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Pinewoods 2015 Dances Taught Pinewoods 2015 Dances Taught Graham Donald Scottish Country Dance Technique & Critique Saturday: Holyrood House 48J 4C set Book 22 Within a Mile of Edinburgh Toon 32S 3C Book 21 Tuesday: CPCP, Turn Corner & Partner, Set & Turn Corners, Strathspey Advanced Sunday: Airdrie Lassies 48J 4C set Book 26 Munro Rant 32S 2C MMM Wednesday: Mid Lothian 40R 2C Book 7 Duchess of York 32S 3C Book 27 Friday: The Auld Alliance 32R 4C set Book 23 Cuillins of Skye 32S 3C RSCDS 4 for 1978 Highland for SCD‐ Thursday – Strathspey & Half Tulloch Highland Saturday – Highland Fling (8 steps), Scottish Lilt (4 steps) Sunday – Highland Fling (recap), Scottish Lilt, Highland Laddie, Sailor’s Hornpipe Tuesday – Highland Fling (recap), Sword Dance, Barracks Johnnie Wednesday – Barracks Johnnie, Sean Truibhas Thursday – Barracks Johnnie, Highland Fling (recap), Highland Laddie (recap) Friday – Swords, Sean Truibhas, Highland Laddie, Barracks, Johnnie Linda Henderson Advanced Saturday ‐ The Kelloholm Jig 32J 3C RSCDS leaflet 32 The Key of the Cellar 32S 3C SCD of 18th Century Tuesday ‐ Craigievar Magic 40R RR Craigievar 4 Fife Ness 32R 3C RSCDS 4 for 1978 The Skylark’s Reel 32R 3C Nottingham Lace Thursday ‐ The 51st Travellers 32J 3C Book 44 Greenmantle 32S 3C set John Wilkinson The Inside Oot Fish Eater 32R 5C set Ian Brockbank Intermediate Wednesday ‐ The Cooper’s Wife 32R 3C George Will: Bridge of Earn Coll Sandy’s Scotch Broth 32S 3C set Gail Sibley: Katannuta Friday ‐ Hoy Head 32R 5C set Jessie Stuart City of Belfast 32S 3C set Book 48 Experienced Social Saturday ‐ Hoy Head 32H 5C set Jessie Stuart February Gold 32S 4C Evelyn Ramwell The Iona Cross 96/96M‐S/R 6C Sq Mitchell: Whetherly 17 Trip to Ottawa 32J 3C David Queen The Cape Breton Hornpipe 32R 4C set 25 Dances for 25 Years (Ottawa Br) Tuesday ‐ The Magic Carpet 32J 4C set Drewry: Turkish Coll. The Iona Cross 96/96M‐S/R 6C Sq Mitchell: Whetherly 17 Linda’s Trip to Beloit 32S 3C Sue McKinnell Tambourine 32R 3C East Ivanhoe Book Friday ‐ Auchinellan Jig 32J 3C Auchinellan Coll. Mrs Henderson of Blair Castle 32S 3C Sandy Gallamore Lady Sophia Lindsay 32R 4C set Alexander Coll. 3 Burns Bicentenary Strathspey 32S 4C set Bankhead 6 Set & Drink 32R 4C set Malcom Brown Technique & Critique – Sunday & Wednesday – no dances taught Ceilidh Class Sunday ‐ Strip the Willow Square Slip Jig Collins/ Online The Riverside Jig 2x32J Ingram Beyond the Black Stump 1x40J Gradon: Black Stump Pat A Cake Polka Polka Collins/ Online Witches Hat 4x32R Linda Henderson 2014 St Bernards Waltz Waltz Smith: Guide Circle Waltz Waltz Moore: Guide Thursday ‐ Britannia Two Step March Guide to SCD Pat A Cake Polka Polka Collins/ Online The Granite City Reel 3x32R Commonwealth Ceilidh Dances Strip the Willow Square Slip Jig Collins The Riverside Jig 2x32J Ingram St Bernards Waltz Waltz Guide to SCD Big Three 32R 3 facing 3 RR Collins/ Online Circle Waltz Waltz Guide to SCD Kathy Giacoletti Basic Scottish Country Dance Saturday ‐ The Ox 32J 2C Let’s All Dance Too Highland Fair 32J 2C RSCDS Graded Book Lady Catherine Bruce’s Reel 32J 2C RSCDS Graded Book Sunday ‐ Corn Rigs 32R 2C Book 4 Ca’ the Ewes tae the Knowes 32S 2C Book 16 Tuesday ‐ Richard’s Dance 32R 3C Judith Fortney Practice Dance for Ladies Chain& Allemande 32S 3C A. Lingnau The Lady Wynd 32J 3C Goldring: Graded 2 Wednesday ‐ The Newcastleton Reel 32R 3C Goldring: 24 Graded & Social Dances Thursday ‐ Fair Jenny’s Jig 32J 3C Wallace: From the Redwood Forest I’ll Mak’ Ye Fain to Follow Me 32J 3C Book 6 Sandy O’er the Lea 32S 2C MMM 2 Friday ‐ Miss Ogilvie’s Fancy 32S 3C Book 20 The Cumbrae Reel 32R 3C Book 28 Flowers of Edinburgh 32R 3C Book 1 Ladies Step – Weekend – Village Maid / Week – The Thistle Sue Ronald Intermediate Saturday ‐ The Captain’s House 32R 3C RSCDS Graded 3 Kilkenny Castle 32S 3C Craigievar 2 Ramadan‐ce 32R 3C Drewry: Turkish Coll. Sunday ‐ The Compleat Gardener 32J 3C RSCDS Graded 3 Anna’s Wedding Cake 32S 3C set Boston Celebrates 50th The Mulberry Bush Medley 32S/32J 3C Chris Ronald 2015 Sarah Harriman Intermediate Tuesday ‐ The Fairy Ring 32J RR I. Boyd: Happy to Meet Pulling Bracken 32R 3C SCD Archives The Rose of the North 32S 3C Goldring: Silver Julilee 25 Thursday ‐ Equilibrium 32J 3C SCD Archives Ailsa Craig 32S 3C set E.Forbes: Birmingham Bk 2004 Jamie Gray Berg Sunday Experienced Social The Charming Frenchman 32J 3C Anika Lange Hana Strathspey 32S 3C Gray: Tweeddale 4 Budapest Birl 32J 3C Gray: Tweeddale 4 The Raven’s Dance 32J 3C Carnforth Coll. The Arctic Circle 64R 4C Sq Drewry Mel Briscoe Wednesday Experienced Social – Kathy Giacoletti taught for Mel Briscoe Spiffin’ 32J 5C Sq Chicago 25th Anniversary Coll. Davidson’s Farewell 32S 4C set Bill Gray Dance Lieber 32J 4C Tim Wilson The Wind on Loch Fyne 32S 3C Dickson: Dunedin1 Burns Night 32J 3C Boston Celebrates 50 Years Dale Birdsall Thursday Experienced Social Fair Jenny’s Jig 32J 3C Wallace: From the Redwood Forest Argyll Strathspey 32S 3C Book 35 The Captain’s House 32R 3C RSCDS Graded 3 The Whiteadder Jig 32J 3C Whiteadder Coll. PLEASE NOTE‐ Most of the listed dances have easy to find directions. For the few that are ‘leaflets’‐ Please contact Boston Branch Teaching & Music Committee – [email protected] .
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