200 KING STREET NORTH
32-bar jig for two couples in a three- or four-couple longways set
1-4 1C dance half figure of eight around 2C to finish on opposite sides.
5-8 1M dance in and down to face 2W while 1W dance in and down to face 2M (1C are back to back; 1C and 2C are in line across the set). All set on bars 7 and 8.
9-16 1C and 2C dance a reel of four across the set, finishing where the reel began (line across the dance, 1M facing 2W and 1W facing 2M).
17-24 All set. On bars 19-22, 1C dance out the set below the person they are facing (1M passing 2W left shoulder and 1W passing 2M right shoulder) and cast up to first place on opposite sides. 1C half- turn with right hands to finish facing up in promenade hold. 2C step in and take promenade hold on bar 24.
25-32 1C and 2C dance the allemande.
Devised by Donald L. Fuell, Jr. (fuell [at] mindspring.com) and Patty Lindsay. 200 King Street North is the address of the King Street Residence, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada, used as the residence hall for the Teachers’ Association (Canada) Summer School in 2008, where this dance was devised.
©2008, Donald L. Fuell, Jr. and Patricia A. Lindsay. May be reproduced for instructional purposes.
SPICE IT UP
32 Bar Jig for 3 couples in a 4-couple longwise set
1-8 1s lead down the middle and up
9-16 1s, 2s and 3s dance 3 couple Allemande
17-20 3s and 2s set and link (two top couples) Finish 2, 3, 1
21-24 3s and 1s set and link (two bottom couples) Finish 2, 1, 3
25-28 2s, 1s, 3s set and cross RH.
29-32 2s, 1s, 3s chase halfway round, to finish 3, 1, 2*
Repeat having passed a couple.
*Please Note: This dance has an unusual progression, with the 3rd couple at top place after the first turn of the dance. The original 2s are top couple on the 4th repetition of the dance.
A lively jig is recommended. I use Marianne Anderson’s Kangaroo Paw, Cut #14
Devised by: Merrill Heubach (nika [at] eastlink.ca), Lunenburg, NS
UPDATE 20 March 2008: Bars 25-32 corrected
UPDATE 24 March 2008: Explanation of progression corrected
TRIP TO FANWOOD
A 32-bar jig for 3 couples in a longwise set
1 – 4 1st couple cross giving right hands, cast off two places, cross below the 3rd couple giving left hands, cast up one place and finish in centre facing first corners. 2nd couple step up on bars 7 and 8.
9 - 16 1st couple dance half a diagonal reel of four with first corners, then turn with the left hand once round to face second corners.
17- 24 1st couple dance half a diagonal reel of four with second corners, then turn with the left hand one and a half times to finish in the centre, man below woman
25 - 28 1st woman with 3rd couple (at the top) and 1st man with 2nd couple (in third place), right hands across. 1st couple finish passing partner by left shoulder in the centre and dancing out towards opposite side. All flow into…
29 – 32 Chase clockwise half way, to finish on own side in order 2,1,3.
Repeat from new places.
Devised by Chris Ronald (chris1ronald [at] aol.com) in October 2006 on the occasion of being invited to teach the ‘Happy Soles’ in Fanwood, NJ.
JEAN
32-bar Jig for three couples in a 4-couple longwise set.
Bars
1 - 8 First couple set to one another, cross over giving right hands; cast off one place, and set again, pulling back right shoulders on bar 8 to face out in second place improper. (Second couple step up on bars 5-6).
9 -16 Right shoulder reels of three on the sides. To begin - corners dance in, first lady dances out and up and first man dances out and down. On bars 15-16 first couple cross from the ends of their reel into second place own sides facing out.
17-24 Left shoulder reels of three on the sides . To begin - corners dance in, first lady dances out and up and first man dances out and down. On bars 23-24 first couple cross from the ends of their reels to end back to back in the middle of the set facing partner's side of the dance.
25-32 Inverting Double Triangles:
25-26 All set in double triangles position.
27-28 All set advancing and pull right shoulders back. End - first couple in second place improper facing one another across the dance and corners in the center of the set, back to back with partner, facing own sides.
29-30 All set in inverted double triangles positions.
31-32 First couple, giving right hands, cross back to own sides while corners set advancing and pull back right shoulders to end in place facing partner.
Repeat from second place.
Tune: Short Apron (Traditional) (ABC notation below)
Dance devised 1/4/08 by Peter M. Price (peter.price1672 [at] gmail.com) 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.
© 2008 by Peter M. Price. All rights reserved. Permission is granted for verbatim reproduction and
non-profit distribution of this leaflet provided that this notice remains intact.
