Lonely Sunday
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
LONELY SUNDAY (J8x32) 3C (4C set) Damon Collin From Paper To Pearl1- 8 1s lead down (3 steps), lead back (3 steps), cross and cast to 2nd place opposite sides
9-16 2s+1s dance R&L (Men finish facing out)
17-24 2s+1s dance Ladies' Chain (1M finishes facing out)
25-32 1M dances out and casts round 3L while 1L dances down middle and casts round 3M, 1s meet, lead up, cross and cast to 2nd place own sides
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Dance Notes
Like Kendall's Jig, this is a derivative of Kendall's Hornpipe which avoids counter-intuitive phrasing and flows more naturally.25-28 1L dance clockwise around 3M.
Dance Instruction Videos
Lonely Sunday - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction VideoDance Information
The recommended tune is "A Pint O' Ale" on the CD "The Devil's Quandary" by D B Grosjean and A Imbrie.
A Lonely Image
Image copyright Николай Гернет, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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