The Lady in Pink, five couple jig devised by Rod Downey

’The Lady in Pink’ was danced at the Johnsonville SCD Club’s September tartan night in 2016. The MC was club tutor Rod Downey, who devised this dance. A tartan night is basically an ordinary club night but dancers from other clubs are invited and there is live music. We were lucky to have a five-piece band comprising Mary McDonald, Heather Elder, Lynne Scott, Sharlene Penman and Richard Hardie. Here’s what Rod wrote about the dance: “Devised late 2002. It is a teaching dance to introduce 5 couple dances. There are enough delays in the dance to enable the fourth couple to get used to being corners in two parts of the set, and enough partner contact that experienced dancers can guide less so through the dance. Recommended music is “The Curlew“ by P/M Donald MacLeod, and a suitable recording is “Spin“ on the CD “Kardinia Capers“, by David South and his band. This dance was written for our treasured treasurer Yu Hayakawa, who loves to wear pink.“ THE LADY IN PINK (J5x32) 5C set Rod Downey Cane Toad Collection 1- 8 1s and 3s turn RH and cast down 1 place, 1s and 3s turn LH to face 1st corners 9-16 1s and 3s set and turn comers RH to end forming a diagonal line with partners, 1s and 3s Balance-in-Line and turn LH to face 2nd corners 17-24 1s and 3s repeat with 2nd corners and end turning LH to opposite sides 25-32 1s and 3s set and cross RH, 1s and 3s cast down 1 place and all set (MINICRIB, Dance Crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)