Monday 'Beginners, Basics & Improvers' Class - details Autumn 2023
What we did :-
Class 1 - 18th Sept 2023
Steps - Strathspey travelling step
Dances - Domino 5; Good Hearted Glasgow; Lady Lucy Ramsay (3 cple adaptation)
Formations used - Hands Round and back (aka Circle); Leading down; Right Hands Across; Left Hands Across (AKA 'teapots'); Turning partner; Reels of 3 (Rt shoulder); Rights & Lefts, Stepping up; Grand chain for 3 couples; 1/2 rights & lefts; 2 hand turn. in addition 'petronella turns' + 3 couple allemande formations
Class 1 - 18th Sept 2023
Steps - Strathspey travelling step
Dances - Domino 5; Good Hearted Glasgow; Lady Lucy Ramsay (3 cple adaptation)
Formations used - Hands Round and back (aka Circle); Leading down; Right Hands Across; Left Hands Across (AKA 'teapots'); Turning partner; Reels of 3 (Rt shoulder); Rights & Lefts, Stepping up; Grand chain for 3 couples; 1/2 rights & lefts; 2 hand turn. in addition 'petronella turns' + 3 couple allemande formations
Class 2 - 25th Sept 2023
Steps - Skip change; Pas de basque; Strathspey Travelling & setting Steps
Dances -De'il amang the tailors; Byron Strathspey
Formations used - Leading down; Right Hands Across; Left Hands Across (AKA 'teapots'); Turning partner; Reels of 3 (Rt shoulder); Rights & Lefts, 2 hand turn. 'petronella turns' + 2 + 3 couple allemande formations
Steps - Skip change; Pas de basque; Strathspey Travelling & setting Steps
Dances -De'il amang the tailors; Byron Strathspey
Formations used - Leading down; Right Hands Across; Left Hands Across (AKA 'teapots'); Turning partner; Reels of 3 (Rt shoulder); Rights & Lefts, 2 hand turn. 'petronella turns' + 2 + 3 couple allemande formations
Class - 2nd Oct 2023 - cancelled due to illness
Class 3 - 9th Oct 2023
Steps - Strathspey setting & travelling
Dances - Wind on Loch Fyne; Duke of Perth; Mairi's Wedding
Formations used - Interlocking reels of 4; corner partner; 1/2 diagonal reels of 4; reels of 3; hands across
Steps - Strathspey setting & travelling
Dances - Wind on Loch Fyne; Duke of Perth; Mairi's Wedding
Formations used - Interlocking reels of 4; corner partner; 1/2 diagonal reels of 4; reels of 3; hands across
Class - 16th Oct 2023 - cancelled (attending funeral)
Class 4 - 23th Oct 2023
Steps - Pas de Basque, for setting & advancing
Dances - J. B. Milne; Posties Jig
Hand Holds - 2 hand turn, R hand turn
Formations used - Petronella turn, 1/2 rights & lefts.
much of the lesson was focussed on timing and 'meanwhile' movements
Steps - Pas de Basque, for setting & advancing
Dances - J. B. Milne; Posties Jig
Hand Holds - 2 hand turn, R hand turn
Formations used - Petronella turn, 1/2 rights & lefts.
much of the lesson was focussed on timing and 'meanwhile' movements
Class 5 - 30th Oct 2023
Steps - we just went for it!
Dances - Deil Amang the Tailors; Dream Catcher; Postie's Jig; Lady Lucy Ramsay
Hand holds - Allemande hold, 2 hand turn
Formations taught- Allemande for 2 couples; the 'swirl'; reel of 4; 1/2 rights & lefts; Grand Chain; 'Teapots'
Steps - we just went for it!
Dances - Deil Amang the Tailors; Dream Catcher; Postie's Jig; Lady Lucy Ramsay
Hand holds - Allemande hold, 2 hand turn
Formations taught- Allemande for 2 couples; the 'swirl'; reel of 4; 1/2 rights & lefts; Grand Chain; 'Teapots'
Class 6 - 6th Nov 2023
Steps - Strathspey step as used for petronella turn,
Dances - Good Hearted Glasgow, Byron Strathspey, Shiftin' Bobbins
Formations taught- Allemande for 3 couples,
Steps - Strathspey step as used for petronella turn,
Dances - Good Hearted Glasgow, Byron Strathspey, Shiftin' Bobbins
Formations taught- Allemande for 3 couples,
Class - 13th Nov 2023
Steps - Pas de Basque - setting & travelling.
Dances - Clutha, Duke of Atholl Reel, Flowers of Edinburgh
Hand holds - 2 hand hold, giving hands during 'rights & lefts'
Formations taught/recapped- 'rights & lefts', 'ladies chain', 'poussette' in jig time
Steps - Pas de Basque - setting & travelling.
Dances - Clutha, Duke of Atholl Reel, Flowers of Edinburgh
Hand holds - 2 hand hold, giving hands during 'rights & lefts'
Formations taught/recapped- 'rights & lefts', 'ladies chain', 'poussette' in jig time
Class - 20th Nov 2023
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27th Nov 2023 - class cancelled - teacher on holiday!
4th Dec 2023 - class cancelled - teacher still on holiday!
4th Dec 2023 - class cancelled - teacher still on holiday!
Class - 11th Dec 2023
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Class - 18th Dec 2023 - Xmas class
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Focus is on learning all the dances for the St Andrew Group ball in November at a nice easy pace.