Dance: C'est l'Amour

Also known as »The Flirt«

32-bar Jig
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:
RSCDS (1830)
Formations:
Hands round - 3 (HR;3P;)
Note: This list may be incomplete.
Steps:
Skip-Change
Pas-de-Basque
Slip-Step
Note: This list may be incomplete.
Published in:
Book 34 Scottish Country Dances [1] *
Pocket: Books 33,34,35 [9]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [24]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [23]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [34]
Recommended Music:
The Pleasures of the Night (A Bland)
Recordings (2): Show tunes
The Complete Caledonian Ball (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 17 [pace 33.9]
Book 34. Music for Eight Traditional Dances (Alastair Wood and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 34.8]

Crib

1-81W casts off one (2W up) | set to 2M ; repeat with 3M (3W up)
9-161W (1M) cast up (down) to 2pl (3W & 2M step down/up), 1C set ; 1W (1M) casts up (down) to midline in 1pl (3pl) facing P | 1C set (2C & 3C step towards each other on sidelines
17-241W+2C & 1M+3C circle3 & back, 2C & 3C finish facing ends, NHJ
25-32All set | 1W & 1M dance under arches to 2pl own side and 2C (3C) to 1pos (3pos ; 2C+1C+3C turn RH
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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