February

Tuesday, February 27, 2024, was quite a night. Despite severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings we had 5 dancers so we danced a variety of 5-person dances and had fun doing so.

Dances done:

1. Starsigns 32J5P

2. Mousetrap 32R5P

3. Loch Effect 32J5P

4. Higher Math 32R5P

5. The Dandelion 48J5P

6. The Nightingale Floor 32R5P

7. The Four Winds 32R4P

8. Five Times Twirl 32J5P

9. Domino Five 32R5P

Tuesday, February 20, 2024, we worked on dances from the Madison Ball and returned to working on dances with allemandes and knots, plus a few other fun dances. We also tried a proposed dance for the Midwest Scottish Weekend Saturday Ball.

Dances done:

1. For the New Ones 32R2

2. The Express 40J3

3. Dagmar’s Fancy 32S3 (Set)

4. Best Set in the Hall 32J3

5. Toast to the Mousies 32R3

6. The Earl of Northampton 32S2

7. Long Pond Reel 32R3

8. Another Trip Around the Sun 40S4 (Set) 2X

Tuesday, February 13, 2024, Noel Chávez taught the class. She worked on handing in turns and emphasized that there are no ‘wings’ in SCD. She also worked on the grand chain, handing in circles, and timing for the allemande.

Dances done:

1. For the New Ones 32R2 (new Sue dance)

2. Joie de Vivre 32J3

3. Good Hearted Glasgow 32J3

4. Land o’ Cakes 32S3

5. Northern Harmony 32J3 (we did the version in the Boston 50th dance book which does not have the meanwhile figure)

6. Fair Jenny’s Jig 32J3

7. Lass o’ Loudon 32S3

Tuesday, February 6, 2024, we were pleased to welcome back a couple of dancers we’d not seen in quite a while. We had a large enthusiastic group and we worked on a few dances from the Madison Ball, a potential dance for the Midwest Scottish Weekend Saturday Ball, and a couple of other fun dances. We worked our way through the Best Set in the Hall signature figure and learned the strathspey spurtle.

Dances done:

1. 90th Birthday 32J3

2. Bonnie Stronshiray 32S3

3. Lobsters Walk Straight 32R3 (new Sue dance)

4. The Blue Mess Jacket 32S4 (Set)

5. Best Set in the Hall 32J3

6. The Flowers of Edinburgh 32R3

7. Lucy’s Fancy 32R3