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Dance The Ratcatcher's Reel 10590

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by
David G Queen
Intensity
884/848/862/880 = 56% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info
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This dance was devised for David Rye from West Wales who lists among his …

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This dance was devised for David Rye from West Wales who lists among his many talents and professions, the role of Ratcatcher.

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 italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
The Ratcatcher's Reel Scottish Measure A First Dram CD 4 R32 84:43 35.4
The Ratcatcher's Reel 3/4L · R32
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1-8
: 1L+2L Set+Link **while** 1M+2M Reverse Set+Link & 2s+1s+3s dance 1/2
  reels of 3 on own sides (1s in & down to start) 3 1 2
9-16
: 3L+1L Set+Link **while** 3M+1M Reverse Set+Link & 1s+3s+2s dance 1/2
  reels of 3 on sides (3s in & down to start) 2 3 1
17-24
: 3s+1s 1/2 turn (Men RH, Ladies LH), 2s+1s 1/2 turn (Men LH, Ladies RH),
  1s+2s dance 1/2 double Fig of 8 (1s cast, 2s cross up to start) (1)
  (2) 3
25-32
: 1s+2s turn RH into allemande hold facing up (as in The Knot) & dance
  Allemande

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Once through (with the deviser as 1st man).

Added on: 2022-09-05 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Demonstration quality

NameTypeDateOwnerLast changed
20220324 - International Online Class Unknown 2022-03-24 Zsofia Jozsef March 24, 2022, 11:28 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2022-06-26 Unknown 2022-06-26 Amanda Peart June 29, 2022, 12:17 a.m.
RSCDS Cheshire Day School 2023 Class 2023-11-18 Andrew Locke Nov. 20, 2023, 4:08 p.m.
belfast weekend school 2024 Function 2024-05-11 Linda Harley Aug. 21, 2023, 9:13 p.m.
Oxford class 230323 Class 2023-03-23 Christine Jeffery May 6, 2023, 7:19 p.m.
The Sunday Class Dance on RadioGH - 2022-11-13/20 Unknown 2022-11-13 Amanda Peart Nov. 24, 2022, 6:02 p.m.

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IdSubjectDateSubmitterAssigned toPriorityDisposition
2074 Ratcatcher's Reel April 28, 2020, 5:12 p.m. Sandra McLevy Murrough Landon Normal Fixed