Sodger Laddie ~ RSCDS

Soldier Ladie ~ RSCDS

Soldier Ladie ~ Williams Sodger Laddie ~ RSCDS

Sodger Laddie ~ RSCDS or Soldier Ladie ~ RSCDS is a Scottish Country Dance. It was published by Walsh in 1731 in The Compleat Country Dancing Master vol 1, London. It was interpreted by RSCDS in 1938 and published in RSCDS Book 12. It is J8×32 3C/4C, a proper Triple Minor dance. J32.

Walsh writes:

The 1st Man Heys with the 3d Cu. his Partner at the same Time heys with the 2d Cu. Then the 1st Man Heys with the 2d Cu. 1st Wo. at the same Time Heys with the 3d Cu. First Cu. leads thro' the 2d and 3d We. and turn in the 2d Cu. Place First Cu. leads through the 2d and 3d Men and turns at Top The 1st Cu. Back to Back and cast off and turn The 2d Cu. does the same First Man leads the 2d Wo. off and turns her First Wo. leads the 2d Man off and turns him, 1st Man cast off at the same Time.

Walsh spells the dance "Soldier Ladie" rather than "Sodger Laddie".

Walsh uses a 32 bar jig tune repeated twice, while the RSCDS has cut the dance length in half.

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: hand turn (allemande), cast, lead, hey, back to back (and probably others).

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