Dance Miss Nancy Frowns 4562
Also known as “Miss Nanny frowns” (unofficial).
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Thompson (18C) (1751)
- Intensity
- 880 800 888 844 = 66% (1 turn), 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
-
- Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
-
- Book 14 [5]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 13 to 18 (Combined A5 edition) [18]
- Pocket: Books 13,14,15 [17]
- 101 Scottish Country Dances [71]
- Fifty Scottish Dances [36]
- Thompson's Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances [18C]
- Scottish Reels are Fun [24]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [363] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [495] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [460] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [443] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Former RSCDS Archivist Marilyn Healy writes: > Miss Nancy - frowns or Frowns? The …
Former RSCDS Archivist Marilyn Healy writes: > Miss Nancy - frowns or Frowns? The source is Thompson’s Compleat > Collection of 200 Favourite CD c.1755 (there is a copy in the archive) and > it clearly shows ‘Miss Nancy frowns’ i.e. it’s not her surname!
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Nancy Frowns | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 13/14. Eight Scottish Country Dances | LP+ | 8 | J32 8 | 4:37 | 34.6 | ||
| Miss Nancy Frowns | Don Bartlett and the Scotians | In Triumph | CD+ | 2 | J32 8 | 4:30 | 33.8 | ||
| Miss Nancy Frowns | James Stanley 'Stan' Hamilton | The Scotch Piano | LP | 3 | J32 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Miss Nancy Frowns | John MacDonald | Scottish Country Dance | LP | 7 | J32 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Miss Nancy Frowns | James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 14. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | CD | 5 | J32 8 | 4:39 | 34.9 | ||
| Miss Nancy Frowns | Jim Cameron and his Scottish Dance Band | Jim Cameron's Scottish Dance Band Vol 1 | CD | 11 | J32 5 | 2:43 | 32.6 | ||
| My Wife's a Wanton Wee Thing suitable for Miss Nancy Frowns | Marian Anderson and her Band | Robert Burns Dances | CD | 8 | J32 8 | 4:45 | 35.6 | ||
| Set of Jigs | The Carfuffle Ceilidh Band | Muckle Carfuffle | CD+ | 10 | J32 8 | 4:35 | 34.4 |
Miss Nancy Frowns 3/4L · J32
1– : 1c+2c set twice to P ; set twice up/down 9– : 1c lead down, cross below 2c, cast off round 3c, lead to top, cross and cast to 2pl (2c up) (2,1,3) 17– : 2c+1W & 1M+3c Reels3 across (Lsh to 1cnr) (2,1,3) 25– : 1c+3c RHA ; 2c+1c LHA
Miss Nancy Frowns 3/4L · J32
1-8 : 1s+2s set twice, turn to face 2s on sides & set twice 9-16 : 1s cross below 2s, cast down behind 3s, lead up to top, cross & cast to 2nd place own sides 17-24 : 1s dance reels of 3 across passing 1st corner LSh 25-32 : 1s+3s dance RH across, 2s+1s dance LH across
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Added on: 2019-11-20 (Ilana Steiner)
Quality: Demonstration quality
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Added on: 2018-10-02 (YouTube Automatic Downloader)
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| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross on Wye 2014 Sunday | Unknown | Riekje O. | March 31, 2014, 10:31 a.m. | |
| San Jose Class Jan 14 2019 | Unknown | 2019-01-14 | Dilip Sequeira | Jan. 16, 2019, 9:38 a.m. |
| RSCDS-LA Zoom Class, June 26, 2020 | Unknown | 2020-06-26 | Tony McQuilkin | Sept. 17, 2020, 5:48 a.m. |
| Delaware Valley RSCDS Spring Ball 1989 | Unknown | 1989-03-04 | Andy Peterson | Jan. 8, 2018, 3:15 a.m. |
| Margaret easy Reel Dances | Unknown | Margaret Chambers | April 5, 2023, 11:01 a.m. | |
| RSCDS Book 14 | Unknown | Ward Fleri | Dec. 9, 2021, 2:52 a.m. | |
| FSCDC 29 September 2015 | Class | 2015-09-29 | Anselm Lingnau | March 1, 2016, 2:15 a.m. |
| Potomac Valley Scottish Fiddle Club Dance | Unknown | 2019-03-02 | elanyi | Feb. 6, 2019, 12:59 a.m. |
| 170720 w1 Thursday – St A. – Younger Hall | Unknown | 2017-07-20 | Martina Mueller-Franz | May 12, 2017, 12:07 p.m. |
| 170720 w1 Thursday – St A. – Common Room | Unknown | 2017-07-20 | Martina Mueller-Franz | April 14, 2017, 7:49 a.m. |
| 15 10 21 Mervyn Wednesday | Unknown | Chris & Lee Pratt | Sept. 20, 2015, 1:13 p.m. | |
| 16 10 14 Harrogate | Unknown | 2016-10-14 | Chris & Lee Pratt | Sept. 15, 2016, 3:07 p.m. |
| Birmingham Day School 2015 - Basic technique class | Unknown | 2015-03-07 | Amelia Luzzi | Feb. 16, 2015, 4:27 p.m. |
| RSCDS-LA Torrance & Zoom Class, 2021-07 July | Unknown | 2021-07-02 | Tony McQuilkin | Nov. 6, 2021, 6:14 p.m. |
| Summer school 2012 week 4 | Unknown | Truus de Ceuster | Sept. 12, 2012, 10:43 p.m. | |
| Manual - Dances with Tunes good for step practice | Unknown | Margaret Chambers | Aug. 20, 2019, 1:04 p.m. | |
| no hands (minimal hands) | Unknown | Diana Hastie | March 10, 2020, 10:44 a.m. |
