Dance The Sweet Beet 21567
Also known as “The Beetroot Reel”.
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Gill Niblock
- Formations
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- Reel of three - crossing (Inveran) (REEL;CRSING;R3;)
- Lead/Dance down and up, then cast (DWNUP;CAST)
- Hands across - 3 - chng-ends (HX;3P;CHNG;)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- “Written for Pauline Cashmore our teacher who is a great lover of Beetroot!”
“Any good reel” or The Silver Thistle …
“Written for Pauline Cashmore our teacher who is a great lover of Beetroot!”
“Any good reel” or The Silver Thistle from The Silver Thistle Collection by David Cunningham and his band.
Symbolism: 1–8: stalk and the leaves; 9–16: the root; 17–24: small beets growing; 25–32: the fully formed beetroot.
The Sweet Beet 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c+2c+3c Inveran reels
- 9–
- 1c dance down{3} and up{3} | cast off (2c up)
- 17–
- 2c+1W & 1M+3c RHA; 2c+1M & 1W+3C LHA
- 25–
- Circle6 & back (2,1,3)
The Sweet Beet 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1s dance Inveran Reels
- 9–
- 1s dance down for 3, up for 3 and cast to 2nd place own sides
- 17–
- “Teapots” - 1L dances RHA with 2s, 1M dances RHA with 3s, 1L with 3s LHA, 1M with 2s LHA finishing on side lines
- 25–
- Circle round and back
