Dance The Reel of Five 5519
Medley · 64 bars (S32+R32) · 5 persons · Square (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: ?
- Devised by
- Unknown
- Intensity
- 88080 88888 80808 88888 repeat = 40% (1 turn), 80% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three (REEL;R3;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, 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 (?). 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 Reel of Five | Olympians Scottish Dance Band | Book 27. Music for Twelve Traditional Dances | LP+ | 5 | M32 | 0:00 | 0 | ||
| Reel of Five | Frank Thomson and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 27. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | CD | 8 | M64 1 | 1:47 | 53.5 | ||
| Reel of Five | Frank Thomson and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 27. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances | CD | 14 | M64 1 | 1:44 | 52.0 | ||
| The Reel of Five | Rob Gordon and his Band | Caledonian Ball, The - Vol 4 | LP | 5 | M64 | 1:38 | 0 | ||
| The Reel of Five | Rob Gordon and his Band | Country Dance, Ceilidh Dance | CD | 5 | M64 | 1:38 | 0 |
The Reel of Five 5pS · M64
{{explanation}}
The W form a square, numbered 1,2,3,4 clw, 1M in the middle faces 1W
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Strathspey
1–
: 1M with 1W+3W Rsh Reel3 **while{8}** 2W+4W dance cclw ½ round outside ; and back clw
9–
: All W set in places as M sets, swivelling R to face each W in turn, finishing facing 4W
17–32
: Repeat [1–16] from new positions, M finishes facing 3W
{{title}}
Reel
33–64
: Repeat [1–32] in Reel time.
The Reel of Five 5pS · M64
{{explanation}}
4 Ladies in diamond formation with 1 Man in middle
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Strathspey
1-8
: Man dances a reel of 3 with 1L+3L **while** 2L+4L dance clockwise round
outside 1/2 way & back to places
9-16
: All set with Man facing 1L & turning in centre to end facing 4L
17-24
: Man dances a reel of 3 with 4L+2L **while** 1L+3L dance clockwise round
outside 1/2 way & back to places
25-32
: All set with Man facing 4L & turning in centre to end facing 3L
{{explanation}}
Reel Repeat bars 1-32 but Man reels with 3L+1L & after setting faces 2L on bar 16, then reels with 2L+4L & after setting faces 1L
Watch on YouTube
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Added on: 2012-12-17 (YouTube Automatic Downloader)
Quality: Demonstration quality
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)Manchester/Edinburgh/London Gay Gordons, Manchester Tartan Day 2023
Added on: 2023-05-03 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2016-06-13 | Unknown | 2016-06-13 | Cord Walter | June 13, 2016, 10:05 p.m. |
| SCD Nürnberg (2019-05-06) | Unknown | 2019-05-06 | Roland Ritthaler | May 12, 2019, 4:15 a.m. |
| 5-Person Dances | Unknown | David Wasson | Aug. 16, 2022, 7:02 p.m. | |
| Budapest Summer School 26-27 August 2023 | Class | 2023-08-26 | lldikó Szakolczai | Sept. 11, 2023, 8:15 p.m. |
| WSCDS Sept 27 2023 | Class | 2023-09-27 | Charlotte Holton | Sept. 25, 2023, 4:20 p.m. |
| 20230401 - Gay Gordons Tartan Dance Manchester | Unknown | 2023-04-01 | Zsofia Jozsef | March 30, 2023, noon |
| SCD-Tanznachmittag-Chemnitz_2.7.2016 | Unknown | 2016-07-02 | Thomas Groß | June 17, 2016, 9:54 a.m. |
| SF Hildesheim 2-6-7 etc. Paare | Informational | Cord Walter | May 21, 2023, 10:04 p.m. | |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2016 | Unknown | 2016-01-01 | Cord Walter | Aug. 17, 2016, 11:31 p.m. |
| Chemnitz_Tuesday | Unknown | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:25 p.m. |
