We'll Meet Again (Uren)
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
WE'LL MEET AGAIN (S8x32) 3C (4C set) Emma Uren, 20201- 4 1s set advancing while 2s step up, 1s dance RSh round each other to 1L between 2s, 1M between 3s
5- 8 1s pass LSh to dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corners, 1s end in 2nd place opposite sides
9-16 1s dance ½ Fig of 8 (1M up/1L down) to 2nd place own side; all chase clockwise ½ round, 1s curve in to face 4th corners (position)
17-20 1s set to 4th corners (position), set to 1st corners (position)
21-24 1s Petronella turn to opposite sides, 1s retire and advance (1 bar each) while 2s and 3s advance and retire (1 bar each)
25-28 1s pass LSh to dance ½ diagonal reel of 4 with 3rd corners (position) to end 1M between 2s at top facing down, 1L between 3s at bottom facing up
29-32 1s set advancing and dance RSh round each other to 2nd place own side
(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)
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This strathspey, We'll Meet Again, was devised by Emma Uren in 2020 (during the Coved pandemic) to accompany the wartime classic song by the same name in honour of everybody in a difficult situation, and the late great Vera Lynn.This is in reference to those stuck in quarantine, missing their friends and Scottish Country Dance club, but just remember: we'll meet again!
"We'll Meet Again" is a 1939 British song made famous by singer Vera Lynn with music and lyrics composed and written by English songwriters Ross Parker and Hughie Charles.
The song was published by Michael Ross Limited, whose directors included Louis Carris, Ross Parker and Norman Keen. Keen, an English pianist also collaborated with Parker and Hughie Charles on "We'll Meet Again" and many other songs published by the company, including "There'll Always Be an England" and "I'm In Love For The Last Time".
The song, "We'll Meet Again", is one of the most famous of the Second World War era, and resonated with soldiers going off to fight as well as their families and sweethearts.
The song also gave its name to the 1943 musical film We'll Meet Again in which Vera Lynn played the lead role.
Dame Vera Margaret Lynn CH DBE OStJ (1917 - 2020) was an English singer, songwriter and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were very popular during the Second World War.
She was widely referred to as the "Forces' Sweetheart" and gave outdoor concerts for the troops in Egypt, India and Burma during the war as part of Entertainments National Service Association.
The songs most associated with her are "We'll Meet Again", "The White Cliffs of Dover", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and "There'll Always Be an England".
We'll Meet Again, Vera Lynn - Information Video
Vera Lynn, 1962
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