Dance The St. Abb's Head Reel 10907
Also known as “Saint Abb's Head Reel” (unofficial).
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Ruary Laidlaw (1998)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Hands across - 3 - chng-ends (HX;3P;CHNG;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Extra Info
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This was originally entered in the datbase as "Saint Abb's Head Reel" but the …
This was originally entered in the datbase as "Saint Abb's Head Reel" but the instructions give the title as "The St. Abb's Head 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumbarton Drums | Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band | Book 5. Music for Twelve Traditional Dances | CD+ | 1 | R32 8 | 4:34 | 34.2 |
The St. Abb's Head Reel 3/4L · R32
1– : 1c cross down into Fig8 round 2c 9– : Mirror Reels3 on the sides giving hands, 2c start out & up 17– : 1c turn RH | cast off (2c up) ; turn LH (2,1,3) 25– : 2c+1W & 1M+3c RHA, 1c pass RSh; LHA with other couple (2,1,3)
