Kathy's Fascinator
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
KATHY'S FASCINATOR (J3x32) 3C set Lydia Hedge, 20201- 8 1s+2s dance set and rotate. 1M and 2L face out
9-16 2s+1s dance RH across; 1s+3s dance LH across. 1s face up
17-24 2s+1s+3s dance RSh reels of 3 on sides (1s pass 2s RSh to start)
25-32 1s+3s dance the Knot. 231
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Dance Notes
The following is the deviser's alternative ending:
25-26 1s set;
27-28 1s cast WHILE 3s step up;
29-32 all dance dos-à-dos with partner.
(Dance notes by the deviser, Lydia Hedge, 2022)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Instruction Videos
Kathy's Fascinator - YouTube Scottish Country Dancing Instruction VideoDance Information
This dance, Kathy's Fascinator, was devised by Lydia Hedge to celebrate Kathy Warren's (both from RSCDS Nova Scotia Branch, Canada) love of dance and friendship.Kathy was one of the most delightful, generous, cheerful people, a lovely dancer and our Branch Treasurer for many years.
The two tunes written for this dance (by Muriel Johnstone) reflect Kathy perfectly. "Kathy's Fascinator" and "The Halifax Treasure".
(Dance information by the deviser, Lydia Hedge, August 2024. All rights reserved)
A fascinator is a formal headpiece, a style of millinery.
Since the 1990s the term has referred to a type of formal headwear worn as an alternative to the hat; it is usually a large decorative design attached to a band or clip.
In contrast to a hat, its function is purely ornamental: it covers very little of the head, and offers little or no protection from the weather.
An intermediate form, incorporating a more substantial base to resemble a hat, is sometimes called a hatinator.
Kathy, Wearing One Of Her Fascinators, With Granddaughters, 2012
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Text from this original Fascinator article on Wikipedia.
Image copyright Kathy (and pictured family members), Lydia Hedge, all rights reserved, 2024.
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