Dance The Fair Maids of Lyon 11806
Jig · 48 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: ChangePtnr)
- Devised by
- Samantha Schad (2003)
- Formations
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- Half-turn and cast away (HTCAST)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Reel of four - intersecting (REEL;R4;INTSECT)
- Reel of eight / Schiehallion - half (REEL;HALF;R8;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Highland, Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbeltown Loch | Ian Holmes and his Scottish Dance Band with Ian Powrie | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 4 | CD | 8 | J48 4 | 3:28 | 34.7 | ||
| Campbeltown Loch | Alastair Hunter & the Lorne Scottish Dance Band | Let's Dance Again. Volume 2 | MC | 9 | J48 4 | 3:35 | 35.8 | ||
| Campbeltown Loch | Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band | Come Scottish Country Dancing with Robert Whitehead | LP | 6 | J48 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Campbeltown Loch | James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band | The Joy of Sets | CD+ | 14 | J48 4 | 3:39 | 36.5 |
The Fair Maids of Lyon 4S · J48
- 1–
- All W RHA, face centre and cast R to opposite places facing out ; all W chase clw ½ to original places (1,2,3,4)
- 9–
- All M set advancing to centre,turning R to face P | all set (M high cuts) ; all M still BtoB set moving one place clw to face a new P | all set (M high cuts)
- 17–
- Intersectings Reels4 (quick ½ LHA in centre). Finish as on [17]
- 25–
- All couples into allemande hold chase cclw to places. All M face in, all W face out
- 33–
- ½ Schiehallion Reels
- 41–
- Circle8 and back
The Fair Maids of Lyon 4S · J48
- 1-8
- Ladies dance RH across 1/2 way, turning to right dance to opposite place & dance clockwise back to places
- 9-16
- Men set advancing & turn to right to face partner, set (high cuts), set moving 1 place clockwise to face next Lady & set (high cuts)
- 17-24
- All dance double reels of 4 (give LH in centre)
- 25-32
- Men turn new ptnrs RH into allemande hold, Allemande anticl’wise once round & end with Men passing Lady in front to Lady facing out, Men in
- 33-40
- All dance 1/2 Schiehallion Reel (2 places)
- 41-48
- All circle 8H round & back
Repeat with Men progressing 1 place anticlockwise each time & Ladies swap ends/sides
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)A few bar are missing at the beginning, …
Added on: 2016-04-11 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
Quality: Demonstration quality
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Red Thistle, Pleasanton Highland Games, 2018
Added on: 2020-10-05 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OUSDS Trinity Term Dance | Unknown | 2018-06-12 | Rachel Pusey | June 12, 2018, 4:35 p.m. |
| 140418 Lyon Easter Fri. | Unknown | 2014-04-18 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Jan. 25, 2014, 4:02 p.m. |
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