Dance The Red Red Rose 5500
Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- 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
The Red Red Rose 3/4L · S32
- 1-8
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1s+2s+3s petronella turn into centre, set to partners & turn partners RH 1.1/4 times back to place
- 9-10
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1s+2s set
- 11-16
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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
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1s+2s dance “The Whirligig”:
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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)
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19-22 1s+2s promenade anticlockwise nearly once round, then
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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
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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
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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 | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSCDS Atlanta November 2023 Social | 2023-11-12 | Cynthia West | Oct. 19, 2023, 3:21 p.m. |
