Dances from April 20th

THE ROCK & THE WEE PICKLE TOW (J8x32) 2C (4C set) RSCDS Bk 3
1- 8          1s cross RH, cast 1 place, cross LH & lead up to top
9-16         1s+2s circle 4H round & back
17-24       1s lead down the middle & back
25-32       1s+2s dance Poussette

SWISS LASSIE (R8x32) 3C (4C set) R Betsche RSCDS Bk 39
1- 8           1s dance in & cast to 3rd place,
                  2s+1s turn partners RH 1.1/4 times to form a line up & down middle of set
                  (Men facing down Ladies up)
9-16          2s+1s dance reel of 4 up & down middle of set
                  ending with 2M facing Ladies side & 1L facing Men’s side
17-24        2s+1s chase round clockwise 1/2 way, 1s+3s+2s Adv+Ret
25-32        3s+2s 1/2 turn partners RH, dance RH across 1/2 way,
                 1s+2s 1/2 turn partners RH & dance RH across 1/2 way

BONNIE STRONSHIRAY S8x32 3C (4C set) R Campbell Glasgow Assembly
1- 8         1s+2s turn ¾ 2H to form line up/down centre (ladies above the men)
                & dance ½ reel of 4,
                turn partners ¾ 2H to own sides (having progressed)
9-16        1s set adv & turn 1st corner 2H ending 1L between 2s & 1M between 3s,
                set adv to 2nd crnr & turn 2H ending in 2nd place opposite sides
17-24       2s+1s+3s cross RH
                1s cast to right round partners 1st corner positions
                while corners Advance+Retire on the diagonal
                ending in lines of 3 across, facing up and down
                (1M between 2s & 1L between 3s),
                2s+1s+3s cross RH (up/down set),
                1s cast to right round partners 2nd corner positions
                & in to face them while 2s+3s Advance+Retire on the diagonal
25-32       1s dance ½ RSh reel of 4 with partners 2nd corner position (own 2nd corner person),
                 pass 3/4 LSh & dance ½ reel with partners 1st corner position (own 1st corner person)
                 & 1/2 turn RH back to place

IAN POWRIE'S FAREWELL TO AUCHTERARDER (J128) Sq.Set, B Hamilton
1- 8            All circle 8H round to the left & back (popular variation - 8 hands all the way round to left)
9-24           Ladies dance in front of ptnr & behind next Man, into RH across,
                   in front of Man opp own ptnr & behind next Man, into RH across & back to place
25-32         All Promenade clockwise
33-40         1s & 3s dance cl'wise behind next couple &
                   Men dance past cple as Ladies dance in between cple
                   & both turn R to face cple, all set & turn RH
41-48         All dance parallel reels of 4
49-56         1s & 3s dance a full Fig of 8 round the standing 2s/4s
57-64         1s & 3s dance LH across, 1s & 3s dance back to places
                   (Men round & Ladies through the standing 2s & 4s)
65-96         2s & 4s repeat 33-64
97-104       All Promenade anticlockwise
105-120     Men dance in front of ptnr & behind next Lady, into LH across,
                   dance in front of Lady opp own partner & behind next L into LH across & back to pl
121-128     All circle 8H round to the right & back (popular variation - 8 hands all the way round to right)

FLOWERS OF EDINBURGH (R8x32) 3C (4C set) RSCDS Bk 1
1- 8            1L followed by partner casts below 3s,
                  1L crosses & dances up behind Men
                   as 1M dances up centre to 1st places on opposite side & 1s set
9-16           1M followed by partner repeat above Fig & set in own places
17-24         1s lead down the middle & back
25-32         1s+2s dance Poussette