Dance The Orkney Reel 12538
Reel · 96 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: 1
- Devised by
- Jessie Stuart (2005)
- Intensity
- 8888 8888 8888 8888 8888 8888 8888 8888 8888 8080 0808 8888 = 91% (1 turn), 92% (whole dance)
- Formations
-
- Balance in Line (BALNCE)
- Reel of eight / Schiehallion (REEL;R8;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Chase (CHASE)
- Petronella - quarter (4 bars) (PET;QUART;)
- Promenade 4 couples (PROM;4C;)
- Ladies' Chain (LCHAIN)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Steps
-
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
-
- The Orkney Reel [1]
- Orkney Dances [3]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [416] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams, Supplement to the 8th Edition [50] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (1). 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 Orkney Reel | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | Special Requests Volume 7 | CD | 9 | R96 1 | 1:57 | 39.0 | ||
| The Orkney Reel | George Rennie Scottish Dance Band | Old Tyme Favourites Vol 2 | CD | 12 | R96 1 | 1:53 | 37.7 |
The Orkney Reel 4S · R96
1–
: All change places with P RH and join LH with next person | set in circle ; repeat, to places, all W facing out
9–24
: Full Schiehallion Reels, to places, W facing out
25–
: All M ½LHA **while{2}** all W chase 1 place clw | join RH in wheel and set ; repeat [25–26] | Turn ½ RH to bring W to centre
33–
: repeat [25–32] (to 3,4,1,2)
41–
: repeat [25–32]
49–
: repeat [25–32], but M finish BtoB in centre, facing P
57–
: All set | All M set moving one place R **while{2}** all W petronella turn to next place on R ; repeat
65–
: All turn P RH ; Promenade cclw, guiding P to own place with LH
73–
: 1c+3c L-Chain
81–
: 2c+4c L-Chain
89–
: Circle8 and back
The Orkney Reel 4S · R96
1-8 : All change places with partner RH & set (Men facing out), all change places with partner RH & set (Ladies facing out) 9-24 : All dance full Schiehallion Reels 25-28 : Men dance LH across 1/2 way **while** Ladies chase clockwise 1 place to join RH with next Man & Balance in a wheel formation 29-32 : Men dance LH across 1/2 way **while** Ladies chase clockwise 1 place to join RH with next Man & change places RH 33-40 : Repeat bars 25-32 with Ladies in centre & change places RH 41-56 : Repeat bars 25-40 ending with Men BtoB facing own partner 57-60 : All set & Men set turning to right 1 place clockwise **while** Ladies petronella turn to next place anticlockwise 61-64 : Repeat to end facing partner opposite side 65-72 : All turn RH (4 bars) to face anticlockwise in prom hold, all Promenade back to places 73-80 : 1s+3s dance Ladies' Chain 81-88 : 2s+4s dance Ladies' Chain 89-96 : All circle 8H round & back
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| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhein-Main-Mini-Social, 7. März 2016 (DA) | Function | 2016-03-07 | OnYourToes Darmstadt | Jan. 31, 2016, 6:33 p.m. |
| Rhein-Main-Mini-Social, 3. Mai 2016 (F) | Function | 2016-05-03 | Anselm Lingnau | April 26, 2016, 11:12 p.m. |
| Waltham solo options ASCDS 2020 | Unknown | 2019-10-16 | John Aitken | Oct. 16, 2019, 12:01 p.m. |
| Darmstadt_2016_02_22 | Unknown | 2016-02-22 | OnYourToes Darmstadt | Feb. 21, 2016, 9:08 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 10.10.2013 | Unknown | 2013-10-10 | Zoltán Gräff | Oct. 11, 2013, 11:44 a.m. |
| Veronica & Vic 14 November 2018 | Unknown | Victoria McNeill | Oct. 24, 2018, 12:04 p.m. | |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014-12-01 | Unknown | 2014-12-01 | Cord Walter | Dec. 1, 2014, 10:52 p.m. |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014-11-24 | Unknown | 2014-11-24 | Cord Walter | Nov. 24, 2014, 9:58 p.m. |
| Rhein-Main-Mini-Social, 8. April 2016 (MZ) | Function | 2016-04-08 | Narhalla Dancers | March 28, 2016, 6:31 p.m. |
| FSCDC 1 March 2016 | Class | 2016-03-01 | Anselm Lingnau | May 31, 2016, 11:23 p.m. |
| 15 06 21 Brighton RSCDS | Unknown | 2015-06-21 | Chris & Lee Pratt | May 15, 2015, 10:28 p.m. |
| Ericht with Nicol McLaren | Unknown | 2016-05-13 | Kate Kinnear | May 12, 2016, 10:42 p.m. |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2014 | Unknown | Cord Walter | Sept. 22, 2014, 10:27 p.m. | |
| SF Hildesheim 4 Paare | Informational | Cord Walter | Sept. 25, 2023, 9:48 p.m. | |
| Rhein-Main Mini Social: Dances | Function | Anselm Lingnau | July 17, 2018, 1:30 a.m. |
