Musical Chairs
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Musical Chairs 32 bar strathspey for four couples in a longwise set, Murrough Landon, 20221- 2 1st man and 2nd woman, also 3rd man and 4th woman, change places giving right hands.
Meanwhile 1st woman and 2nd man, also 3rd woman and 4th man, set facing on the diagonal (covering with those crossing).
3- 4 1st and 2nd couples, also 3rd and 4th couples, chase one place clockwise ending in the order 2,1,4,3. 1st man and 4th woman stay facing out.
5- 8 1st and 4th couples dance left hands across and end on the sides facing the ends.
9-16 All dance reels of four on the sides, starting by passing right shoulder. 1st and 4th couples end facing in diagonally after their last left shoulder pass.
17-18 1st woman and 4th man change places giving left hands.
Meanwhile 1st man and 4th woman set facing on the diagonal.
19-20 1st and 4th couples chase one place anticlockwise ending in the order 2,4,1,3. 1st woman and 4th man stay facing out.
21-24 2nd and 4th couples, also 1st and 3rd couples, dance right hands across.
25-32 2nd and 4th couples, also 1st and 3rd couples, dance an all round poussette.
The final order is 2,4,1,3.
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Murrough Landon, CC BY-SA October 2022)
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This dance, Musical Chairs, was devised by Murrough Landon for Joanne and Willie Lawrence who have both taken on vital organisational roles in the London Scottish Country Dance community.Joanne is chair of London Branch while Willie is convener of the St Columba's Dancers. Among their many tasks both are involved in booking musicians and Willie also computerised the St Columba's CD collection.
Recommended music: Suggested tune Crowhillock by Archibald Duff; suitable recording Silver Halsway (George Meikle and the Lothian SDB: Reel Friends Book 3).
(Dance information by the deviser, Murrough Landon, CC BY-SA October 2022)
Musical Chairs is a game of elimination involving players, chairs, and music. It is a staple of many parties worldwide.
A set of chairs is arranged with one fewer chair than the number of players (e.g., for nine players, there would be eight chairs). While music plays, the contestants walk around the chairs. When the music stops abruptly, all players must quickly find and sit on a chair.
The player who cannot find a chair is eliminated. One chair is then removed for the next round, and the process repeats until only one player remains, who is declared the winner.
Children Playing A Game Of Musical Chairs
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