ABC Notation for "Short Apron":
X: 1
T: Short Apron
C: Traditional
L: 1/8
M: 6/8
R: Jig
Q: 1/4 = 168
K: F
f | cAA fAA | aAA cGG |1 cAA aAA | aAc ~d2 :|2 AGF fga | ge^c d2 ||
c |Acd cAF | (A/B/c)A (G2 B) |1 Acd cAF | f2 e d2 :|2 AGF f>ga | ge^c d2 ||
EXAMINATION FEVER
32-bar Jig for 3 couples set in a 4-couple longwise set
1–8 1st and 3rd couples dance a double figure of eight around standing 2nd couple, 1st couple crossing down and 3rd couple dance up to begin.
1st couple ends up with nearer hand joined in the middle of the set (facing down), while 2nd couple steps in on bar 8, nearer hands joined facing up.
9–16 1st and 2nd couples dance a “Half Rondel�:
9-10 1st couple dance under an arch made by 2nd couple, to change places
11-12 2nd and 1st couples change sides, women passing in front of the men
13-14 2nd and 1st couples set on the sidelines
15-16 2nd and 1st couples cross back to own sides, giving left hands.
17–20 All three couples dance six hands to the right for six slip steps and then, on bar 20, cross left foot over the right (releasing hands) and pivot round to face out pulling right shoulder back.
21-24 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples chase round clockwise back to own sides.
On bar 24 3rd lady and 2nd man end up facing out, ready to start the Reel (in the opposite direction).
25–32 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples dance a “Reel of Three� on own sides.
1st man starts dancing in and up, while 1st lady dances in and down.
Repeat, having passed a couple
Devised by Martina Mueller-Franz (mcmuellerfranz [at] aol.com), 02. August 2007. This dance is dedicated to a number of friends (in alphabetic order): Eva-Maria Beckmann, Antje Böttcher, Birgit Frie, Gabrielle Funhoff, Chris Houston-Dewilde, Dirk Kölbl, Daniéle Landrieau, Luitgard Merkens, Anika McGregor, Birgit Röhricht, Antoine Rousseau, Thomas Stork, Sjoerd van Leersum, Iryna Zhurakovska and Claudia Zyla, who attended different Units of the RSCDS Teaching Certificate in Summer and Autumn 2007.
ROSIE'S CEILIDH
32-bar jig for couple facing couple around the room
Couples facing clockwise are 1C; couples facing anti-clockwise are 2C
1-4 Women dance around the opposite man by the right shoulder.
5-8 All birl /spin with opposite.
9-12 Men dance around their partner by the right shoulder.
13-16 All birl /spin with partner, ending facing partner, 1C with both hands joined.
17-18 1C slip clockwise while 2C slip anti-clockwise (1C go between 2C).
19-20 All set, 2C moving in to join both hands with partner, 1C moving away from partner.
21-22 1C slip anti-clockwise wile 2C slip clockwise (2C go between 1C).
23-24 All set, finishing nearer hands joined with partner.
25-28 All advance and retire.
29-32 All pass opposite by right shoulder, and the next person by the left shoulder to face a new couple (having passed two couples).
Music: "Rosie Tickling Trout" by Sherry Wohlers Ladig (or other sprightly jig)
Devised July 2007 by Lara Friedman-Shedlov (ldfs [at] bigfoot.com) for Audrey McClellan's new book in her Scottish Island Novels series.
UPDATE: "set twice" on bars 19-20 and 23-24 corrected to "set".
A WEE BIT O' FUN
8x32 jig 3 couples in a 4-couple set
1-4: 1st & 2nd cps dance RH across halfway & set. From now until bar 28, 1st cp will be on opposite sides of the set, relative to pt.
5-8: 1st & 2nd cps dance round pts without turning. Pass left shoulder
dancing forward and right shoulder dancing backwards to place
9-12: 1st face down to dance half Lsh side-by-side reel of 3* with 2nd &
3rd ladies.
13-16: 1st cp circle left with top cp, while bottom cp turn RH.
17-20: 1st cp circle left with bottom cp, while top cp turn RH.
21-24: 1st face down to dance half Rsh side-by-side reel 3* with 2nd & 3rd
men. 1st cp face up.
25-32: Progressive chain, 2 steps/hand:
25-26: 1st cp pass 3rd cp LH on sides,
27-28: 2nd& 3rd pass RH, while 1st cross RH,
29-30: 1st & 2nd cps pass LH, while 3rd cp cross LH,
31-32: all set.
* an imaginary line joining their heads would be perpendicular to sidelines. 1st man starts on his pt's left, no hands. They curve round individually, and he will then be on her right as they face up.
Devised by Martin Sheffield, 2006 (mj.sheffield [at] wanadoo.fr)
UPDATE as of 29 November: Some of the wording has been tweaked.
THE SILVER NUTMEG
40 bar jig for three couples in a four couple set.
