Dance The Rideau Reel 5568
Reel · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- John S Trew (1982)
- Intensity
- 8000/0880/8888/8888/8220 = 62% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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Devised in 1982 by John Trew for Catherine and Donald Cutts on the occasion …
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Devised in 1982 by John Trew for Catherine and Donald Cutts on the occasion of their 25th Wedding Anniversary Catherine was at that time President of the Rideau Trail Association.
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (4). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minard Castle | Jimmy Blue and his Scottish Band | The Scottish Sounds of Jimmy Blue | LP | 6 | R40 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Minard Castle | David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 22. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances | CD+ | 8 | R40 8 | 5:47 | 34.7 | ||
| Minard Castle | Olympians Scottish Dance Band | Dances Old, Dances New | LP | 4 | R40 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Minard Castle | Drummond Cook and his Scottish Dance Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 6 | CD | 10 | R40 8 | 5:43 | 34.3 | ||
| Minard Castle | Charlie Jemmett and His Band | Dancer's Choice | LP | 2 | R40 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| Minard Castle | John Ellis and his Highland Country Band | John Ellis | LP | 16 | R40 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 |
The Rideau Reel 4/4L · R40
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1-8 : 1s dance RSh Fig of 8 on own sides round standing 2s & 3s 9-16 : 2s+3s set, cross RH & dance RH across once round to end facing corner person 17-24 : 1L+2M+3L+4M dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 **while** others turn corners RH, 1M+2L+3M+4L dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 **while** others turn corners RH 25-32 : Repeat 33-40 : 1s cast 1 place (2s cross up), cross RH & cast down 2 places (3s cross up 1 place & 4s step up) & 1s cross RH to own sides
