Dance The Butter Churn 10256
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Sue McKinnell (2001)
- Intensity
- 800 888 844 844 = 66% (1 turn), 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Hands across - 3 - half (HX;3P;HALF;)
- Rights and Lefts - diagonal (R&L;DIAG;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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This dance was inspired by dancing Barry Skelton's dance *The Celtic Reel*.
This dance was inspired by dancing Barry Skelton's dance *The Celtic Reel*.
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (8). A yellow background means a recording with one of the recommended tunes but a non-standard number of repetitions. Recordings with a red background use a different tune and possibly a non-standard number of repetitions.
Recordings whose titles are in
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fireside Reel | Scottish Weekend Ensemble | Memories of Scottish Weekend | CD | 7 | R32 8 | 4:54 | 36.8 | ||
| The Fireside Reel | John MacGregor Scottish Dance Band | MacGregor's Gathering | CD+ | 8 | R32 4 | 2:24 | 36.0 | ||
| The Fireside Reel | The Scotsmen | One More Couple Please | LP | 4 | R32 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| The Fireside Reel | Tullochgorum | Gie us Tullochgorum | MP3+ | 1 | R32 8 | 4:30 | 33.8 | ||
| The Fireside Reel | Ron Gonnella & Andrew Rankine | Scottish Dance Masters, The Vol 1 | LP | 5 | R32 8 | 4:32 | 34.0 |
The Butter Churn 3/4L · R32
1–
: 1c cross | cast off (2c up) ; ½ Fig8 to the R (W down M up) at end make fast turn LH ½ to face 3cnr
9–
: Teapots R, (RHA with 1M up, 1W down) making 2/3 turn, at end the middles (2M & 3W) switch wheels with fast LH turn ; repeat figure (2W+3M switch)
17–
: repeat figure, at end 1c turn LH ¾ to face M up, W down ; 1c dance out the end and cast L to (3x,1,2x)
25–
: Diagonal R&L (2,1,3)
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Note: during the teapots, the dancers not switching dance on at uniform speed
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Added on: 2017-03-09 (Tom Geoghegan)
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