Scottish Country Dancing Dictionary

Montreal Rendezvous (Campbell)

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

MONTREAL RENDEZVOUS (M-8x(S16+R16)) 3C (4C set) Robert M Campbell Farewell My Fancy

Strathspey
1- 8 1s turn RH and cast 1 place, 1s ¾ turn LH to dance up/down and cast to 2nd place own sides
9-12 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round, finishing in from sidelines facing partner on angle (Men facing slightly down, Ladies slightly up)
13-14 All dance DoSiDo with partner
15-16 All cross RH with partner to opposite sides. (2)(1)(3)

Reel
17-24 All clap and 1s Petronella turn in to lines of 3 across and all set (1M+2s facing 1L+3s), 1s Petronella turn to own sides and all set to partner
25-32 All clap and 1s dance ½ reels of 3 across (1M with 2s, 1L with 3s); 1s turn 1½ RH to own sides. 213

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


Dance Information

Also see the dance Montreal Rendezvous (Birdsall) by G Dale Birdsall.

Montreal is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Rosedale School Children Dancing
Rosedale School Children Dancing
Dance Class At The School Located At 4575 Rosedale, Mariette Avenue In Montreal c. 1943


Text from this original Montreal article on Wikipedia.
Image from Conrad Poirier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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