strathspey@strathspey.org:40732

Rebecca Sager

Micmac Rotary (was 3 X quicktime dances and music)

Feb. 20, 2005, 12:25 a.m. (Message 40732)

I didn't get much feedback on whether other groups also do this dance
in a double square set, with the women switching into the other set
during the promenade, and the dance repeating with new partners. Does
anyone know how this variation came to be? Just checked Eric
Ferguson's Dance Cribs, it's not in there at all.

Becky

Becky Sager
Marietta GA USA 

-- "Becky Sager" <xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx> wrote:

Lydia Hedge kindly sent me the original directions for Micmac Rotary -
the interchange figure which we (some of us, including Lydia)are
familiar with is not in The Brodie Book. The published version IS for
4 couples and 3x32 music would work. The version I assumed was
original (which is actually 2x96)is either one of Mr Drewry's second
thoughts or a local variant? How is the dance done in other parts of
the world?

Becky

Becky Sager
Marietta GA USA

-- "Becky Sager" <xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx> wrote:

Some at least of George's list are 96-bar dances, I'm familiar with
Chrysanthemum (4 couples, square set) and Micmac Rotary (8 couples
-though, Alan, Dance Data says 4 - in 2 square sets) so are outside
the current discussion. Shouldn't Micmac Rotary be 2x48?

Becky

Becky Sager
Marietta GA USA

-- "George Meikle" <xxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
Jim Healy wrote.......
> The diagram in the Leaflet book is, regrettably, incorrect in showing 
a four couple set and this has obviously fooled DanceData......

I am glad to say that my Sutton Coldfield Index shows it correctly as 3x48R.

As a matter of interest I have raked through all the dance programmes that I
and the Lothian Scottish Dance Band have played for to get the following
list of all the 3x Reels and Jigs we have been asked to play over a period
of about thirty years that I have on file.

Dance Title                  Bars  Played
AUCKLAND AIRS                3 32R   1
BONNY DUNOON                 3 32J   1
BREAKDOWN, The               3 32R   2
CHIPPY's RANT                3 32J   1
CHRYSANTHEMUM                3 32R   3
DANCING MASTER, The          3 32J   133
EILEAN DONAN CASTLE          3 48J   2
GEORGE SQUARE OF EDINBURGH   3 32R   1
HEY JOHNNIE COPE             3 32R   1
JOE FOSTER'S JIG             3 32J   3
MACPHERSON'S JIG             3 32J   22
MICMAC ROTARY, The           3 32R   1
Misses CRAMB OF LINLITHGOW   3 32J   1
MY HEATHER HILLS             3 48J   2
OLD WAY OF KILLICRANKIE      3 48R   8
RODGER'S FIVE-O REEL         3 64R   1
SOUND OF HARRIS, The         3 48H   4
TAPPIE TOORIE                3 32R   1
TWO OF THE BEST              3 32J   1

Thought it might be of interest to some of the folks on Strathspey

George Meikle