The Happy Meeting 32J 2C 1 - 8 1M & 2W, passing R Sh, dance figures of eight around their standing partners, passing own partners by L Sh. 9 - 16 1W & 2M, passing L Sh, dance figures of eight around their standing partners, passing own partners by R Sh. 17 - 24 1C dance slip step down the middle for 4 steps, set to each other, slip step up to top & cast off to 2nd place. 25 - 32 2C & 1C advance 2 steps and retire 2 steps, clapping on bar 28, & turn partners by the RH. Repeat, having passed a couple. The Mountain Stream 32R 2C 1 - 8 1W & 2M set twice, then turn by RH to finish in place. 9 - 16 1M & 2W set twice, then turn with LH to finish in place with 1M facing out. 17 - 24 1M, followed by his partner, casts behind 2M, crosses up between 2C, casts behind 2W and crosses to 2nd place on own side, while 1W finishes in 2W's place. 2C step up on bars 23-24. 25 - 32 2C & 1C dance RH across and LH back. Repeat, having passed a couple. Braes of Tulliemet 32S 3C 1 - 8 1C set and cast off, 2C stepping up; 1C cross by the RH and cast off, 3C stepping up. 9 - 16 3C & 1C circle 4 hands round to the left., finishing on sidelines; 1C dance up to the top and cast off to face 1st corners, 3C stepping down on bars 15-16. 17 - 24 1C set to and turn corners. 25 - 32 2C, 1C & 3C dance 6 bar reels of 3 on the sides, 1C passing their 1st corners by L Sh to begin, and crossing over to own sides in 2nd place on last two bars. Repeat, having passed a couple. Napier's Index devised by Brian Charlton 40J 3C (experienced dancers) 1 - 8 1C set, cast off one place and turn with LH one and a quarter times, to finish diagonally in line with 1st corners, ready to balance in line. 2C step up on bars 3 - 4. 9 - 10 1C balance in line with 1st corners. 11 - 14 1C turn 1st corners by RH once round to finish again in balance position. 15 - 16 1C balance in line with 1st corners. 17 - 24 1C dance reels of three on the sides with their corners, giving L shoulder to their 2nd corners to begin. 1C finish diagonally in line between 2nd corners with LH joined and giving RH to 2nd corners. 25 - 32 1C repeat bars 9 - 16 with 2nd corners. 33 - 40 1C dance reels of three across the dance, giving L shoulder to their partner's 1st corner to begin. On bars 39 - 40, 1C cross over, giving RH, while 2C & 3C curve into place. Repeat, having passed a couple. Branches Together devised by Roy Goldring 1 - 4 1C & 3C set to partners and turn half way with RH. 5 - 8 With the women leading, 1C & 3C dance one place clockwise round the outside of the set and into the middle, 1W passing 2M, and1M passing 2W, by the right. Meanwhile 3C dance likewise round 4C. They finish in lines of four - 1W back to back with 3M, 1M back to back with 3W, ready for: 9 - 16 Reels of four across the dance. On bars 15 - 16, 1M & 3M, followed by partners, cast back to own places. (i.e. 1C & 3C do not finish the reels: when they reach the opposite ends, they dance clockwise to original places. 2C & 4C return to place normally.) 17 - 24 1C & 3C dance Rights and Lefts up and down the dance. On bars 23 - 24 they turn half way round with LH, men finishing behind their partners, women facing their corners. 25 - 32 1C dance tandem reels of 3 with 4M (passing him by the right to begin) and 2 W. 3C dance likewise with 2M and 4W. (1C & 3C change the lead at each end of the reel.) All finish in original places. 33 - 64 2C & 4C repeat bars 1 - 32, the reels being up and down, and the Rights and Lefts being across the dance. 65 - 68 All set and link. (Remember! Person on R side of partner casts off to outside, partner dances in.) 69 - 72 The women dance in front of partners, behind next man (4M for 1W etc.) and into opposite man's place. 73 - 76 All set and link with 'new partner'. 77 - 80 Men repeat bars 69 - 72 from own places, dancing in front of 'new' partner and behind the next woman (2W in 4W's place for 1M etc.) to finish beside partner. 81 - 84 The women dance RH across to finish in 'new' places. 85 - 88 The men dance LH across but finish in the centre facing own partner. 