Dance The Heights of Rechberg 13776
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 3142)
- Devised by
- Adrian Conrad (1975)
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/8888/8888 = 100% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
- Snake Pass (SNAKE)
- Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Hands round - 8 - half (HR;8P;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Adrian writes: The Heights of Rechberg (aka Hohenrechberg Castle) is a 4x32 R for 4 couples in a longwise
set, …
Adrian writes: The Heights of Rechberg (aka Hohenrechberg Castle) is a 4x32 R for 4 couples in a longwise set, danced to the music of The Corn Rigs. Dance intensity 100%. Standard - good intermediate, stamina also essential. Best treated as a romp, the odds are against most sets completing all four repeats without the dance falling apart.
Dedicated to the memory of Hans and Karin Willberg.
“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)
The Heights of Rechberg 4/4L · R32
- 1-8
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1s & 4s cross RH while 2s+3s dance 1/2 RH across, all set to partners; (1) (3) (2) (4) All turn 1.1/2 RH, retain partner’s RH (backs to own sides)
- 9-16
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“Spiral Exchange”:
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1s+3s & 2s+4s dance RH across once round (3 bars only), then 3M leads 3L, 1L, 1M in chase down Men’s side and anticlockwise round bottom to end in “U” shape at bottom in 3L/4L/4M/3M places, while
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2L leads 2M, 4M, 4L up Ladies’ side and anticlockwise round top to end in “U” shape at top (2M/1M/1L/2L places).
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2s &1s on Men’s side, 4s & 3s on Ladies’ side, all facing partners, Men facing down, Ladies facing up
- 17-24
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Reels of 4 on sides, all ending on sidelines
- 25-32
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2s+4s & 1s+3s circle 4H round to left 1.1/4 times (4 bars) to end (2) (4) (1) (3); opening out to circle 8H 1/2 round to own sides. End 3 1 4 2
