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THE DANCING MASTER
(J96) Sq.Set
John Drewry Donside Book
1- 8
1s & 3s set & pivot to right & dance round ¼ clockwise inside set
(L follows M) & face in, 1s+3s change places with other partner RH &
dance clockwise back to partners place (M follows L)
9-16
1s & 3s dance RH across with corner 2L/4L, 1s & 3s dance across &
LH across with other corner 4M/2M to end in place facing clockwise
(M behind L)
17-24
1s also 3s dance Tandem reels of 3 with corners, 1s & 3s ending in
prom hold facing out
25-32
1s & 3s dance clockwise ½ way round outside of set & dance in back
to original places (pass RSh) while 2s & 4s (prom hold) Adv+Ret
33-64
2s & 4s repeat above Figs from beginning (bars 1-32)
65-72
All set to partners & change place RH, Ladies dance ¾RH
across while Men cast 1 place clockwise to meet opposite Lady
73-80
All repeat this Fig (bars 65-72) to end with own partners (opposite to
where they started)
81-88
All dance ½ Schiehallion reel back to original places
89-96
All circle 8H round & back
2010
May 23
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June 6
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Aug 8
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Aug 22
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Sept 5
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2011
May 8
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June 5
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2012
Feb 12
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2013
April 28
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June
2
nd
2016
March 13
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Devised by John Drewry for Bill Ireland, Vice-President & teacher of the London RSCDS Branch, to mark his
retirement from running their Demonstration Class for almost 40 years, and first danced at his party in
Wandsworth on 24th June 1989. “The Dancing Master” and “A Visit to Ireland” were the two Irish jig tunes used
by McBain’s Band.
Bill Ireland died in October 2002.
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