Dance The Red Red Rose 5500
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1968)
- Intensity
- 888/880/880/866 = 59% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Petronella - quarter (4 bars) (PET;QUART;)
- Whirligig (WHIRL)
- Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel
- Published in
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Red Red Rose suitable for The Seas Gang Dry | Marian Anderson and her Band | Robert Burns Dances | CD | 4 | S32 8 | 8:22 | 62.8 | ||
| The Red Rose | Frank Thomson and his Scottish Dance Band | RSCDS Dunfermline Branch 90th Anniversary Dances | CD | 3 | S32 4 | 4:30 | 67.5 |
The Red Red Rose 3/4L · S32
1-8 : 1s+2s+3s petronella turn into centre, set to partners & turn partners RH 1.1/4 times back to place 9-10 : 1s+2s set 11-16 : 1s lead down, cross below 3s & cast up to 2nd place opp sides, turn 1/2 RH moving up to original places **while** 2s cast up, follow 1s leading down, cross below 3s & cast up to 2nd place opp sides 17-24 : 1s+2s dance “The Whirligig”: : **17-18** 1s+2s turn RH to line up/down middle, 1s facing Men's side, 2s facing Ladies' side, in promenade hold (Men LSh to LSh) : **19-22** 1s+2s promenade anticlockwise nearly once round, then : **23-24** Dropping RH 2M passes 2L across to own side & 2s cast up to 1st place own sides **while** 1s dance down, drop RH & 1M pass 1L across & 1s dance into 2nd place own sides & face out 25-30 : Reels of 3 across: 3M+3L pass RSh as 1M casts down to enter reel **while** 2L+2M pass RSh as 1L casts up to enter reel 31-32 : 1s turn RH to end in 2nd place own sides
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Added on: 2020-10-01 (RSCDS Edinburgh)
Quality: Demonstration quality
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Atlanta November 2023 Social | Function | 2023-11-12 | Cynthia West | Oct. 19, 2023, 3:21 p.m. |
