A Rose By Any Other Name
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME (S1x80) Sq.Set David Horwill, 20211- 4 1s+3s dance RH across while 2s and 4s dance clockwise ½ round (Men lead)
5- 8 2s+4s dance RH across while 1s and 3s dance clockwise ½ round (Men lead). 3412
9-12 1s and 3s (Men leading) dance in to form lines of 4 across (4L 3L 1M 2M and 4M 3M 1L 2L), 1s and 3s face each other and set
13-16 1s+3s circle 4H round to left, pull back RSh to face 2s/4s
17-24 All dance reels of 4 across, 1s/3s pass 2s/4s by RSh, 1s/3s end facing 2s/4s again
25-32 1s and 3s pass person facing RSh and cast back to their original places; All turn partner RH. 1432
33-64 2s+4s repeat 1-32 (reels up/down dance) ending with all Men facing in, Ladies facing out. 3412
65-68 Ladies dance clockwise 1 place round to next Man's position while Men dance RH across and dance out to where their partner was on bar 64, facing out
69-72 Men dance clockwise 1 place round while Ladies dance RH across once round and dance out to end next to partner facing out.
73-80 Repeat 65-72 to bring all couples back to original place
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagrams
Dance Information
The phrase "A rose by any other name" is derived from William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet", specifically from Juliet's soliloquy in Act 2, Scene 2.Juliet declares, as she laments the name of her beloved, in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet:
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other word would smell as sweet."
In this context, Juliet expresses the idea that the name of a person or thing is not inherently significant and that the essence of the entity remains unchanged regardless of its name. The line is part of a conversation between Juliet and Romeo, addressing the societal constraints imposed by their respective family names.
The phrase has since become a popular expression conveying the notion that the intrinsic qualities of an object or individual are more important than the name assigned to it. It is often used to emphasize the idea that the essence of something remains constant, irrespective of the label or title attached to it.
Beyond its literary origin, the expression has permeated popular culture and is commonly employed in discussions about the importance of substance over semantics.
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