The Strathspey Server
Your resource for Scottish country dance and music
The Strathspey Server
Your resource for Scottish country dance and music
| 1. | Most frequent dances ... Trip to Bavaria, Miss Gibson's > Strathspey and Ladies Fancy. > > > > I ... the Wind and Ian > Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder. > > > > The top ... 8 Irish Rover 9 > > > 9 Reel of the 51st Division 7 ... Ceilidh Band 29 > > > 33 General Stuart's Reel 32 > > > 34 Miss ... Message 53603 · Bruce Herbold · 24 September 2008 18:45:30 |
| 2. | Most frequent dances ... to be replaced by Mrs Stewart's Jig, and the biggest mover has ... Trip to Bavaria, Miss Gibson's Strathspey and Ladies Fancy. I must ... the Wind and Ian Powrie's Farewell to Auchterarder. The top ... s Ceilidh Band 29 33 General Stuart's Reel 32 34 Miss ... Message 53602 · Campbell Tyler · 24 September 2008 16:28:00 |
| 3. | General Stuart's Reel question ... >To: strathspey@strathspey.org >Subject: General Stuart's Reel question > >Hello, > > I'm having a deabte with myself (possibly because I ... do). On bars 15 & 16 of General Stuart's Reel, do 1s pass R or L shoulder to face their first corners? ... Message 47810 · Lee Fuell · 14 January 2007 23:49:46 |
| 4. | General Stuart's Reel question ... (possibly because I don't have enough people at home to decide what I would normally do). On bars 15 & 16 of General Stuart's Reel, do 1s pass R or L shoulder to face their first corners? It may not ... Message 47809 · Seonaid Anderson · 14 January 2007 23:31:21 |
| 5. | General Stuart's Reel & Ladies' Chain ... they are not dancing exactly according to the manaul. I will give two examples. When first taught General Stuarts Reel - about 40 years ago - my teacher said "now this dance is the only one where the corners ... Message 29179 · Brian Charlton · 21 January 2002 04:18:59 |
| 6. | General Stuart's Reel question ... up to pass right and turning left ought to set you up to pass left, but then the entry to Hi&Bye is awkward. So it's pass right both times. But for reasons that escape me, in recent publications of the book the turns are both two bars and the result is an ... Message 47838 · bherbold · 19 January 2007 21:39:46 |
| 7. | General Stuart's Reel and Ladies' Chain Well, now we've hit on one of my pet peeves with the rewritings by the publications commitee of the RSCDS. >The reprint of Book 10 has changed the instructions for turning the first >and second corners. I believe that the 2-bar turn is based on a ... Message 29202 · Bherbold · 22 January 2002 02:38:52 |
| 8. | General Stuart's Reel & Ladies' Chain On Mon, 21 Jan 2002, Brian Charlton wrote: > The reprint of Book 10 has changed the instructions for turning the first > and second corners. . . to > "9-12 1st couple turn first corners with right hands then passing each other > by the right shoulder ... Message 29196 · Priscilla M. Burrage · 21 January 2002 22:24:40 |
| 9. | Questions ... is well covered in Emmerson's Scotland Through Her Country Dances ... Robert STUART , 1st of Annat in Rait b: 13 MAY 1744 ... list of subscribers includes Lieutenant General Stewart of Rait. Robert had ... Who was General Stuart of "General Stuart's Reel"? > > Who was ... Message 52367 · Bruce Herbold · 7 May 2008 06:46:38 |
| 10. | Dance weekend in VA ... Good Hearted Glasgow Knapman Leaflet Anderson's Rant MMM1 Rakes of Glasgow ... SCD Birmingham Hooper's Jig MMM2 General Stuart's Reel RSCDS Book ... Message 17475 · S F · 30 May 1999 22:37:24 |
| 11. | Teaching Aids ... comments about CPCP and Ron Wallace's nifty variation raises a question that ... this works is contrasting General Stuart's Reel with Lady Susan ... to corner and partner in the General one gives right shoulder to second corner to reel but after setting to corner ... Message 38313 · Bherbold · 12 April 2004 19:32:27 |
| 12. | Teaching Aids ... comments about CPCP and Ron Wallace's nifty variation raises a question that ... this works is contrasting General Stuart's Reel with Lady Susan ... to corner and partner in the General one gives right shoulder to second corner to reel but after setting to corner ... Message 38312 · Bherbold · 12 April 2004 19:32:26 |
| 13. | Questions (The Laird of Milton's Daughter) ... the celebrated heroine of Prince Charlie's escape from the Outer Hebrides to ... questions Who was General Stuart of "General Stuart's Reel"? Who was " ... . Thanks Simon Vancouver **************Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists ... Message 52364 · Volleyballjerry · 7 May 2008 05:01:13 |
| 14. | Questions Some questions Who was General Stuart of "General Stuart's Reel"? Who was "The Last of the Lairds"? Who was "The Laird of Milton's Daughter"? Any help would be appreciated from our learned "Strathspey" group. Thanks Simon Vancouver Message 52363 · Simon Scott · 7 May 2008 04:39:00 |
| 15. | Criteria to select the best dances One person wrote: > General Stuart's Reel... > the end of the ... the reels. Another wrote: > >> Montgomerie's Rant is not so good ... one person only. In Gen Stuart, dancing couple use the last ... be hesitation getting into the reel unless her corner men are ... Message 51320 · Martin Sheffield · 27 February 2008 10:16:14 |
| 16. | St. Andrew's Ball ... -Encoding: 7bit The St. Andrew's Ball, Toronto, Ontario - Saturday, November ... Accord R. Drewry The Gentleman S. Bk 35/5 The Starry ... Bk 2/3 General Stuart's Reel R. Bk 10/13 ... p><u>The St. Andrew's Ball SCD Program</u> <br ... Message 21874 · Robin Wood · 7 July 2000 03:54:50 |
| 17. | Polharrow Burn (et al.) ... mind are The Irish Rover and and the second pass in General Stuart's Reel, where it's not a reel involved, but sometimes done with a wide (in this case ... traffic flow even if slightly altering the general pattern of the dance) chooses at a ... Message 49322 · Volleyballjerry · 23 July 2007 17:24:58 |
| 18. | Another perspective on extra twiddles ... /twiddle in the middle of a reel. Likewise, a twirl at the end ... get on the floor for Gothenburg's Welcome. I really like this dance ... later I got up for General Stuart's Reel. At last, a ... (set, cast, set...) but - what's this? The original > > 1st couple do ... Message 17788 · RuddBaron · 28 June 1999 19:14:14 |
| 19. | What are you dancing? ... preceding them, then did Mrs. Stewart's jig; The Gypsy Weaver, a fine ... every dancers repertoire (like General Stuart's Reel) or which are from a new RSCDS publication, whether ... Milne > Duchess Tree > Barley bree > Mairi's wedding > > Irish Rover > Postie's ... Message 17280 · Ellie Briscoe · 12 May 1999 19:32:47 |
| 20. | Good, Easy Dance Music ... before I was willing to play General Stuart's Reel in public, but the dancers ... for the the following: > >Geye Gordon's, Military Two-step, Waltz Country Dance, ... of Delgaddie >- spelling?), The Fire-side Reel (Peat Fire Flame), Glasgow Highlanders, >Monymusk ... Message 1809 · Tappan · 16 May 1995 05:29:57 |
