Miss Ogilvie's Fancy

Miss Ogilvie's Fancy is a Scottish Country Dance. It was published by William Campbell in 1795 in Campbell's 10th Book of New and Favorite Country Dances & Strathspey Reels, London. It was interpreted by RSCDS in 1959 and published in RSCDS Book 20. It is S8×32 3C/4C, a proper Triple Minor dance. St32.

On page 24 of book 10, Campbell writes:

The 1st. & 2d. Cu Poussette quite round to their own places Lead down the middle up again hands 4 round at bottom Right & Left at top.

The music consists of an eight bar strain and a sixteen bar strain. I assume it is intended to be played AAB.

Campbell spells the dance "Miss Ogleves Fancy".

The animation plays at 120 counts per minute normally, but the first time through the set the dance will often be slowed down so people can learn the moves more readily. Men are drawn as rectangles, women as ellipses. Each couple is drawn in its own color, however the border of each dancer indicates what role they currently play so the border color may change each time through the minor set.

An online description of the dance may be found here.

The dance contains the following figures: circle, cast, lead, rights and lefts, diamond poussette, down the middle and back (and probably others).

If you find what you believe to be a mistake in this animation, please leave a comment on youtube explaining what you believe to be wrong. If I agree with you I shall do my best to fix it.

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