OUTSIDE THE BOX

32 bar Jig for 4 couples in a 4 couple longwise set 2nd and 4th couples begin on opposite sides

1-4	All four couples dance set and link in tandem. Danced as follows: 1-2: All, joining hands on the sidelines, set. 3-4: 1st woman and 2nd man cast pulling back right shoulders to 3rd and 4th places; 3rd man and 4th woman cast pulling back right shoulders to 1st and 2nd places; 1st man and 2nd woman dance forwards into 3rd and 4th place; 3rd woman and 4th man dance forwards into 1st and 2nd places. Those dancing forwards curve round right shoulder back to face in.
5-8	1st and 4th (middle) couples dance right hands across just under once round finishing in the middle with 4th woman ,with 1st man behind her facing 3rd man (in 1st man's place) and 1st woman, with 4th man behind her facing 2nd man (in 4th woman's place) - See figure below.
9-12	4th woman with 1st man and 1st woman with 4th man, dance a ½ diagonal tandem reel of four with 2nd and 3rd men (i.e. dancing couples swap over the lead of the reel on bar 2 of the reel), on bar 12 1st and 4th couples ½ turn partner left hand to finish 4th woman with 1st man behind her facing up and 1st woman with 4th man behind her facing down
13-16	4th woman with 1st man and 1st woman with 4th man dance a ½ diagonal tandem reel of four with 2nd and 3rd women. 1st couple finish in 3rd place facing in and down while 4th couple finish facing in and up in 2nd place.
17-20	2nd woman with 4th woman and 3rd woman with 1st woman turn right hands once round. At the same time 2nd man with 4th man and 3rd man with 1st man turn left hand once round.
21-24	4th couple dances a half figure of eight up through 2nd couple, while 1st couple dances a half figure of eight down through 3rd couple.
25-32	All four couples dance eight hands round and back. Finish in the order 2 4 1 3, with 4th and 3rd couples on opposite sides.

Recommended Tune: "Combined Effort" (J Holland & P Cranford) - Jerry Holland's Collection (or an online version is on John Chambers' ABC site)

Devised 2012 by Duncan Brown (duncanqlnbrown [at] btinternet.com) for Chris Ronald, who when devising dances is always willing to think Outside the Box.

UPDATE: Bars 9-12 corrected on 13 Jan 2013
UPDATE: Bars 5-8 and 13-16 corrected on 15 Jan 2013 and diagram added.

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MAGGIE AND CAITLIN

32-bar reel for 3-couples in a 4-couple set

1-4	1st couple set advancing, turn both hands to face down nearer hands joined.
5-8	1st couple dance below 3rd couple, cross and cast up to 2nd place on opposite sides.
9-16	Right hands across: 1st man with 2nd couple, 1st woman with 3rd couple. Left hands across: 1st woman with 2nd couple, 1st man with 3rd couple
17-20	All chase anti-clockwise halfway around the set.
21-24	3rd and 2nd couples dance half rights and left WHILE 1st couple cross right hand and cast right to face 1st corners.
25-32	1st couple turn corner, partner, corner, partner.

Devised by J. A. McKernan (jamckern [at] gmail.com) for Maggie and Caitlin on leaving Minnesota for Oregon, May 2012. It is a fast-paced dance to reflect Maggie and Caitlin's youth and vitality, it has a 1C solo to reflect their relationship, a chase to represent travel (4 bars to get to Oregon, pretty speedy!) and CPCP to suggest making new Scottish dance friends there.

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START YOUR ENGINES

32-bar jig for 3 couples in a 4-couple set

1-8	LS Reel on ladies side. 1L, followed by her partner, dance LS reel on ladies' side. 1M passes his partner when dancing through 3L position (as in dolphin reel).
9-16	RS reel on men's side - 1M, followed by his partner, dance RS reel on men's side, crossing to 2nd place on men's side to begin. 1L passes her partner when dancing through 3M position.
17-20	1C, nearer hands joined, dance down the middle, below 3C, and cast to 2nd place on own side. 2C step up on bars 19-20.
21-24	2C, 1C, 3C turn RH once round
25-32	(As in Major Ian Stewart) 2, 1, 3 couples circle and chase -circle hands around to the left for six slip steps. On bar 28, cross right foot over left, release hands, pull back left shoulder to pivot round, and dance counterclockwise back to progressed positions.
	Repeat having passed a couple.

Devised by Ellen Ternes (ellenter [at] comcast.net) after learning, with great glee, that the very Italian-looking Dario Franchitti, winner of the 2012 Indy 500 race, is very Scottish!

Suggested music: "Flights of Fancy," from Celebrate 50 Years of Dancing with the Boston Branch

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SILVER HEATHER

32-bar jig for 3 couples in a 4-couple longwise set

1-4	1W followed by 1M cast off one place (2C step up on 3-4) and cross to opposite side
5-8	2C + 1C RHA (and 1W faces out)
9-12	1W followed by 1M cast off one place (3C step up on 11-12) and cross to own side
13-16	1C + 3C LHA
17-20	1C cross RH and cast up one place (3C step down)
21-24	1C dance petronella turn (to 1M between 2C, 1W between 3C), and all set in lines across the dance
25-28	1C cross RH up/down, cast to the Right to second place on own side while 2M + 3M and 2W + 3W dance back to back
29-32	all turn partner RH
	Repeat having passed a couple.

Devised by Els van der Kamp (ekamp [at] xs4all.nl) in May 2012 for the coming Silver Jubilee of the Geldermalsen Scottish Country Dance Group "White Heather" in 2013.

Suggested tune: "Mr & Mrs T M Robertson," by Iain T MacPhail

Suggested recording: "Sarah's Favourite" in Reels and Wheels by Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band

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HEATHERY BREEZE

32-bar Strathspey for 4 couples in a 4-couple set

1-8	1s dance Mirror Crossover Reel of Three finishing in partner's original place
9-10	1s cross down to second position own sides facing out while 2s continue reeling to finish in top position
11-12	1s turn 3s halfway on the sidelines, men by LH, ladies by RH
13-16	1M dances down between 4s and casts up and around 4L to finish in the center facing up while 1L dance up between 3s and casts down and around 3M to finish in the center facing down. 1s are back to back
17-24	1s circle three hands round to the left, 1M with 3s, 1L with 4s, cross up/down to circle three hands round to the right, 1L with 3s, 1M with 4s, 1s finishing in third position opposite sidelines, 1M facing up, 1L facing down
25-30	Reels of three on opposite sides in six bars, begin passing facing person by right shoulder, 1s finish back in third position facing down
31-32	1s cross down to fourth position own sides while 4s continue reeling to finish in third position

Devised by Bob Davidson (piobbeag [at] aol.com) after listening to a tune by the same name performed by Matt Molloy.

Suggested recorded music: "The Double Diamond Strathspey" from the Muriel Johnstone/Keith Smith album, Vintage Goldring.

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