Champollion And Love
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Champollion And Love (R40x4) 40 Bar Reel for 4 Couples in a 4 Couple Set, devised by Lise Marchand, 2024.1- 4 1M sets to his partner then advances to 1L while 1L sets. Meanwhile 4L sets then advances to 4M while 4M sets.
5- 8 1s take promenade hold, 1M having 1L on his right, and cast off one place as 2s step up. 1M leaves 1L in 2nd place and crosses to 2nd place own side. Meanwhile 4s take promenade hold, 4L having 4M on her right, and cast up one place as 3s step down. 4L leaves 4M in 3rd place and crosses to 3rd place own side. The order is now 2,4,1,3.
9-16 1s and 4s dance set and rotate
Meanwhile 2s and 3s advance, join right hands and Lady dances under Man's arm. Lady curves out to place (pulling back right shoulder) as Man retires. 2s and 3s turn their partner right hand (in 4 bars) to end in a square position. 1M, 2M, 4L, 3L (those on the right of their partner) end facing out.
17-32 All 4 couples dance a full schiehallion(16 bars)
33-40 All 4 couples dance eight hands round and back ending in a longwise set in the order 2,4,1,3
(Dance crib compiled by Sophie Marchand, 2024)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
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Champollion And Love - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction VideoDance Information
This dance was devised, not in recognition of Champollion, the Egyptologist but as a reminder of the three years Lise was proud to spend studying at the prestigious Champollion High School in Grenoble.It is dedicated to all the wonderful people she met there; her good friends from the boarding school, the classmates with whom she endured various exams, a boyfriend met in the corridor and incredible teachers.
The final years of school can seem like hell but for Lise, thanks to love and friendship, they hold only happy memories.
(Dance information by Sophie Marchand, 2024)
Lise, Student At Champollion College (In Background), From September 2021 To June 2024
Published in Champollion And Love, reproduced here with the kind permission of Sophie Marchand, 2024.
Image copyright Lise Marchand, all rights reserved, reproduced here with kind permission.
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