Festival 2016

On this page you can find details (including cribs and diagrams) of our programmes for the 2016 festival – mass, demonstration, highland and junior programmes for the afternoon dancing and the programme for the evening dance.

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Massed dancing

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1 Clutha  4x48R  RSCDS 31  square set
2  Bill Clement MBE  4x32J  Book 47
 Miss Milligan’s Strathspey  3x32S  Leaflet
3  Blooms of Bon Accord  4x32R  Drewry/Deeside 2
 Kilkenny Castle  3x32S  Forbes/Craigievar 2
4  Monica’s Way  4x32J  RSCDS 48
The Lea Rig  3x32S  RSCDS 21  1s & 3s start
5  The Sailor  4x32R  RSCDS 24
 The Glengarry Homestead  4x32S  Brenchley/The Kangaroo Paw
6  The Silver Tassie  3x32S  Leaflet
 All the Eights  4x32J  Burnell/Leeds Golden  repeated with the children
7  The Dashing White Sergeant  5x32R  RSCDS 3  for everyone

Group demonstration dances 

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A  The Grampian Strathspey  4 x 32 bar Strathspey for 4 couples in a square set Grampian Collection of Scottish Country Dances published by Jack McConchie
B

Swings and Roundabouts

 32 bar Strathspey + 32 bar Jig Medley for 3 couples in a 4 couple longwise set, danced 4 times through in its entirety (ie 4 x (32S + 32J)) Ian Dall (Sheffield Branch) The Third Sheaf Collection of Scottish Country Dances – Diamond Jubilee 1955 – 2015 Available from the Leeds Branch shop

Video by Sheffield Branch available here

C

The Argee Bargee Rant

 4 x 32 bar Strathspey for 3 couples in a 4 couple longwise set Dunedin Dances Book 2 Available from the Leeds Branch shop
D Ezekiel’s Wheel 88 bar Reel for 4 couples in a square set By James Mungall,  www.csbr.org/dancememberdances.htm

Highland dances 

The Highland Fling 4 steps    Pipes
The Scottish Lilt  4 steps  Pipes
The Shepherd’s Crook Band
The Foursome (Strathspey & Half Tulloch)  Pipes

Junior dances

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1 Granville Market 4x32J RSCDS 2nd Book Graded SCDs
Petronella 5x32R RSCDS Book 1 1s and 3s start
2 It’s Nae Bother 5x32J RSCDS 2nd Book Graded SCDs 1s and 3s start
Flight to Melbourne 4x32R RSCDS Book 47 square set
3 Crom Allt 4x32R Goldring 24 Graded & Social
Goat Fell Gallop 4x32J Goldring Graded & Social 2
4 Waratah Weaver 4x32J RSCDS 2nd Book Graded SCDs
The Flying Scotsman 4x32J 16SCDs
5 All the Eights 4x32J Burnell/Leeds Golden join in with the adults
6 The Dashing White Sergeant 5x32R RSCDS 3 for everyone

Evening dance

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1 The Laird of Milton’s Daughter  8x32J  RSCDS 22  3 couples in a 4 couple set
2 Portnacraig  8x32R  RSCDS 36  3 couples in a 4 couple set
3 Gang the Same Gate  8x32S  RSCDS 36  3 couples in a 4 couple set
4 All the Eights  8x32J  Leeds Golden Collection  3 couples in a 4 couple set
5 Earl of Mansfield  4x48R  Leaflet 15  4 couple set
6 Miss Ogilvie’s Fancy  8x32S  RSCDS 20  3 couples in a 4 couple set
7 Old Nick’s Lumber Room  8x32J  RSCDS 26  3 couples in a 4 couple set
8 Angus MacLeod  2x64R  Dances of an Island Clan  4 couple set
INTERVAL
9 Mrs Stewart’s Jig  8x32J  RSCDS 35  3 couples in a 4 couple set
10 Polharrow Burn  5x32R  Glendarroch SD Sheets  5 couple set
11 Kilkenny Castle  8x32S  Craigievar Book 2  3 couples in a 4 couple set
12 Sunshine and Sweetie’s Jig  8x32J  RSCDS 48  3 couples in a 4 couple set
13 None So Pretty  8x40R  RSCDS 19  3 couples in a 4 couple set
14 Miss Eleanor  3x32S  RSCDS 49  3 couple set
15 Major Ian Stewart  8x32J  RSCDS 35  3 couples in a 4 couple set
16 Mrs MacPherson of Inveran  8x32R  Bon Accord Book  3 couples in a 4 couple set
EXTRAS
Scott Meikle  4x32R  Laurieston Collection  4 couple set
Culla Bay  4x32S  RSCDS 41  Square set
The Montgomeries’ Rant  8x32R  RSCDS 10  3 couples in a 4 couple set
Miss Allie Anderson  8x32J  RSCDS Leaflets  3 couples in a 4 couple set