Information on the Monday classes 2025 - Autumn/Winter Season
Monday 1st December 2025
Steps taught/practiced :-
None - we just went for it
Movements/Formations taught or revised:-
Rights & Lefts; Corner, Partner, Corner, Partner; Stepping up/down,
Dances :-
The Barmkin; Letham Ladies; The Duke of Perth; The Burn's Bicentenary Strathspey; Machine without Horses
Steps taught/practiced :-
None - we just went for it
Movements/Formations taught or revised:-
Rights & Lefts; Corner, Partner, Corner, Partner; Stepping up/down,
Dances :-
The Barmkin; Letham Ladies; The Duke of Perth; The Burn's Bicentenary Strathspey; Machine without Horses
Monday 24th November 2025
Steps taught/practiced :-
None - we just went for it
Movements/Formations taught or revised:-
Set & Link; Reels of four; Lady's Chain;
Dances :-
Burns' Bicentenary Strathspey; Catch the Wind; Belle of Bon Accord; Royal Deeside Railway
Steps taught/practiced :-
None - we just went for it
Movements/Formations taught or revised:-
Set & Link; Reels of four; Lady's Chain;
Dances :-
Burns' Bicentenary Strathspey; Catch the Wind; Belle of Bon Accord; Royal Deeside Railway
Monday 17th November 2025
Steps taught/practiced :-
Pas De Basque - for setting & setting advancing, Skip change of step
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Reels of 4, 'the swirl', hands round using strathspey step.
Dances :-
Hamilton House; Dream Catcher; Royal Deeside Railway; Butterscotch & Honey
Steps taught/practiced :-
Pas De Basque - for setting & setting advancing, Skip change of step
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Reels of 4, 'the swirl', hands round using strathspey step.
Dances :-
Hamilton House; Dream Catcher; Royal Deeside Railway; Butterscotch & Honey
Monday 10th November 2025
Steps taught/practiced :-
None, we just went for it!
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Reels of 3, Interlocking reels of 4, triangular sets
Dances :-
The Honeymoon; Wind on Loch Fyne, The Breakdown, Charles Stuart, Butterscotch & Honey
Steps taught/practiced :-
None, we just went for it!
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Reels of 3, Interlocking reels of 4, triangular sets
Dances :-
The Honeymoon; Wind on Loch Fyne, The Breakdown, Charles Stuart, Butterscotch & Honey
Monday 3rd November 2025
Steps taught/practiced :-
None, we just went for it!
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Right Hands Across + Left Hands Across (also known as 'Teapots'), Reels of 3 + 1/2 reels of 3
Dances :-
And for the Young Ones; Good Hearted Glasgow; The Highland Rambler; Ring of Brodgar; Butterscotch & Honey
Steps taught/practiced :-
None, we just went for it!
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Right Hands Across + Left Hands Across (also known as 'Teapots'), Reels of 3 + 1/2 reels of 3
Dances :-
And for the Young Ones; Good Hearted Glasgow; The Highland Rambler; Ring of Brodgar; Butterscotch & Honey
Monday 27th October 2025
Steps taught/practiced :-
None, we just went for it!
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Ladies chain; petronella turns, grand chain for 3 couples. Rights & Lefts
Dances :-
Welcome to the Dance; Gay Gordons; Paisley Weavers; Johnnie Walker; Byron Strathspey, Waratah Weaver
Steps taught/practiced :-
None, we just went for it!
