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In his Bankhead Book 5, John Drewry says:
This dance, devised in 1973, was used by the Publications Committee in that year as the basis for the reel “Mrs
Stewart of Fasnacloich” - a dance which has always disappointed me - I do not like left shoulder reels of four
and I think that setting should come at the beginning of a phrase rather than at the end. My feeling, for a long
time, has been that Mrs Stewart was never the same woman again after she was interfered with by the
committee!
I am publishing the dance in its original form in the hope that dancers will enjoy it this way.
Mrs Ysobel Stewart (nee Campbell of Inverneill House) of Fasnacloich, a Girl Guide Commissioner, wanted to
collect and publish the Scottish dances she had enjoyed throughout her life and to teach Scottish Country
Dancing to the young women in the Guides. Mrs. Stewart approached Patersons, a Glasgow publisher to publish
her book. Meanwhile, Miss Jean Milligan, a lecturer in physical education was teaching Scottish Country Dancing
to her students at Jordanhill College in Glasgow. The publisher brought the women together and they formed the
Scottish Country Dance Society on 26th November 1923. The goal of the SCDS was to publish dances and to
support the revival of SCD. King George VI conferred the royal status to the Society in 1951.
YSOBEL
(S8x32)
John Drewry (Bankhead Book 5)
1- 4
1s+2s petronella turn & set
5- 8
1s+2s ¾ turn RH into ½ RH across (2s end facing out)
9-16
2s+1s+3s dance reflection reels of 3 on sides, with 2s dancing out and
down, 1s crossing down RH to reel on opposite sides, and 3s dancing
out and up, 1s end facing 2
nd
corners while 2s+3s dance the long way
into place
17-20
1s dance ½ reel of 4 with 2
nd
corners, pass LSh round each other to
face 1
st
corners
21-24
1s dance ½ reel of 4 with 1
st
corners & passing LSh 1M faces 3s (at
top) 1L faces 2s
25-26
3s+2s face diagonally inwards & 3s+1s+2s set
27-29
3s+1M also 1L+2s circle 3H round to left, 1M leads 3s down Ladies
side while 1L leads 2s up Men’s side
30-32
All 3 couples circle 6H round ½ way
