Dance The Courage Reel 1372

Reel · 48 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by

John Drewry (1977)

Formations

Espagnole (ESPAN)
Dance to Corners and Set (C-D&S)
Reel of three - with corners (REEL;CRNRS;DOUBLE;R3;)
Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)

Steps

Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step

Published in

The Canadian Book of Scottish Country Dances [9]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [145] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [130] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [121] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

Sneug of Foula (Tom Georgeson)

Extra Info

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Dedicated to Simon Fraser of "The Courage", Nairn

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Dedicated to Simon Fraser of "The Courage", Nairn

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.

	Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Clip
	The Courage Reel	Andrew Rankine and his Band	London Highland Club Diamond Jubilee	LP+	5	R48 8	6:29	32.4
	Never at Sea	Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band	Special Requests Volume 8	CD	17	R48 3	2:52	38.2

The Courage Reel 3/4L · R48

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1–
: 1c+2c Espagnole. 1c face 1cnrs
9–32
: Dance to Corners and Set ; repeat
33–
: Reels3 on sides {6} | 1c cross RH to 2pl (2,1,3)
41–
: Circle6 and back (2,1,3)

E-cribs (Roland Telle)

The Courage Reel 3/4L · R48

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1-8
: 1s+2s dance Espagnole:

: **1-2** 1s+2s cross (Ladies lead across RH passing between Men) with
  Ladies changing places RH

: **3-4** 1s+2s cross back (Men lead across RH between Ladies) with Men
  changing places RH

: **5-8** 2s turn RH as 1s turn LH to face 1st corners
9-32
: Dance to Corners & Set: (24 bars):

: Couple in middle change places with corners passing RSh, corners pass
  RSh in middle with a 1/4 turn to right to face next corner **while**
  supporting corners set (2 bars). Repeat 11 more times until 1s face
  1st corners again
33-40
: 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides passing 1st corner LSh to start &
  cross to 2nd place own side
41-48
: 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back

MiniCribs

Keith Rose's Diagrams

Name	Type	Date	Owner	Last changed
JaveaSCD-2015-03-25	Unknown	2015-03-25	Roy Birkinshaw	March 23, 2015, 7:15 p.m.
171026A	Unknown	2017-10-26	Michael Däther	Oct. 20, 2017, 9:44 p.m.
Marksbury Summer 2023	Class	2023-07-10	Margaret Chambers	Aug. 27, 2023, 2:11 p.m.
Freiburg Ball 22 Feb 2014 (»Celtic Connections & Continental Capers«)	Function	2014-02-22	Anselm Lingnau	Jan. 22, 2014, 11:34 a.m.
Richmond Caledonian 10th May 2023	Unknown	2023-05-10	Annette Hughes	May 3, 2023, 9:39 a.m.
RR: Marksbury 2023	Class	2023-10-07	Rosamund Rawlings	Aug. 1, 2023, 1:37 p.m.
Mervyn Short's List of Dances that Use Minimal Physical Contact	Unknown	2020-09-27	Jane Rose	Oct. 4, 2020, 6:14 p.m.
RR: Marksbury 2023	Class	2023-10-07	Rosamund Rawlings	Aug. 1, 2023, 1:37 p.m.
Chemnitz_Tuesday	Unknown		SCD Chemnitz	Feb. 6, 2018, 6:25 p.m.

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1174	Courage Reel	April 21, 2017, 3:48 p.m.	Sandra McLevy	Eric Ferguson	Normal	Fixed