Dance The St Johnstoun Reel 5832
Also known as “Saint Johnstoun Reel” (unofficial).
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213) · Usual number of repetitions: 8
- Devised by
- W Innes-Russell & John Williamson (1944)
- Intensity
- 800/800/800/880 = 31% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Lead down and up (DWNUP;LEAD;)
- Poussette - standard (POUSS;PV;)
- 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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According to <<link:thereel/307||13>>, this dance was devised in a German prisoner of war camp …
According to <<link:thereel/307||13>>, this dance was devised in a German prisoner of war camp in Hohenfels, Bavaria in 1944.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Johnstoun Reel | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Let's Go Scottish Country Dancing Vol 4 | CD | 3 | R32 4 | 2:20 | 35.0 | ||
| Saint Johnstoun Reel | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Dance to Bobby Crowe's Band | CD+ | 8 | R32 4 | 2:20 | 35.0 | ||
| Saint Johnstoun Reel | Ian Powrie and his Band | Legends of Scotland - Best of Ian Powrie Band | LP+ | 1 | R32 4 | 2:10 | 32.5 | ||
| Saint Johnstoun Reel | Ian Powrie and his Band | Ian Powrie Band Show | LP | 8 | R32 4 | 2:10 | 32.5 | ||
| The St Johnstoun Reel | James Coutts and his Scottish Dance Band | Music for 12 Perth Dances | CD | 12 | R32 8 | 4:35 | 34.4 | ||
| J.B. Milne (encore) | McBain's Scottish Country Dance Band | Basingstoke Ball Live 1971 | CD | 15 | R32 4 | 2:13 | 33.2 |
The St Johnstoun Reel 3/4L · R32
1-8 : 1s turn RH & cast to 2nd place & cross passing RSh to cast to 3rd place opposite side & left arm-turn 1.1/2 times. 2 3 1 9-16 : 1s cast up to 2nd place & cross passing LSh, 1s cast up to 1st place opposite side & cross RH & set. 1 2 3 17-24 : 1s lead down & back (2s step in Bar 24) 25-32 : 1s+2s dance a poussette
