Get ready for Burns night!
[From Darlene]
Hi All,
We are having the first dance instructional session at the Burns Hall on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7. Tim, Anna, Sarah, Isabel and Kinley will be playing. […] We’ll be having one or two more sessions before Christmas. I will teach the first four and may grab one of the fiddlers to help. […] Garth will do the instruction/calling for the last two.
On Nov. 2nd we’ll just work on the first five dances.
Isabel put together a list of tunes that she thought the kids could play and I ran it by Garold.
Military Glide – Clog in C maj. (played in D)
Highland Schottische – any strathspey
Heel and Toe Polka – Jacket Trimmed In Blue
Virginia Reel – any 6/8 marches or any reel; the fiddlers can decide.
The Gay Gordons – There is a tune I found on Youtube called The Gay Gordons but I think any polka would do.
The Soldiers’ Joy – Soldiers’ Joy (or any march) for the Grand March and Circle around the hall, and any reel or jig for the actual dance. Garold says don’t change mid-set from a jig to a reel or vice versa..
Lady of the Lake – Garold says any reel or jig will do.
Hope this sounds OK. Sorry for the lack of quotation marks 🙂
See you soon! Please pass the word. […]
Thanks!
Darlene