Extract from “Scottish Country Dancer”, No. 34 April 2022, RSCDS
Air of Stephanie
Air for Stephanie
solo 4/4 air
For Stephanie Chalmers, ‘Air for Stephanie’ is a challenging slow piece to the tune ‘Miss Stephanie Chalmers’ by Gary Thomas.
Amicitia
Amicitia
4 Women 4/4 air
A slow dance with an added ballet flavor for 4 women written to the tune ‘Amicitia’ by Ron Wallace.
The Blessington Maid
Blessington Maid
solo waltz and slip jig
Devised for Carmen Anderson, she couldn’t decide which tune she liked best, ‘Blessington Maid’ or ‘Far Awa’ Wedding’, so we used both!
Courtesannie
Courtesannie
solo slow Scotch Measure
Another beautiful Elizabeth Miller dance to a very old tune from James Oswald, ‘She Rose and Let Me In’!
Down The Burn
Down the Burn
solo slow hornpipe
This slow hornpipe is danced to ‘Down the Burn Davie Lad’ and ‘The Town Crier’. Trebles required! For Amanda Rawlings.
Flindrikin
Flindrikin
solo waltz
Gary Thomas wrote this beautiful tune which matches the dance perfectly! For Sharon Barker and her mother Freda Osborne in Calgary, Alberta.
Highland Blossom
Highland Blossom
solo strathspey, slip jig, reel
Keith Smith wrote these tunes to honor Mrs. Atsuko Clement, a lovely step dancer and teacher!
James Douglas Carr
James Douglas Carr
solo highland Scotch Measure
This tune by Gary Thomas accompanies the highland style dance, both devised for the lad, now man, of the same name!
The Knocker
The K’nocker
solo woman slow jig
The name is the nickname for folk from Portknockie in the northeast of Scotland, Margaret Mackie Zadworny’s home, for whom the dance was devised. Two tunes from the Angus Fraser Collection of Gaelic Airs, ‘I see the Deer in the Mountain Pass’ and ‘My sprightly brown maid’, are the inspiration.
Leaving Port Askaig
Leaving Port Askaig
solo highland 6/8 pipe march
The pipe tune with the same name inspired this dance which is dedicated to my sister Linda who was my first piping teacher.
Mother's Garden
Mother’s Garden
solo 3/2 hornpipe
‘The Presbyterian Hornpipe’ was the inspiration for this dance dedicated to Arlis Wallace, my mother and first dance teacher.
On The Green
On the Green
solo slow Scotch Measure
Elizabeth Miller took ‘Polwart on the Green’, an early 18th Century tune, and turned it into a lovely dance.
Toot Your Own Horn
Toot Your Own Horn
solo highland slow reel
Don’t be deceived by the label ‘slow reel’, ‘Toot your Own Horn’ is packed with tricky movements and lots of leaps! ‘Tubat’ by Ron Wallace is the tune.
Tribute To Joyce
A Tribute to Joyce
solo retreat march/waltz
This beautiful dance is the collaboration of the dancers in Phyllis MacCulloch’s step dance class in Ottawa. The tune is ‘My Home Town’ written by P/M John MacLellan.
When Are You Coming East
When Are You Coming East?
solo 6/8 pipe march
Katherine Giacoletti and Kathy Clark co-devised this dance which is a spritely happy dance to the happy tune ‘Mr. Morison, Bognie’.
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