Dance St Magnus Quadrille 16158
Also known as “Saint Magnus Quadrille” (spelling).
Reel · 96 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- Jessie Stuart
- Intensity
- 8484/4848/8080/0808/8888/8888/8888/8888/8888/8888/8888/8888 = 88% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Baratte, La (BARAT)
- Reel of eight / Schiehallion (REEL;R8;)
- Promenade single couple(s) (PROM;1C;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Orkney Dances [11]
- Online Sources
- Extra Info
- Can also be a Jig
Can also be a Jig
St Magnus Quadrille 4S · R96
- 1–
- 1c+3c turn P RH ; chase clw ½ while{4} 2c+4c A&R (3,2,1,4)
- 9–
- 2c+4c turn P RH ; chase clw ½ while{4} 3c+1c A&R (3,4,1,2)
- 17–
- 3c+1c A&R ; ½ R&L (1,4,3,2)
- 25–
- 4c+2c A&R ; ½ R&L. All face cnrs (1,2,3,4)
- 33–
- All set ; all La Baratte. On [39–40] all turn cnr LH ½ and pass one person RSh to next place. M have progressed one place clw, W one place cclw and all face new cnrs
- 41–
- Repeat pattern [33–40]
- 49–
- Repeat pattern [33–40]
- 57–
- All La Baratte | all set and face P (1x,2x,3x,4x)
- 65–
- All turn P RH ½ as for Circle8, all W facing out | all BiL ; all turn P RH to original places, all W facing out (1,2,3,4)
- 73–
- Schiehallion Reels
- 81–
- Schiehallion Reels to original places into promhold facing cclw
- 89–
- All Promenade cclw to original places (1,2,3,4)
St Magnus Quadrille 4S · R96
- 1-8
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1s+3s turn partners RH (4 bars), 1s+3s chase clockwise (Men leading) to opp. sides while 2s+4s Adv+Ret
- 9-16
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2s+4s turn partners RH (4 bars), 2s+4s chase clockwise (Men leading) to opp. sides while 1s+3s Adv+Ret
- 17-24
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1s+3s Adv+Ret, 1s+3s dance 1/2 R&L
- 25-32
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2s+4s repeat 17-24. All face corner persons
- 33-64
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All set to corners & dance La Baratte
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Men 1/2 turn corner RH & retain hand but at arm’s length from each other, Men retrace steps with corner turning right under his arm briefly into Allemande hold (Men behind corner facing Men’s original place) & releasing corner’s RH she turns under Man’s left arm & all change places LH and pass next person RSh to face next corner.
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Repeat with each corner in turn (Men moving clockwise, Ladies anticlockwise round set). Finish in partner’s original place, facing partner
- 65-72
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All 1/2 turn partners RH, join hands in circle (Men facing in/Ladies out) & set. All turn partners RH to original places (Ladies face out)
- 73-88
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All dance Schiehallion Reels back to original places
- 89-96
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All promenade anticlockwise once round
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| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitlochry with Colin Dewar | 2015-09-19 | Kate Kinnear | Sept. 18, 2015, 11:41 p.m. |
| Pitlochry 25-08-2018 | 2018-08-25 | Verl Girl | Aug. 8, 2018, 5:34 p.m. |
| Pitlochry with Colin Dewar 2017 | 2017-07-01 | Kate Kinnear | June 29, 2017, 2:01 p.m. |
