Jimmy Shand Junior and Band

  A set of reels  Allistair of the Den, Highland Donald, The Hopeful Lover


created: 2015-02-20 17:06:47.967867+00
last_modified: 2015-02-20 17:06:47.967867+00
name: February Frolic
ucname: FEBRUARY FROLIC
notes:
  Devised by Mary Rose Young for a group of aviation students, only one of whom had done S.C.D. before.

  Music used: The Macadians Band   Anne Fraser McKenzie, My Own Lass, Leaving Port Askaig


created: 2015-02-21 14:55:28.745832+00
last_modified: 2015-02-21 14:55:28.745832+00
name: Shona's Fancy
ucname: SHONAS FANCY
notes:
  Suggested music:
  Bobby Frew - HISCD, Smashing Set of Reels

  NOTE
  This dance can be danced in four couple set. 
  On bars 25-32 fourth couple follow third couple.


created: 2015-02-21 15:25:11.557435+00
last_modified: 2015-02-21 15:25:11.557435+00
name: Ardbrae Friendships
ucname: ARDBRAE FRIENDSHIPS
notes:
  Devised by Gary MacLean and dedicated to the many friendships which have developed over 50 years of the Ardbrae Dancers of Ottawa. The enjoyment of Scottish Country Dancing has and will continue to bring together many of us who otherwise may never have met.

  Suitable recorded music:
  "Mr. Yasumuro's Strathspey" by Bill Clement on "Dance to the Piper", Track 4


created: 2015-02-20 17:43:02.561354+00
last_modified: 2015-02-20 17:43:02.561354+00
name: River Tay Strathspey, The
ucname: RIVER TAY STRATHSPEY
devised: 2010-11-01
notes:
  Suggested music: Anita's Dance by George Meikle and the Lothian Dance Band from The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (Birmingham) Diamond Jubilee Dance Book 1946-2006, or any good 5x32 Strathspey.

  The River Tay (Gaelic name Tatha), a famous Salmon River, flows down from the Highlands through Strathtay in the centre of Scotland and on through Perth in the Firth of Tay, south of Dundee. It is the longest river in Scotland with five different names. It begins as the River Connonish, then becomes the River Fillan, then the River Dochart, after which it flows into Loch Tay, then emerges from Loch Tay to become the River Tay.

  The five couples reflect the five different names of the river. The Rondels signify the river flowing under the many bridges. The six hands round and back symbolizes Loch Tay, and the mirror wending suggest the very long heanderring river as it flows from the Highlands southward to its final destination.

  The dance was inspired by a picture in one of Duncan MacKenzie's newsletters.


created: 2015-02-20 17:58:14.363418+00
last_modified: 2015-02-20 17:58:14.363418+00
name: Lass frae Baie D'Urfé, The
ucname: LASS FRAE BAIE DURFE
devised: 2003-02-01
notes:
  Devised by Doug Kean in honour of Barbara Morrison reaching a significant birthday.

  Suggested lead tune: Fete Champetre (The Teddy Bears Picnic)


created: 2015-02-20 18:08:06.972154+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:34.50001+00
name: Fiddler's Wife, The
ucname: FIDDLERS WIFE
devised: 2009-01-01
notes:
  The Minister kissed the fiddler's wife, An' could na preach for thinkin' o't.
  Robert Burns - My Love she's but a Lassie yet


created: 2015-02-21 17:14:42.684544+00
last_modified: 2018-04-02 23:56:35.660666+00
name: Keep It Going
ucname: KEEP IT GOING
notes:
  Suitable recorded music:
  "Lassies of Dunse" by Bobby Brown and the Scottish Accent on Ready...And!, Track 6


