On Jan 23, 2016, at 12:06 AM, Keith Wood via Callers wrote:

I've written a new one recently: The Curse of Scotland.

See an animation at http://dancekaleidoscope.org.au/dance.html#TheCurseOfScotland.

Formation:Longways set for four couples, plus one person extra in the centre between couples 2 and 3
Music:32 bar reels
Source:Keith Wood December 2015
Notes:For Anthony Simon's 60th birthday.

The 9 of Diamonds playing card is nicknamed the Curse of Scotland, supposedly because every 9th Scottish king (with diamonds in their crowns) was a tyrant. This dance is in the formation of the nine spots on the card.

The extra person is the nine-spot. If the nine-spot is a woman, then the stars are done left hand at the ends and right hand in the centre, with the nine-spot leading the 1st woman and finishing in her place.

1-4 Nine-spot with 2nd couple arch over 1st couple (who don't move), nine-spot and 2nd man arch over 2nd woman to invert the line, and arch back down over 1st couple, 3rd and 4th couples circle left once around

5-8 Nine-spot with 3rd couple arch over 4th couple (who don't move), nine-spot and 3rd woman arch over 3rd man to invert the line, and arch back up over 4th couple, 1st and 2nd couples circle left once around

9-16 Double figure of eight at each end, 2nd and 3rd couples cast up/down respectively to start, 1st and 4th couples cross down/up

17-20 1st and 2nd couples, and 3rd and 4th couples, half rights-and-lefts at each end

21-24 1st and 4th couples half rights-and-lefts in the middle (around nine-spot), 2nd and 3rd couples swing with ceilidh hold

25-28 1st and 3rd couples with nine-spot star right once around at the bottom (nine-spot in front of 1st man), 2nd and 4th couples star right at the top

29-32 1st and 4th couples with nine-spot star left once around in the middle (nine-spot in front of 1st man), finishing with 1st man in the centre of the set as the new nine-spot, and the nine-spot opposite 1st woman, 2nd and 3rd couples swing with ceilidh hold

Cheers

Keith
Can anyone suggest a 9-person dance?  I'm aware of the traditional Nine-Pin, and Monkey in the Middle by Sherry Nevins.

Thanks!

Richard Fischer

Princeton, NJ
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1-4	Nine-spot with 2nd couple arch over 1st couple (who don't move), nine-spot and 2nd man arch over 2nd woman to invert the line, and arch back down over 1st couple, 3rd and 4th couples circle left once around
5-8	Nine-spot with 3rd couple arch over 4th couple (who don't move), nine-spot and 3rd woman arch over 3rd man to invert the line, and arch back up over 4th couple, 1st and 2nd couples circle left once around
9-16	Double figure of eight at each end, 2nd and 3rd couples cast up/down respectively to start, 1st and 4th couples cross down/up
17-20	1st and 2nd couples, and 3rd and 4th couples, half rights-and-lefts at each end
21-24	1st and 4th couples half rights-and-lefts in the middle (around nine-spot), 2nd and 3rd couples swing with ceilidh hold
25-28	1st and 3rd couples with nine-spot star right once around at the bottom (nine-spot in front of 1st man), 2nd and 4th couples star right at the top
29-32	1st and 4th couples with nine-spot star left once around in the middle (nine-spot in front of 1st man), finishing with 1st man in the centre of the set as the new nine-spot, and the nine-spot opposite 1st woman, 2nd and 3rd couples swing with ceilidh hold