Page 1 of 2 Country Dances
| ID | JSS0482 |
| Title | Page 1 of 2 Country Dances |
| Document Reference | MS 3088 |
| Format | 165 x 256 mm |
| Medium | Handwritten Manuscript |
| Item Type | Manuscript |
| Subject | Dance, Country Dances |
| Item Description | This excerpt is from a series of notebooks compiled by Skinner and his own dance teacher, William Scott. The notebooks were published under the title, A guide to Fashionable Dancing. Circassion Circle. The couples form a circle round the room, facing each other. 1. Right ane left 2. Set and turn partners 3. Advance & retire 4. Advance, four hands round and pass on to next couple. Second Circassian Circle 1. Ladies Chain 2. Set and turn partners 3. Right and left 4. Hands four half round, and turn partners, changing places Gallopage Circle 1. Advance and retire, then advance and change partners (Galop Step.) 2. Same again; 3. Ladies Chain 4. Half right and left, and turn partners. Spanish Dance 1. To commence the figure, the lady and gentleman at the top change places, and face down the dance, the second couples facing up; the two couples set and change to each [continued JSS0483] |
| Creator | James Scott Skinner and William Scott |
| Creator Manuscript | James Scott Skinner |
| Publisher | Charles Middleton, Keith |
| Time Period | 1870s-1880s |
| Associated Dates: Creation | c.1880 |
| Associated Dates: Manuscript | c.1883 |
| Associated Dates: Publication | 1884 |
| Relationships | JSS0483 |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name | Dance Notebooks |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
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