Floozie In The Jacuzzi
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
FLOOZIE IN THE JACUZZI (R2x48) Sq.Set G Jennings Birmingham Diamond Jubilee Bk
1- 8 All set and 3/4 turn RH, Men chase clockwise 1/2 way while Ladies dance LH across once round to face new partner
9-16 All set and 1/2 turn new partner RH, Ladies chase clockwise 1/2 way while Men dance LH across once round to face own partner
17-24 All dance 1/2 reverse Schiehallion reel (2 places to left and Men follow Ladies) to end in original places
25-32 All set (facing in) and set facing next couple (1s face 2s and 3s face 4s), all dance 1/2 RandL with next couple
33-40 All set (facing in) and set facing other couple (1s face 4s and 3s face 2s), all dance 1/2 RandL with other couple
41-48 All circle 8H round and back
Repeat back to original places
(MINICRIB, Dance crib Compiled by Charles Upton. Deeside Caledonian Society.)
The Floozie in the Jacuzzi
G Jennings Birmingham Diamond Jubilee Book
Reel 96 bars 4 Couple Repeat 4 Couple Set Square Set
1-4 All set and turn partners 3/4 by the right;
5-8 Mn chase clockwise halfway and face in WHILE Ls left hands across once round to face opposite M in partner's place;
9-12 all set and turn opposite halfway by the right;
13-16 Ls chase clockwise halfway WHILE Mn left hands across once round, all finishing on opposite sides, Mn facing out, Ls in;
17-24 all dance reverse half Schiehallion Reel (Mn follow partners):
17-18 Mn cast anticlockwise to partner's place WHILE Ls follow second corner (three dancers away on partner's side);
19-20 repeat bars 17-18 from new positions, Ls casting, Mn crossing diagonally to the left, following partners;
21-24 repeat bars 17-20 from new positions, all finishing in original places;
25-26 all take nearer hands with partners and set facing in, finishing 3s facing 4s, 1s facing 2s;
27-28 3s facing 4s, 1s facing 2s, set;
29-32 3s4s 1s2s half rights and lefts;
33-34 all take nearer hands with partners and set facing in, finishing 3s facing 2s, 1s facing 4s;
35-36 3s facing 2s, 1s facing 4s, set;
37-40 3s2s 1s4s half rights and lefts, finishing 3s4s1s2s;
41-48 8 hands round and back;
49-96 repeat bars 1-48 from new places, finishing 1s2s3s4s.
(MAXICRIB, Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle.)
Dance Notes
17-24 The reverse Schiehallion Reel is the normal Schiehallion Reel performed in reverse (but with the dancers travelling forwards, of course): the Mn face out and follow 2 bars behind their partners; the Ls face in and follow their second corners; and the couples progress clockwise around the square set.
27-32 Set and start the half rights and lefts facing on what would be the first corners' diagonal in a longwise set.
35-40 Set and start the half rights and lefts facing on what would be the second corners' diagonal in a longwise set.
Dance Instruction Videos
Floozie in the Jacuzzi - YouTube Scottish Country Dancing Instruction Video
Performance of Floozie in the Jacuzzi - Glasgow RSCDS Demonstration Team. George Square Glasgow, Burns Night 2009.
Dance Information
The floozie in the jacuzzi is the nickname of a statue in bronze called Anna Livia, in Dublin, Ireland. The monument is a personification of the River Liffey which runs through the city.
Anna Livia Plurabelle is the name of a character in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake who also embodies the river. The river is represented as a young woman sitting on a slope with water flowing past her.
Floozie In The Jacuzzi, Anna Livia In Her O'Connell Street, Dublin, Location
There is also a similar statue in Birmingham, England which has had the same nickname adopted for it.
Standing in Victoria Square, Mistry's fountain is the largest sculptural piece in the square. Mistry's winning design for Victoria Square consists of four sets of works named River, Guardians, Youth and Object (Variations), representing youth and eternity.
River is affectionately nicknamed as 'The Floozie in the Jacuzzi'. It is a bronze statue of a woman, 2.8 metres (9 ft) tall, 2.5 m (8 ft) wide and 4 m (13 ft) long. The surrounding pool is paved with Wattscliff sandstone.
Floozie In The Jacuzzi - Video On YouTube
Adrian Johnson, Birmingham library's poet laureate, shares a piece he wrote to one of the city's most celebrated monuments.
Floozie In The Jacuzzi, River, Located In Victoria Square Birmingham
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Lower Image Copyright John Williamson.
Additional search terms; floosie, floozy, floosy.
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