'Cheat Sheet' (PDF)

St. Columba’s Valentine Dance February 9, 2003
Kelso Races 32R3 MMM II
1-8 1M and 2W advance and retire and dance back to back
9-16 1W and 2M repeat Bars 1-8
17-24 1C cast off one place lead down through the 3C and cast up around them into 2 nd place.
2C step up on Bars 19-20.
25-32 1C, 2C, and 3C make a wide circle, then advance and retire. All three couples turn with
RH.
Sandy O'er The Lea 32S2 MMM II
1-8 1C & 2C dance rights hands across & left hands back.
9-16 1C & 2C set to partners & cross giving right hands; repeat back to places.
17-24 1C, followed by 2C, lead down the middle for 4 bars, 2C divide to allow 1C to lead both
couples up, ending in middle of dance.
25-32 1C & 2C allemande.
Davy Nick Nack 32H3 Glasgow Assembly
1-8 1C, 2C, & 3C cross by RH, set, cross by RH, & set
9-16 1C turn RH 1½ times, cast, & turn LH to face 1 st corner
17-24 1C turn corners RH ½ way, set to corner, turn corner RH ½ way back to place, & turn
partner LH to face 2 nd corner
25-32 1C turn corner RH ½ way, set to corner, turn corner RH ½ way, turn partner LH to finish
in 2 nd place on own sides
The Starry-Eyed Lassie 32J3 Book 23
1-4 1C & 2C dance RA once round
5-6 1C cast as 2C lead up to top
7-8 1C turn right about with 2 pas-de-basque to finish back to back, ready for double
triangles
9-16 All dance Double Triangles, on the last 2 bars 1C turn right about to finish 1W between
2C & 1M between 3C facing own sides
17-24 1C dance RS reels of 3 across the dance finishing in 2 nd place on opposite sides
25-30 All dance 6 hands once round
31-32 1C cross giving RH
Sugar Candie 32S3 Book 26
1-4 1C set & cast off one place (2C step up)
5-8 1C pass each other LS & dance RS around 1st corner, finish back to back in the center
(1W facing up, 1M facing down)
9-12 1W & 2C and 1M & 3C dance 3 hands once around. 1C finish pulling back RS to face
each other
13-16 1C set and turn with both hands to face 1 st corner
17-24 1C turn corner, partner, corner, partner
25-32 1C dance 6 bar reels of 3 on the sides, giving LS to 1 st corner to begin, cross RH to own
sides

Catch the Wind 32H3 Island Bay Collection
1-8 1C set, cast (2C stepping up), & dance a ½ figure of 8 up around 2C
9-12 1C set twice, 1W pulling back her right shoulder to face out on the last 2 bars
13-16 1W followed by 1M, cast up around 2M & down the middle to finish 1W between the 3C
& 1M between the 2C (both facing the men's side)
17-24 Right Shoulder Reels of 3 across (1M with 2C, 1W with 3C)
25-28 1W followed by 1M, dance down around 3M, casts up & across through 2 nd place
29-32 1W pulls back her right shoulder to face her partner & 1C turns RH once round finishing
in 2 nd place
INTERMISSION
Kiss Under the Stairs 32J3 MMM II
1-8 1C set, cast, 1C & 3C dance 4 hands once round
9-16 1C set, cast back to 1 st place, 1C & 2C dance 4 hands once round
17-24 1C lead down for 2 bars, up for 2 bars, cast, & turn RH
25-32 1C dance down between 3C & cast up to 2 nd place, all turn partners RH
Mairi's Wedding 40R3 Cosh
1-8 1C turn with right hands, cast off 1 place as 2C steps up, turn with left hands to face 1 st
corners
9-16 1C dance a ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 1 st corners, pass left shoulders, ½ diagonal reel of
4 with 2 nd corners, pass left shoulders
17-24 1C dance a ½ diagonal reel of 4 with partners' 1 st corner positions, pass left shoulder, &
dance a ½ diagonal reel of 4 with partners' 2 nd corner positions, finishing in 2 nd place on
own sides
25-32 Reels of 3 across the dance, 1C give left shoulder to 1 st corner to begin, finish in 2 nd
place on own sides
33-40 6 hands round & back
Gypsy Weaver 32S3 Peet
1-2 1C & 3C dance RS ¾ of the way around partner to finish in a line of 4 in the center of the
dance (women facing down, men facing up)
3-6 1C & 3C dance a ½ reel of 4 up & down the center of the dance
7-8 1C & 3C dance RS ¾ of the way around partner to finish on own sides
9-12 2C & 1C (bottom couples) set & link
13-16 3C & 1C (top couples) set & link (1W & 3M remain facing out)
17-20 Half reels of 3 on the sides (1C & 3C pass RS to begin, 1W remains facing out at the
bottom)
21-24 1W, followed by her partner, casts up around 3W & across the dance; 1W pulls back her
LS & turns her partner with the LH to finish facing 1 st corners (3C step down on bars 23-
24)
25-32 1C dance "Corners Pass & Turn": 1C dance RS around 1 st corner position as 1 st corners
turn with 2 hands & dance back to place; 1C pass RS in the middle to face 2 nd corner;
1C dance RS around 2 nd corner position as 2 nd corners turn with 2 hands & dance back
to place; 1C pass RS to finish in 2 nd place on own sides

Haste to the Wedding 32J2 Book 25
1-8 1C turn RH halfway and lead down the middle, turn RH halfway and lead up to place
9-16 2C repeat
17-24 1C & 2C set, then dance RH across halfway; set, and dance LH across halfway, finish
ready for poussette
25-32 1C & 2C poussette
The Highlandman Kissed His Mother 32R3 MMM I
1-8 1C turn RH, cast, 2C stepping up, 1C turn LH to face 1 st corners.
9-16 1C set to & turn corners
17-24 1C dance a 6 bar reel of 3 with corners, giving LS to 1 st corner to begin, cross to own
sides on bars 23-24
25-32 6 hands round & back
EXTRA
Pelorus Jack 32J3 Book 41
1-4 1C cross by the right & cast off 1 place, 2C stepping up
5-8 1C & 3C dance right hands across, finishing1M facing 3W with his partner behind him
9-12 1C dance a half diagonal reel of three in tandem with 1 st corners (during the reel, 1W
takes the lead from 1M & finishes facing 2W with 1M behind her)
13-16 1C dance a half diagonal reel of three in tandem with 2 nd corners (1M takes the lead to
finish facing 3W [now in the woman's 1 st corner position] with 1W behind him)
17-20 1C dance a half diagonal reel of three in tandem with 1 st corners, finishing 1W facing
2W, with 1M behind her
21-24 1C dance a half diagonal reel of three in tandem, finishing 1M facing out ladies’ side with
1W behind him.
25-30 1C & 2C dance left hands across, retaining LH, 1C cross to own sides
31-32 All three couples set