Dance The Reel Archie 13594

Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4

Devised by

Alex Taylor (2007)

Formations

Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
Reel of four - on side (REEL;R4;SIDE;)
Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change

Published in

Bannockburn 700 [11]

Recommended Music

Archie MacKechnie (Nicol McLaren)

Extra Info

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Dance composed for Archie McKechnie's 75th Birthday.  
In some sources the dance is attributed …

'StateBlock' object has no attribute 'is_code_block'

Dance composed for Archie McKechnie's 75th Birthday.  
In some sources the dance is attributed to an Alec Taylor.

Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (4). 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.

	Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Clip
	The Reel Archie	The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band	Ah'm askin' - Scottish Country Dances	CD	12	R32 4	2:30	37.5
	The Reel Archie	The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band	Stirling at 90	CD	14	R32 4	2:28	37.0

The Reel Archie 4/4L · R32

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1–
: 1c+3c ½ Fig8 down ; 1c+2c & 3c+4c turn 1½ (or birl) on the sidelines (1c & 3c start inwards) (2,1x,4,3x)
9–
: Mirror Reels4 on the sides (Lsh on W side)
17–
: 1c+4c dance out the ends and cast in to places ; 1c+4c turn RH or Birl (2,1x,4,3x)
25–
: 1c+4c set | ½ RHA (2,4x,1,3x) ; 4c+3c ½ Fig8 up (2,4,1,3)

E-cribs

The Reel Archie 4/4L · R32

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1-8
: 1s & 3s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 down round 2s/4s, 1s+2s also 3s+4s turn 1.1/2
  times on sides (LH Ladies side, RH Mens side) 2(1)4(3)
9-16
: All dance reflection reels of 4 on sides (LSh on Ladies side, RSh on
  Mens side)
17-24
: 1s & 4s dance out ends & cast in to places, 1s & 4s turn RH. 2(1)4(3)
25-32
: 1s+4s set & dance 1/2 RH across, 4s & 3 s dance 1/2 Fig of 8 up round
  2s/1s. 2 4 1 3

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Keith Rose's Diagrams

Name	Type	Date	Owner	Last changed
The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band - Ah'm Askin'	Informational		Cord Walter	July 31, 2023, 5:42 p.m.

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Id	Subject	Date	Submitter	Assigned to	Priority	Disposition
45	The Reel Archie	April 10, 2012, 1:01 p.m.	Iain Gent	Eric Ferguson	Normal	Fixed