Ysobel

Scottish Country Dance Instruction

1- 8 1s+2s petronella turn and set, ¾ turn RH into ½ RH across
9-16 1s cross down RH through 3rd place to dance reel of 3 with 2s+3s on opposite sides (2s+3s start passing RSh on Ladies' side and LSh on Men's side). 1s end facing 2nd corners
17-24 1s dance ½ reel of 4 with 2nd corners, pass LSh round each other to ½ reel with 1st corner and passing LSh 1M faces 3s (at top) 1L faces 2s
25-32 3s+1s+2s set and 3s+1M also 1L+2s circle 3H round to left, 1M leads 3s down Ladies side while 1L leads 2s up Men's side and circle 6H round ½ way. 213

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

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Ysobel Stewart (1882-1968), the third child of Colonel and Mrs Campbell of Inverneill and Ross, was brought up and educated at Inverneill House, Argyll and from 1897 to 1899 she was a pupil at St Leonard's School for girls in St Andrews, Fife.

In 1909 Miss Ysobel Campbell married Major Ian Stewart living in Ayr until 1934.

Ysobel Stewart became a Girl Guide Commissioner and wanted to collect and publish Scottish dances and to teach Scottish Country Dancing to the young women in the Guides.

The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS), was founded in 1923 as the Scottish Country Dance Society by Jean Milligan and Ysobel Stewart of Fasnacloich, who wanted to preserve country dancing as performed in Scotland.

In 1934 Major Ian Stewart retired and they both moved to Camserney Cottage near Aberfeldy (pronounced "ah-bur-fell-dee") in Perthshire. After Major Ian died in 1948 Mrs Stewart returned to Argyll.

In 1955 Mrs Stewart moved to South Africa where she had family (a niece and cousins) and so she settled in Fish Hoek near the Indian Ocean until she died there in 1968 aged 86.

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