Jim's Haberdashery
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
JIM'S HABERDASHERY (J8x40) 3C (4C set) Alan MacPherson Bannockburn 7001- 8 1s+2s dance Double Fig of 8 (1s crossing down)
9-16 1M+2M turn RH and 1L+2L turn LH 1½ times (4 bars), 1s dance out own side, down behind 3s and cross up to 2nd place opposite sides
17-24 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides (1s out and up/2s in and down to start), 1s end crossing up to 2nd place own sides
25-32 1s dance reels of 3 on own sides (1s out and up to start), 1s end in centre facing up
33-40 1s dance up to top, cast to 2nd place and 2s+1s+3s turn RH
Original version:
33-40 1s turn 2s with nearer hand (4 bars) and turn 3s with other hand (4 bars)
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Jim's Haberdashery
Alan MacPherson
Jig 8 x 40 bars 3 Couple Repeat 4 Couple Set Longwise Set
1-8 1s2s double figures of 8 (1s cross down to start);
9-12 1M2M turn by the right 1½ times WHILE 1L2L turn by the left 1½ times;
13-16 1s cast around 3s and cross up to 2nd place on opposite sides;
17-24 2s1s3s reels of 3 on the sides, 1s (on opposite sides) dancing out and up to start and finishing in 2nd place on own sides;
25-32 2s1s3s reels of 3 on the sides, 1s (on own sides) dancing out and up to start and finishing in 2nd place on the centre line;
33-36 1s lead up and cast to 2nd place;
37-40 2s 1s 3s turn by the right.
(MAXICRIB. Scottish country dancing instructions compiled by Reuben Freemantle)
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In the process of walking this dance through recently, I learned that the dance name is a reference to Jim Taylor of RSCDS Stirling branch. He kept a small shop at their class venue where he sold things like RSCDS t-shirts and dance-music CDs. This was nicknamed Jim's Haberdashery.I have no idea of the time scale, but clearly it was at a time when haberdashers shops, common when I was a kid, were becoming, or had become, a bit of a joke item. But ladies in our class said they have been making a comeback in recent years, though not under that old-fashioned name.
(Dance information by John Fairbairn, 2022)
The dance was created to commemorate Jimmy Taylor's retirement as RSCDS Stirling Branch Chairman in 1990, following 25 years of dedicated service to the branch. The title, 'Jim's Haberdashery,' refers to the affectionate nickname given to the Society's shop, originally known as 'Strathspey Sales,' which Jimmy established during his tenure as finance convener.
A haberdasher is a person who sells small articles for sewing, such as buttons, ribbons, and zippers. A haberdasher's shop or the items sold therein are called haberdashery.
In Britain, haberdashery shops, or haberdashers, were a mainstay of high street retail until recent decades, but are now uncommon, due to the decline in home dressmaking, knitting and other textile skills and hobbies, and the rise of internet shopping. They were very often drapers as well, the term for sellers of cloth.
Men's Clothing Haberdashery Store, 1939
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