Dance Ross Reel 18969
Also known as “The Ross Reel” (spelling).
Jig · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Helen Thomson
- Intensity
- 880/800/844/844 = 44% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set in line in twos (SETLIN;2P;)
- Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
- Hands across - 4 - left (HX;4P;L;)
- Set to and turn Corners (S&T;CRNRS;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Extra Info
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This dance was devised for the Ross Group when it was revived in the …
This dance was devised for the Ross Group when it was revived in the early 1990’s and danced in the Conservative Club in Ross-on-Wye In the "RSCDS Herefordshire Branch 40th Anniversary Collection of Dances 1967-2007" the dance description has the correct name "Ross Reel", but in the Table of Contents the name is misprinted as "The Ross Reel" (information obtained from RSCDS Herefordshire) .
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellstane | Marian Anderson and her Band | Dancers' Choice 1 | CD | 5 | R32 8 | 4:56 | 37.0 |
Ross Reel 3/4L · J32
1- : 1c+2c set | ½ RHA ; set |½ LHA (1,2,3) 9– : 1c cross RH | cast off (2c up) ; cross LH | cast off and lead up to 1cnrs 17– : Set to and Turn Corners (2,1x,3) 25– : All A&R ; 1c turn P RH 1½ (2,1,3)
Ross Reel 3/4L · J32
1-8 : 1s+2s set & dance 1/2 RH across, set & dance 1/2 LH across 9-16 : 1s cross RH & cast 1 place, cross LH & cast to meet below 3s then lead up to face 1st corners 17-24 : 1s set & turn 1st corners 2H to face 2nd corners, set & turn 2nd corners 2H ending 2nd place opp sides 25-32 : 2s+1s+3s Adv+Ret, 1s turn RH 1.1/2 times to own sides.
