Issue 2633: Source of The Cumberland Square Eight
- Object
- The Cumberland Square Eight (Dance)
- Submitter
- Meryl Thomson (MerylT)
- Assigned to
- Murrough Landon
- Priority
- Normal
- Disposition
- Fixed
- Description
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The dance “Cumberland Quadrille” appears in the handwritten notes of Thomas Murphy c.1830s, now held in the Mitchell LIbrary, Glasgow. The instructions appear to be a precursor of the current dance - Top and Bottom Highland Scottische pousette to opposite places. Sides the same. Top and Bottom repeat Back, Sides repeat back. Top and Bottom rights and lefts turn partners sides Ladies Chain all set to corners, Balance & turn partners, grand Chain half round, promenade to places all waltz.
This was a single quadrille - quadrille being a historic term for a dance for 4 couples in a square set.
Previous Actions
- Date Oct. 13, 2021, 8:50 p.m.
- User Meryl Thomson (MerylT)
New issue submitted
- Date Oct. 14, 2021, 12:35 a.m.
- User Murrough Landon (murrough)
Assigned changed to »murrough« (previously »None«)
Disposition changed to »Fixed« (previously »New«)
Thanks. I have added the text you provided to the extra info for the dance.
- Date Jan. 24, 2022, 6:13 p.m.
- User Meryl Thomson (MerylT)
Hi. Could you change the spelling of my name to Thomson rather than Thompson as is appearing in the extra info tab.
Thanks,
Meryl
- Date Jan. 24, 2022, 6:41 p.m.
- User Murrough Landon (murrough)
Done.