Dance The Dancing Master 1544

Jig · 96 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly)

Devised by

John Drewry (1989)

Intensity

8080 8484 8888 8484 0808 4848 8888 4848 8888 8888 8888 8888 = 83% (1 turn), 83% (whole dance)

Formations

Set and Rotate (SETROT;2C;)
Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
Reel of eight / Schiehallion (REEL;R8;)
Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step

Published in

Thirty Popular Dances, Volume Two [3]
Scottish Country dances - London 75th [13]
The Donside Book [4]
The Reel [189]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [129] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [168] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [144] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [136] (diagram only)

Online Sources

https://www.rscdslondon.org.uk/_files/ugd/580b0a_ebcaf852f15c4f25baa5a9fca1b67ac7.pdf#page=4

Recommended Music

Extra Info: A dance to mark the retirement of Bill Ireland as teacher of the London Branch Demonstration Class

A dance to mark the retirement of Bill Ireland as teacher of the London Branch Demonstration Class

“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
The Dancing Master	Hugh Ferguson and the Dalriada Scottish Dance Band	Reflections of Dalriada	CD	4	J96	1:44	34.7
The Dancing Master	Ian J Morrison	See You Jimmy!	MC	2	J96	0:00	0.0
The Dancing Master	Gordon Shand and his Scottish Dance Band	Dancing Forth	CD	1	J96	1:52	37.3
The Dancing Master	The Craigellachie Band	Craigellachie in Oxford	MC	10	J96 3	1:46	11.8
The Dancing Master	The Music Makars	Jig for Joy	CD	7	J96 1	1:47	35.7
The Dancing Master	Jennifer Wilson	A Dancing Master Remembered	CD	1	J96	1:52	37.3
The Dancing Master	Green Ginger	75th Anniversary of London Branch	CD	5	J96 1	1:51	37.0
The Dancing Master	James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band	Thirty Popular Dances - Volume Two Part one	CD	8	J96 1	1:46	35.3
The Dancing Master	Ian J Morrison	See You Jimmy!	MC	3	J96	0:00	0.0
The Dancing Master	The Deirdre Adamson Quartet	Tarry A While	CD	7	J32 3	1:44	34.7
The Dancing Master	George Rennie Scottish Dance Band	–	–	-	J24 4	1:47	35.7
The Dancing Master	George Rennie Scottish Dance Band	Old Tyme Favourites Vol 1	CD	13	J24 4	1:47	35.7

The Dancing Master 4S · J96

1–: 1c set to 3c | both cast ¼ clw into the middle and face across ; 1c+3c cross RH | chase clw to P’s place facing clw
9–: 1c+2W & 3c+4W RHA (1c+3c, W leading, pass through own place into) ; 1c+4M & 3c+2M LHA , finish again in P’s place
17–: 1c & 3c (W leading M) Rsh Reels3 with the same two corners (1c+2W+4M, 3c+4W+2M), 1c+3c face out in P’s place, 2c+4c face in and all take promhold
25–: 1c+3c chase clw half round, while{4} 2c+4c A&R ; 1c & 3c pass Rsh to own place
33–64: 2c+4c repeat [1–32]
65–: All set to P | change places RH (M face out) ; all W ½RHA and dance out to W place ¾ clw from the start while{4} all M dance one place clw, to meet “opposite partner”
73–: Repeat [65–72] with new partner (to 3,4,1,2)
81–: Half Schiehallion Reel (to own places)
89–: All circle8 and back.

Note by Drewry: On [65–68] and [69–72] the W use RH twice. This can be avoided by substituting: [65–68] “All set to P | change places passing Rsh, (M face out)”

E-cribs

The Dancing Master 4S · J96

1-8: 1s & 3s set & pivot to right & dance round 1/4 cl’wise inside set (L follows M) & face in, 1s+3s change places with other partner RH & dance clockwise back to partners place (M follows L)
9-16: 1s & 3s dance RH across with corner 2L/4L, 1s & 3s dance across & LH across with other corner 4M/2M to end in pl facing cl’wise (M behind L)
17-24: 1s also 3s dance Tandem reels of 3 with corners, 1s & 3s ending in prom hold facing out
25-32: 1s & 3s dance clockwise 1/2 way round outside of set & dance in back to original places (pass RSh) while 2s & 4s (prom hold) Adv+Ret
33-64: 2s & 4s repeat above Figs from beginning (bars 1-32)
65-72: All set to partners & change place RH, Ladies dance 3/4 RH across while Men cast 1 place clockwise to meet opposite Lady
73-80: All repeat this Fig (bars 65-72) to end with own partners (opposite to where they started)
81-88: All dance 1/2 Schiehallion Reel (2 places) back to original places
89-96: All circle 8H round & back

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