Manolis's Mathematical Manoeuvres
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Manolis's Mathematical Manoeuvres (J32x8) 3C (4C set) Manolis Debarre, 2024 Published In Meaudre Reel Book 2.1- 8 1s dance lead down and back
9-16 1s dance a long cast to end in 2nd place, as 2s step up 1s turn RH 1½ and twirl, pulling back RSh to end facing 1st corners
17-24 1s dance Corners Pass and Turn with 1st corners and pass RSh to face 2nd Corners
1s dance Corners Pass and Turn with 2nd corners and pass RSh to end in 2nd place
25-32 1s dance Right Hand Across (1L with 2s at the top and 1M with 3s),1s pass RSh and dance Left Hand Across with the other couple (1L with 3s and 1M with 2s)
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Manolis Debarre, 2024)
Dance Notes
On bars 13-16, 1s can dance 1½ RH turn or only half a turn RH or as Manolis wrote rather a ⅝ RH turn to be precise!Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Instruction Videos
Manolis's Mathematical Manoeuvres - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction VideoDance Information
Manolis discovered Scottish Country Dancing when he was 9. It was introduced to him by Sophie Marchand, his teacher at the primary school in the village of Méaudre.Manolis loves maths and recognised that any Scottish country dance is just a sequence of figures. Of course he turned to Pillings and knows the diagrams almost better than his teacher. He understands any dance at first glance! This dance represents him well. It keeps moving and there's no time to rest. The Corner Pass and Turn remains his favourite figure for now.
Dance information from Manolis's Mathematical Manoeuvres - Meaudre Reel Book 2, reproduced here with the kind permission of Sophie Marchand, 2024.
Manolis, Proudly Wearing His Kilt And Holding His Favourite Book - Pillings
Published in Manolis's Mathematical Manoeuvres - Meaudre Reel Book 2, reproduced here with the kind permission of Sophie Marchand, 2024.
Image copyright the deviser, Manolis Debarre, All rights reserved, reproduced here with kind permission, 2024.