THE RED SQUIRREL

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

1-4	1st couple set, turn with both hands finish in the middle facing down.
5-8	1st couple dance down 1 place and turn with both hands to 1st corner, 2nd couple step up on bars 5 & 6
9-12	Highland Schottische Setting with 1st corners
13-16	1st couple turn their 1st corner with right hand, partner with left hand to finish facing 2nd corner
17-20	Highland Schottische Setting with 2nd corners
21-24	1st couple turn their 2nd corner with right hand, partner with left to finish in the middle facing up
25-28	1st couple cast off 2 places, 3rd and 4th couple step up on bars 27 & 28
29-32	1st couple turn with both hands 1 ½ times Finish in the order 2341

Recommended recorded music: "The Fair Maid of Perth" by Jim Cameron and his Scottish Dance Band from the album The Duke & Duchess of Edinburgh.

Devised by Sybille Spägele (macrudi [at] t-online.de), June 2011. Dedicated to Jim Rae of Lockerbie

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REDFOOT'S RAMBLE

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

1-8	1C lead down the middle and up, the other three couples creating arches (virtual).
9-12	1C turn by the RH 1 ½ times moving down between the 2C so 1W faces 2M and 1M faces 2W
13-16	1C and 2C dance a half reel of four, 2C dancing up into first place at the end and 1C turning down by the RH to between 3C
17-20	1C & 3C repeat 13-16, 3C finishing on opp. side in 2nd place, 1C moving down to between 4C
21-24	1C & 4C repeat 13-16, 4C dancing up to 3rd place opposite side, 1C turning RH to finish on opposite side.
25-32	All four couples on opposite sides, join nearer hands on the side and advance and retire (one step each) twice, then turn partner w/both hands once and a half t finish on own side progressed.

Note: Bars 9 through 24 are the figure known as the "spurtle".

Tune: "Morlan Fancy" by Linda Lieberman

Devised by Linda Lieberman (lindasuzan [at] aol.com) assisted by the Monday night Scottish dancers at St. Luke's church, Des Moines, Iowa.This dance is dedicated to Paige Morlan and Jonathan Rothfus on the occasion of their marriage, Saturday, July 23, 2011. We wish them all the best as they start their new life together.

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THE ERLANGEN REEL

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

1-4	1st couple turn, giving right hands and cast off 1 place, finishing slightly in from the sidelines. 2nd couple step up on bars 3-4.
5-8	1st couple turn giving left hands and cast 1st lady up round 2nd lady to finish between 2nd couple facing 2nd man, and 1st man down round 3rd man to finish between 3rd couple facing 3rd lady.
9-16	Reels of three across the dance. 1st couple pass the person they are facing right shoulders to begin. On bar 16, 1st couple half turn each other left hand to finish in the middle of the set left shoulder to left shoulder facing their own side.
17-24	Reel of three across the dance. 1st man passes 2nd man and 1st lady passes 3rd lady right shoulder to begin. On bar 24 1st couple half turn each other left hand to finish facing 1st corners.
25-32	1st couple turn 1st corner right hand, pass each other right shoulder to face 2nd corner, turn 2nd corner right hand and pass each other right shoulder to finish in 2 place own sides. Corners dance for 4 bars.
	Repeat, having passed a couple.

Devised by Duncan Brown (duncanqlnbrown [at] tiscali.co.uk). Erlangen in southern Germany has a young group of energetic dancers, for whom I taught a day school in 2009. I thought this rather energetic dance might suit them. Bars 9-24 are inspired by bars 9-24 of 'The Colonel' as interpreted by the RSCDS in their 75th Anniversary leaflet.

Recommended Tune: A Trip to Windsor (Dan R MacDonald) published in the Trip to Windsor Collection, or a version from the Web

NOTE: It is advised that some "intelligent anticipation" is used to start the left hand turn in bar 5 some way in from the sidelines to ensure 1st couple get round the standing people in time for the reels starting in bar 9.

