At our tea dances (to recorded music) on Wed 16 Oct and Wed 20 Nov we will be practicing the dances on the Abingdon and Harwell Ball Programme
Category Archives: Tea Dances
At our Tea Dance on Wed 18 Sep 2024, led by Pat Stanaway and with music by Ian Muir, we danced
| 1. | The Sailor | R32 | 3/4L | RSCDS XXIV |
| 2. | The Flying Spur | J32 | 3/4L | Drewry: Bon Accord |
| 3. | Cherrybank Gardens | S32 | 3/3L | Drewry: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2 |
| 4. | Swiss Lassie | R32 | 3/4L | Betsche: RSCDS XXXIX |
| 5. | Harlequin | J40 | 3/4L | Stanaway: HCS 1948-1998 |
| 6. | Linnea's Strathspey | S32 | 3/4L | Wilson: RSCDS XLVII |
| 7. | Tap the Barrel | R32 | 3/3L | Burridge: RSCDS Graded 3 |
| 8. | Joie de Vivre | J32 | 3/4L | Maarseveen: RSCDS XXXIX |
| 9. | Sands of Morar | S32 | 3/4L | Priddey: RSCDS XLV |
| 10. | The Montgomeries' Rant | R32 | 3/4L | Castle Menzies (18C): RSCDS X |
Wednesday Tea Dances
From April to September we are holding tea dances (1400 – 1630, in Chilton Village hall) on the third Wednesday of each month.
Ian Muir (of Craigellachie) will be playing for us and we will have a variety of people leading the dancing.
Dates:
- September 18 — dancing being led by Pat Stanaway
— dances will be selected from https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/51910/
Earlier this summer:
- August 21 — dancing was led by Helen Gant
— dances were selected from https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/51449/ - July 17 — dancing was led by Wendy Mumford
— dances were selected from https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/51095/ - June 19 — dancing was led by Christine Jeffery
— dances were selected from https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/50323/ - May 15 — dancing was led by Susan Koffler-Sluijter
— dances were selected from https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/49521/ - April 17 — dancing was led by Dave Ball
— dances were selected from https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/48892/
At our Tea Dance on Wed 21 Aug 2024, led by Helen Gant with music by Ian Muir, we danced
| 1. | Sunshine and Sweetie's Jig | J32 | 3/4L | Short: RSCDS XLVIII |
| 2. | Bea's Delight | R32 | 3/4L | Macfarlane: RSCDS XLIII |
| 3. | Between Yews and Willows | S32 | 3/3L | Freinbichler |
| 4. | A Flock of Geese | J32 | 5/5L | Briscoe: Slip Knot |
| 5. | Olympic Treasure | S48 | 4S | Paterson: Mukilteo |
| 6. | The Grumpy Gentleman | J32 | 3/4L | Jennings: Birmingham Diamond 2006 |
| 7. | The Elephant's Stampede | J48 | 4S | Macdonald&Mackintosh;: Aurora 10 |
| 8. | The Golden Years | S32 | 3/4L | Sutherland: RSCDS XLVIII |
| 9. | Across the Waves | R32 | 4/4L | Galloway: Ship Ahoy! |
| 10. | The Rutland Reel | R40 | 3/4L | Senior: RSCDS XLVIII |
| 11. | Away to the Hills | J32 | 4/4L | (unknown) |
At our Tea Dance on Wed 17 July 2024, led by Wendy Mumford with music by Ian Muir, we danced
| 1. | Kendall's Hornpipe | J32 | 2/4L | RSCDS Graded |
| 2. | Pipped at the Post | R32 | 3/4L | Robson: From North to South |
| 3. | Cape Town Wedding | S32 | 3/4L | Kerr: RSCDS XXXIX |
| 4. | The Morrison Measure | R32 | 5/5L | Goldring: Reel for Alice |
| 5. | Gordon's Cider Press | R32 | 5S | Paterson |
| 6. | Society Piper | R32 | 3/4L | Goldring 10 soc. |
| 7. | The Lost Thread | S40 | 3/3L | Wilkinson |
| 8. | Tap the Barrel | R32 | 3/3L | Burridge: RSCDS Graded 3 |
| 9. | Rodney's Rant | J32 | 3/4L | Dix: QE Diamond Jubilee |
| 10. | The Paisley Weavers | S32 | 3/3L | Haynes: RSCDS Graded 3 |
| 11. | Star Ladies | J32 | 3T+1W | Mumford |
| 12. | Orpington Caledonians | R32 | 3/4L | Brenchley: RSCDS XLIX |
