Dance Prince Charlie's Quickstep 5355
Jig · 48 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1975)
- Intensity
- 8008/8888/8228/8008/8008/8888 = 72% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - double (FIG8;2C;)
- Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
- Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Summer Collection, Set 8
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [437] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams, Supplement to the 8th Edition [53] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- John Drewry slightly revised this dance in 1996. The original version had set and half left hand turn in bars …
John Drewry slightly revised this dance in 1996. The original version had set and half left hand turn in bars 1–4 (continuing the turn into bar 5) whereas the revised version has petronella followed by half right hand turn.
Video 1 shows another variation.
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
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Prince Charlie's Quickstep | Lothian Scottish Dance Band | Another Celebration | LP | 3 | J48 4 | 3:30 | 35.0 |
Prince Charlie's Quickstep 4/4L · J48
3c+4c cross on 2nd chord (1,2,3x,4x). Centro-symmetrical dance.
- 1–
- 1c+4c set | ½ turn LH ; 1W & 4W, followed by P, dance between nearest cpl, and out opposite side | split, W casting L to exchanged places and M R to original places
- 9–
- DblFig8 at top and bottom, to start end pairs cross in and middle cpls dance to end
- 17–
- End pairs set | cross RH ; set | cross into line across in the middle, W to opposite sides facing in and M into BtoB between them, facing P, while{2} 2c+3c cast to the ends
- 25–
- 1c+4c Reel4 across, but at end 1M+4M turn RH ½ and join NH with P into line of 4
- 33–
- Line turns ½ clw ; W dance ½ Fig8 R through end cpls while{4} M turn RH (2,4,1x,3x)
- 41–
- Circle8 and back
Prince Charlie's Quickstep 4/4L · J48
3s and 4s start on opposite sides
- 1-8
- 1s and 4s set, ½ turn partners LH, 1L followed by partner dances down, out between 2M+3L, 1L casts to 4th place as 1M casts back to place while 4L followed by partner dances up, out between 2L+3M, 4L casts up to 1st place as 4M casts back to place
- 9-16
- 1M+4L double Fig of 8 with 2s at top (1M+4L cross down, 2s dance up) while 1L+4M double Fig of 8 with 3s at bottom (1L+4M cross up,3s dance down)
- 17-24
- 1M+4L also 1L+4M set, change places RH, all set, 4L and 1L dance across to other side between 2s+3s (who cast up/down to 1st/4th place) while 1M and 4M dance across to end BtoB facing partners 1s on Men’s side, 4s on Ladie’s side
- 25-32
- 1s+4s RSh reel of 4 across and end with Men giving RH in passing and LH to partner so that 1s face up and 4s down (in line across Men in centre)
- 33-40
- 1s+4s in line rotate clockwise ½ way, 1L dances down between 3s and casts up to 3rd place as 4L dances up and casts to 2nd place while Men continue to rotate to new places (opposite partners)
- 41-48
- All circle 8H round and back
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Added on: 2020-01-17 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
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Added on: 2018-11-01 (Ilana Steiner)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
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