Lucy Clark

Scottish Country

Dance Club

07947 000368

lucyclarkscottish@gmail.com

What We Dance

The steps and formations we learn in the new dancers' class and the dances we enjoy each evening are shown below so you can refresh your memory. Thanks to Lower Hutt SCD Club in New Zealand for excellent videos of formations.

If you want other videos or the cribs and diagrams, click the links for My Strathspey or Scottish Country Dance Dictionary and search for the dance by name.

Lower Hutt videos

In the autumn term we have a Christmas dance on10 December 2022 with live music from Ian Muir of Prestwick.

Click here ... Lucy Clark dance 10 December 2022

Formations in italics

dances in upright text.

Cribs for dances from 3 Nov

some dances don't have diagrams.

How to read diagrams

1 December 2022 Classes and Social

Skye

Crib and diagrams

Figure of eight

Mirror reel of 3

Ecclefechan Feline 32 J

Iona

Crib and diagrams

Strathspey travelling step

Double figure of eight

Pousette all round

The Minister on the Loch 32 S

Social dancing

Ecclefechan Feline 32 J

The Highland Rambler 40 R

The Minister on the Loch 32 S

Gothenburg's welcome 32 J

Linnea's strathspey 32 S

Kamo Karousel 32 J

24 November 2022 Classes and Social

Skye

Crib and diagrams

Figure of eight

Reel of three

New Year Jig 32 J

Iona

Crib and diagrams

Corners pass and turn

Double triangles

Trip to Timber Ridge 32 R

Social dancing

New Year Jig 32 J

Sandy o'er the Lea 32 S

Trip to Timber Ridge 32 R

Father Connelly's Jig 64 J

The Swan and the Tay 32 S

Miss Johnstone of Ardrossan 32 R

Mrs MacPherson of Inveran 32 R

17 November 2022 All Comers Social Dancing Live Music from Ian Robertson

Skye

Crib and diagrams

No class

The Hospitality Circle 32 J

It's All Right 32 J

Rakes of Glasgow 32 S

Inchmickery 32 J

Iona

Crib and diagrams

No Class

Muse Cottage 32 S

The Highland Rambler 40 R

St Andrew's Fair 32 J

The Barmkin 88 R

Social dancing

The Bruntsfield Links 32 J

Grant's Reel 32 S

The White Cockade 32 R

The Deil amang the Tailors 32 R

Extra

The Montgomeries' Rants 32 R

10 November 2022 Classes and Social dancing

Skye

Crib and diagrams

Skip change of step

Rights and lefts

Allemande for two couples

Deil amang the Tailors 32 R

Rakes of Glasgow 32 S

Iona

Crib and diagrams

Pas de basque

Double triangles

Petronella turn

The Starry Eyed Lassie 32 J

Social dancing

Deil amang the Tailors 32 R

Rakes of Glasgow 32 S

The Barmkin 88R

The Bees of Maggie Knockater 32 J

The Gentleman 32 S

Festival Fling 32 R

The Sailor 32 R

3 November 2022 Classes and Social

Skye

Crib and diagrams

Skip change of step

Rights and lefts

The Bruntsfield Links 32 J

Neil's Reel 32 R We'll dance this in strathspey time, same formations

Iona

Crib and diagrams

Petronella in tandem

Set and Link for two couples

Cherrybank Gardens 32 S

Social dancing

The Bruntsfield Links 32 J

Cherrybank Gardens 32 S

Miss Lucy Clark 32 R

Farewell to Balfour Road 96 J

The Flower of Glasgow 32 S

The Castle of Mey 32 R

Kamo Karousel 32 J

27 October 2022 Course and Social Dancing

Skye

Crib and diagrams

Skip change of step

Rights and Lefts

Figure of eight

Galloway House 32 R

The Hidden Valley 32 S

Iona

Crib and diagrams

Skip change of step

Three couple allemande

Poussette in jig time

The Findlay's Jig 32 J

The Kissing Bridge 32 R

Social dancing

Crib

Diagrams

The Flying Scotsman

The Hidden Valley 32 S

