Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:33:38 -0500 From: "Peter Price" Subject: Re: Help please Reply-To: SCD news and discussion The Oregon Rant Medley - 64-bar strathspey, 64-bar jig for 4 couples in a square set devised by JD Tunes: Orange and Blue; Hot Punch (same tune tune but in jig time). Strathspey - Fig. 1 1-8 1C and 3C dance Right & Left AS 2C and 4C also dance Right & Left (beginning with partner RH, then crossing the dance LH ). 9-16 1C and 3C, using left hands w/ ptnrs, cross over so 1M and 3W face 4C and 1W and 3M face 2C. 1M 3W, jooining RH, dance btwn 4C, cross over and cast round to the opposite side of the set to their starting positions. 1W 3M similarly dance btwn 2C, then cross and cast. 1C 3C meeting ptnr on opposite sides, join hands in promenade hold, then dance towards original places, ladies passing by the right. 17-24 Two reels of three across the dance. 1C (together) with 2W and 4M - passing 2W by the right to begin. 3C, similarly, dance with 4W and 2M and pass 4W by the right to begin. At the end - 1C and 3C dance out from the reels towards original places. 25-32 1C and 3C promenade CW round the set (men on outside) AS 2C and 4C set advancing, then tun opposite person by the RH going into RH Across to original positions. All finish on with men on the outside facing in, holding partners in ballroom hold. (out of wheel the menn pull back right shoulders and ladies pull back left). Strathspey - Fig. 2 1-8 All set Highland Schottische (men start Left foot/ladies right). All turn ptnrs BH back to original places, facing in. 9-16 1C 3C set advancing, turn opposite BH, opening up to facie side cpls. 1M 3W w/ 2C and 1W 3M and 4C four hands round to the left - ready to dance 2 reels of 4 across the dance. 17-24 2 parallel reels of four across the dance - On reaching the centre, all give LH Across 1/2 way to dance the next half reel in the other reel. All finish the reels where they began them. 25-28 1M 3W w/ 2C and 1W 3M w/ 4C dance RH Across. 29-32 1C 3C dance RH Across back to original places. Jig - Fig. 1 1-32 All repeat first figure of the strathspey in jig tempo to finish holding partners with ballroom hold. Jig - Fig. 2 1-4 All slip along the sides of the set (men moving left - ladies right); then slip back to place. (3 steps and a close in both directions). 5-8 All polka with ptnrs to next position in the set ACW. 9-32 Repeat bars 1-8 to finish in original positions. Peter Price New Haven, Ct.