Dance The Fair Maids of Lyon 11806
Jig · 48 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: ChangePtnr) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- 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
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (4). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.
Recordings whose titles are in
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
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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 {{explanation}} Repeat with Men progressing 1 place anticlockwise each time & Ladies swap ends/sides
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(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
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(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 |
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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. |