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Light's Vision

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LIGHT'S VISION (S2x64) 4C Set Lily Davison Light's Vision

1-16 All dance 1st 16 bars of Petronella. 2s/3s step up/down on bars 1-2 then join in with setting. On bar 16, 2s+3s remain in centre.
17-24 2s+3s dance RSh reel of 4
25-32 1s+2s also 3+4s dance 4H round and back
33-40 2s+3s set, ½ turn LH, 2s lead up 1 place and cast down into centre while 3s lead down and cast up into centre. 2s+3s face corners
41-44 All set, 2s and 3s change places RH with corners
45-48 Corners (1s and 4s) now in centre dance LH across and finish facing out to face 2s /3s in corner positions again
49-52 All set, 1s+4s change places with 2s / 3s
53-56 2s+3s dance LH across and finish on side lines. (1)23(4)
57-64 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance Tournee:
 1s+2s also 3s+4s dance into prom hold (Men with partner on right) and turn, 1s (3s) face Men's side and 2s (4s) face Ladie's side, couples ½ wheel anticlockwise and Men turn Ladies into middle, both couples turn 1½ times (2s/4s RH, 1s/3s LH) and dance out to places. 2143

Note: 2s and 3s start Tournee from wrong side

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


Dance Information

Lily Davison danced in Elizabeth, South Australia when she devised this dance. Elizabeth is a large suburb of Adelaide, about 24 kilometers (15 miles) away from Montefiore Hill.

William Light (27 April 1786 – 6 October 1839), also known as Colonel Light, was a British-Malayan naval and army officer.

He served as the first Surveyor-General of the new British Province of South Australia, where he is most renowned for selecting the site of the colony's capital, Adelaide. Light also designed the city's street layout, including six city squares, gardens, and the figure-eight Adelaide Park Lands, a plan that later became known as Light's Vision.

The most well-known memorial to Colonel William Light is the statue known as Light's Vision, located on Montefiore Hill. The statue faces south, pointing towards the River Torrens and the city centre.

The statue's design, created by Edinburgh sculptor William Birnie Rhind, was selected by committee on 23 December 1904. The pedestal was designed by architects Garlick, Sibley, and Wooldridge. The statue was unveiled on 27 November 1906 at its original location at the northern end of Victoria Square, opposite the General Post Office.

In 1938, the statue was moved to its current location on Montefiore Hill to mark the centenary of Light's death, following the suggestion of the Pioneers' Association of South Australia (PASA). The statue was renamed "Light's Vision" at the suggestion of PASA president Sir Henry Newland. While local legend suggests that Light stood on Montefiore Hill when planning the city, this remains unconfirmed.

The plaque at the front of the statue reads: "Colonel William Light First Surveyor General; Fixed the site and laid out the city of Adelaide in 1836; Erected by citizens; 1906".

Light's Vision
The Statue - Light's Vision At Montefiore Hill, North Adelaide, South Australia


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