Dance Crieff Fair 1415
Reel · 24 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Thomas (19C) Wilson (1816)
- Intensity
- 880 800 822 = 50% (1 turn), 37% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
- Set to Corners (C-SET)
- Steps
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra info
- The movements of 1st couple ...
The movements of 1st couple on [15-16] have been much discussed, als on "Strathspey" in october 2013.
A summary of the issue can be found at http://www.rscds.org/help/technique-panel-dances/199-crieff-fair.html, which says"
Question
Crieff Fair Bars 15-16.
The wording in 101 SCD and the 1994 edition of book 10 differs from the recent compilation Books 7-12 (2009) which says "1st couple finish facing first corners, 1st woman turning under her own right arm".
Does this mean 1st woman turns left about under their joined right hands using skip change of step rather than the pas de basque mentioned in an earlier publication?
Answer
Miss J. Milligan was very definite about pas de basque in 101 SCD but this can be considered a ‘private’ publication. Since then no RSCDS publications mentions pas de basque which would have been done if that had been the Society’s intention. In these circumstances both skip change or pas de basque could be considered acceptable. However, if teaching the dance today, the appropriate step to use would be skip change. Although previously agreed that the lady turned left about, the key phrase in the compilation books 7-12, “1st woman turning under her own right arm” means that she should turn clockwise or right about using skip change of step.
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | Tunes |
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Crieff Fair | Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 10. | LP+ | 3 | R24 4 | 1:51 | 37.0 | Crieff Fair/Mrs Moray of Abercairney/Pig Town/Davie Work | |
Crieff Fair | David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 10. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | CD | 5 | R24 8 | 3:33 | 35.5 |
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Crieff Fair/The Down Express/Bonnie Charlie/Waverley Steps |
Crieff Fair 3/4L · R24
- 1–
- 1c+2c set and cross RH ; repeat (1,2,3)
- 9–
- 1c lead down (2c up on [11-12]) ; 1c lead up (RHJ), at end 1W dances once R about under her arm and 1c face 1cnr
- 17–
- 1c set to 1cnr | to 2cnr ; set to P across the dance | cross RH to (2,1,3)
Note on [15-16]: older text versions say 1W turns L about under M's arm, and some specify PdB. The Technique committee (has chosen for R about and Sk-Change.
Crieff Fair 3/4L · R24
- 1-8
- 1s+2s set & cross RH, set & cross RH back to places
- 9-16
- 1s lead down the middle & lead up & 1L turns under her own right arm to face 1st corners
- 17-24
- 1s set to 1st corners, set to 2nd corners, set to each other across the dance & cross RH to 2nd place own sides
Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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the Ball of Two Rivers (NN) | 2022-09-24 | Daria Soldatova | Sept. 2, 2022, 9:55 a.m. |
THE BALL OF TWO RIVERS N.Novgorod | 2022-09-24 | Evgeny Salmin | Sept. 17, 2022, 6:55 a.m. |
Vienna 130306 | 2013-03-06 | Felix Hamelbeck | March 9, 2013, 11:04 a.m. |
Headington Dance Class 11 April 2019 | 2019-04-11 | Sandra McLevy | April 14, 2019, 1:55 p.m. |
RSCDS Book 10 | Ward Fleri | Aug. 16, 2021, 3:32 a.m. | |
Kazan Spring School 2019 Ball | 2019-05-02 | Pavel Dvornikov | April 20, 2019, 10:12 a.m. |
SUSCDF 2022 - Dundee | 2022-11-26 | Johanna Ainsworth | Sept. 22, 2022, 7:59 p.m. |