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| 1. | A couple of dances out of RSCDS Book 38 Hi all, I was recently teaching Peggy Dewar and My Friend Joe from this book and would like some history on them - i.e. who was/is Peggy Dewar? (it was devised by Joan Wright of Burnley) and who was/is Robert Campbell's ... Message 39483 · Duncan Brown · 7 October 2004 19:04:10 |
| 2. | Popular dances ron.mackey@post.btinternet.com writes: > May I advise Anselm to try 'Peggy Dewar' a.s.a.p. - with the > correct music, of course ! Actually, I quite like Peggy Dewar (the dance -- I'm also a big fan of Marshall's ... Message 18300 · Anselm Lingnau · 18 August 1999 13:01:42 |
| 3. | Popular dances ... in these > parts, and I don't remember ever having done, say, Peggy Dewar or Mr > Robert H Mackay socially). > > Anselm Hi, May I advise Anselm to try 'Peggy Dewar' a.s.a.p. - with the correct music, of course ... Message 18293 · ron.mackey · 18 August 1999 01:27:47 |
| 4. | RSCDS Cheshire Branch Old Year Ball. ... Seton's Ceilidh Band Jig Fordyce Extras Peggy Dewar Reel Ian Powrie's... Jig Anniversary Reel Reel Light and Airy Jig ... <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Peggy Dewar = Reel</FONT></ ... Message 23231 · Jennifer Mary Cox · 26 October 2000 02:03:29 |
| 5. | Corner positions - straw poll ... > > All anyone has to do to compare the two systems is to listen to the briefing for > "Peggy Dewar", and observe the resulting problems. > > "3rd corner" obviously refers to a position, and nobody should have a problem ... Message 51055 · Rod Downey · 13 February 2008 20:57:16 |
| 6. | Corner positions - straw poll ... the right). All anyone has to do to compare the two systems is to listen to the briefing for "Peggy Dewar", and observe the resulting problems. "3rd corner" obviously refers to a position, and nobody should have a ... Message 51040 · mlamontbrown · 13 February 2008 15:23:15 |
| 7. | Corners ... to first and second corners in a talk through >seem >to be >oblivious to the confusion that is caused - (Peggy Dewar is probably the >best >example >of this from our recent dances) - while for written instructions it ... Message 46267 · Dick Daniel · 27 September 2006 23:54:00 |
| 8. | Corners ... and second corners in a talk through > seem to be > oblivious to the confusion that is caused - (Peggy Dewar is probably the > best example > of this from our recent dances) - while for written instructions it doesn't ... Message 46270 · Fran Smith · 27 September 2006 22:02:04 |
| 9. | Corners ... to first and second corners in a talk through seem to be oblivious to the confusion that is caused - (Peggy Dewar is probably the best example of this from our recent dances) - while for written instructions it ... Message 46263 · bherbold · 27 September 2006 19:37:28 |
| 10. | Corners ... to first and second corners in a talk through seem to be oblivious to the confusion that is caused - (Peggy Dewar is probably the best example of this from our recent dances) - while for written instructions it doesn ... Message 46249 · mlamontbrown · 27 September 2006 12:24:07 |
| 11. | St. Patrick's Day Dance ... 's Jig, > The Braes of Tulliemet, Mairis Wedding, Rose of the North, Irish > Rover, Rory OMore, Peggy Dewar, The Birks of Invermay, Wild Geese, > Twa Meenit Reel, Fair Donald, The Leprechaun, Da Rain Dancin' > > ... Message 44728 · Ron Mackey · 16 March 2006 00:45:09 |
| 12. | St. Patrick's Day Dance ... 's Jig, The Braes of Tulliemet, Mairi’s Wedding, Rose of the North, Irish Rover, Rory O’More, Peggy Dewar, The Birks of Invermay, Wild Geese, Twa Meenit Reel, Fair Donald, The Leprechaun, Da Rain Dancin' All ... Message 44724 · Stella Fogg · 15 March 2006 18:08:53 |
| 13. | essential dances ... at the archive. All the same, I'd be interested to see written here why you like the dance. For me, Peggy Dewar, same Book 38, I think, is every bit as nice, if not nicer, and I've never been able to ... Message 38512 · John P. McClure · 22 May 2004 23:31:55 |
| 14. | Popular dances ... be counted as `exotic' in these parts, and I don't remember ever having done, say, Peggy Dewar or Mr Robert H Mackay socially). Anselm -- Anselm Lingnau ......................... lingnau@tm.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de The reason ... Message 18258 · Anselm Lingnau · 16 August 1999 19:28:57 |
| 15. | What are you dancing? ... to do it. Staffin Harvest (Strathspey, RSCDS 1978) Shene Gate (Jig (square set), Dix: Reel Friends) Peggy Dewar (Reel, RSCDS XXXVIII) I normally try for a more balanced program with respect to jigs vs. reels vs. ... Message 17273 · Anselm Lingnau · 12 May 1999 11:03:51 |
| 16. | top 50 dances Interesting that "Peggy Dewar" does not appear in a list compiled from north of England programmes. It has always seemed to me to be one of the nicest dances in Book 38, and as it originates from that part of the world, I thought ... Message 16780 · John P. McClure · 26 March 1999 18:18:46 |
| 17. | Glendarroch Formal Dance in New Zealand ... 23 17. The Peterhead Lassies (J) Goldring 24 Graded 18. Peggy Dewar (R) Book 38 19. Loch Linnhe (S) Leeds Silver Jubilee 20. The Button Boy ... Message 4561 · Murray & Deanne Corps · 18 August 1996 08:02:03 |
