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LADY C. BRUCE S REEL                    32R 3C

 1- 8       1C dance fig. 8 round 2C & 3C, dancing

               in to begin

9-16      1C, 2C &, 3C dance six hands round &

               back

17-24     1C, 2C & 3C Promenade

25-32     1C & 2C dance an Allemande


THE LINTON PLOWMAN                  32J 2C

 1- 8        1C & 2C dance four hands round & back

 9-16       1C & 2C dance RH across, LH back

17-24      1C lead down the middle & up

25-32      1C & 2C dance a Poussette.


STRATHGLASS HOUSE                    32S 3C

 1-4         1C, 2C & 3C set & dance six hands half-

                way round

 5- 8        1C, 2C & 3C set & continue six hands

                half round, to the left

 9-16       1C, cross down below 2C, dance down

               behind 3C, lead up to top place & cast

                off to face crnrs

17-24      1C turn crnr, prtnr, crnr, prtnr, to end

                between crnrs

25-28      2C, 1C & 3C Adv & Ret

29-32      1C turn w/BH 1½ times to end in 2nd

               place on own side.


SCOTLAND S GARDENS    
              32R 3C

 1- 8        1C, 2C & 3C dance reels of three on

               the side, 1C & 2C pass RSh to begin

 9-12       1W & 2W and 1M & 2M turn 1½ with

               RH, 1M ends facing out

13-16     1M, followed by 1W, cast up round 2M

               & down the middle to end between 3C,

               1W ending between 2C, all facing down

17-24     All dance down the middle, turn right

               about & dance up, 1W & 2C turn right

               about to face down on bar 24

25-26     All set

27-28     2C & 3C set while 1C dances a petronella

              turn to 2nd place on opp side

29-32     All set & 1C cross RH to 2nd place on

              own side.


ALBA                                                    32S 3C

 1- 4      1C & 2C dance four hands, once round,

             to end facing up & down set

 5- 8      1C & 2C set to each other, 1C cast off

             to 2nd place while 2C dance to top & cast

             into 1st place

 9-16     1C repeat bars 1-8 w/ 3C, to end on the

             side in order 2,1,3

17-20    1C, facing up & 3C facing down, set to

             each other then 1W & 3W change places

             RH while 1M & 3M change places LH

21-24   1C, facing up & 2C facing down, set to

             each other then 1W & 2W change places

             LH while 1M & 2M change places RH

25-32   1C & 2C dance the Bourell

             25-28 1M & 2W set advancing, turn

                            w/BH to end b-t-b in middle,

                           1M facing down, 2W facing up,

                           while 1W & 2M dance counter-

                           clockwise round them to end

                          facing prtnr

                  29-32 2C & 1C set to prtnr, then turn

                          prtnr w/BH to end on own side.

KNIT THE POCKY                             32R 2C

 1- 8        1W & 2M advaance/retire & turn w/BH

               back to place

 9-16       1M & 2W repeat bars 1-8

17-24      1C, followed by 2C, lead down the

               middle & 2C, followed by 1C lead up

25-32      2C & 1C dance R&L.


CAPTAIN MACKINTOSH                40R 3C

 1- 8        1W, followed by 2W, 3W, dance

               across the set, behind men s line cross

               again and back to place

 9-16       1M, followed by 2M,3M, repeat

               bars 1-8 behind women s line

17-24     1C & 2C, facing, set & change places 

               RH, repeat giving LH back to place

25-32     1C & 2C dance an Allemande, on

               bars 31-32, 1M places prtnr between

            2M & 3M, as he ends between 2W & 3W

33-38     1C dance RSh reel of three w/person

               on their right

39-40    1C cross to 2nd place on own side.


THE DUKE OF ATHOLL S REEL         32J 2C

 1- 8      1C & 2C set, dance RH across halfway,

              set, dance LH across back to place

9-16      1M & 2W set advancing & turn RH back

              to place, 1W & 2M repeat

17-24    1C cross RH, cast off one place & dance

              a half fig eight round 2C

25-32    2C & 1C dance R&L.


