Dance The Rounder Reel Of Eight 5719
Reel · 88 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- Bob Livingstone
- Intensity
- 8888/8888/4444/4444/6666/6666/6666/6666/6666/8888/8888 = 80% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Promenade 4 couples (PROM;4C;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
“Name” column: normal = designated recording, greyed-out = designated but not official lead tune, italic = possible match found in DB (watch number of repeats!)
The Rounder Reel Of Eight 4S · R88
- 1-8
- All circle 8H round & back
- 9-16
- All Promenade round clockwise
- 17-24
- 1L+3L cross RH, dance RSh round opposite partner, cross LH & dance LSh round partner while 2M+4M cast round partner, cross RH, dance RSh round opposite partner & cross LH back to places
- 25-32
- 2L+4L & 1M+3M repeat
- 33-40
- All Men dance 1/4 LH across, dance round RSh Lady on right & turn that Lady RH (4 bars)
- 41-64
- Men repeat with each Lady in turn back to places
- 65-72
- All Ladies dance 1/2 LH across, turn opposite Man, dance 1/2 LH across & turn partner RH
- 73-80
- All Promenade round anticlockwise
- 81-88
- All circle 8H round & back