The Kissing Bridge 32 R

Gothenburg's Welcome 32 J

Jean Martin of Aberdeen 32 S

Mairi's Wedding 40 R

20 October 2022 Social dancing at our All Comers evening

Skye

Crib and diagrams

A Highland Welcome 32 R

It's All Right 32 J

Friendships 32 S

Iona

Crib and diagrams

Inchmickery 32 J

Cramond Bridge 32 R

The Highland Rambler 40 R

Social dancing

Crib

Diagrams

The Cumberland Reel 32 J

Galloway House 32 R

The Minister on the Loch 32 S

The Dei'l Amang the Tailors 32 R

13 October 2022 Classes and Social

Skye

Crib and diagrams

Strathspey travelling step

Lead down and back

The Bramble Circle 32 R

Friendships 32 S

It's All Right 32 J

Iona

Crib and diagrams

Skip change of step

Mrs Stewart's Jig 32 J

Social dancing

Crib

Diagrams

It's All Right 32 J

Friendships 32 S

Mrs Stewart's Jig 32 J

Miss Lucy Clark 32 R

Cherrybank Gardens 32 S

Crammond Bridge 32 R

Ramadan-ce 32 R

6 October 2022 Classes and Social

Skye

Crib and diagrams

Hands round, a circle

Granville Market 32 R

Iona

Crib and diagrams

Pas de Basque

Reels of three across

The Bunting Bee 32 S

Social dancing

Crib

Diagrams

Granville Market 32 R

Ecclefechan Feline 32 J

Linnea's Strathspey 32 S

Pelorus Jack 32 J

Trip to Timber Ridge 32 R

29 September 2022 Classes and Social

Skye

Crib and diagrams

Skip change of step

Rights and lefts

Cardross Jig 32 J

Cumberland Reel 32 J

Granville Market 32 J

Iona

Crib and diagrams

Figure of eight

Crossing reel

New Year Jig 32J

The Shetland Shepherdess 32 J

Social dancing

Crib

Diagrams

Cumberland Reel 32 J

Rakes of Glasgow 32 S

The Shetland Shepherdess 32 J

Scott Meikle 32 R

Kilkenny Castle 32 S

A Capital Jig 32 J

22 September 2022 Skye and Iona in one big room for a refresher

Skye

Crib and diagrams

Skip change of step

Pas de basque setting

Right hands across

and left hands back

Cardross Jig 32 J

Iona

Crib and diagrams

Cross by the right

Turn by the right hand

Turn by the left hand

It's All Right 32 J

Social dancing

Crib

Diagrams

The Machine Without Horses 32 J

Anderson's Rant 32 R

Damar's Fancy 32 S

The Kissing Bridge 32 R

Major Ian Stewart 32 J

Miss Gibson's Strathspey 32 S

The Shetland Shepherdess 32 J

Scott Meikle 32 R

15 September 2022, Skye and Iona in one big class for a refresher

Skye

Crib and diagrams

Skip change of step

Lead down and up

Stepping up and down

Prince of Orange 16 J

Charlestown Chaser 32 R

Iona

Crib and diagrams

Turn by the right hand

and left hand

Right hands across

and left hands across

Galloway House 32 R

Social dancing

Crib

Diagrams

Redbud Reel 32 R (diagram)

Johnnie Walker 64 M

The Reel of the 51st Division 32 R

Balmoral Strathspey 32 S

Father Connelly's Jig 32 J

Mairi's Wedding 40 R

8 Sepember 2022

Skye

Crib and diagrams

AGM

Circle of Cheer 32 R

The Ayr Promenade 32 J

Iona

Crib and diagrams

No classes

The Paisley Weavers 32 S

The Highland Rambler 40 R

Social dancing

Crib

Diagrams

The Jubilee Jig 32 J

MacDonald of the Isles 32 S

The Rutland Reel 40 R

17 March 2022 Course Week 9

Skye

Crib and diagrams

Skip change of step

Reels of three on the sides

The Craven Jig a Jig

The Provost Wynd a Reel

Iona

Crib and diagrams

Cross over reels

Maxwell's Rant 32 R

Social dancing

Crib

Diagrams

The Provost Wynd 32 R

The Byron Strathspey 32 S

Maxwell's Rant 32 R

Swiss Lassie 32 R

Midsummer Common 32 S

Major Ian Stewart 32 R

The Luckenbooth Brooch 32 R