Dance The Royal Wedding 5755

Strathspey · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8

Devised by

Gene A MacKinnon (1981)

Intensity

800 866 844 888 = 70% (1 turn), 53% (whole dance)

Formations

Reel of four - diagonal (REEL;DIAG;R4;)
Chase (CHASE)

Steps

Strathspey setting, Strathspey travel

Published in

Five Scottish Country Dances 1982 [4]
Leaflet Dances 1964-1998 and Other Dances [45]
Pocket: Books 30,Children,5-for-1982,31 [22]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [471] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [630] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [579] (diagram only)
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [552] (diagram only)

Recommended Music

Our Highland Queen (James Scott Skinner)

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 italics are not explicitly linked to this dance but have been identified by the database based on the type, bar count, and recommended tune(s) of the dance.

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
The Royal Wedding	The Ron Gonnella Quartet	Eight Scottish Country Dances	LP+	3	S32 8	8:04	60.5
The Royal Wedding	The Ron Gonnella Quartet	A Fife Fairing	CD	8	S32 8	8:04	60.5
The Royal Wedding	Lothian Scottish Dance Band	Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 10	CD	11	S32 8	8:02	60.2
The Royal Wedding	Bobby Frew Trio	Northern Jubilee	LP	3	S32 8	8:20	62.5
Royal Wedding/The Wisp of Thistle	Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith	Spark O' Water	CD	14	S32 8	9:00	67.5
Royal Wedding	Andrew Imbrie/Susan Worland/Michael R Bentley	The March Hare	CD	7	S32 8	8:32	64.0
The Royal Wedding	Fred Moyes	Transatlantic Ties	CD	9	S32 8	8:03	60.4

The Royal Wedding 3/4L · S32

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1–
: 1c set | turn BH (2c dance up) ; dance down one place | turn BH to face 1cnr (1M helps 1W using RH)
9–
: 1c turn 1cnr RH finishing between end couples, facing P | 1c set to P advancing to face 2cnrs **while**{2} 2c+3c set facing diagonally ; 1c turn 2cnr RH and finish between corners | 1c set advancing to face 3cnr **while**{2} 2c+3c set as before
17–
: 1c+3cnrs ½Reel4, pass Lsh ; 1c+4cnrs ½Reel4, 1c pass P Lsh and dance out into
25–
: 3c+1c+2c chase clw ½ round ; 2c+1c+3c turn BH

E-cribs

The Royal Wedding 3/4L · S32

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1-8
: 1s set, turn 2H, dance down to 2nd place & turn 2H to face 1st corner
9-16
: 1s turn 1st corner RH to end between 2s/3s, set advancing to 2nd
  corner **while** corners set, turn 2nd corner RH to between corners,
  set advancing to 3rd corner **while** corners set
17-24
: 1s dance 1/2 reels of 4 with 3rd corners, pass LSh & face 4th corner,
  dance 1/2 reel with 4th corners, pass LSh to end between 2s & 3s on
  opposite sides)
25-32
: All chase clockwise 1/2 way & turn partner 2H

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