Category Archives: Tea Dances

Tea Dance Sun 8 Feb 2026

Tea Dances

1400-1630 in Chilton Village Hall
with Ian Muir playing
Just £6/head including refreshments

Dancing will be led by Malcolm Austen.
The programme (below) includes many dances from the
coming Oxford Day School and Headington dances

For cribs, see — https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/67445/
The first ten dances are the planned programme, the remainder are extras or alternatives according to numbers on the day.

1. Open The Doors! J32 3/4L Mackie: Floating Song
2. The Provost Wynd R32 3/4L Goldring: RSCDS Graded 2
3. The Athenaeum S32 3/3L Brown: Glasgow 100
4. The Moudiewort J32 3/4L Bowman: RSCDS XI
5. J. B. Milne R32 3/4L Foss: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2
6. James Gray J32 4/4L Burrows: RSCDS XLII
7. Bratach Bana R32 3/4L Drewry: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2
8. The Swan and the Tay S32 3/3L Saunders: Perth 800
9. The Scallywag J40 3/4L Kelly: RSCDS LII
10. Trip to Timber Ridge R32 3/4L Henderson: RSCDS LII
11. The First Rain of Spring J32 3/3L Joubert: RSCDS XLIX
12. The Luckenbooth Brooch J32 3/4L Dickson: RSCDS LIII
13. The Jubilee Jig J32 3/4L RSCDS Leaflets
14. Cadgers in the Canongate R48 3/4L Walsh (18C): RSCDS IX
15. Miss Johnstone of Ardrossan R32 5/5L Goldring: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2
16. Polharrow Burn R32 5/5L Foss: Magazine
17. City of Belfast S32 3/3L Mulholland: RSCDS XLVIII
18. Linnea's Strathspey S32 3/4L Wilson: RSCDS XLVII
19. Mrs Milne of Kinneff S32 4S Macpherson: RSCDS Leaflets

Tea Dance Wed 21 Jan 2026

Tea Dances

1400-1630 in Chilton Village Hall
Dancing being led by Dave Ball

Note the programme below is just a plan. Those listed after Glastonbury Tor are not “extras” but “alternative” dances that may be swapped in if they better suit the number of couples present.

If you want to print out a crib in advance, please follow this link to the Strathspey Server
https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/66924/

1. Streets of Milan J32 3/4L J&M; Healy
2. Ray Milbourne R32 4/4L Haynes: Carnforth 1
3. Best Set in the Hall J32 3/4L Greenwood: RSCDS XLVI
4. Broadway S32 3/3L Ronald: The Big Apple Collection
5. Torridon Lassies J40 3/4L Brenchley: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2
6. Mrs Stewart of Fasnacloich R32 3/4L RSCDS Leaflets
7. Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder J128 4S Hamilton: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2
8. Sands of Morar S32 3/4L Priddey: RSCDS XLV
9. City of Stirling Reel R32 3/4L Goldring: RSCDS LIII
10. The Ship in Full Sail J32 5/5L Forbes: Craigievar 2
11. Triple Happiness S32 3/3L Oyama: RSCDS LII
12. Glastonbury Tor R32 3/4L Brown: RSCDS XLVII
13. The Lochalsh Reel R40 3/4L Burnett: RSCDS LIII
14. Portincaple Oak M64 4S Thorn: RSCDS LIII
15. The Waternish Tangle J32 3/4L Barfoot: RSCDS LIV
16. Orpington Caledonians R32 3/4L Brenchley: RSCDS XLIX
17. Ramadan-ce R32 3/4L Drewry: Turkish
18. Napier's Index J40 3/4L Charlton: RSCDS XLV

At our Ball practice/Tea Dance, led by Malcolm Austen, on 19 Nov 2025 we danced

Tea Dances
1. The Piper and the Penguin R88 4S Goldring: RSCDS Scotia
2. Harlequin J40 3/4L Stanaway: Garioch
3. S-Locomotion S32 4/4L Jones: RSCDS XLI
4. Polharrow Burn R32 5/5L Foss: Magazine
5. The Glengarry Homestead S32 4/4L Brenchley: Kangaroo Paw
6. Trip to Timber Ridge R32 3/4L Henderson: RSCDS LII
7. Seton's Ceilidh Band J64 4/4L Fordyce: RSCDS LIII
8. The Duchess Tree S32 3/4L Drewry: Brodie Bk
9. The Flying Spur J32 3/4L Drewry: Bon Accord
10. Five-Couple MacDonald of the Isles (Big Mac) S32 5/5L Rigby: Nine
11. The Zoologist J32 3/4L Brown: RSCDS XLVI
12. The Reel of the 51st Division R32 3/4L Atkinson: RSCDS XIII

At our Tea Dance on Wed 15 Oct 2025, led by Pat Stanaway, we danced

Tea Dances
1. Lady Dumfries R32 3/4L MMM
2. The Brisk Young Lad J48 5/5L Drewry: Autumn 84
3. Seagreen S32 3/3L Drewry: Summer 89
4. Pelorus Jack J32 3/4L Skelton: RSCDS XLI
5. Bratach Bana R32 3/4L Drewry: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2
6. The Orchards of Co. Armagh S32 3/3L Anderson: RSCDS LIII
7. The Irish Rover R32 3/4L Cosh: 22 SCD
8. Muirland Willie J32 3/4L RSCDS XXI
9. The Gentleman S32 3/4L Huxley: RSCDS XXXV
10. Joie de Vivre J32 3/4L Maarseveen: RSCDS XXXIX

