'Cheat Sheet' (PDF) - RSCDS

Strawberry Hill October 26, 2002
EDINBURGH CASTLE REEL 32R-3C SCD for Children
1-8 1C cast behind own lines, cast back to place
9-16 1C lead down for 3, up for 3, cast to corners
17-24 Corner, partner, corner, partner to finish facing
the women’s side, 1M below partner
25-32 1C dance out sides 1W cast up, man down, meet
in middle, dance out men’s side, cast as before
to own sides 2nd place
SHORES OF SOLWAY 32S-3C 10 Social Dances
1-8 1C dance in, cast to 3 rd place; (2C-3C up) 2C
dance in and cast off to 3 rd place (3C-1C up)
9-16 Three couple Knot - 1C finish facing corners
17-24 1C set to 1 st corners, dance round each other RS
to face 2 nd corners, set and dance round by the
right to 2 nd place on own side
25-32 6H round and back
THE FRISKY 32J-3C Book 26
1-8 1C turn RH, cast (2’s up) turn LH cast (3s up)
9-16 2C-3C-1C 6H round and back
17-24 1C lead up to top -1C-2C set twice
25-32 1C-2C half Rights and Lefts, set and cross
DELVINE SIDE 32S-3C Book 2
1-8 1C-2C set, cross passing RS, repeat to place
9-16 1C lead down the middle and up
17-24 1C-2C Allemande 1C finish facing 1 st corners
25-32 1C turn 1 st corner 2H pass partner RS - turn
2 nd corner 2H pass partner RS to finish in 2 nd
place on own side
THE WHITE HEATHER JIG 40J- 4C 22 SCD - Cosh
1-8 1C turn RH, cast and turn LH ready for:
9-16 Reel of 4 across the dance with 2C
17-24 Corner, partner, corner, partner
25-32 Reel of 4 across the dance with 3C
33-40 1C turn LH, cast and turn RH for 4 bars
THE MONTGOMERIES’ RANT 32R-3C Book 10
1-8 1C cross RH, cast (2’s up), cross LH,
1W cast up, 1M man cast down
9-16 Reels of three across the dance, RS to
1 st corner to begin, finish facing 2 nd woman
17-24 1C set to 2W-3M-3W-2M and finish for
25-32 Reels of 3 on opposite sides, RS to 2 nd
corner to begin, cross over to 2 nd place
THE IRISH ROVER 32R-3C 22 Scottish Dances
1-8 1C NH dance through 3C, cast up for RH across
(1W w/2C and 1M w/3C) end facing corners
9-16 1/2 reel of 4 w/1 st corner, 1/2 reel of 4 w/2 nd
corner - quick turn LH into:-
17-24 LS reels across dance - woman up, man down
1C finish 2 nd place on own sides
25-32 Diagonal rights and lefts (W up - M down)
BERWICK JOHNNIE 32J-3C Graded Book
1-8 1C-2C set - RH across 1/2 way - set & LH back
9-16 1C lead down middle and up finishing ready for:
17-24 1C-2C Allemande- 1C finish facing 1 st crnrs.
25-32 Corner, partner etc. to 2 nd place own sides
CATCH THE WIND 32H-3C Island Bay Coll.
1-4 1C set, cast off one place (2’s up)
5-8 1C dance 1/2 figure of 8 above the 2’s
9-12 1C set twice, woman turns by R on last 2 steps
13-16 1W casts up round 2M, dances down middle to
face 3M as 1M follows to finish facing 2M
17-24 Reels of 3 across the dance
25-28 1W followed by partner dances behind 3M and
across set to own side in 2 nd place
29-32 1C turn RH once round
JOHN McALPIN 32S-3C Galloway Album
1-8 1C advance, touch RH - retire, cross LH, lead
down RH - turn LH to finish facing 1 st corners
9-16 Corner, partner, corner, partner to finish
on own side in 2 nd place
17-24 All 3 women set, advance, retire and set, while
the men wait for 2 bars, set, advance and retire
25-32 All 3 couples cross RH, circle left 1/2 way,
cross LH, circle right 1/2 way

EH3 7AF 32J-3C RSCDS Book 40
1-8 1C lead down and back - finish in middle of the
set and 2C-3C step in on bar 8
9-16 3 couple promenade -1C cast to 2 nd place,
2C dance up to 1 st place- 3C fin. in orig. place
17-20 1C pass RS cross to opp. sides and turn 1 st
corners RH to finish 1W between 2C facing
down and 1M between 3C facing up
21-24 1C pass by the RS up and down the dance and
turn 2 nd corners by the RH to finish in 2 nd
place on the opposite sides
25-28 1M dance RH across with 2C as 1W dances
RH across with 3C
29-32 1W crosses up between 2C and casts off to
2 nd place on own side while 1M crosses down
between 3C and casts up to 2 nd place own side
DA RAIN DANCIN’ 32R-3C Whiteadder Coll.
1-4 1C nearer hands joined, dance below 3C and
and cast up to 2 nd place (2C move up 3-4)
5-8 2C-1C-3C set and cross by RH
9-12 1C NH joined dance above 2C & cast into 2 nd
place on opposite side
13-16 2C-1C-3C set and cross LH while 1C turns
3/4 with LH to face 1st corners
17-18 1C set to corner and face partner
19-20 1C turn by RH to face 2 nd corner
21-24 1C repeat bars 17-20 to fin. in 2 nd place own side
25-32 2C-1C-3C dance 6H round and back
FOGGY RIVER REEL 40R-3C Jana Blue
1-8 1C turn RH -cast off (2’s up) dance down
between 3C and cast up to 2nd place
9-16 1C LS reel across (lady up - man down)
17-18 1C turn partner RH to face 1st corner
19-20 Turn corner LH to face 2nd corner
21-22 Turn 2nd corner RH to end between corners
23-24 2C-1C-3C set
25-26 1C turn partner RH to face partner’s 1st corner
27-28 1C turn corner LH to face partner’s 2nd corner
29-30 1C turn corner RH to finish 2nd place own side
31-32 2C-1C-3C set
33-40 6H round and back
THE ROBERTSON RANT 80S-Square Book 39
1-8 All 4 couples circle 8H round and back
9-16 Ladies’ Chain for 4 women
17-24 1C-3C reel of 4; 1W-3W pass LS to begin
25-32 All set to corners with Highland Schottische
setting step and turn 2H twice round
33-48 2C-4C reel of 4 as in bars 17-24 then repeat
bars 25-32
49-56 4 women circle left to end back in centre facing
partner, set and turn 2H
57-64 4 men circle right to end facing partner, set
and turn 2H
65-72 Grand Chain, 1 step per hand
73-80 In Allemande position, promenade round in a
circle to the right, turn women in on last bar