Wednesday Tea Dances

From April to September we are holding tea dances (1400 – 1630, in Chilton Village hall) on the third Wednesday of each month.

Ian Muir (of Craigellachie) will be playing for us and we will have a variety of people leading the dancing.

Dates:

  • April 17 — dancing being led by Dave Ball
    — dances will be selected from https://my.strathspey.org/dd/list/48892/
  • May 15
  • June 19
  • July 17 — dancing being led by Wendy Mumford
  • August 21 — dancing being led by Helen Gant
  • September 18 — dancing being led by Pat Stanaway and Angela Lawrence

Join Us!

For fun and social dancing on Tuesday evenings (19:45 – 21:45) in Chilton Village Hall.
Do come along to join us – beginners are welcome as well as experienced dancers.
We are also running afternoon tea dances on the third Wednesday of most months.

Our next Tea Dance will be on Wed 15 May 2024 – 14:00 – 16:30 dancing to Ian Muir

Read on for details

At our tea dance on Wed 17 Apr 2024, with music by Ian Muir and instruction by Dave ball, we danced

1. Jim's Haberdashery J40 3/4L Macpherson: Bannockburn 700
2. Bea's Delight R32 3/4L Macfarlane: RSCDS XLIII
3. Miss Eleanor S32 3/3L Dix: RSCDS XLIX
4. The Reel of the Pinehurst Eight R32 4/4L Taylor: Coast to Coast
5. Napier's Index J40 3/4L Charlton: RSCDS XLV
6. Quarries' Jig J32 3/4L Smith: RSCDS XXXVI
7. The Courage Reel R48 3/4L Drewry: Canadian
8. S-Locomotion S32 4/4L Jones: RSCDS XLI
9. The Dancing Master J96 4S Drewry: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2
10. Swiss Lassie R32 3/4L Betsche: RSCDS XXXIX
11. Tambourine R32 3/4L Bowlen: East Ivanhoe 1

On 16 Apr 2024 we danced

1. The Ferry Louper J32 3/4L Goldring Graded 1
2. Trip to Timber Ridge R32 3/4L Henderson: RSCDS LII
3. A Year with Harry Potter M64 2/3L Dejean: The Walnut Book Vol 2
4. City of Belfast S32 3/3L Mulholland: RSCDS XLVIII
5. The Flying Spur J32 3/4L Drewry: Bon Accord
6. Major Ian Stewart J32 3/4L Drewry: RSCDS XXXV
7. The Wind on Loch Fyne S32 3T Dickson: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2
8. The Silver Penny Farthing R32 3/3L Bradley: Ness House 2
9. S-Locomotion S32 4/4L Jones: RSCDS XLI
10. Tap the Barrel R32 3/3L Burridge: RSCDS Graded 3

On 8 Apr 2024 we danced

1. Hooper's Jig J32 3/4L MMM
2. Speirs Bruce, The Pole Star J32 3/4L Goldring: RSCDS Scotia
3. Lagavulin S32 2/3L Ryer: A Whisky Sampler
4. A Wee Touch o' Class J32 3/4L Hamilton: SDA/DC
5. Scott Meikle R32 4/4L McLean: RSCDS XLVI
6. Lagavulin S32 5/5L Scott: 8 x 32
7. Ezekiel's Wheel R88 4S Mungall
8. Mrs MacPherson of Inveran R32 3/4L Drewry: Bon Accord
9. The Dancing Master J96 4S Drewry: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2
10. The Dream Catcher S96 4S Orr: RSCDS XLV
11. The Montgomeries' Rant R32 3/4L Castle Menzies (18C): RSCDS X

At our tea dance on Wed 20 Mar 2024 we danced

1. It's Nicola's Round! J32 2RR Scott
2. A Trip to Bavaria R32 4/4L MacGregor-Brown: Collins SCD
3. 1314 (Thirteen-Fourteen) M128 4S Drewry: Rondel
4. Pelorus Jack J32 3/4L Skelton: RSCDS XLI
5. Linnea's Strathspey S32 3/4L Wilson: RSCDS XLVII
6. The Royal Deeside Railway R32 3/4L Arrowsmith: RSCDS XL
7. The Aviator J32 3/4L Fischer: RSCDS LII
8. The Glengarry Homestead S32 4/4L Brenchley: Kangaroo Paw
9. Speirs Bruce, The Pole Star J32 3/4L Goldring: RSCDS Scotia
10. The Irish Rover R32 3/4L Cosh: 22 SCD

On 12 Mar 2024 we danced

1. The Hunting Horn J32 3/4L McBryde: SDA
2. The Irish Rover R32 3/4L Cosh: 22 SCD
3. Gang the Same Gate S32 3/4L Levy: RSCDS XXXVI
4. Follow Me Home J32 3/4L Briscoe: RSCDS XXXVIII
5. Glayva J32 2/4L Drewry: Canadian
6. Black Donald J32 2/4L Haynes: Carnforth 2
7. Gaelforce Wind J32 3/4L Haynes: RSCDS Graded 3
8. Bruce's Men S32 3/3L Goldring: RSCDS Scotia
9. The Montgomeries' Rant R32 3/4L Castle Menzies (18C): RSCDS X

At our Members’ Evening on 27 Feb 2024 we danced

1. Bratach Bana R32 3/4L Drewry: RSCDS 30 popular, Vol 2
2. Glayva J32 2/4L Drewry: Canadian
3. Lagavulin S32 5/5L Scott: 8 x 32
4. Jim's Haberdashery J40 3/4L Macpherson: Bannockburn 700
5. Neil M Grant J32 3/4L Grant: RSCDS XLIX
6. Forever Friends (unpublished) J32 3/4L Alison Robertson
7. Portincaple Oak M64 4S Thorn: The Magic of Music – Book 2
8. The Maids of Currie R32 3/4L Cruickshank &c.;: RSCDS Children