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Page 2 of 2, Lad Tempete

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Page 2 of 2, Lad Tempete
ID JSS0484
Title Page 2 of 2, Lad Tempete
Document Reference MS 3088
Format 165 x 256 mm
Medium Handwritten Manuscript
Item Type Manuscript
Subject Dance, La Tempete
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. La Tempete (continued)[from JSS0483] 6. [continued] Advance again, the top couple passing through below the second couple's arms. It may be remarked that when the couples reach top and bottom of the dance they should change sides - The gentlemen having to make certain that their ladies are on the right. Country * Dances 'This life is like a village dance, Where hearts are beating time, Where feet are tuned to lifes romance Till they have pass'd their prime; We seek the hanbd we wish to gain, And gaily we advance, And dance amid a youghful train, And court the glance of maid and swain, Adown the Village dance.' * The word Country in this case, is no doubt a corruption of the French word Contre, as Contre Danse signifies a dance performed by persons opposite to each other.
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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