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THE IMMIGRANT LASS
(J4x32)
Morton Jay RSCDS Book 39
1- 8
1s+2s turn RH 1½ times, 1s+2s dance RH across to end opposite sides
while 3s+4s now turn 1½ times (ie 3s+4s start 4 bars behind 1s+2s)
9-16
1s+2s dance ½ R&L while 3s+4s now dance RH across, 1s+3s (centre
couples) dance ½ R&L
17-24
3s+1s dance full Ladies chain
25-32
1s+4s lead up for 3 bars & ½ turn partner (Lady under Mans arm), 4s
lead down to bottom & cast to 3
rd
place as 1s lead down to bottom
The devisor J. Morton Jay dedicated this Scottish country dance to his wife June. They lived in Seaforth, New
South Wales, Australia.
Seaforth was named after Loch Seaforth and Seaforth Island in Scotland and is a suburb of northern Sydney.
