September

Tuesday, September 29, 2026, Mady and Sue taught the class.  They reviewed strathspey traveling and setting steps, skip-change, and the knot.  They worked on hello-goodbye setting in strathspey time and introduced setting-advancing in strathspey time.  They did the dance of the month and several dances from the Fall Dance.

Dances done:

1. Ecclefechan Feline 32J3

2. Shiftin' Bobbins 32R3 - dance of the month

3. Hamish's Trip to Inverary 32S3

4. The Happy Meeting 32J2

5. Unfettered 32S4 (Set) - new Sue dance

6. The Captain's House 32R3

Tuesday, September 22, 2026, Aileen and Sue taught the class.  They worked on strathspey traveling steps and turning varying amounts in 2 bars as an introduction to corner-partner.  They did some dances with corner-partner and some with set to and turn corners to continue working on that figure.  They also reviewed the strathspey poussette, ladies' chain, the allemande, and the knot.  They continued to work on the dance of the month and included several dances from the Fall Dance.

Dances done:

1. Ames to Please 32J2

2. Shiftin' Bobbins 32R3 - dance of the month

3. Liz Rendell 32S3

4. Red Rum 32J3

5. Mist on the Hills 32R3

6. Miss Gibson's Strathspey 32S3

7. The Quicksilver Reel 40J3

8. The Montgomeries' Rant 32R3

Tuesday, September 15, 2025, Noel and Aileen taught the class. They worked on speeding up and slowing down steps as in crossover reels, and worked on timing in dancing.  They continued to work on various crossover reels and set to and turn corners into closing reels.  They also talked about what to do when things don't go as planned.

Dances done:

1. Winding Walks 32J Circle

2. Anderson's Rant 32R3

3. Speed the Plough 32R3

4. The Duchess of Atholl's Slipper 32S2

5. Shiftin' Bobbins 32R3 - dance of the month

6. Pelorus Jack 32J3

7. Mrs MacLeod 32R3

Tuesday, September 8, 2026, Noel taught the class with Mady standing in for Carrie this week.  They worked on strathspey traveling and setting with transitions and set to and turn corners in both strathspey and quicktime.  They also reviewed double crossover reels and did both the dance of the month and a dance from the Fall Dance.

Dances done:

1. Oot Wi' the Auld 40J4 (Set)

2. Bonnie Kate of Aberdeen 40S3

3. Shiftin' Bobbins 32R3 - dance of the month

4. Hearth and Harp 32S3 (done as a set dance)

5. The Highlandman Kissed His Mother 32R3

6. The Paisley Weavers 32S3 (Set)

7. The Machine Without Horses 32J3

Tuesday, September 1, 2026, we started team teaching.  Mady and Carrie taught the class and worked on skip-change, strathspey setting and traveling, set and link in strathspey time, and timing in the new dance of the month.  They reviewed double crossover mirror reels and the knot.

Dances done:

1. The Fairy Ring 32J Circle done to reel music

2. Maxwell's Rant 32R3

3. The Earl of Northampton 32S2

4. Shiftin' Bobbins 32R3 - dance of the month

5. The Edinburgh Toy Shop 32J3