1 - 8 1st couple lead down the middle for three, up for three,
cast off to 2nd place and cross to position ready to give left hands to 1st corners (1st woman between 2nd couple facing up and toward the men's side and 1st man between 3rd couple facing down and toward the ladies' side).
9 -16 Turn 1st corner with left hands, partner in the middle right hand; 2nd corner left hand and partner in the middle right once round to face out between corners.
17-20 1st Corners Pass and Turn:
1st couple cast right around own 1st corner position and dance in through the ends of the set to finish in the middle back-to-back with partner, 1st woman facing up and 1st man facing down.
Meanwhile
1st corners dance in (1 bar), turn with right hands (1 bar), and dance out to place (2 bars).
21-24 2nd Corners Pass and Turn:
1st man dances down between 3rd couple and casts right around 3rd man's position, to finish in the middle, backto back with partner, facing own side. 1st woman, similarly, dances up between 2nd couple and casts right around 2nd woman's position to finish in the middle, back to back with partner and facing own side.
Meanwhile
2nd corners dance in (1 bar), turn with right hands (1 bar), and dance out to place (2 bars).
25-32 Double Triangles, on Bars 31 - 32 1st couple dance a skip
change petronella turn to finish in 2nd place proper.
33-40 2nd, 1st and 3rd couples circle 6 hands round and back.
Repeat having passed a couple.
Note: This dance has no wiggle room but rewards tight,crisp dancing.
Tune: none yet
Suitable Music: 'The Colonel' on '75th Anniversary Dances' by Craig McCallum or 'Chrissiejean' on 'Dances with a
Difference' by Muriel Johnstone
Devised Devised 8/16/03 by Peter M. Price peter.price1672 [at] gmail.com
Copyright (C) Peter M Price, 2003. All rights reserved. Permission is granted for verbatim reproduction and nonprofit distribution of this leaflet provided that this notice remains intact
Tune: The Collonel (ABC notation for arrangement by Peter Price available below)
Suitable Recorded Music: 'The Colonel' on '75th Anniversary Dances' by Craig McCallum or 'Chrissiejean' on 'Dances with a Difference' by Muriel Johnstone In honor of the RSCDS New Haven Branch's 25th year.
ABC notation for "The Collonel"
X:1
T:The Collonel
C: David Young's Collection of 1740 - Adapted by RSCDS
N: Originally a 9/8 slip jig.
N: Play ABCBC
Z: arranged and transcribed by Peter Price
M:6/8
R:Jig
L:1/8
Q:1/4=168
P:ABCBC
K:G
P:A
c|:"G" B1/2c1/2dB "G/B"G2 g | "C"e1/2f1/2ge "D7"ABc | "G"B/c/dB
"G/B"G2 B | "D7/F#"AFD D2 c :|
P:B
"Em"B2 E "Em/G"EFE | "Em"B2 E "Em/G"EFE | "Em"B2 E "A7"EFG | "D"ABA
"D/F#"AFD |
"Em"B2 E "Em/G"EFE | "Em"EFE "D7"D2 c | "Em"B2 E "A7/C#"EFG | "D"AFD
"D7/F#"D2 c ||
P:C
"G"Bcd "G/B"dBG | "C"efg "G/B"dBG | "G"Bcd "G/B"dBG | "D"ABA
"D/F#"AFD |
"G"Bcd "G/B"dBG | "C"efg "D7"ABc | "G"Bcd "G/B"dBG | "D"AFD
"D7/F#"D2 c ||
FENWAY JIG
or The Curse Reversed
8x32 Jig for 3 couples
1-4 1M advance and retire, while 1W set, advance, and turn right about
5-8 1W dance out through own place, below 2W, and up the middle to finish above 2C in middle facing down while 1M follow partner to finish below 2C in middle facing up. 2C step up on 7-8.
9-16 1C and 2C dance 8 bars of petronella setting -- set, travel, set, travel, finishing w/ 1C still facing up and down in the center, man above; 2C finish on opposite sides, moving in slightly on the last turn to form an arch.
17-20 1M face left and dance out around 2M and across to second place on the men’s side while 1W dances under 2C’s arch, then follows her partner to finish in second place on women’s side. 2C stand in arch on 17-18, then slip step to own sides (starting with L foot) on 19-20, retaining hands as long as possible.
21-24 1C and 3C chase around a circle, as if dancing L hands across but without hands.
25-32 1C face down, give L shoulder to 3C for 8 bar parallel reels of 3. Women may finish with long turns.
The dance finishes with two chords. Chord 1, bow or curtsey to partner; chord 2, exchange high fives. Jumping into a pile on top of the pitcher is discouraged.
