Dance The Earl of Mansfield 1884
Reel · 48 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1980)
- Intensity
- 8800 8888 6868 8080 8440 8484 = 68% (1 turn), 69% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
- Reel of three - promenade hold - half (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;HALF;)
- Turn Corners (C-TRN)
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
-
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
-
- The Leaflet Dances with Music [5]
- Leaflet Dances 1964-1998 and Other Dances [17]
- Pocket: Books 32,Leaflets [23]
- Collins Pocket Reference: Scottish Country Dancing [10]
- A Guide to Scottish Country Dancing (ex-Collins) [10]
- Thirty Popular Dances, Volume Two [14]
- Scottish Country Dance Leaflets [15]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [150] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [202] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [177] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [169] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
The Earl of Mansfield 4/4L · R48
- 1–
- 1c+2c circle4 and back
- 9–
- 1c face 2c & 3c face 4c, all set | change places RH ; all set | change back RH (2M+4M face out and up) (1,2,3,4)
- 17–
- 1M+2c & 3M+4c Lsh Reels3 across, the M taking P in promhold on [20] ; 1c+3c finish on M side in promhold facing in and down
- 25–
- 3c with 1c following dance between 4c, divide & cast up ; 3c cross up between 2c and cast to 3pl (2c up) while{4} 1c dance on up and turn LH to face 1cnr
- 33–
- 1c turn 1cnrs RH, pass Rsh (cnrs dance 4 bars) ; 1c turn 2cnrs LH, to 2pl facing up NHJ (2,1,3,4)
- 41–
- 1M+2M+3M LHA while{4} 1W+2W+3W RHA ; 1c breaks to dance down NHJ and 3c follows into ; 1M+3M+4M RHA while{4} 1W+3W+4W LHA (to 2,3,4,1)
The Earl of Mansfield 4/4L · R48
- 1-8
- 1s+2s circle 4H round & back
- 9-16
- 1s+2s also 3s+4s face on sides, all set & change places RH, all set & change back RH
- 17-24
- 1M reel of 3 with 2s (LSh to 2L) picking up partner in prom hold to complete reel as 3M dances similarly with 4s, 1s+3s end on Men’s side facing in/down (2s & 4s in original places)
- 25-32
- 3s followed by 1s dance down below 4s, 3s cast, in & lead up to top, cross & cast back to place while 1s cast up & turn LH to face 1st crnrs(2s step up 31-32)
- 33-40
- 1s turn 1st corners RH pass partner RSh, turn 2nd corner LH, pass LSh to end 2nd place in centre facing up
- 41-48
- 1L+2L+3L dance RH across (on side) as 1M+2M+3M LH across, 1s followed by 3s dance down to 4s & Ladies dance LH across as Men RH across to end 2 3 4 1
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