August

Tuesday, August 27, 2024, we danced a mixture of easy dances and more ‘interesting’ dances. We included a couple of dances in memory of Malcolm Brown. We reviewed quicktime traveling and setting, allemande for 3 couples, set and link, petronella turns, and the bourrel.

Dances done:

1. Ann Arbor 32J3

2. Crum Creek Hornpipe 32H3

3. The Bird Table 32S2

4. Links with St Petersburg 32J3

5. The Buckshaw Reel 32R2

6. Helen and Malcolm Brown 32S3 (Set)

7. Bev’s Delight 32J3

8. Longborough Lanterns 32S3

Tuesday, August 20, 2024, Noel Chávez taught the class. We worked extensively on quicktime traveling step, starting with galloping and progressing to regular traveling step. We also worked on slip-step in circles, turning by the right and left both in 4 bars and in 2 bars. And we started working on Sugar Candie by doing the last 16 bars: turn corner-partner into 6-bar reels on the sides with first couple crossing on the last 2 bars.

Dances done:

1. The Ferryboat 32R Circle

2. The Ferry Louper 32J3

3. Ceres Games 32J2

4. The Minister on the Loch 32S3 (Set)

5. The Chicago Loop 32R3

6. Flowers of Texas 32R3

Tuesday, August 13, 2024, we danced some basic dances interspersed with some more interesting dances. We reviewed the basic figures from last week and added the allemande.

Dances done:

1. Alaina’s Bus Stop Jig 32J2

2. Debbie the Hungarian Lady 32R2

3. The Beaten Path 32S2

4. Ames to Please 32J2

5. City of Stirling Reel 32R3

6. Gramachie 32S3

7. The Hills of Tennessee 32J4 (Set) (new Sue dance done as a strathspey – will retry as a jig)

8. At the Town’s End 32R2

9. The Selkirk Settlers 40R3 (Set) – done 8 times through tweaked to work as a regular progression

Tuesday, August 6, 2024, we were a small but feisty group and had a new dancer join us, so we danced some basic dances and a couple of fun favorites. We reviewed circles, hands across, casting off, turns by RH and LH, figures of 8, rights and lefts, double triangles, corner-partner, and advance and retire.

Dances done:

1. The Glen 32J2

2. Catch As Catch Can 32R4 (Set)

3. The Oban Reel 32R2 (danced as a strathspey)

4. Alan J Smith 32J3

5. Are You Sleeping? 32R2

6. Gang the Same Gate 32S3

7. The Buckie Jig 32J2

8. The Selkirk Settlers 40R3 (Set) (done 8 times through)