The Glasgow Highlanders, 32-bar strathspey devised by Walter F Gillies

The Glasgow Highlanders was on the programme for the New Zealand RSCDS branch Summer School’s Hogmanay on December 31, 2024.

Music was by Elke Baker, Lisa Scott and Richard Hardie. The MC for this dance was Lower Hutt tutor Damon Collin.

The dance was held in the Scots College gym, Wellington, New Zealand.

The Glasgow Highlanders
Walter F Gillies RSCDS Book 2
Strathspey 8 x 32 bars 2 Couple Repeat 4 Couple Set Longwise Set
On the second chord, 2M1L2L chase anticlockwise one place around their triangle, finishing 1L in 2M's place, 2L in 1L's, 2M in 2L's WHILE 1M stand in place.
  1-6   1s2s dance ¾ of rights and lefts across the set;
  7-8   1L1M 2M2L turn by the left on the sides, finishing 1L in her starting place, 2L in 2M's place, 2M on the centre line between 1L and 2L, 1M behind 2M, all facing down;
  9-12 1L2M2L followed by 1M lead down and turn about (Ls inwards, Mn right) to face up with 1M between 1L 2L and 2M behind 1M;
13-16 1L1M2L followed by 2M lead up, finishing 1L1M2M2L in line across the dance in 2nd place, 1M2M back to back;
17-24 1s 2s set facing partners (Glasgow Highlanders' step or Highland Schottische), twice;
25-30 all reel of 4 across (in only 6 bars);
31-32 Taking left hands, 1M guide 1L down one place on the Mn's side, 2M guide 2L up one place on the Ls' side, Mn finishing in partners' original places, all facing a new couple.
On the last two bars of the first repeat, 3L step up one place WHILE 3M cross.
On the last two bars of the second repeat, 4L step up one place WHILE 4M cross.
On reaching the bottom of the set, 1L dance across to the Ls' side and face her partner; at the end of the next repeat, 1L step up one place WHILE 1M cross to the Ls' side.
On reaching the top of the set, 2L dance across to the Mn's side and face her partner; at the end of the next repeat, 2L step down one place WHILE 2M cross to the Mn's side.

(MAXICRIB. Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle)