Join Us!
Abingdon SCDC will be practising dances for our Ball in Chilton Village Hall on Sunday 2nd December.
For fun and social dancing on Tuesday evenings in Chilton.
Do come along to join us – beginners are welcome as well as experienced dancers.
We are also running afternoon tea dances on the third Wednesday of most months.
Note we will not be holding a tea dance on Wed 20 Dec 2023. Neither will we be dancing on Tuesdays 19, 26 Dec nor Tue 2 Jan. Normal dancing resumes on Tuesday 9 January 2024.
Read on for details
On 21 Nov 2023 we danced
| 1. | The Highland Rambler | R40 | 3/4L | Goldring: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2 |
| 2. | The Dundee City Police Jig | J32 | 5/5L | Mitchell: Whetherly 2 |
| 3. | The Swelkie | S32 | 3T | Attwood: Inveran Bridge |
| 4. | The Luckenbooth Brooch | J32 | 3/4L | Dickson: RSCDS LIII |
| 5. | Dagmar's Fancy | S32 | 3/3L | Lingnau: Mainhattan |
| 6. | Ramadan-ce | R32 | 3/4L | Drewry: Turkish |
| 7. | Polharrow Burn | R32 | 5/5L | Foss: Magazine |
| 8. | Rannoch Moor | S32 | 5/5L | Goldring Graded 3 |
| 9. | Inchmickery | J32 | 5/5L | Goldring: RSCDS LIII |
At our tea dance on 15 Nov 2023 we danced
| 1. | EH3 7AF | J32 | 3/4L | Goldring: RSCDS XL |
| 2. | Torridon Lassies | J40 | 3/4L | Brenchley: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2 |
| 3. | The Flower o' the Quern | S32 | 4/4L | Drewry: Canadian |
| 4. | Clutha | R48 | 4S | RSCDS XXXI |
| 5. | The Zoologist | J32 | 3/4L | Brown: RSCDS XLVI |
| 6. | None so Pretty | R40 | 3/4L | Wilson: RSCDS XIX |
| 7. | Gang the Same Gate | S32 | 3/4L | Levy: RSCDS XXXVI |
| 8. | Polharrow Burn | R32 | 5/5L | Foss: Magazine |
| 9. | Sandy's Scotch Broth | S32 | 3/3L | Sibley: Katannuta |
| 10. | Duke of Perth | R32 | 3/4L | RSCDS I |
On 14 Nov 2023 we danced
| 1. | The Bees They are A'Drummin' | R32 | 3/4L | Peart: TSC Book 2 |
| 2. | The Scallywag | J40 | 3/4L | Kelly: RSCDS LII |
| 3. | The Flower o' the Quern | S32 | 4/4L | Drewry: Canadian |
| 4. | The Irish Rover | R32 | 3/4L | Cosh: 22 SCD |
| 5. | None so Pretty | R40 | 3/4L | Wilson: RSCDS XIX |
| 6. | The Belle of Bon Accord | S32 | 4/4L | Drewry: Deeside 2 |
| 7. | Scott Meikle | R32 | 4/4L | McLean: RSCDS XLVI |
On 7 Nov 2023 we danced
| 1. | The Starry Eyed Lassie | J32 | 3/4L | Sprague: RSCDS XXIII |
| 2. | The Falkirk Lass | S32 | 3/4L | Brunken: RSCDS LIII |
| 3. | J. B. Milne | R32 | 3/4L | Foss: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2 |
| 4. | The Scallywag | J40 | 3/4L | Kelly: RSCDS LII |
| 5. | Gang the Same Gate | S32 | 3/4L | Levy: RSCDS XXXVI |
| 6. | Five-Couple MacDonald of the Isles (Big Mac) | S32 | 5/5L | Rigby: Nine |
| 7. | Inchmickery | J32 | 5/5L | Goldring: RSCDS LIII |
On 31 Oct we danced
