Saturday, February 12, 2011

Lesson Plan for Feb 14, 2011

We're working on mirror (reflection) reels and cross-over reels.  Most of the dances are reels as these figures appears most often in reels!

HAPPY RETURNS  R8x32  3C (4C set)          Miss Milligan's Miscellany #2

 1- 8     1s dance reflection reel of 3 on opposite sides
            [1s cross; 1s, 2s, 3s mirror reel of 3 on sidelines]

 9-16   1s dance reflection reel of 3 on own sides
           [1s cross back to own side; 1s, 2s, 3s mirror reel of 3 on sidelines]

17-24  1s lead down the middle for 3 steps & back, cast to 2nd place (2s step up)

25-32  1s dance RH-across with 3s;  then LH-across with 2s



MISS MARY ELIZABETH WESSEL WALKER R4x32 4C (4C set)  J. Hellmann

1-8       1s, 2s, 3s mirror reel of three on sidelines
            1s begins in and down, end in center facing down
            2s begin out and up, end out and up, ready to dance to 1st place
            3s begin in and up, 3M ends in place, 3W continues down the center

9-12     3W down the center, casts around 4W, up into 2nd place
            1s, in promenade hold (M on right), chase her, cutting through 3W’s place

13-16   3M casts off around 4M, up the center into 2nd place.
            1s chase him, ending in the center of 3rd place on opposite sides,
            facing up

17-18   1s and 3s set
19-22   1s and 3s dance slipping circle once around to the left
23-24   1s and 3s set

25-30   Mirror reel of three for bottom three couples (3, 1, 4)
            1s begin in and down
            4s begin out and up
            3s (not being faced) begin out and down

31-32   1s cross to 4th place
            4s dance out and up to 3rd place, ready to continue in & up
            in the next repetition


BALQUIDDER STRATHSPEY  S8x32  3C (4C set)     Rutherford  RSCDS Bk 24

 1- 8     1s cross & dance reflection reel of 3 on opposite sides
            [1s cross down; 1s, 2s, 3s mirror reel of 3 on sidelines]

 9-16    1s dance reel of 3 on own sides
            [1s cross back to own side; 1s, 2s, 3s mirror reel of 3 on sidelines]

17-24   1s dance down 1 place (join nearer hand), face each other and set;
             dance up to top & cast to face 1st corners (2s step up)

25-32   1s turn 1st corners RH, partner LH, 2nd corner RH & partner LH (2, 1, 3)



SLEEPWALKING  R8x32  3C (4C Set)      K Giacoletti

 1- 8     1s cross RH, cast to 2nd place (2s step up), turn LH & cast down to
            3rd place (3s step up)  (2, 3, 1x)

 9-16    1s dance reflection reel on opposite sides (1s in & up to start;
            3s - at top - starting out and down)

17-24   3s continue the reel while 1s dance up to top;
            1s cast to 2nd place & dance ½ Fig of 8 round 3s  (2, 1, 3)

25-32   1s turn 1st corner RH, pass partner RSh; turn 2nd corner RH
            & pass partner RSh to 2nd places (corners turn for 4 bars)


NORTHAMPTON JIG  J8x32  3C (4C set)   K Smith

 1- 8     1s cross RH & cast down 1 place; 1s dance RH across
            (1M with 2s & 1L with 3s)

 9-16    1s turn LH & cast down 1 place on opposite sides; cross up & turn 2s
            (2M RH & 2L LH)

17-24   1s dance reflection reels of 3 on own sides (1s dance between 2s
            to start); 1s+2s remain in middle for

25-32   1s & 2s dance Allemande

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