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Country Dances, Ancient and Modern

Flowers of Edinburgh

Background Sources

Many figures have been set to this tune. The earliest I know is from 1797 by Bartholomew Cooke.

Wilson, Chivers, Howe, Schell all have their own versions, none matches the RSCDS.

Wilcock (1868) is the earliest example I know of that matches the RSCDS. He writes (on page 73):

  1. First lady passes behind the second and third ladies, crosses between the third and fourth ladies to the gentleman's side, passes behind the second and third gentlemen to the first gentleman's place, and set. The first gentleman follows the lady, but leads up the centre.
  2. The first gentleman repeats the above, the lady following and set.
  3. Lead down the middle and up again.
  4. Pousette

The RSCDS's choreography is the same as Wilcock's except for the standard problem that the RSCDS poussette is progressive and no one else's is (and lead down the middle and up is progressive to Wilcock but not to the RSCDS).

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