Nov. 6, 2001, 4:21 a.m. (Message 28055)
I, like Marian Stroh, am eagerly awaiting the resolution of the mystery of Ian Brown of Harrogate's «The Cooper's Wife». My class has been dancing Wee Cooper for years, and if there is such a companion dance, I'd likewise be most happy to have the instructions. Since Ian's subject was in fact The Wee Cooper of Fife, I wonder if his in-paragraph mention of The Cooper's Wife might just have been an unintentional slip of phrase. (Only you, Ian, can answer that!) If there is no such dance, then it's nonetheless a wonderful play of words, and someone ought to devise one--with ten-bar phrases of course--post haste. Robb Quint Thousand Oaks, California, USA
Nov. 6, 2001, 6:39 p.m. (Message 28057, in reply to message 28055)
DanceData gives the following information: The Cooper's Wife, Jig 40 bars. 3 couples. Set Longwise - 4 Steps: Skip-Change Deviser: Mitchell, John W Books: Whetherly Book 16 #3 Notes: 10 bar phrases Tunes: The Wee Cooper o' Fife Happy dancing with both the cooper and his wife, Eric Eric T. Ferguson, van Dormaalstraat 15, NL-5624 KH EINDHOVEN, Netherlands tel: (+31)(0)40-243 2878 fax:40-246 7036 e-mail: x.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xx
Nov. 7, 2001, 12:37 p.m. (Message 28071, in reply to message 28055)
> I, like Marian Stroh, am eagerly awaiting the resolution of the mystery of > Ian Brown of Harrogate's «The Cooper's Wife». My class has been dancing Wee > Cooper for years, and if there is such a companion dance, I'd likewise be > most happy to have the instructions. > Robb Quint > Thousand Oaks, California, USA Hi Robb, Herewith the instructions. They are only in my teaching note form so if you have any difficulty, give me a bell. THE COOPER'S WIFE by John Mitchell J40(4x10)-3c Whetherly Book No.16 - N666-3 1-10 1s cast off one pl. They dance a fig.8 around 2s & FF C1s 11-20 1s pass RH with C1s & dance 1/2 way c/w round the set while C1s turn LH 1-1/2 times; 1s pass RH with C1s & turn LH to FF C2s. 21-30 1s & C2s repeat 11-20. 1s FF 3rd Corner position. 31-40 1s dance 1/2 R4 with C1s (RSh start) & pass RSh to FF 4th C pos. 1s dance 1/2 R4 with C2s. 1s turn LH to fin. in 2nd own. --------------------------------------------- By the way, to me C1 means Corner 1. 1s means first couple. Happy Dancing Cheers :) Ron Ron Mackey. London Branch