Queen's Jig

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s set, cast and dance ½ Fig of 8 round 2s to end in centre joining RH to partner, LH with 1st corner
9-16 Balance-in-Line, 1s ¾ RH turn to join LH with 2nd corner, Balance-in-Line, 1s ¾ RH turn to face 3rd corner
17-24 1s dance ½ diagonal RSh reel of 4 with 3rd corners, ½ diagonal RSh reel of 4 with 4th corners to end in 2nd place own side
25-32 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 (1L down between 3s, 1M up between 2s) to 2nd place opposite side and all chase clockwise ½ way

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

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The dance consists of 'bits' borrowed from Postie's Jig, Seton's Ceilidh Band, The Cooper's Wife and The Kenora Reel.

"The large-scale development of Llandudno as a seaside resort originating from the late 1840s. In 1846, Owen Williams, born on Anglesey, but in business at Liverpool is said to have proposed a resort to John Williams, agent of the Mostyn family, who had sponsored the enclosure of the common land below the Great Orme.

A fisherman's hut below the Great Orme was the meeting place where Owen Williams and The Hon T E M Lloyd Mostyn MP developed the idea. Plans were drawn up by Wehnert And Ashdown, architects and surveyors, of Charing Cross, London. Leases were offered for sale on 29 August 1849. The Queen's Hotel dates from 1855.

The North Wales Pioneer dated 8th May 2020 reported that "The Queen's Hotel in Llandudno has closed its doors for good. The hotel was one of three establishments, owned by Northern Powerhouse Developments, that had been placed in administration. In March, the Pioneer reported that administrators Duff and Phelps had been left 'no choice' but to close the hotels temporarily as the 'world addresses the Covid-19 crisis'. But on Thursday, May 7th 2020 - The Queens Hotel revealed it was to close its doors permanently."

The Queen's Hotel, Llandudno, 2021

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