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The One O'Clock Canon
Ian Brockbank
Aug. 4, 2013, 11:23 p.m. (Message 64356)
Hi All, I've had several queries asking me if the last 2 bars of The One O'Clock Canon have changed. For bars 63-64, Book 47 says "1st couple cast off one place while the couple in fourth place dance up to third place." This is a misprint. Only on bars 159-160 do they dance up to third place. On all other times through (63-64, 95-96 and 127-128) they dance up to second place, allowing the previous first couple (half way through their dance) to cast into third place. Cheers, Ian Brockbank Edinburgh, Scotland <mailto:xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx> xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx | <http://www.scottishdance.net/> www.scottishdance.net | <http://twitter.com/@edinburghscd> @edinburghscd Grand Chain - the Scottish dance resource I've just run the Edinburgh marathon for my nephew Matthew and Martin House Children's Hospice - please support at <http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/IanBrockbank> http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/IanBrockbank
Ian - congratulations (I guess) on having your dance given the RSCDS
seal of approval. We don't have Book 47 here yet. The video from
Summer School recently uploaded to DanceData is very clear and easy to
follow, and of course Eric's crib is correct. We still made a hash of
it on Friday night, but it was late in the evening and our brains were
scrambled. We may do better next time. I can remember it being taught
in a couple of workshops I attended back in the 90s, I seem to
recollect it going well then.
Becky
Becky Sager
Marietta GA USA
"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass...it's about
learning how to dance in the rain." Vivian Greene
From: "Ian Brockbank" <xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
To: "Strathspey" <xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: "'RSCDS'" <xxxx@xxxxx.xxx>
Subject: The One O'Clock Canon
Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 20:23:53 +0100
Hi All,
I've had several queries asking me if the last 2 bars of The One
O'ClockCanon have changed. For bars 63-64, Book 47 says "1st couple
cast off one place while the couple in fourth place dance up to third
place." This is a misprint. Only on bars 159-160 do they dance up to
third place.On all other times through (63-64, 95-96 and 127-128) they
dance up to second place, allowing the previous first couple (half way
through their dance) to cast into third place.
Cheers, Ian Brockbank
Hi Becky, > Ian - congratulations (I guess) on having your dance given the RSCDS seal of approval. We don't have Book 47 here yet. Thank you! > The video from Summer School recently uploaded to DanceData is very clear and easy to follow, and of course Eric's crib is correct. As, of course, is the original at www.scottishdance.net/dances/ > We still made a hash of it on Friday night, but it was late in the evening and our brains were scrambled. We may do better next time. I can remember it being taught in a couple of workshops I attended back in the 90s, I seem to recollect it going well then. The key thing to remember is that there are really only 40 bars to the dance. After the first 8 bars of each half, you're doing exactly the same thing, just at the other end. The other thing to fix on is the reel of four. It was several years before I discovered how important it is (I always seemed to end up on stage behind the microphone, so it was a while before I got to dance it in earnest) - but it's the easy focus point where you can find yourselves again if it all starts going pear-shaped. BTW in case anyone's interested, The Pride of Dunblane went down well at the Dunedin Dance Festival last week as well, and I managed to get some video. You can see it at http://youtu.be/bsdgFSrVQ_M with an extended version including teaching at http://youtu.be/axYtfnpAG_I Cheers, Ian Brockbank Edinburgh, Scotland xxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx | www.scottishdance.net | @edinburghscd Grand Chain - the Scottish dance resource