Dance The Recumbent Stone 10008

Reel · 48 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: 53412)

Devised by

John Drewry (2000)

Intensity

48884/80800/84840/84884/82842/80800 = 63% (1 turn), 60% (whole dance)

Formations

Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
Reel of four - half (REEL;HALF;R4;)

Steps

Skip-Change, Slip-Step

Published in

20 New Dances by John Drewry 1999-2000 [16]
The Greenburn Book 3 [21]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [448] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [601] (diagram only)

Extra Info

Some notes by John Drewry in Greenburn Book 3:

Recumbent stone circles are found in the North-East of Scotland and …

Some notes by John Drewry in Greenburn Book 3:

Recumbent stone circles are found in the North-East of Scotland and they are thought to be at least five thousand years old. The recumbent stone is a very large stone lying on its side and it is flanked by two upright stones which are of a similar size to the other stones in the circle. The recumbent stone is always on the south-west side of the circle and it is thought that it was used in observations of the moon. There is a fine recumbent stone circle at Easter Aquhorthies to the north-west of Inverurie.

Once, when I was visiting it, I met a wee man who assured me that someone standing in the circle was much more likely to see U.F.O’s than someone standing nearby! Maybe his powers of imagination were more developed than mine.

An article in the Scotsman revealed that this circle has unusual acoustic properties which have been verified with scientific instruments. Similar acoustic properties are found at the Cairns of Camster, near Wick, in Caithness. The suggestion was that the old priests used the acoustic properties to impress the people with their “magic” powers.

“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
The Recumbent Stone	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Special Requests Volume 5	CD	6	R48 5	4:35	36.7
The Recumbent Stone	Ian T Muir	The Netherwood Collection	CD	11	R48 5	4:27	35.6
The Recumbent Stone	James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band	The Joy of Sets	CD+	6	R48 5	4:16	34.1

The Recumbent Stone 5/5L · R48

1–: 2c+3c+4c circle6 and back while{8} on [5–8] 1c+5c turn RH
9–: 1c+3c Fig8 down, cross down to start (1,2,3,4,5)
17–: 1c with 2c & 3c with 4c turn EH 1½ on the sides (1c+3c start inwards) (2,1,4,3,5) ; 1c+3c cast off | cross up LH to face 1cnr
25–: 1c & 3c ½Reels4 with 1cnrs, Pass Rsh ; repeat with 2cnrs
33–: Repeat with 3cnrs, finish with Rsh loop to 1W-1M-3W-3M on midline ; 1c+3c ½Reel4 on midline
41–: 3c+1c turn RH 1¼ (5,3x,4,1x,2) ; 3c+1c ½ Fig8 across to the L (M down, W up) (3M+1W pass Rsh between 4c) (5,3,4,1,2)

E-cribs

The Recumbent Stone 5/5L · R48

1-8: 2s+3s+4s circle 6H round & back while 1s & 5s wait for 4 bars then turn RH for 4 bars
9-16: 1s & 3s dance Fig of 8 round couples below them
17-24: 1s & 3s dancing between couple below turn them with nearer hand 1.1/2 times, cast down behind next couple & lead up LH to face 1st corners
25-32: 1s & 3s dance 1/2 diag reel of 4 with 1st corners, pass RSh & dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 2nd corners, 1s pass RSh to face 3rd corners
33-40: 1s & 3s dance 1/2 diag reel with 3rd crnrs & pass RSh to face partner in centre (Ladies face down & Men up) & dance 1/2 reel of 4 in up/down
41-48: 3s & 1s turn RH 1.1/4 times to 2nd/4th places (opp side). 3s+1s dance 1/2 Figs 8 across (Ladies dance up, Men down,3M+1L pass RSh) End 5 3 4 1 2

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