Fancy That - A Hundred Years

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s+2s+3s dance Mirror reels of 3 on sides giving hands (1s in/down, 2s out/up)
9-16 1s+2s set and dance ½ RH across; 1s+3s set and dance ½ LH across. (2)(3)1
17-20 1s cast up while 3s cross down to 3rd place own side, 1s turn RH and face up while 2s cross RH
21-24 1s lead up to top and cast to face 1st corners
25-32 1s dance Corner pass and turn with 1st corners; dance Corner pass and turn with 2nd corners. 213

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

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It was created for a commemorative collection marking the hundredth anniversary of the Edinburgh Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society in 2024.

Theresa MacVarish Clark has long been involved with the RSCDS Edinburgh Branch as a member of its Demonstration Team, an active teacher, and the membership secretary. The dance reflects her many years of participation in the Branch's Annual Shows, which ran regularly from 1954 until 2011 and formed a significant element of its public programme.

The accompanying music is an original reel entitled 'Fancy That', composed by Pete Clark, Theresa's husband. Pete contributed as a musician to events organised by the Edinburgh Branch and first played for them in the 1990s, during the Annual Show entitled 'Dancing Forth'.