Mrs Mary Cooper

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

MRS MARY COOPER (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Tim Bolton-Maggs Newcastle Half Century Book

1- 8 1s Petronella turn and set facing each other up/down; 1s turn 2H 1¼ times, to finish facing up at top. 2s and 3s step in behind (bar 8) for...
9-16 1s+2s+3s dance Allemande finishing 1s in 3rd place, 3s at top. Bars 15-16 2s+3s turn partners 2H ready for... 321
17-24 3s+2s (top 2 couples) dance ½ diamond Poussette; 3s+1s dance ½ diamond Poussette.
25-32 1s (from 2nd place) dance Fig of 8 own side. (1L RSh to 2L, 1M RSh to 3M). 213

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

Dance Information

This dance was devised by Tim Bolton-Maggs in 1993 and published in Newcastle Half Century Book, a collection of dances published to celebrate the golden jubilee year (2000) of the Newcastle And District Branch Of The RSCDS.

Recommended music: Mary And Maurice Cooper by Andrew Rankine.

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