| 1. | Shiftin' Bobbins | R32 | 3/4L | Clowes: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2 |
| 2. | Scott Meikle | R32 | 4/4L | McLean: RSCDS XLVI |
| 3. | Hamilton Welcome | S32 | 5/5L | Goldring: Hamilton Welcome |
| 4. | The Starry Eyed Lassie | J32 | 3/4L | Sprague: RSCDS XXIII |
| 5. | Five-Couple MacDonald of the Isles (Big Mac) | S32 | 5/5L | Rigby: Nine |
| 6. | Bewitched in Salem | S32 | 3/3L | Boyd: Here we go |
| 7. | Anniversary Reel | R32 | 4/4L | Muir: RSCDS XXXVI |
| 8. | Culla Bay | S32 | 4S | Dix: RSCDS XLI |
| 9. | Widdershins | J32 | 3/4L | Martlew: Berkhamsted Golden |
| 10. | The Montgomeries' Rant | R32 | 3/4L | Castle Menzies (18C): RSCDS X |
On 24 Oct we danced
| 1. | Polharrow Burn | R32 | 5/5L | Foss: Magazine |
| 2. | Fire in the Rye | R32 | 6/6L | Ozorak |
| 3. | Sandy's Scotch Broth (as a medley) | 3xS32+3xR32 | 3/3L | Sibley: Katannuta |
| 4. | Hooper's Jig | J32 | 3/4L | MMM |
| 5. | Pelorus Jack | J32 | 3/4L | Skelton: RSCDS XLI |
| 6. | Maxwell's Rant | R32 | 3/4L | Rutherford: RSCDS XVIII |
| 7. | City of Belfast | S32 | 3/3L | Mulholland: RSCDS XLVIII |
| 8. | Duke of Perth | R32 | 3/4L | RSCDS I |
At our Tea Dance on Wed 18 Oct 2023 we danced
| 1. | A Trip to Edinburgh | R32 | 4S | Nolan: Edinburgh 90 |
| 2. | Sandy's Scotch Broth (as a medley) | 3xS32+3xR32 | 3/3L | Sibley: Katannuta |
| 3. | The Water of Leith | S32 | 4/4L | Wilkinson: RSCDS LIII |
| 4. | Polharrow Burn | R32 | 5/5L | Foss: Magazine |
| 5. | The Orchards of Co. Armagh | S32 | 3/3L | Anderson: RSCDS LIII |
| 6. | Clutha | R48 | 4S | RSCDS XXXI |
| 7. | Five-Couple MacDonald of the Isles (Big Mac) | S32 | 5/5L | Rigby: Nine |
| 8. | The Zoologist | J32 | 3/4L | Brown: RSCDS XLVI |
On 17 Oct 2023 we danced
| 1. | The Bees They are A'Drummin' | R32 | 3/4L | Peart: TSC Book 2 |
| 2. | Torridon Lassies | J40 | 3/4L | Brenchley: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2 |
| 3. | Sands of Morar | S32 | 3/4L | Priddey: RSCDS XLV |
| 4. | The Starry Eyed Lassie | J32 | 3/4L | Sprague: RSCDS XXIII |
| 5. | The Flower o' the Quern | S32 | 4/4L | Drewry: Canadian |
| 6. | Follow Me Home | J32 | 3/4L | Briscoe: RSCDS XXXVIII |
| 7. | The Machine without Horses | J32 | 3/4L | Rutherford: RSCDS XII |
On 10 Oct 2023 (AGM night) we danced
| 1. | Torridon Lassies | J40 | 3/4L | Brenchley: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2 |
| 2. | The Reel of the 51st Division | R32 | 3/4L | Atkinson: RSCDS XIII |
| 3. | Sandy's Scotch Broth | S32 | 3/3L | Sibley: Katannuta |
| 4. | Farewell to Balfour Road | J32 | 5/5L | Buxton: RSCDS LII |
| 5. | The Zoologist | J32 | 3/4L | Brown: RSCDS XLVI |
| 6. | Five-Couple MacDonald of the Isles (Big Mac) | S32 | 5/5L | Rigby: Nine |