Dance Merrily Danced the Quaker's Wife 4318
Jig · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Intensity
- 840 800 800 844 866 = 53% (1 turn), 40% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
- Set to and turn Corners (S&T;CRNRS;)
- Reel of three - with corners & crossing (REEL;CRNRS;CROSS;R3;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Border Dance Book [19]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [460] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [424] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [403] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
Merrily Danced the Quaker's Wife 3/4L · J40
- 1–
- 1c (NHJ) set twice to 2W ; repeat with 2M
- 9–
- 1c lead down the middle and up, staying in the middle
- 17–
- 1c cross and cast on opp. side (2c up), cross LH, cast off round 3c and lead up to face 1cnrs
- 25–
- 1c set to and turn corners
- 33–
- Reels3{6} on the sides (Lsh to 1cnrs), 1c cross RH to 2pl
Merrily Danced the Quaker's Wife 3/4L · J40
- 1-8
- 1s with nearer hands joined set to 2L twice & set to 2M twice
- 9-16
- 1s lead down the middle & back
- 17-24
- 1s cross & cast 1 place, cross LH & cast round 3s & lead up to face 1st corners
- 25-32
- 1s set & turn 1st corners, set & turn 2nd corners
- 33-40
- 1s dance reels of 3 with corners (LSh to 1st corner to start) & cross to 2nd place own sides
