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| 1. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? ... a lot more words, but that's what they mean.) However, my big ... strathspey@strathspey.org Subject: Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? We're having trouble ... cribs we consulted, plus Pilling's green book (5th and 7th ... never danced this but it's on the program of the ... Message 36218 · Greg Reznick · 19 August 2003 03:55:19 |
| 2. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? ... to a variant on Lady Susan Stewart's Reel that I hesitate to ... (at least I think it's the latest) description ends the description ... don't believe me. But that's a different dance .... which I think ... to finish facing first corners, second lady step up on 15&16 ... Message 36339 · Herbold.Bruce · 27 August 2003 19:01:21 |
| 3. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? ... strathspey@strathspey.org Subject: Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? We're having trouble ... bars 9-16 of Lady Susan Stewart's Reel (Book 5 #9). The cribs we consulted, plus Pilling's green book (5th and 7th ed ... never danced this but it's on the program of the ... Message 36214 · Marjorie McLaughlin · 19 August 2003 02:10:58 |
| 4. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? Return Receipt Your RE: Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? document : ... Message 36250 · Donald Mackay · 20 August 2003 00:01:33 |
| 5. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? ... @execpc.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 11:03 AM To: strathspey@strathspey.org Subject: Re: Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? In the British military, the command for a group of soldiers in a drill formation to ... Message 36234 · Etienne Ozorak · 19 August 2003 18:23:30 |
| 6. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? ... <strathspey@strathspey.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 4:03 PM Subject: Re: Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? > In the British military, the command for a group of soldiers in a drill > formation to make a 90 deg ... Message 36229 · Pia Walker · 19 August 2003 17:17:19 |
| 7. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? ... bye in the _18th Century_ book, for instance. In the U.S., we tend to interpret "turn by the right" to mean " ... Monday, August 18, 2003 9:57 PM To: strathspey@strathspey.org Subject: RE: Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? [snip] 9-12 Set to first corner and turn ... Message 36225 · Smith, Kent · 19 August 2003 14:16:59 |
| 8. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? ... of bars 9-16 of Lady Susan Stewart's Reel (Book 5 #9). The cribs we consulted, plus Pilling's green book (5th and 7th ed's), ... I've never danced this but it's on the program of the SF Branch's upcoming Jean Patrick Memorial Dance. A search of the ... Message 36213 · Steve Wyrick · 19 August 2003 01:13:23 |
| 9. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? ... the row. Is this perhaps what you remember? Similar to maintaining dressing / covering / partnership with the opposite dancer in a mirror reel – to keep the thread on topic! Ian McHaffie mchaffie@sympatico.ca On Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at 11:03 AM, ... Message 36230 · Ian McHaffie · 19 August 2003 17:38:28 |
| 10. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? ... defense, the latest (at Why is it scandelous.......that's how I have always done it! (not that that ... realized we had done it differently. OH WELL! that's how I do it..... that's how I teach it (tho' show the simple advancing as well). SO however you ... Message 36343 · Elainerb · 28 August 2003 14:43:58 |
| 11. | Right turn (was Lady Susan Stewart's Reel?) My recollection of very long ago is that the term "by the right" was used with a turn where the formation pivoted about one end ("right wheel", "right form") where the formation had to maintain its dressing (i.e., stay in a straight line) during the ... Message 36255 · Norman Dahl · 20 August 2003 03:14:55 |
| 12. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? ... right > about (pull the right shoulder back). This term was in use regularly when I started and often caused problems. It's just as well that it was dropped or changed to right-about. Happy Dancing Cheers :) Ron Ron Mackey. London Branch (and ... Message 36251 · ron.mackey · 20 August 2003 00:21:54 |
| 13. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? ... understanding is that the expression "turn by right" was deemed ambiguous > and later replaced by the direction to pull back one's right shoulder > (giving us the familiar Hello-Goodbye figure). > > It looks as if the editor of your version was, indeed, ... Message 36239 · Steve Wyrick · 19 August 2003 19:58:07 |
| 14. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? Ian is correct. The command to turn is "right -- turn!" I'd guess that in the early days of the SCDS everyone involved was familiar with this and that therefore the dance instruction "turn by the right" was unambiguous and intransitive -- turn to the ... Message 36231 · Norma or Mike Briggs · 19 August 2003 18:04:52 |
| 15. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? In the British military, the command for a group of soldiers in a drill formation to make a 90 deg turn to the right used to be "Right -- turn!" I seem to remember hearing also the command "By the right -- turn!" Can anyone verify this? Mike -- ... Message 36227 · Norma or Mike Briggs · 19 August 2003 17:03:29 |
| 16. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? ... understanding is that the expression "turn by right" was deemed ambiguous > and later replaced by the direction to pull back one's right shoulder > (giving us the familiar Hello-Goodbye figure). > > It looks as if the editor of your version was, indeed, ... Message 36220 · Eric Ferguson · 19 August 2003 10:05:25 |
| 17. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? ... understanding is that the expression "turn by right" was deemed ambiguous and later replaced by the direction to pull back one's right shoulder (giving us the familiar Hello-Goodbye figure). It looks as if the editor of your version was, indeed, confused ... Message 36219 · Patricia Ruggiero · 19 August 2003 04:09:50 |
| 18. | Lady Susan Stewart's Reel? Marjorie McLaughlin wrote: > Without question bars 9-16 are "set to corners and partner" or > hello-goodbye setting". I've never seen a description such as the one you > cited in either the large RSCDS book or any editions of the pocket books > that I ... Message 36215 · Steve Wyrick · 19 August 2003 03:17:10 |
| 19. | Tune - Lady Susan Stewart ... @btopenworld.com] Sent: Tuesday, 26 February 2002 8:42 PM To: Strathspey Submissions Subject: Tune - Lady Susan Stewart Does anyone know why the first tune for Lady Susan Stewart's Reel on the Fiddlesticks and Ivory CD is listed as " ... Message 29741 · Brian Charlton · 27 February 2002 04:47:49 |
| 20. | Tune - Lady Susan Stewart ... know why the first tune for Lady Susan Stewart's Reel on the > Fiddlesticks and Ivory CD ... ) Brown > York (U.K.) > Because that's the name of the tune! X:1 ... BF13.110 M:4/4 Q:440 S:J.Lishman(?)MS,c1825,Lakes,Browne Coll. R:Reel O:England A:Lakes Z:vmp.Chris ... Message 29739 · Steve Wyrick · 27 February 2002 04:35:31 |
