Dance The Reel of Mey 5522
Jig · 48 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- George Smail
- Intensity
- 840 804 800 844 844 888 = 61% (1 turn), 46% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Reel of four - diagonal (REEL;DIAG;R4;)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Book 22 [1]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 19 to 24 (Combined A5 edition) [37]
- Pocket: Books 22, Graded [1]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [602] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [553] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [525] (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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Reel of Mey | David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 22. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances | CD+ | 1 | J48 8 | 7:15 | 36.2 | ||
| The Reel of Mey | Jimmy Shand and his Band | Gateway to the Forth | LP | 5 | J48 8 | 6:19 | 31.6 | ||
| The Reel of Mey | Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen | Scottish Dance Time Vol 3 | LP | 2 | J48 8 | 6:55 | 34.6 |
The Reel of Mey 3/4L · J48
1– : 1c cross RH, cast off (2c up) ; 2c+1c RHA 9– : 1c cross LH, cast off (3c up) ; 3c+1c LHA 17– : 1c dance to top, cast off (own side), pass between 3c and cast up to 1cnr (3c down) 25– : Reel4 with 1cnrs, and dance Rsh round P to face 2cnr 33– : Reel4 with 2cnrs, end (2,1,3) 41– : All Circle6 and back
The Reel of Mey 3/4L · J48
1-8 : 1s cross RH, cast to 2nd place (2s step up), 2s+1s dance RH across 9-16 : 1s cross LH, cast to 3rd place (3s step up), 3s+1s dance LH across 17-24 : 1s dance up to top, cast 1 place on own side, dance down between 3s & cast up to face 1st corners (3s step down) 25-32 : 1s dance reel of 4 with 1st corners & dance round each other passing RSh to end facing 2nd corners 33-40 : 1s dance reel of 4 with 2nd corners & end in 2nd places own sides 41-48 : 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
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Added on: 2020-04-13 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)
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Added on: 2023-10-17 (YouTube Automatic Downloader)
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| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldenburg 2017-08-28 | Unknown | 2017-08-28 | Sir Toby | Aug. 29, 2017, 8:52 a.m. |
| RSCDS New York Branch January 14th 2016 | Unknown | Sue Ronald | Jan. 13, 2016, 3:21 p.m. | |
| Oldenburg 2017-05-08 | Unknown | 2017-05-08 | Sir Toby | May 9, 2017, 8:20 a.m. |
| Kingston May Social | Unknown | 2017-05-06 | Alexander Jeffries | April 11, 2017, 10:30 p.m. |
| David Wasson, Albany Class 2023-3-19 | Unknown | David Wasson | March 9, 2023, 2:44 a.m. | |
| A Princeton Scottish Christmas Ball 1989 | Unknown | 1989-12-09 | Andy Peterson | April 14, 2018, 5:22 p.m. |
| GASP - Oct 28 2016 | Unknown | 2016-10-28 | John Bottriell | Aug. 23, 2016, 11:35 p.m. |
| Darmstadt_2022_07_11 | Unknown | 2022-07-11 | OnYourToes Darmstadt | July 6, 2022, 9:47 p.m. |
| Farnham 2016-06-21 Summer Dance | Unknown | 2016-06-21 | David McQuillan | June 2, 2016, 9:31 p.m. |
| 171103 RSCDS AGM 2017 - Friday Dance | Unknown | 2017-11-03 | Martina Mueller-Franz | May 11, 2017, 4:56 p.m. |
| RSCDS AGM 2017 Friday Dance | Unknown | 2017-11-03 | Sue Ronald | Oct. 3, 2017, 5:35 p.m. |
| Vienna Christmas Social 2017 | Unknown | 2017-12-20 | Felix Hamelbeck | Dec. 13, 2017, 8:07 a.m. |
| RSCDS Summer School 2019 - Dances taught in Fairmont A (very adv.) - week 4 | Unknown | 2019-08-05 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Aug. 15, 2019, 5:30 p.m. |
| Delaware Valley RSCDS Spring Ball 1988 | Unknown | 1988-03-12 | Andy Peterson | April 14, 2018, 5:27 p.m. |
| Mary and Bruce - A Wedding Ball - 1990 | Unknown | 1990-05-28 | Andy Peterson | Jan. 7, 2018, 2:38 a.m. |
| 2023-05-13-Bal avec Musiciens Paris | Unknown | 2023-05-13 | Aymeric Fromherz | March 31, 2023, 10:06 a.m. |
| Montpellier Ball | Function | 2023-06-10 | Anthony Frith | May 20, 2023, 5:54 p.m. |
| Toronto Monthly Dance 2013.04.13 | Unknown | 2013-04-13 | Hung-Yip Tang | March 18, 2013, 11:28 p.m. |
| Chemnitz_Friday | Unknown | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m. |
