Royal Victoria, or Marshall's
| ID | JSS0493 |
| Title | Royal Victoria, or Marshall's |
| Document Reference | MS 3088 |
| Format | 165 x 256 mm |
| Medium | Handwritten Manuscript |
| Item Type | Manuscript |
| Subject | Scottish Dance, Royal Victoria |
| Item Description | This excerpt is from a series of notebooks compiled by Skinner and his own dance teacher, William Scott. The notebooks were published under the title, A Guide to Fashionable Dancing. Royal Victoria. Commonly called 'Marshall's'. 1. Ladies' chain, double; hands across half round, and back again to places; all promenade, turning partners at each side, all eight swing partners with right hand and back with left to places. Twice. 2. Top and bottom couples set to couples on their right, lead through, and back to places; top and bottom ladies advance, retire, and advance and retire back to back; gentlemen the same; also eight chassez to partners places and back again and turn corners. Twice. 3. Top and bottom couples advance and retire, and advance and set in centre: the four change places all round; the two ladies advance, retire, and advance and stop in the centre; two gentlemen do the same; hands four round. Four times. 4. Grand square; ladies' hands across, all round, holding right hand up in centre; gentlemen do the same; all eight join hands and set, the gentlemen with their backs facing the inside of the figure, and turn partners. Four times. 5. Grand chassez of eight round the figure, the first couple leading outside the couple on their right; finish in two lines, and turn partners, the ladies lead round to the left inside the figure, the gentlemen at the same time to the right outside the figure, and finish in two lines, the two centre couples hands four round to places, and turn partners. Four times. Finish, grand chain, and turn partners. |
| Creator | James Scott Skinner and William Scott |
| Creator Manuscript | James Scott Skinner |
| Publisher | Charles Middleton, Keith |
| Time Period | 1870s-1880s |
| Associated Dates: Creation | c.1883 |
| Associated Dates: Manuscript | c.1883 |
| Associated Dates: Publication | 1884 |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Collection Name | Dance Notebooks |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
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