Caledonians
| ID | JSS0492 |
| Title | Caledonians |
| Document Reference | MS 3088 |
| Format | 165 x 256 mm |
| Medium | Handwritten Manuscript |
| Item Type | Manuscript |
| Subject | Scottish Dance,Caledonians |
| 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. Caledonians. 1. Leading couples hands across and back. Set to partners and turn. Ladies chain. Half promenade: half right and left. Other couples repeat this. Leading gentleman advances and retires twice. All set corners and turn, each lady passing into next lady's place. Having changed partners, all promenade quite round. Second, third and fourth gentleman repeat this figure. 3. Leading lady and opposite gentleman advance and retire twice. Leading couples cross over with hands joined, whilst the opposite couple cross over outside them: the same reversed. All set corners and turn. All advance and retire twice, in a circle, hands joined. Repeated by other couples in succession. 4. Leading lady and opposite gentleman advance and stop; partners do the same; both couples turn partners to places. Ladies then move to the right each into the other's place: gentlemen to the left, each into the other's place. Again ladies to the right; gentlemen to the left. Promenade and turn partners. Other couples repeat the figure in succession. 5. Leading couples galop round the inside of the figure. The four ladies advance, courtesy to each other, retire: the four gentlemen do likewise and bow. All set to partners and turn. Grand chain, half round. All promenade to places, and turn partners. All chassez to partners places and back again. Repeated by the other couples in succession. Galop for finale. |
| Creator | James Scott Skinner and William Scott |
| Creator Manuscript | James Scott Skinner |
| Publisher | Charles Middleton, Keith |
| Time Period | 1870s-1880s |
| Associated Dates: Creation | c.1883 |
| Associated Dates: Manuscript | c.1883 |
| Associated Dates: Publication | 1884 |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name | Dance Notebooks |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
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