On this page you will find details of the adult mass dances, the demonstration and the highland dances, plus the junior programme for the afternoon (including cribs and diagrams) as they become available.
In the afternoon (1.30 – 5.00), the adult massed dancing will be interspersed with children’s dances, demonstration dances and highland dances. Full details of how it all fits together will be published below in the run up to the Festival.
Massed dancing
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| 1 | Round Reel of Eight (Adults and Children) |
R -1x88R Sq | RSCDS Book 27 | square set |
| 2 | The Flitting of Lorn | R 4×32 | Alexander Book 8 (Attwood) | 3 couples in a 4 couple set |
| “Deer” Friends | S 3×32 | The Saint Martin Collection Vol 1 (Anderson) | 3 couples in a 4 couple set | |
| 3 | Macleod’s Fancy | J 4×32 | RSCDS Book 33 (Drewry) | 3 couples in a 4 couple set |
| Barbara’s Strathspey | S 3×32 | RSCDS Book 46 (McKinnell) | 3 couples in a 4 couple set | |
| 4 | The Chequered Court | J 4×32 | RSCDS Book 42 (Brown) | 3 couples in a 4 couple set |
| The Daffodil | S 3×32 | Greenburn Book 3 (Drewry) | 3 couples in a 4 couple set | |
| 5 | Miller’s Crossing | J 4×32 | Devil’s Quandary Book 2 (McMurtry) | 3 couples in a 4 couple set |
| The Belle of Bon Accord | S 4×32 | Deeside Book 2 (Drewry) | 4 couples in a 4 couple set | |
| 6 | The Duchess Tree | S 3×32 | Brodie Book (Drewry) | 3 couples in a 4 couple set |
| Highland Rambler (danced with the children) |
R 8×40 | RSCDS Thirty Popular Dances Vol 2 | 3 couples in a 4 couple set | |
| 7 | The Dashing White Sergeant (with the children) |
R5x32 | RSCDS Book 3 |
Group demonstration dances
| A | Findhorn in Flood | R 4×48 | John Drewry Canadian Book | 4C/4C longwise set (3C &4C start on opposite sides) |
| B | The Tey Medley | S1x64 + R1x64 | Pauline Taylor, Imperial Book 4 | 4C/4C Square set |
| C | Brighouse Bay | J 4×48 | Alasdair Brown, The Dalnair Collection | 4C/4C Square set |
| D | Gillian and Joe Wheadon | S 4×32 | Rod Downey, The Golden Bear Collection | 4C/4C longwise set |
Highland dances (For Adults and Juniors, danced together)
| Strathspey and Highland Reel | S32+R32 | danced to pipes |
| The Shepherd’s Crook | S1x72 | danced to the band |
| Blue Bonnets (Mrs West Version) | (6 steps) + 8 bar p-d-b finish | danced to pipes |
| The Highland Fling | (4 steps) | danced to pipes |
Junior dances
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| 1 | 5×32 Jig (1&3 start) |
Another Newcastle Collection
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| 4×32 Reel | RSCDS Book 51 | ||
| 2 | 5×32 Reel | RSCDS Book 1 | |
| The Goat Fell Gallop | 4×32 Jig |
Roy Golding, Graded and Social Dances 2
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| 3 | 4×32 Jig | RSCDS 5 Scotish Country Dances 1982 | |
| Pluto’s Head | 5×32 Reel (1&3 start) | RSCDS Book 51 | |
| 4 | 4×32 Jig | RSCDS Book 51 | |
| 4x 32 Jig |
Hugh Thurston, 12 New SCDs (1946-1957),
RSCDS Medal Tests |
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| 5 | 8×40 Reel |
RSCDS Thirty Popular Dances, Volume Two |
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| 6 | The Dashing White Sergeant | 5×32 Reel | RSCDS Book 3 |
Evening dance (7.00 – 10.30)
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| 1 | Hooper’s Jig | (J8x32) | MMM |
| 2 | Trip to Timber Ridge | (R8x32) | Henderson: RSCDS 52 |
| 3 | The Duchess Tree | (S8x32) | Drewry: Brodie Bk |
| 4 | Ian Powrie’s Farewell to Auchterarder | (J128) | Hamilton: Edinburgh 90 |
| 5 | Swiss Lassie | (R8x32) | Betsche: RSCDS 39 |
| 6 | City of Belfast | (S3x32) | Mulholland: RSCDS 48 |
| 7 | John of Bon Accord | (R8x32) | Goldring: RSCDS 33 |
| 8 | 1314 (Thirteen-Fourteen) | (M128) | Drewry: Rondel |
| INTERVAL | |||
| 9 | EH3 7AF | (J8x32) | Goldring: RSCDS 40 |
| 10 | Bratach Bana | (R8x32) | Drewry: Bon Accord |
| 11 | Miss Ogilvie’s Fancy | (S8x32) | Campbell: RSCDS 20 |
| 12 | Major Ian Stewart | (J8x32) | Drewry: RSCDS 35 |
| 13 | The Black Mountain Reel | (R5x32) | Haynes: Carnforth 3 |
| 14 | Chasing the Eclipse | (S3x32) | Gallamore: Highland Road |
| 15 | Rodney’s Rant | (J8x32) | Dix: QE Diamond Jubilee |
| 16 | The Deil amang the Tailors | (R8x32) | RSCDS 14 |
| EXTRAS | |||
| Scott Meikle | (R4x32) | McLean: RSCDS XLVI | |
| Miss Eleanor | (S3x32) | Dix: RSCDS XLIX | |
| Farewell to Balfour Road | (J5x32) | Buxton: RSCDS 52 | |
