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hways

Re: Corstorphine Fair

Jan. 24, 2002, 8:45 p.m. (Message 29266, in reply to message 29256)

Eric,
There must be several errors in the instructions you have.
Corstorphine Fair is a 40 bar jig, and the crossings come at the end of te
dance.
The first ladies crossings occur on bars 25-30, and are "easy" turns,
beginning wiith all on opposite sides and first lady changing places giving
right hand to second man, left to third lady and right hand to fourth man,
On bars 33-38, , The men dance similar easy turns, first man changing places
with second lady givingt left hands, third man right hands and fourth lady
left hands,
The dance was published originally as a leaflet by Mozart Allen, devised by
Miss M. Hunter, Edinburgh. It included music for two jigs,the title tune and
one other, both composed by Nan Main. The Jimmy Blair recording for the
dance does not include either one.

Harry