Dance The Merry Lad's Affair 14340
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Tim Wilson (2010)
- Intensity
- 844/844/888/844 = 56% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Reel of three - on side - half (REEL;HALF;R3;SIDE;)
- Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Just Desserts [4]
- Extra Info
- For Frank Simeone and Victoria Lewis of the Noe Valley class. I taught The Merry Lads of Ayr prior to …
For Frank Simeone and Victoria Lewis of the Noe Valley class. I taught The Merry Lads of Ayr prior to an upcoming party and apparently I didn’t enunciate clearly enough. I found Frank chuckling when he saw the dance name printed on the program because he realized that the name was different from what he had thought it was.
Music: A rakish reel.
The Merry Lad's Affair 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c cross RH | cast (2c up) ; all A&R (2,1,3)
- 9–
- ½ Reels3 on sidelines, 1c Lsh to 1cnrs, cnrs looping at end ; 1c cross RH | cast R into facing lines3 across
- 17–
- All A&R ; ½ Reels3 across, 1c Lsh to 2cnrs[pos], finishing BtoB facing 3cnrs[pos]
- 25–
- ½ Reel4 on 1diag, pass Lsh to face 4cnrs[pos] ; ½ Reel4 on 2diag to 2pl (2,1,3)
The Merry Lad's Affair 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
- 1s cross RH & cast to 2nd place, 2s+1s+3s Adv+Ret
- 9-12
- 1s dance 1/2 reels of 3 on opposite sides giving LSh to 1st corners to start
- 13-16
- 1s cross RH & cast right to end in lines of 3 across (1M between 3s at top, 1L between 2s at bottom)
- 17-24
- 3s+1s+2s Adv+Ret (up/down), 1s dance 1/2 reels of 3 across (LSh to person on left) & end BtoB facing 3rd corner (pstn)
- 25-32
- 1s dance 1/2 reel of 4 with 3rd corners & pass LSh to face 4th corner (pstn), 1s dance 1/2 reel of 4 with corners & end 2nd place own side
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