Caledonians Quadrille

Interpretation of Christison's version
Quadrille set: 1s face 2s, 3s on the right of 1s facing 4s
 
Fig 1  2x32B   
Top couples: Right hand star, L hand star, 8B
Balance set and turn partners (two hands), 8B
Top Ladies' chain, 8B
Top couples promenade to opposite places, 4B
Half Rs & Ls to place. 4B
Repeat with Side couples 32B
 
 
Fig 2  4x24B   
1st Gentleman advance & retire twice. 8B
All balance set and turn corners, 8B
Promenade with corners to Gents' places. 8B
Repeat with Gents 2, 3, 4 72B
 
 
Fig 3  4x32B  
1st Lady and opp. Gent adv and ret, 4B
Re-advance and two hand turn to places, 4B
1st Couple lead through 2nd couple, 4B
2nd Couple lead through 1st couple to places. 4B
All balance set and turn corners, 8B
All advance and retire in a circle, 4B
All turn partners. 4B
Repeat with 2nd Lady and 1st Gent leading 32B
Repeat with 3rd Lady and 4th Gent 32B
Repeat with 4th Lady and 3rd Gent 32B
 
 
Fig 4  4x24B  
1st Lady and 2nd Gent advance and stop, 2B
2nd Lady and 1st Gent advance and stop, 2B
Top couples turn partners to places. 4B
All Ladies to right, 4 slip steps in front of Gents, 2B
All Gents slip step to left, behind Ladies, 2B
Repeat slip steps so all are in opposite places, 4B
Promenade partners to place and turn. 8B
Repeat with 2nd, 3rd & 4th Ladies  
and opposite Gentlemen leading 72B
 
 
Fig 5  4x48B+16B coda  
1st couple visit right. 8B
All Ladies adv, curtsy & retire, 4B
All Gentlemen adv, bow & retire, 4B
All balance set and turn partners, 8B
Grand Chain halfway, 8B
Promenade to place and turn, 8B
Corner chain movement. 8B
Repeat with 2nd, 3rd, 4th couples leading 144B
 
 
Corner Chain Movement:
Take L hand with partner then Ladies to the left, Gents to the right: cross to the next person (on the corner) and turn with R hand, then back to partner and 1/2 turn to places with L hand.      8B
 
 
Coda: All promenade the set, 8B
All swing partner (added to Christison's version) 8B

Dance Description Copyright Don Richmond  2012
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Last updated September 12, 2012