Maureen Vivino

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s+2s+3s dance mirror reels of 3 on sides (1s out/down, 2s in/up, 3s out/up). End 2s in 1st place, 1s in 2nd place, 3s in 3rd place
9-16 1s dance ½ diagonal R&L with 2L+3M (Man up, Lady down), ½ diagonal R&L with 2M+3L. 1s end BtoB in centre facing 1st corners (in 3rd corner position)
17-24 1s+corners set and turn 2H, 1s face 2nd corner (in 4th corner position); 1s+corners set and turn 2H while 1st corners chase clockwise ½ round back to original places
25-32 1s+1st corners set and turn 2H while 2nd corners chase clockwise ½ round back to original places. 1s end BtoB facing 2nd corners
33-40 1s+2nd corners dance diagonal reel of 4. 1s pass LSh to face 1st corners
41-48 1s+1st corners dance diagonal reel of 4. 1s loop into 2nd place own side facing out. 213

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

1- 8 First, second and third couples dance reels of three on own sides. First couple dance out and down, second couple dance in and up while third couple dance out and up to begin. First couple finish in second place, second couple finish in top place while third couple finish in original places.
9-12 First couple dance half diagonal rights and lefts with second woman and third man. First man and second woman and first woman and third man change places with right hands to begin.
13-16 First couple dance half diagonal rights and lefts with second man and third woman. First and second men and first and third women change places with right hands to begin. First couple finish back to back in the middle facing the dancers in third corner positions.
17-20 First couple set to and turn first corners (now in third corner positions) with both hands and pas de basque. First couple finish facing the dancers in fourth corner positions.
21-24 First couple set to and turn second corners (now in fourth corner positions) with both hands and pas de basque
while
the first corners dance clockwise round the outside back to original places.
First couple finish facing first corners.
25-28 First couple set to and turn first corners with both hands and pas de basque
while
the second corners dance clockwise round the outside back to original places.
First couple finish facing second corners.
29-32 First couple set to and turn second corners with both hands and pas de basque. First couple finish back to back in the middle facing second corners.
33-40 First couple dance a reel of four with second corners passing corners by right shoulders to begin. At the end of the reel first couple pass by left shoulders to finish facing first corners.
41-48 First couple dance a reel of four with first corners passing corners by right shoulders to begin. At the end of the reel first couple loop round to finish on own sides in second place facing out.

Repeat having passed a couple.

(Dance crib compiled by the deviser Rod Downey, Johnsonville SCD Club Tutor)

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Dance Information

Maureen was a lovely dance teacher from Ithaca in upstate New York, and loved vigorous dances, so I wrote this for her in that spirit. She also was a founder of Moosewood Restaurant.

Maureen was for many years the tutor of the Ithaca Scottish Country Dance Club, Ithaca, New York. Maureen is a very energetic dancer, so the dance was devised with that in mind.

Suitable music -"The Birks Of Abergeldie" recorded by Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent on "The Island Fling" (BRG 001), side 1, track 4.

(Dance information from The Cane Toad Collection Of Scottish Country Dances, reproduced here with the kind permission of the deviser, Rod Downey)

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