89 - 94 The women dance into the centre, passing partner by the right, dance LH across half way, dance out to own places, and then curve into the middle to finish facing partner. Meanwhile the men dance out, dance in, dance LH across half way, dance out and curve to the R to finish opposite partner, facing in. 95 - 96 All turn partner once round with RH, finishing with the women in the centre and the men on the outside ready for bows and curtsies. Duke of Perth 32R 3C 1 - 4 1C, giving RH, turn right round and cast off one place on own side; 2C step up. 5 - 8 1C, giving LH, turn one and a half times to face 1st corners. 9 - 16 1C turn 1st corner by RH, turn partner by LH, 2nd corner by RH, and partner by LH, to finish facing Ist corners. 17 - 24 1C set to and turn 1st corner, set to and turn 2nd corner, to finish between corners. 25 - 30 1C dance reels of three with corners, passing L shoulder to 1st corner to begin. 31 - 32 1C cross over to own side, one place down. Repeat, having passed a couple. Ca' the Ewes Tae the Knowes 32S 2C 1 - 8 1C cast off behind own lines and back. 9 - 16 1C turn by RH and cast off one place. 1C dance a half figure of eight up round 2C and cross up to 1st place. 2C stand still until bar 16, when they step in behind 1C, ready for 17 - 24 1C & 2C dance an allemande. 25 - 32 2C & 1C dance rights and lefts. Repeat, having passed a couple. Laird of Milton's Daughter devised by Craigmyle 32J 3C 1 - 8 1C set, cross giving RH, cast off one place (2C stepping up), and turn by LH to face 1st corners. 9 - 16 Corners' chain: 1C change places with their 1st corners by RH, corners turn each other all the way round by LH, corners change places with 1C by RH, 1C turn by LH to face 2nd corners. 17 - 24 Repeat corners' chain with 2nd corners, 1C finishing in 2nd place on own sides. 25 - 32 2C, 1C & 3C circle six hands round and back. Repeat, having passed a couple. A Starter for Ten 32J 5C 1 - 4 1C cross giving RH and cast off 2 places, 2C & 3C stepping up. 5 - 8 1M dances RH across with 3C, while 1W dances RH across with 4C. 1C finish in 3rd place on opposite sides. 9 - 12 1C dance half figures of eight, 1W crossing up between 3C to begin, while 1M crosses down between 4C, both finishing on own sides. 13 - 16 1M dances LH across with 3C, while 1W dances LH across with 4C. 1C finish in 3rd place on own sides. 17 - 20 1W with 2M (above) and 1M with 5W (below) turn by RH, then 1C cross by R shoulder ready to 21 - 24 1W with 5M (below) and 1M with 2W (above) turn by LH, 1C finishing in 3rd place on own sides. 25 - 28 1C dance in briefly then cast off 2 places, 4C & 5C stepping up. 29 - 32 All couples turn partners with both hands (using skip change of step.) Repeat 4 times more from new positions. Flowers of Edinburgh 32R 3C 1 - 6 1W casts off behind the 2W & 3W, then crosses over below 3C and dances up behind 3M & 2M to her partner's place; while 1M, following, crosses over and dances behind 2W & 3W, then up the middle to his partner's place. 7 - 8 1C set. 9 - 14 Repeat bars 1-6, but 1M leads and 1W follows, to finish in original positions. 15 - 16 1C set. 17 - 24 1C lead down the middle and up again. 25 - 32 1C & 2C poussette. Repeat, having passed a couple. Miss Milligan's Strathspey 32S 3C 1 - 4 1C & 2C circle 4 hands round to the left, finishing nearer hands joined, 1C facing 2C up and down the dance. 5 - 8 1C & 2C set, 1C turning in to face up and casting off one place, while 2C dance up. 9 - 16 2C, 1C & 3C dance mirror reels of 3 on the sides, 1C starting down & in, 2C up & out, 3C up & out. 17 - 24 2C, 1C & 3C set. 2C & 1C turn halfway by LH and face down ; 1C followed by 2C lead down with LH joined, cross below 3C and cast up. (Finish 1,2,3.) 25 - 32 1C & 2C dance the Knot: 1 - 2 1C & 2C turn partners by RH halfway, the woman turning clockwise under partner's arm, to finish in centre of dance facing down in Allemande hold. 3 - 4 2C followed by 1C dance up on women's side, in Allemande hold. 5 - 8 2C & 1C release partner's RH and turn them slowly across the dance by LH, then complete turn to finish on own sides, having changed places. Repeat, having passed a couple. The Clansman devised by Derek Haynes 32R 2C 1 - 8 1C cross giving RH, cast off one place, 2C stepping up. 2C & 1C dance RH across halfway, and set to partners. (1C are in original places, 2C are on opposite sides.) 9 - 16 1C & 2C dance Rights and Lefts, but on last 2 bars 1M with 2W, and 1W with 2M, turn by LH into line across the dance with the women in the centre. 