The Mauchline Lady
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
THE MAUCHLINE LADY (R8x32) 3C (4C set) A Wolf Rowan Tree Set1- 8 1M followed by 1L cast 1 place and cross to opposite sides then cast down 1 place, cross to own sides and cast up to 2nd place then cross to opposite sides
9-16 1s dance LSh reels of 3 on opposite sides 1M+2M ending facing out
17-24 2s+1s dance Ladies' Chain
25-32 1s+3s dance RH across, 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 round 2s
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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The Mauchline Lady - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction VideoDance Information
The title of this dance, The Mauchline Lady, comes from The Mauchline Lady - Song written by Robert Burns in 1784.But when I came roun' by Mauchline toun,
Not dreadin any body,
My heart was caught, before I thought,
And by a Mauchline lady.
The Mauchline Lady is a lighthearted song commemorating Burns falling in love with Jean Armour when they met in 1784.
The Mauchline Lady Song - Information Video
The Mauchline Lady - From Page 58 Of 'A Study In Tone-Poetry' By Robert Burns
Image from (cropped) National Library Of Scotland, licensed under Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0.
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