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Dance The Mayflower 4246

Reel · 32 bars · 1 couple · Round the room   (Progression: ChangePtnr)

Devised by
Pat Kent
Intensity
8 4 4 6 = 69% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
On the description: The Mayflower is our provincial flower emblem. This dance was first performed at the Nova Scotia dance …

On the description: The Mayflower is our provincial flower emblem. This dance was first performed at the Nova Scotia dance camp to introduce Scottish Country Dancing to folk dancers, ballroom dancers and square dancers, and has become a favourite of the camp for quite a number of years.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
The Mayflower Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith Spark O' Water CD 12 R32 53:13 38.6
The Mayflower 1RR · R32

Couples stand in a double circle RR, M inside, facing P

1–
Set to P | change places RH ; repeat
9–
W fig8 Rsh to next M to her R and Lsh to P, finish in place
17–
M fig8 Lsh to next W on his L and Rsh to P, finish in place
25–
In promhold dance cclw ; the M stand as the W dance on, past one M and join the second as new P
The Mayflower 1RR · R32

Double circle - Men on inside, backs to centre, facing partner

1-8
All set, change places RH with partner; repeat
9-16
Ladies dance Fig 8 round Men, RSh round Man on right, LSh round partner back to place
17-24
Men dance Fig 8 round Ladies, LSh round Lady to left, RSh round partner back to place
25-32
All promenade anticlockwise (4 bars); Men stand while Ladies dance on, past 1 Man to meet the next as new partner

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Five couples Round the Room. Twice through. Contrary …

Added on: 2013-10-14 (Eric Ferguson)
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On bars 29-32 the women only move on …

Added on: 2018-10-08 (Murrough Landon)
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May Spring Fling 2019 2018-12-29 Colleen Putt Jan. 2, 2019, 4:40 p.m.
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Quorn Sept 2023 2023-09-20 Chris Ronald Sept. 13, 2023, 1:39 p.m.
2018 RSCDS Ottawa Christmas Dance 2018-12-08 John Bottriell Oct. 23, 2018, 10:50 p.m.
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NYC Basic Class 3/16/2023 Nicole Wimberger March 12, 2023, 11:10 p.m.
DSNYC Aug 18, 2022 2022-08-18 Mary Gray Aug. 12, 2022, 1:52 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2022-05-01 2022-05-01 Amanda Peart May 1, 2022, 8:46 p.m.
Burns 2020 2020-01-25 Zsolt Molnar Dec. 27, 2019, 10:02 a.m.
Seaforth Gathering Lydia Hedge Oct. 2, 2020, 1:17 p.m.
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Lunenburg Class - 2023-10-01 2023-10-01 Lydia Hedge Sept. 28, 2023, 6:48 p.m.
Meet up 2018-01-09 Holly Boyd June 2, 2023, 7:04 p.m.
Budapest Dance House for beginners 2020.09.05 2020-09-05 Márta Lilik Sept. 5, 2020, 11:17 p.m.
SCD Würzburg Ceilidh (2017-10-28) 2017-10-28 Roland Ritthaler Dec. 30, 2017, 10:58 a.m.
Budapest Dance House for Beginners 09.09.2017 2017-09-09 lldikó Szakolczai Sept. 10, 2017, 11:46 a.m.
Novosibirsk 06.01.2022 2022-01-06 Evgeny Salmin Sept. 26, 2021, 2:31 p.m.
Munich Whitsun Course 2022 2022-06-08 Roland Telle June 10, 2022, 6:23 a.m.
A&P Dances for beginners Holly Boyd Sept. 15, 2023, 2:47 a.m.
International Scottish Country Dance School - Wednesday Social - July 2004 2004-07-28 Andy Peterson Jan. 18, 2021, 6:56 p.m.
Spring dancing 2019-04-14 Taisiia Demicheva April 10, 2019, 4:02 p.m.
Seaforth 2024-05-01 - Complete list 2024-05-01 Lydia Hedge April 25, 2024, 12:20 a.m.
Dances Taught TAC 2023 2023-10-03 Rebecca Winnie Oct. 3, 2023, 9:17 p.m.

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