> This dance was written for Ann McBride of the Los Angeles
> Branch. In the spring of 1998, Ann asked me to teach her class one night and, as a thank you, gave me a
> copy of the CD Diamond Jubilee with a note that she would be curious to see what I did with one of the
> tracks on the CD, “Fete Champetre.” This is the dance I devised to go with the music Ann had suggested.
> Years later when I was preparing the Clan MacLeod Scottish Country Dancers for a St. Patrick’s Day
> demonstration, I remembered the dance but decided to substitute a medley of Irish jigs in place of the
> music Ann had given me. The dance became a team favorite and, together with the Irish music, became a
> staple of our St. Patrick’s Day programs. Ann, who was born in the seaside town of Whitehead in County
> Antrim on the east coast of Northern Ireland, is our very own Lass From Erin’s Isle.