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Dance The Jimp Waist 3284

Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples (1x) · Longwise - 5   (Progression: 231)

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Intensity
88000/88000/80000/88800 = 40% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Highland Schottische, Strathspey travel
  • Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
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Extra Info
The Jimp Waist

A “jimp” or slender, neat waist is often a young lady’s goal, no matter how it is achieved. Robert Burns in “A Mauchline Wedding” describes the attainment of an 18th century young lady’s fashionable figure. The two lines omitted from the third stanza are the work of Burns’ editor.

2.
The rising sun o’er Blacksideen
   Was just appearing fairly,
When Nell and Bess got up to dress
   Seven lang half-hours o’er early!
Now presses clink, and drawers jink,
   For linens and for laces:
But modest Muses only think
   What ladies’ underdress is
      On sic a day!

3.
But we’ll suppose the stays are lac’d,
   And bonie bosoms steekit,
Tho thro’ the lawn – but guess the rest!
   An angel scarce durst keek it.
Then stockins fine o’ silken twine
   Wi’ cannie care are drawn up;
An’ garten tight whare mortal wight –
* * * * * * *
* * * * * * *

4.
But now the gown wi’ rustling sound
   Its silken pomp displays;
Sure there’s nae sin in being vain
   O’ siccan bonie claes!
Sae jimp the waist, the tail sae vast –
   Trouth, they were bonie birdies!
O Either Eve, ye wad been grieve
   To see their ample hurdles
      Sae large that day!

The Jimp Waist 3/5L · S32

2 chords - 2nd chord 1s cross to 2nd place opp sides, 2s step up to top place own sides

1-8

1-2 1M+2L & 1L+2M in Allemande hold cross the dance, Men passing LSh, face down on Men’s side, up on Ladies’ side

3-4 Lady turns under Man’s right arm, Man turns under own right arm, Lady turns left under own left arm to face across set

5-8 Repeat 1-4 back to places

9-16

2s+1s dance R&L

17-24

1s set HS, turn 2H & cast down to 3rd place (3s step up 23-24)

25-32

2s+3s+1s circle 6H round & back

Repeat, 1s dancing with 3s. Bar 23-24 1s cast 2 places to 4th place, return to own sides at start of new repeat. New top couple cross to 2nd place opp sides bars 31-32

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From the RSCDS video Scotland Dancing Again

Added on: 2020-06-12 (Ward Fleri)
Quality: Demonstration quality

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1996 RSCDS teaching video

Added on: 2020-07-26 (Murrough Landon)
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Budapest SCD Weekend 2023, Ball on 23.09.2023

Added on: 2023-09-25 (Ilana Steiner)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)

NameDateOwnerLast changed
RSCDS Book 9 Ward Fleri July 10, 2021, 3:12 a.m.
Budapest SCD Weekend 2023 - Ball 2023-09-23 Zsolt Molnar Sept. 4, 2023, 4:24 p.m.
Philadelphia Beginner Class 26Jan2024 2024-01-26 Katherine Giacoletti Jan. 26, 2024, 3:13 p.m.
Budapest Local Club 20.04.2023 2023-04-20 Zoltán Gräff April 20, 2023, 9:43 a.m.
Easter Workshop 2011 Anselm Lingnau Jan. 20, 2012, 2:06 p.m.
A set before scds 2023-11-10 George Hobson Nov. 10, 2023, 12:22 p.m.
a mixed programme 2024-01-31 George Hobson Jan. 28, 2024, 4:33 p.m.

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