Dance Roy's Reel 5732
See also: Roy's Reel (R32, 4/4L, Drewry)
Reel · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: Other) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Roy Clowes
- Intensity
- 8008 8888 8008 8888 8888 = 80% (1 turn), 80% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Hands across - 4 - and back (HX;4P;BACK;)
- Arches (ARCHES)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Published in
- Online Sources
- 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 (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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8x40 Bar Reel | Bobby Murray | Let's Dance | CD | 6 | R40 8 | 5:50 | 35.0 | ||
| Peat Fire Flame | Alasdair Fraser & Muriel Johnstone | Just As It Was 2 | CD | 4 | R40 8 | 5:53 | 35.3 | ||
| Peat Fire Flame | Bill McCue | Bonnie Scotland | LP | 4 | R40 2 | 1:45 | 42.0 | ||
| Peat Fire Flame | Andrew Imbrie/Susan Worland/Michael R Bentley | The March Hare | CD | 8 | R40 8 | 5:49 | 34.9 | ||
| The Peat Fire Flame | Andrew Rankine and his Band | Scottish Country Dance Favourites Volume I | LP | 4 | R40 8 | 5:47 | 34.7 | ||
| The Peat Fire Flame | Andrew Rankine and his Band | Best in Scottish Dance Music, The, Volume 3 | MC | 10 | R40 8 | 5:47 | 34.7 | ||
| The Peat Fire Flame | Frank Reid and his Band | Something Else | LP+ | 4 | R40 8 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| The Peat Fire Flame | Lothian Scottish Dance Band | Another Celebration | LP | 1 | R40 8 | 5:04 | 30.4 | ||
| The Peat Fire Flame | Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 1 | CD | 2 | R40 8 | 5:47 | 34.7 |
Roy's Reel 4/4L · R40
1–
: 1c+4c fig8 round nearest C (who step to end on [1–2], finish between that C on own side, in facing lines across.
9–
: All A&R up/down ; All turn person opposite RH
17–
: 1c+4c RHA, LHA, finish on sidelines (2,1,4,3)
25–
: All A&R across ; All Turn P RH, finish 2c in 1pl and other Cs making arches (2,1,4,3)
33–
: 2c turn RH | lead down the midde (2W leading) to bottom {4} | All step back to (1,4,3,2)
{{explanation}}
Repeat from new places, but on [33–40] the bottom couple, turning LH, moves up to the top. Order now (3,4,1,2), using the initial numbering of bar [1]. Repeat {40+40}, leading from top on 3rd time through, from bottom on 4th time.
