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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
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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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