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Dance Video The Crown of King's (Video 1)

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A good performance which substantially differs from the original instructions in several places:

  • Part 2 bars 1-2: 1st couple should turn both hands while advancing, here they just advance.
  • Part 2 bars 9-16: here done as two separate reels instead of one with all in promenade hold.
  • Part 2 bars 25-32: 1st couple here do not make the expected arch.
  • Part 3: the Celtic Brooch figure is here replaced with Schiehallion reels.
    Its nice to watch but not quite what John Drewry envisaged.
Dance
The Crown of King's (S96, John Drewry: Quincentenary Scottish Country Dances)
Added by
Murrough Landon (April 10, 2020, 12:22 p.m.) – Source: YouTube
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The Crown of King's 3T · S96

Demo dance. 1c faces the audience.
1st part

1–
All C set to P | change places RH ; all W LHA to partners’ places
9–
All C set | turn ¾ RH bringing the men BtoB in centre of set ; all set, turn ¾ RH to own places
17–
All M Fig8 round P and next W cclw, passing in front of P to begin
25–
Circle6 L | all C turn BH ; circle6 L to places

2nd part

1–
1c turn BH advancing to the middle of the dance and open up | 1M+2c set ; LHA while{6} 1W+3c set, RHA , all C finish in promhold (1c in middle facing down)
9–
Rsh reel of the 3 couples, ending in straight line across facing audience (end couples extra loops)
17–
All C S&Link with partners ; repeat, finishing by 1c facing each other and 2c & 3c face own end of line
25–
1c form double arch, ─ while{8} ─ 2M+3W, followed by 2W+3M, dance forwards, meet in the middle, dance up through arch, through 1c places and cast back to original places. 1c dance up to places on the last 2 bars.

3rd part

1–4
All C set to P | turn RH (W finishing facing out)
5–16
“Celtic Brooch formation”: all M RHA 2/3 round to that W’s place while{2} all W wide cast to P’s place | W RHA 2/3 round to that M’s place while{2} men cast to M’s places (now next to P again) ; Repeat [5–8] twice, to original places, all W stay facing out.
17–
All W Fig8 round P and her corner M, passing behind P to begin
25–
Circle6 L | all C turn BH ; circle6 L to places

Name taken from the ornamental crown topping the tower of King’s College, Aberdeen

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