Dance Lady Mary Menzies' Reel 3623
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- Castle Menzies (18C) (1749)
- Intensity
- 880 822 822 866 = 62% (1 turn), 47% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 - back - cast (HX;4P;BACK;CAST;)
- Reel of three - with corners & crossing (REEL;CRNRS;CROSS;R3;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Book 7 [5]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 7 to 12 (Combined A5 edition) [5]
- Pocket: Books 7,8,9 [5]
- 99 More Scottish Country Dances [44]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [380] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [346] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [332] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Mary Menzies' Reel | Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 7. | LP+ | 1 | R32 8 | 4:45 | 35.6 | ||
| Lady Mary Menzies' Reel | David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 7 plus 2 Dances for 2009 | CD | 5 | R32 8 | 4:41 | 35.1 |
Lady Mary Menzies' Reel 3/4L · R32
1–
: 1c+2c RHA {3}, LHA back {3}| 1c cast off as 2c dance up (2,1,3)
9–
: 1c lead up, crossing to finish BtoB facing 2c | 1c+2c set ; 1c dance down to between 3c, 1c+3c set, 1c finish facing 1 cnr
17–
: 1c turn 1cnrs RH, finish between end cpls | 1c set , advancing towards 2cnr ; 1c turn 2cnr RH to sideline, 1c set across
25–
: Reels3{6} on the sides (Lsh to 1cnrs) | 1c cross RH.
Lady Mary Menzies' Reel 3/4L · R32
1-8 : 1s+2s dance RH across & LH across back & 1s cast to 2nd place 9-16 : 1s lead up & cross to form line of 4 across (Man facing Lady), 2s+1s set, 1s lead down to face 3s & set end facing 1st corners 17-24 : 1s turn 1st corners RH, set to each other up & down dance, turn 2nd corners RH & set across dance 25-32 : 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides giving LSh to 1st corner & 1s cross RH to 2nd places
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Added on: 2020-02-11 (Martina Mueller-Franz)
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| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easter Workshop 2011 | Unknown | Anselm Lingnau | Jan. 20, 2012, 2:06 p.m. | |
| Wing Day School 6 Sep 2014 | Unknown | 2014-09-06 | Keith Rose | Sept. 7, 2014, 1:31 a.m. |
| RSCDS Book 7 | Unknown | Ward Fleri | April 19, 2021, 12:41 a.m. | |
| Dilip's Mountain View Unit 4 Dances | Unknown | Dilip Sequeira | Dec. 29, 2017, 7:38 p.m. | |
| Workshop and Tea Dance - Cranbury NJ - Feb 2009 | Unknown | 2009-02-28 | Andy Peterson | Feb. 6, 2021, 7:20 p.m. |
| TAC Summer School Ball 2013 | Unknown | Jody Kulas | June 18, 2013, 1:09 a.m. | |
| November Course 2018 - Kuckucksnest | Unknown | 2018-11-23 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Nov. 24, 2018, 4:59 p.m. |
| Unit 5 - Assignment Bank 2020 | Unknown | 2020-03-01 | Atsuko Clement | Nov. 14, 2019, 2:55 p.m. |
| Unit 5 Dances | Unknown | Charles Liu | March 4, 2015, 2:18 a.m. | |
| Exam list | Informational | 2018-09-15 | Atsuko Clement | May 19, 2023, 3:32 a.m. |
| Unit 5 dance assignment bank December 2017 | Unknown | Sue Ronald | April 27, 2018, 6:55 p.m. |