At our Tea Dance on Wed 19 Jun 2024 the dancing was led by Christine Jeffery and we danced to the music of Ian Muir
| 1. | Centenary Jig | J32 | 3/4L | Thorn: Glasgow 100 |
| 2. | The Countess of Dunmore's Reel | R32 | 3/4L | MacCuish Bark: RSCDS XLIX |
| 3. | Miss Lucy Fallon | S32 | 3/4L | Queen |
| 4. | The Compleat Gardener | J32 | 3/4L | Paterson: RSCDS Graded 3 |
| 5. | Oasis | R32 | 3/3L | Roby: Houston & District 30th Anniversary Collection |
| 6. | Dagmar's Fancy | S32 | 3/3L | Lingnau: Mainhattan |
| 7. | Burnieboozle | R32 | 3/4L | Queen: Southport 1 |
| 8. | A Gin and Tonic | M192 | 3/3L | Scott: Three Hands Across |
| 9. | Gaelforce Wind | J32 | 3/4L | Haynes: RSCDS Graded 3 |
| 10. | Mrs MacPherson of Inveran | R32 | 3/4L | Drewry: Bon Accord |
At our Tea Dance on Wed 15 May 2024, led by Susan Koffler-Sluijter, we danced to the music of Ian Muir
| 1. | Liquid Assets | J32 | 3/4L | Drewry 2003 |
| 2. | The Dandelion Picker | R32 | 3/4L | Barbour |
| 3. | Midsummer Common | S32 | 3/4L | T&L; Ibbotson: RSCDS XLIX |
| 4. | The Scallywag | J40 | 3/4L | Kelly: RSCDS LII |
| 5. | The Flitting of Lorn | R32 | 4/4L | Attwood: Alexander 8 |
| 6. | Mrs Stewart's Jig | J32 | 3/4L | Ligtmans: RSCDS XXXV |
| 7. | The Rutland Reel | R40 | 3/4L | Senior: RSCDS XLVIII |
| 8. | Slytherin House | S32 | 3/4L | Ronald: RSCDS LII |
| 9. | The Hazel Tree | J32 | 3/4L | Drewry: Brodie Bk |
| 10. | The Black Mountain Reel | R32 | 5/5L | Haynes: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2 |
At our tea dance on Wed 17 Apr 2024, with music by Ian Muir and instruction by Dave Ball, we danced
| 1. | Jim's Haberdashery | J40 | 3/4L | Macpherson: Bannockburn 700 |
| 2. | Bea's Delight | R32 | 3/4L | Macfarlane: RSCDS XLIII |
| 3. | Miss Eleanor | S32 | 3/3L | Dix: RSCDS XLIX |
| 4. | The Reel of the Pinehurst Eight | R32 | 4/4L | Taylor: Coast to Coast |
| 5. | Napier's Index | J40 | 3/4L | Charlton: RSCDS XLV |
| 6. | Quarries' Jig | J32 | 3/4L | Smith: RSCDS XXXVI |
| 7. | The Courage Reel | R48 | 3/4L | Drewry: Canadian |
| 8. | S-Locomotion | S32 | 4/4L | Jones: RSCDS XLI |
| 9. | The Dancing Master | J96 | 4S | Drewry: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2 |
| 10. | Swiss Lassie | R32 | 3/4L | Betsche: RSCDS XXXIX |
| 11. | Tambourine | R32 | 3/4L | Bowlen: East Ivanhoe 1 |
At our tea dance on Wed 20 Mar 2024 we danced
| 1. | It's Nicola's Round! | J32 | 2RR | Scott |
| 2. | A Trip to Bavaria | R32 | 4/4L | MacGregor-Brown: Collins SCD |
| 3. | 1314 (Thirteen-Fourteen) | M128 | 4S | Drewry: Rondel |
| 4. | Pelorus Jack | J32 | 3/4L | Skelton: RSCDS XLI |
| 5. | Linnea's Strathspey | S32 | 3/4L | Wilson: RSCDS XLVII |
| 6. | The Royal Deeside Railway | R32 | 3/4L | Arrowsmith: RSCDS XL |
| 7. | The Aviator | J32 | 3/4L | Fischer: RSCDS LII |
| 8. | The Glengarry Homestead | S32 | 4/4L | Brenchley: Kangaroo Paw |
| 9. | Speirs Bruce, The Pole Star | J32 | 3/4L | Goldring: RSCDS Scotia |
| 10. | The Irish Rover | R32 | 3/4L | Cosh: 22 SCD |
At our Tea Dance on Wed 21 Feb 2024 we danced
| 1. | Maxwell's Rant | R32 | 3/4L | Rutherford: RSCDS XVIII |
| 2. | Mr Iain Stuart Robertson | R32 | 3/4L | de Winton: RSCDS XLII |
| 3. | The Water of Leith | S32 | 4/4L | Wilkinson: RSCDS LIII |
| 4. | The Zoologist | J32 | 3/4L | Brown: RSCDS XLVI |
| 5. | Gothenburg's Welcome | J32 | 3/4L | Munro: RSCDS XXXVII |
| 6. | Antarctica Bound | J32 | 4/4L | Goldring: RSCDS Scotia |
| 7. | Bratach Bana | R32 | 3/4L | Drewry: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2 |
| 8. | Kilkenny Castle | S32 | 3/4L | Forbes: Craigievar 2 |
| 9. | The Falls of Rogie | R32 | 3/4L | Attwood: Alexander 1 |