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Ladies chain; petronella turns, grand chain for 3 couples. Rights & Lefts
Dances :-
Welcome to the Dance; Gay Gordons; Paisley Weavers; Johnnie Walker; Byron Strathspey, Waratah Weaver
Monday 20th October 2025
Steps taught/practiced :-
Strathspey travelling; pas-de-basque
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Ladies chain; petronella turns, grand chain for 3 couples
Dances :-
Welcome to the Dance; Fire in the Rye (as a Strathspey); Shiftin' Bobbins; Paisley Weavers
Monday 13th October 2025
Steps taught/practiced :-
Skip - change of step
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Arm hold for strip the willow; Strip the Willow; Petronella turn; Allemande for 3 couples, 3 hands across (AKA teapots)
Dances :-
And for the young ones; Barley Bree; Byron Strathspey; Fire in the Rye (as a Strathspey); Trinity Tensome
Steps taught/practiced :-
Skip - change of step
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Arm hold for strip the willow; Strip the Willow; Petronella turn; Allemande for 3 couples, 3 hands across (AKA teapots)
Dances :-
And for the young ones; Barley Bree; Byron Strathspey; Fire in the Rye (as a Strathspey); Trinity Tensome
Monday 6th October 2025
Steps taught/practiced :-
Stepping up & down
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Reels of 3; rights & lefts,
Dances :-
The Fisherman's Reel, The Machine Without Horses; Staircase in Styria;
Steps taught/practiced :-
Stepping up & down
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Reels of 3; rights & lefts,
Dances :-
The Fisherman's Reel, The Machine Without Horses; Staircase in Styria;
Monday 29th September 2025
Steps taught/practiced :-
Strathspey travelling
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Hands across; Rt shoulder reels of 3
Dances :-
Rannoch Moor; Staircase in Styria; The Fisherman's Reel
Steps taught/practiced :-
Strathspey travelling
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Hands across; Rt shoulder reels of 3
Dances :-
Rannoch Moor; Staircase in Styria; The Fisherman's Reel
Monday 22nd September 2025
Steps taught/practiced :-
Skip change of steps, pas-de-basque
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
3 couple allemande, reels of 4 + 1/2 reels of 4, petronella turns
Dances :-
Joie de Vivre, The Orchards of Co. Armagh, The Byron Strathspey
Steps taught/practiced :-
Skip change of steps, pas-de-basque
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
3 couple allemande, reels of 4 + 1/2 reels of 4, petronella turns
Dances :-
Joie de Vivre, The Orchards of Co. Armagh, The Byron Strathspey
Monday 15th September 2025
Steps taught/practiced :-
None
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Gypsy turn, 1/2 reels of 3, turning lady under rt arm, petronella turn, set & link
Dances :-
The Ring of Brodgar; Scallywag; Johnnie Walker; Scott Meikle; Burns Bicentenary Strathspey
Steps taught/practiced :-
None
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Gypsy turn, 1/2 reels of 3, turning lady under rt arm, petronella turn, set & link
Dances :-
The Ring of Brodgar; Scallywag; Johnnie Walker; Scott Meikle; Burns Bicentenary Strathspey
Monday 8th September 2025
Steps taught/practiced :-
Pas-de-Basque advancing, Strathspey setting and travelling
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Rt hand/Lt hand turns; Hands Across (AKA 'teapots');Hands round; Casting, Figures of eight; 2 hand turn; Slipping to the bottom; the 'snake'
Dances :-
Waratah Weaver in a circle; Hamilton House; Breas of Breadalbane; Devil's Elbow
Steps taught/practiced :-
Pas-de-Basque advancing, Strathspey setting and travelling
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Rt hand/Lt hand turns; Hands Across (AKA 'teapots');Hands round; Casting, Figures of eight; 2 hand turn; Slipping to the bottom; the 'snake'
Dances :-
Waratah Weaver in a circle; Hamilton House; Breas of Breadalbane; Devil's Elbow
Monday 1st September 2025
Steps taught/practiced :-
Strathspey setting and setting
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Forming Longwise sets vs square sets; Stepping up; Rt hand/Lt hand turns; Hands Across (AKA 'teapots'); Leading down & up; Hands round; Casting, Figures of eight; 2 hand turn; Promenade hold; Slipping to the bottom,
Dances :-
Circassian Circle; Good Hearted Glasgow; Ring of Brodgar; Waratah Weaver
Steps taught/practiced :-
Strathspey setting and setting
Movements/Formations taught or explained:-
Forming Longwise sets vs square sets; Stepping up; Rt hand/Lt hand turns; Hands Across (AKA 'teapots'); Leading down & up; Hands round; Casting, Figures of eight; 2 hand turn; Promenade hold; Slipping to the bottom,
Dances :-
Circassian Circle; Good Hearted Glasgow; Ring of Brodgar; Waratah Weaver