See You In Brittany
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
See You In Brittany (J32x8) 3C (4C set), Gilbert Bibard, Méaudre Reel 20241- 4 1s cross Right Hand and cast off one place (2s step up on bars 3+4)
5- 8 1s turn Right Hand (in 4 bars), finishing in 2nd place (opposite sides) facing out while 2s and 3s change places Right Hand and set
9-16 3s and 1s and 2s dance a Right Shoulder Reel of 3 on sides, 1L starting giving RSh to 3M and 1M giving RSh to 2L, finishing 1L between 2s and 1M between 3s (at the top)
17-24 All 3 couples dance set and link, finishing on opposite sides (312) All 3 couples dance half chase clockwise (213)
25-32 1s dance Right Hand Across (1L with 2s at the top and 1M with 3s), 1s pass RSh and dance Left Hand Across with the other couple (1L with 3s and 1M with 2s)
(Dance crib compiled by the deviser, Gilbert Bibard, 2024)
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See You In Brittany - Scottish Country Dancing Instruction VideoDance Information
The Méaudre Reel, a Scottish Country Dance association based in the Vercors in France, regularly organises trips for its dancers combining dance and tourism in different regions of France, or even Europe.They have been to Brittany several times, particularly to Port Louis. In August 2024 they were invited by the local SCD club to visit during the Lorient Interceltic Festival. This dance is dedicated to this region and its inhabitants, especially those who invited the Méaudre Reel dancers.
(Dance information by Sophie Marchand, 2024)
Expedition To Brittany With The Méaudre Reel
Port-Louis July 2022
Published in See You In Brittany, reproduced here with the kind permission of Sophie Marchand, 2024.
Image copyright The Méaudre Reel, Sophie Marchand, all rights reserved, 2022.
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