17 - 24 1C & 2C dance the Targe: 1 - 2 Women turn 3/4 by RH while men chase 1/4 way round counterclockwise. 3 - 4 Each man turns woman opposite him once round by LH. 5 - 6 Repeat 1 - 2 7 - 8 1M & 2W, and likewise 1W & 2M, turn by LH to finish facing each other up and down the sidelines. (2C above on own sides, 1C below on opposite sides.) 25 - 32 2C set to 1C, all set to partners; 1C lead up, cross and cast to 2nd place. Repeat, having passed a couple. The Moray Rant 48S 3C in 3C set 1 - 8 1C, 2C & 3C dance Inveran reels: 2C and 3C dance normal reels of three on the sides, 2C dancing out and up and 3C dancing in and up to begin, completing in 6 bars. 1 - 4 1W dances a half reel of three on the men's side with 2M & 3M while 1M dances a half reel of three on the women's side with 2W & 3W. 5 -6 1W dances a half reel of three on her own side with 3W & 2W while 1M dances a half reel of three on his own side with 3M & 2M. 7 - 8 1C change places giving RH. 9 - 12 1C set approaching, turn once around with both hands, and finish facing down, nearer hands joined, 1W on her partner's right. 13 - 16 1C lead down between 2C, divide, cast off behind 3C, join nearer hands and lead up to finish back to back facing 3C. 2C step up on bars 13 - 14. 17 - 20 1C set to 3C, then 1W turns 3M by LH while 1M turns 3W by RH. 21 - 24 1C, nearer hands joined, lead up between 3C, divide, cast up behind 2C, join nearer hands and lead down to finish back to back facing 2C. 25 - 28 1C set to 2C, then 1W turns 2M by RH while 1M turns 2W by LH. 1C finish in 1st place on opposite sides, while 2C dance down to 2nd place on own sides. 29 - 32 1C dance half a figure of eight round 2C to return to original places. 33 - 36 1C & 2C dance 4 hands round to L to finish with 1C at top facing down, nearer hands joined, and 2C in 2nd place facing up, nearer hands joined. 37 - 40 1C set to 2C, then turn in and up, touch nearer hands briefly and cast off to 2nd place while 2C lead up to top. 41 - 48 1C repeat bars 33 - 40 with 3C. At the end, when 3C lead up to 2nd place, they stay facing out ready to dance Inveran reels with new top couple, while 1C, who cast off to 3rd place, are ready to dance in and up to enter reels. Repeat with new top couple. Postie's Jig devised by Roy Clowes 32J 4C 1 - 4 1C set and cast off, 2C moving up, while 4C set and cast up, 3C moving down. 5 - 8 1C dance a half figure of eight around 2C while 4C dance a half figure of eight around 3C. 9 - 12 1W & 4W, with nearer hands joined, cross to the opposite side under the arch formed by 1M & 4M as they cross to the opposite side. Each giving their free hand to the nearest corner, dance a three-quarter turn to finish 1W & 1M between 2C facing down, and 4W & 4M between 3C facing up. 13 - 16 1C, with nearer hands joined, dance down under the arch formed by 4C as they dance up. Each turn nearest corner as before, to finish 4M & 1M between 2M & 3M, and 4W & 1W between 2W & 3W. 17 - 20 4W & 1W with nearer hands joined, cross to the opposite side under the arch formed by 4M & 1M as they cross to the opposite side. Each turn nearest corner as before, to finish 4M & 4W between 2C, and 1M & 1W between 3C. 21 - 24 4C with nearer hands joined, dance down under the arch formed by 1C as they dance up. Each turn nearest corner as before, to finish 1M & 4M between 2W & 3W, and 1W & 4W between 2M & 3M. 25 - 28 1C & 4C dance half rights and lefts. 29 - 32 4C & 1C giving RH turn partners. Repeat from new positions. Hint: Remember that men always make the arch on the sides of the dance, and it is "down under" and "up and over" going up and down the set. The Reel of the 51st Division devised by James Edward McCartney Atkinson 32R 3C 1 - 8 1C set and cast off two places, 2C stepping up, and lead up between 3C to face 1st corners. 9 - 12 1C set to 1st corners, and turn them by RH. 13 - 16 1C join LH in the middle to balance in line with 1st corners, then turn one and a quarter times by LH to face 2nd corners. 17 - 24 Repeat bars 9 - 16 with 2nd corners, crossing to 2nd place on own side to finish. 25 - 32 2C, 1C & 3C circle six hands round and back. Repeat, having passed a couple. Waltz Take partners, instructions given on the floor. Auld Lang Syne! Everybody sing!