Mistress Mary (MacDonald)
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Mistress Mary (MacDonald) (S32) 3C (3C set) 32 bar Strathspey for 3 Couples in a 4 Couple Set, devised by Anthea Macdonald, 2015, Published In Celebrating 50 Years (Los Angeles).1- 8 1st couple set and cast down as 2nd couple step up
2nd and 3rd couples set and petronella turn to the centre line
9-16 2nd and 3rd couples dance half reel of four on the centre line
3rd and 2nd couples petronella turn to own sidelines
All set. 312
17-24 Corner Change And Chase:
1st couple and 1st corners change places right hand
Corners dance to the other corner's place while 1st couple follow, returning to second place on own side
1st couple and 2nd corners repeat the figure with left hand. (2)1(3)
25-32 All chase anticlockwise halfway round
1st couple dance out the ends man up lady down, cast back to place. 312
(WEECRIB)
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Also see the dance Mistress Mary (Goossen) by Elizabeth Goossen.This dance, Mistress Mary by Anthea Macdonald is dedicated to Mary Brandon, the longtime Dance Mistress of the Los Angeles Branch Demonstration Team.
MacDonald designed this to be danced in a 3 couple set, but it can be danced in an unusual three couple dance in a four couple set: Here the 2s progress down the set (with the 1s), while the 3s zoom up (instead of not progressing at all) (See the video for 'three couple dance in a four couple set').
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