Tune: "The Night We Reversed the Curse" (Hanneke Cassel)
[in place of the opening chord, a few bars/notes of the national anthem is recommended]
Devised by Beth Kingsley (ejk [at] zzapp.org) and Ellie Briscoe
June, 2005
HASTEN TO YOUR FEET
3x32 Jig for 3 couples in a 3-couple set
1 - 8 1st cpl cross giving right hands, cast, and dance a half figure of eight around the 2nd cpl. (2nd cpl step up on bars 7 & 8.)
9 - 16 1st cpl cross giving right hands, cast down, and dance a half figure of eight around the 3rd cpl. (3rd cpl step up on bars 15 & 16.)
17 - 20 Cpls 2, 3, 1 advance and retire.
21 - 24 Cpls 2, 3, 1 turn by the right.
25 - 32 Circle 6 hands round and back.
Suggested tune: Bonnie Dundee.
Suggested recording: The Dancing Master on Jig for Joy by the Music Makars
Devised by Doug Schneider, St. Louis, Missouri ( paradiseMO [at] aol.com )
Notes from Doug: Dedicated to Bonnie Dickson of Ames, Iowa. The title is taken from a poem that Bonnie wrote about Scottish country dancing.
BRAMBLE JELLY
8x32 Jig for 3 couples in a 4-couple set
Variation on RSCDS Book 25 #3
1- 8 1st couple cross giving RH, cast off one place,
lead up and cross through the 2nd couple and cast off to 2nd place, own side.
9-12 1st couple dance RH across 1st Lady with 2nd couple and 1st Man with 3rd couple.
13-16 1st couple turn LH 1+1/2 times to finish facing 2nd corners.
17-24 1st couple turn 2nd corner RH, partner LH, 1st corner RH and partner LH to finish on own side in 2nd place, Lady facing up and Man facing down.
25-28 1st and 2nd Ladies & 1st and 3rd Men set and turn RH
29-32 1st and 3rd Ladies & 1st and 2nd Men set and turn LH
Devised by Ron Mackey, Mottingham, London ( Ron.Mackey [at] btinternet.com )
Notes from Ron:
In the last few weeks of class I tried out The Bramble Bush. It has such nice music but I thought that it would have been a little different if devised recently. One of the problems for our newcomers was to dance the CPCP at the required speed. So I re-devised it and tried it out as 'Bramble Jelly'. It seemed to be appreciated so I offer it here for your judgement.
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
32-bar Jig for a 4 Couple Set
Bars 1-8 [Mad Hatter's "Teapots"]
2s dance 3 hands across to the right (RH) and left (LH),
2s ending in center
[2W+1s and 2M+3s, then 2M+1s and 2W+3s].
Bars 9-16 [Red Queen's Croquet]
2s RH turn 3/4, and dance RS reels of 3 on own sides,
RS to 3rd corners to begin.
Bars 17-18 ["Drink Me!" . . .]
2s cast right and into center
[2W below 3s, and 2M above 1s].
Bars 19-22 [. . .]
2M+1s and 2W+3s dance 3 hands across (RH),
2s ending between their couple.
Bars 23-24 [. . .]
2s RH turn 3/4 to 2nd place.
Bars 25-26 [White Rabbit is Late]
1s set.
Bars 27-30 [Alice Pursues]
1M, followed by 1W, dances under arches to bottom
WHILE 2s+3s+4s step in, form BH arches, and slip-step up to sides.
Bars 31-32 [Alice Awakens]
1M pull back LS, and 1s LH turn 3/4 to 4th place.
Dance written and Copyright 2005 Helen Powell (leap [at] mindspring.com)
Original tune by Helen Powell is available if you contact her by e-mail.
RICE AND LEFSE
40-bar Jig for 3 couples
1-8 1C set, cast to 2nd place (2C step up on bars 3-4), dance down
between 3C, and cast up to 2nd place.
9-16 1C cross RH, cast to the right, and dance 3/4 the way around the
set to finish 1M between 2C facing down and 1W between 3C facing up
while
2C and 3C dance rights and lefts. All finish facing up and down in
lines of three across.
17-28 All dance 3-couple rights and lefts across the set.
29-32 All set, 2C and 3C turning to face partner on the 2nd bar.
1C petronella turn to 2nd place on own sides while 2C and 3C
cross RH with partner.
33-40 All dance diagonal rights and lefts to finish in the order 3C, 1C, 2C.
Repeat with a new top couple.
Devised Feb 2005 by Lara Friedman-Shedlov (ldfs [at] bigfoot.com)
Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
Update:
Suitable recorded music is available on the CD Performance Dancing with the Red Thistle Dancers, "Cathy's Jig" (track 10).
Although unorthodox, it has been noted that this progression technically will work as an 8x40 dance in traditional 4-couple longwise set, with the 1st couple stepping down to 4th place after the 2nd repetition. Since 8x40 jig recordings are a lot easier to come by than 3x40, feel free to dance it this way. Music for "The Express" was recommended by at least one person who tried this.