Dance Mr Wilson's Hornpipe 4728

Also known as “Mrs Wilson's Hornpipe” (unofficial).

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)

Devised by

Thomas (19C) Wilson (1816)

Intensity

808 840 822 844 = 58% (1 turn), 44% (whole dance)

Formations

Turn Corners and Partner (CPCP)
Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step

Published in

Book 16 [10]
Scottish Country Dances Books 13 to 18 (Combined A5 edition) [48]
Pocket: Books 16,17,18 [10]
A Companion to the Ballroom
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [124] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [135] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [114] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [107] (diagram only)

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Extra Info: The Society dance can be traced back to Thomas Wilson’ A Companion to the Ballroom, London, 1816. Here it …

The Society dance can be traced back to Thomas Wilson’ A Companion to the Ballroom, London, 1816. Here it is published as Mrs Wilson’s Hornpipe.

Mr Wilson's Hornpipe

Thomas Wilson, author of An Analysis of Country Dancing (1811) and Wilson’s Companion to the Ballroom (1816), was a dancing master in London during the first half of the 19th century.

From “Scotland Dances”, by Eugenia (Jeannie) Callander Sharp (Used by permission.)

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
Mr Wilson's Hornpipe	Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band	Scottish Dance Favourites Volume 1	CD	8	R32 8	4:42	35.2
Mr Wilson's Hornpipe	Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band	Book 16. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances	CD+	10	R32 8	4:42	35.2
Mr Wilson's Hornpipe	Ron Gonnella & Andrew Rankine	Scottish Dance Masters, The Vol 1	LP	1	R32 8	4:35	34.4
Mr Wilson's Hornpipe	Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band	Come Scottish Country Dancing with Robert Whitehead (2)	LP	6	R32 8	0:00	0.0
Mr Wilson's Hornpipe	Jimmy Blue and his Scottish Band	Favourite Scottish Dance Music Vol. 2	LP	12	R32 6	0:00	0.0
Mr Wilson's Hornpipe	Rob Gordon and his Band	The Kilt is my Delight	LP	2	R32 8	4:37	34.6

Mr Wilson's Hornpipe 3/4L · R32

1–: 1c cast to 3pl while{4} 3c set and dance to 1pl ; repeat from new places, at end 1c face out then down (1,2,3)
9–: 1c facing 2c set and change places RH (with polite turns) ; 1c turn LH 1½ to face 1cnr
17–: Turn CPCP, 1c finish in 2pl (2,1,3)
25–: 1c+3c circle4 L ; 2c+1c circle4 R (2,1,3).

E-cribs

Mr Wilson's Hornpipe 3/4L · R32

1-8: 1s cast down to 3rd place as 3s set & lead up to top, 3s cast down to 3rd place as 1s set & lead up to top
9-16: 1s set to 2s on sides & change places RH, 1s turn LH to face 1st corner
17-24: 1s turn 1st corner RH, turn partner LH, 2nd corner RH & partner LH to end in 2nd places
25-32: 1s+3s circle 4H round to left & 2s+1s circle 4H round to right

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