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Royal Victoria, or Marshall's
ID JSS0493
Title Royal Victoria, or Marshall's
Document Reference MS 3088
Format 165 x 256 mm
Medium Handwritten Manuscript
Item Type Manuscript
Subject Scottish Dance, Royal Victoria
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. Royal Victoria. Commonly called 'Marshall's'. 1. Ladies' chain, double; hands across half round, and back again to places; all promenade, turning partners at each side, all eight swing partners with right hand and back with left to places. Twice. 2. Top and bottom couples set to couples on their right, lead through, and back to places; top and bottom ladies advance, retire, and advance and retire back to back; gentlemen the same; also eight chassez to partners places and back again and turn corners. Twice. 3. Top and bottom couples advance and retire, and advance and set in centre: the four change places all round; the two ladies advance, retire, and advance and stop in the centre; two gentlemen do the same; hands four round. Four times. 4. Grand square; ladies' hands across, all round, holding right hand up in centre; gentlemen do the same; all eight join hands and set, the gentlemen with their backs facing the inside of the figure, and turn partners. Four times. 5. Grand chassez of eight round the figure, the first couple leading outside the couple on their right; finish in two lines, and turn partners, the ladies lead round to the left inside the figure, the gentlemen at the same time to the right outside the figure, and finish in two lines, the two centre couples hands four round to places, and turn partners. Four times. Finish, grand chain, and turn partners.
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
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