The Young Chevalier

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s+2s+3s dance reflection reels of 3 on own sides (1s in and down to start)
9-16 1s followed by 2s lead down for 3 steps, 2s divide to follow 1s back to top, 1s cast to 2nd place as 2s dance to top
17-24 2s+1s dance ½ double Fig of 8 (1s cross up to start), 1s+3s dance ½ double Fig of 8 (1s cross down to start) while 2s set and cross RH
25-32 2s+1s circle 4H round to left while 3s set and cross RH, 1s+3s circle 4H round to right

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

Dance Information

Charles Edward (Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir) Stuart (1720-1788) was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart, grandson of James II and VII, and the Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1766 as Charles III.

During his lifetime, Charles Edward Stuart was also known as "the Young Pretender" and "the Young Chevalier"; in popular memory, he is known as Bonnie Prince Charlie.

Charles' father (James Francis Edward Stuart (10 June 1688 - 1 January 1766), nicknamed the Old Pretender, and self-proclaimed as James III on the death of his exiled father James II) was raised in Europe and was known as the Chevalier de St George. His son, Charles, also used the title for himself, including when, eager for military action, he was present at the siege of Gaeta as a teenager in 1734.

A Chevalier is a member of certain orders of knighthood, a low ranked member of French nobility.

A chivalrous man has and shows honour, generosity, and courtesy especially towards women.

"Prince Charles Edward Stuart" Cosmo Alexander (1724-1772), Oil On Canvas, c. 1749

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