MAXWELL'S RANT                          32R 3C

 1- 8       1C dance a reel of three on opposite

              side

9-16      1C dance a reel of three on own side

17-24    1C cross RH, cast off one place, dance

              a half fig eight round 2C

25-32    1C lead down between 3C, cast up

              to 2nd place & 2C, 1C & 1C turn

              prtnr RH, once round.


THE DUNDEE WHALER                  32S 4C

 1- 8       2C & 4C Petronella half way

 9-16      1C w/2C, 3C w/4C dance a

              Ladies Chain

17-24    1C & 3C Petronella half way

25-32    1W & 2M change places LH;

             1C change places RH w/2W &

              3W; 1C change places LH w/3M

              & 4M; 1M change places RH  w/4W.


INCHMICKERY                                 32J 5C

 1- 4     1C & 2C dance four hands, once rouond

             to left

 5- 8     1C, dance in slightly & cast off two

             places, 2C & 3C step up on bars 7-8

 9-12    1W w/3C, 1M w/4C dance RH across,

             once round

13-16   1W w/4C , 1M w/3C dance LH across,

             once round

17-20   1W turn 2M & 1M turn 5W w/RH, once

             round

21-24   1W turn 5M, 1M turn 2W w/LH, once

                  round

25-28   1C dance in slightly & cast off two

             places, 4C & 5C step up on bars 27-28

29-32    5C & 1C dance four hands round to the

             right.

FOLLOW ME HOME                            32J 3C

 1- 8           1C set, cast off one place & turn LH to

                  end in diagonal line between 1st crnrs

 9-10          1C Balance in Line w/1st crnrs

11-16        1C turn 1st crnrs RH half round, then

                  releasing hands, 1C, followed by 1st

                  crnrs, chase clockwise half way round

                  the set, 1C ending RH joined in diagonal

                  line between 2nd crnrs

17-18        1C Balance in Line w/2nd crnrs

19-24        1C turn crnrs LH half round, then

                  releasing hands, 1C followed by 2nd

                  crnrs, chase counter-clockwise half way

                  round the set, 1C passing LSh at end to

                  finish in 2nd place on opp side, facing

                  out

25-28        3C, 1C & 2C dance a half reel of three

                  on side, 3M & 1M, 1W & 2W passing

                  LSh to begin

29-32        2C, 1C & 3C set & cross RH to own

                  side.


JOHN McALPINE             
               32S 3C

 1- 2           1C advance, join RH briefly, & retire

 3- 4           1C cross LH & turn to face down

 5- 6           1C lead down RH to 2nd place in

                  center of dance

 7- 8           1C turn LH to end facing 1st crnr

 9-16          1C turn crnr, prtnr, crnr, prtnr, ending

                  in 2nd place on own side

17-24        2W, 1W & 3W set, advance, retire &

                  set while    2M, 1M & 3M wait for 2

                  bars, set, advance & retire

25-28        2C, 1C & 3C cross RH & dance

                  six hands round half way to left

29-32        3C, 1C & 2C cross LH & dance

                  six hands round half way to right.

 

ROARING JELLY                               32J 3C

 1- 8           1C cross RH, cast off one place, cross

                   RH, 1W cast down to end between 3C,

                   1M cast up to end between 2C

 9-16          2C, 1C & 3C dance six hands round &

                  back

17-24        1C cross RH, 1W cast round 2W &

                  dance a half fig of eight round 2C, while

                  1M cast round 3M & dance a half fig of

                  eight round 3C

25-32        1C dance RSh reel of three on opp side,

                  crossing over on bars 31-21 to own side.


MAIRI'S WEDDING                          40R 3C

 1- 8           1C turn RH, cast off one place, turn LH

                  to face 1st crnrs

 9-16          1C dance a half reel of four w/1st crnrs,

                  dance a half reel of four w/2nd crnrs

17-24        1C dance a half reel of four w/1st crnrs

                  on opp side, dance a half reel of four

                  w/2nd crnrs on opp side

25-32        1C dance a LSh reel of three across the

                  dance, 1W w/2C, 1M w/3C

33-40        2C, 1C & 3C dance six hands round &

                  back.

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