At our Tea Dance on Wed 17 Sep 2025, led by Dave Ball, we danced

Tea Dances
1. City Lights J32 3/4L Scott: RSCDS LII
2. A Gin and Tonic M192 3/3L Scott: Three Hands Across
3. Orpington Caledonians R32 3/4L Brenchley: RSCDS XLIX
4. The Bees of Maggieknockater J32 4/4L Drewry: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2
5. The Montgomeries' Rant R32 3/4L Castle Menzies (18C): RSCDS X
6. The Scallywag J40 3/4L Kelly: RSCDS LII
7. The Falls of Rogie R32 3/4L Attwood: Alexander 1
8. The Zoologist J32 3/4L Brown: RSCDS XLVI
9. Blooms of Bon Accord R32 4/4L Drewry: Deeside 2
10. The Bon Viveur M64 4S Brockbank: RSCDS LII

At our Tea Dance on Wed 20 Aug 2025, led by Helen Gant and to music by Ian Muir, we danced

Tea Dances
1. The Shetland Shepherdess J32 3/4L Wallace: RSCDS Graded 3
2. All For Mary R32 3/4L Goldring: London 75th
3. Blue Butterfly S32 3/3L Brooks
4. The Cooper's Wife J40 3/4L Mitchell: Whetherly 16
5. "Deer" Friends S32 3/4L Anderson: Saint Martin 1
6. The Flight of the Falcon J32 3/4L Priddey: Anniversary 10sm
7. The Falls of Rogie R32 3/4L Attwood: Alexander 1
8. Culla Bay S32 4S Dix: RSCDS XLI
9. The Nurseryman J32 3/4L Brown: RSCDS XXXVII
10. Donna's Dancing Shoes R32 3/4L Walduck: Book 54
11. Chasing the Eclipse S32 3/3L Gallamore: Highland Road
12. The Highland Rambler R40 3/4L Goldring: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2

At out Tea Dance on Wed 16 Jul 2025, led by Pat Stanaway and to the music of Ian Muir, we danced

Tea Dances
1. Tribute to the Borders J32 3/4L Goldring: RSCDS Leaflets
2. The Rutland Reel R40 3/4L Senior: RSCDS XLVIII
3. Barbara's Strathspey S32 3/4L McKinnell: RSCDS XLVI
4. Farewell to Balfour Road J32 5/5L Buxton: RSCDS LII
5. Gang the Same Gate S32 3/4L Levy: RSCDS XXXVI
6. Catch the Wind R32 3/4L Butterfield: RSCDS XLV
7. Pelorus Jack J32 3/4L Skelton: RSCDS XLI
8. Toast to the Mousies R32 3/4L Gratiot: RSCDS LIII
9. The Singing Sands S32 3/3L Priddey: Silver Rose
10. Gothenburg's Welcome J32 3/4L Munro: RSCDS XXXVII
11. Mairi's Wedding R40 3/4L Cosh: 22 SCD

At our Tea Dance on Wed 18 Jun 2025 we danced

Tea Dances
1. Welcome to Ayr J32 3/4L Henricksen &c.;: RSCDS XLVII
2. Swiss Lassie R32 3/4L Betsche: RSCDS XXXIX
3. The Duchess Tree S32 3/4L Drewry: Ah’m askin’ (CD booklet)
4. Harlequin J40 3/4L Stanaway: Garioch
5. The Flying Spur J32 3/4L Drewry: Bon Accord
6. Midsummer Common S32 3/4L T&L; Ibbotson: RSCDS XLIX
7. The Zoologist J32 3/4L Brown: RSCDS XLVI
8. Five-Couple MacDonald of the Isles (Big Mac) S32 5/5L Rigby: Nine
9. Farewell to Balfour Road J32 5/5L Buxton: RSCDS LII

At our Tea Dance on Wed 21 May 2025, to the music of Ian Muir, Dave Ball led us through

Tea Dances
1. The Hazel Tree J32 3/4L Drewry: Brodie Bk
2. Nottingham Lace R96 4S Bradley: RSCDS LIII
3. The Waternish Tangle J32 3/4L Barfoot: Skye 2
4. Miss Eleanor S32 3/3L Dix: RSCDS XLIX
5. Mr Iain Stuart Robertson R32 3/4L de Winton: RSCDS XLII
6. The Bees of Maggieknockater J32 4/4L Drewry: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2
7. Ramadan-ce R32 3/4L Drewry: Turkish
8. The Elephant's Stampede J48 4S Macdonald&Mackintosh;: Aurora 10
9. Orpington Caledonians R32 3/4L Brenchley: RSCDS XLIX
10. The Scallywag J40 3/4L Kelly: RSCDS LII
11. City of Belfast S32 3/3L Mulholland: RSCDS XLVIII
12. Seton's Ceilidh Band J64 4/4L Fordyce: RSCDS LIII
13. Neil M Grant J32 3/4L Grant: RSCDS XLIX
14. Tambourine R32 3/4L Bowlen: East Ivanhoe 1

At our Tea Dance on 16 Apr 2025 Thelma Green led us in dancing

Tea Dances
1. Snowdrops in the Glen R32 3/4L Beattie: Glasgow 90th Anniversary
2. Frank Bennett's Jig J32 3/4L Bennett
3. Asilomar Romantic S32 3/4L Cuthbertson: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2
4. The Bees They are A'Drummin' R32 3/4L Peart: TSC Book 2
5. Ramadan-ce R32 3/4L Drewry: Turkish
6. Bauldy Bain's Fiddle R32 3/4L Dickson: Lothian
7. The Kentish Ruby J40 4/4L Howard
8. The Greenbelt Jig J32 3/4L Brunken: Moments
9. The Watercolourist S32 4S Thorn: The Magic of Music – Book 2
10. Bon Voyage R32 3/4L Dix: Reel Friends 1