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The
name
refers
to
King's
College,
University
of
Aberdeen,
which
has
an
ornate entry porch with a top like a crown.
The
university
celebrated
its
quincentenary
in
1995
and
John
Drewry
published a book of appropriately named celebratory dances.
Knockando,
the
whisky
distillers,
produced
a
20
year
old
single
malt
(distilled
in
1974
and
bottled
in
1995).
In
2016
a
bottle
failed
to
reach
its
reserve
price
at
auction
-
the
highest
bid
being
£110
-
though
bottles
did sell for £90 in 2017.
THE CROWN OF KING’S
(S96) Triangular set - Demo dance
John Drewry Quincentenary
1
st
PART
1- 4
All set to partner & change RH
5- 8
All Ladies LHA to partner’s place
9-16
All
set,
turn
¾
RH
to
Men
BtoB
in
centre,
all
set,
turn
¾
RH
to
own
places
17-24
All
Men
dance
Fig.
of
8
round
partner
&
next
Lady
anti-clockwise,
passing in front of partner to begin
25-32
Circle 6H to left, turn partner 2H, continue circle left to places
2
nd
PART
1- 4
1s
turn
2H
advancing
to
centre
&
open
out
to
1M
facing
2s,
1L
facing
3s, 1M+2s & 1L+3s set
5- 8
1M+2s
LH
across
while
1L+3c
RH
across,
all
finish
in
promenade
hold
with partner, 1s in centre facing down
9-16
All
RSh
reel
of
3,
ending
in
straight
line
across
facing
audience
(end
couples dance extra loops)
17-24
All
Set&Link
with
partner
twice,
finishing
with
1s
facing
each
other
&
2s+3sc facing own end of line
25-32
1s
form
arch
while
2M+3L,
followed
by
2L+3M,
dance
forwards,
meet
in
centre,
dance
up
under
arch,
through
1
st
place
&
cast
back
to
original places, 1s dancing up to place on last 2 bars
3
rd
PART
1- 4
All set to partner, turn RH (Ladies finish facing out)
5-16
Celtic Brooch formation:
`Men
RH
across
2
/
3
to
Lady's
place
while
Ladies
wide
cast
to
partner's
place (as in Schiehallion reels)
`Ladies
RH
across
2
/
3
to
Man's
place
while
Men
wide
cast
to
Man's
place (now next to partner again)
Repeat twice to original places, all Ladies stay facing out
17-24
All
Ladies
dance
Fig.
of
8
round
partner
&
corner,
passing
behind
partner to begin
25-32
Circle 6H to left, turn partner 2H, continue circle left to places
Note:
If
the
dance
is
performed
on
a
stage,
1
st
couple
should
stand
at
the
back
facing
the
audience,
while
the
other
two
couples
stand
near
the front of the stage with their backs to the audience.