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THE CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH

32 bar medley for 4 couples in a 4-couple set (2x32S, 2x32R)

3rd and 4th couples start on opposite sides
One chord only

1-4	1st and 4th couples dance petronella turns into the centre and set to partners up and down the dance. 2nd and 3rd couples step up or down on bars 3-4.
5-8	1st couple passing each other left shoulder, dance right shoulder round 2nd couple (1st woman round 2nd man and 1st man round 2nd woman) to finish back in the centre, in the same positions, facing each other up and down the dance. 4th couple dance likewise round 3rd couple (4th man round 3rd woman and 4th woman round 3rd man).
9-12	1st and 4th couples dance half a right shoulder reel of four up and down the centre.
13-16	4th and 2nd couples and likewise 1st and 3rd couples dance petronella turns one place on to the right and set. 2nd and 3rd couples finish in a line of four in the centre facing their partners up and down the dance, 4th couple in 1st place on opposite sides and 1st couple in 4th place on own sides.
17-18	2nd and 3rd couples turn partners once round with right hands
19-20	2nd woman dance right shoulder round 4th man into 2nd place on the women's side. 3rd woman dance likewise round 1st man into 3rd place on the men's side. Meanwhile 2nd and 3rd men turn about half way round with left hands and dance out to the sidelines to face out - 3rd man in 2nd place on the men's side and 2nd man in 3rd place on the women's side.
21-24	2nd and 3rd couples dance half a ladies chain. The order is now 4,3,2,1 with 4th and 2nd couples on opposite sides and 3rd and 1st couples on own sides.
25-30	4th and 1st couples cross over giving right hands, cast down or up one place and dance right hands across half way round. 3rd and 2nd couples step up or down on bars 27-28.
31-32	3rd, 1st, 4th and 2nd couples set.
	Repeat from new positions.

Devised by Wouter Joubert (wouterj2305 [at] gmail.com), March 2011, as a tribute to the people of Christchurch, New Zealand who are rebuilding their lives and their city after two devastating earthquakes.

Recommended tunes:"The City of Christchurch" (strathspey) and "Hope" (reel)
Suitable recording: Demonstration Medley #3 om the CD Kardinia Capers by David South and his SDB

UPDATE 26 April 2011: Corrections made to bars 13-16 and 21-24
UPDATE 4 May 2011: Corrections/clarifications made to bars 5-8
UPDATE 27 May 2011: Clarification made to bars 19-20

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THE KOELBLS' REEL

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

1-4	1st couple, with nearer hands joined, dance down between 2nd and 3rd couples and cast up round 3rd couple.
5-8	1st couple cross up giving left hands and cast off into 2nd place. 2nd couple step up on bars 7-8.
9-12	1st couple going diagonally to their right (i.e. man up, lady down) dance half diagonal rights and lefts. 1st couple finish facing the person they have just changed with on the sidelines.
13-16	Half reels of three on the sidelines. 1st couple pass the person they are facing left shoulders to begin the reel. 2nd and 3rd couples finish by dancing the loop on the end of the reel.
17-20	1st couple going diagonally right again (i.e. lady up, man down) repeat bars 9-12. 1st couple again finish facing the person they have just changed with on the sidelines.
21-24	Half reels of three on the sidelines. 1st couple pass the person they are facing left shoulders to begin the reel. 2nd and 3rd couples finish by dancing the loop on the end of the reel to finish facing up and down the dance.
25-32	1st couple cross over giving right hands, chase clockwise round the set a quarter (to finish facing up and down), change up and down the set giving right hands and chase clockwise a quarter round the set, to finish in 2nd place. At the same time, 2nd man with 3rd man, 2nd woman with 3rd woman change right hands on the sidelines, chase a quarter round the set, cross over with the same person they changed with (2M with 3M and 2W wih 3W) and chase clockwise a quarter round the set to finish with 2nd couple in 1st place and 3rd couple in original places.
	Repeat, having passed a couple.

Devised by Duncan Brown (duncanqlnbrown [at] tiscali.co.uk) for Dirk and Kay Kölbl shortly after their wedding 2010.

Recommended Tune: The Blackberry Bush (Trad, 3rd & 4th parts D MacLeod)

UPDATE: Instructions for 2nd and 3rd couples on bars 25-32 have been corrected as of 17 February.

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