Dance Thistle Down Reel 6545
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- Beryl McGhee
- Intensity
- 6886/8008/8008/8008 = 59% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
- Reel of three - promenade hold - half (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 - right (HX;4P;R;)
- Set in line in twos (SETLIN;2P;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fairy Dance | Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band | Book 3. Music for Twelve Traditional Dances | CD+ | 6 | R32 8 | 4:42 | 35.2 | ||
| The Fairy Dance | John Ellis and his Highland Country Band | John Ellis and his Highland Country Band | CD+ | 13 | R32 4 | 2:19 | 34.8 | ||
| The Flying Scotsman | George Bell and his Band | Very Best of George Bell's Scottish Dance Band, The - Vol 1 | CD | 10 | R32 4 | 2:22 | 35.5 | ||
| The Hard Drive | Marian Anderson and her Band | The Sunday Class Dance Book 1 | CD | 11 | R32 8 | 4:47 | 35.9 | ||
| Irish Reels | Robin Brock and his Band | A Scottish Choice | LP | 1 | R32 4 | 2:18 | 34.5 | ||
| Scotch Broth | The Ian Muir Sound | RSCDS Glasgow 90th Anniversary | CD | 6 | R32 8 | 4:51 | 36.4 |
Thistle Down Reel 4/4L · R32
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1– : 1W & 4M ½ Reels3 with nearest couples ; pick-up P on Left in promhold and continue Reels3. 1c in 1W place face Mside **as** 4c in 4M place face Wside 9– : 1c & 4c lead to centre facing each other | set ; RHA and face out 17– : 1c & 4c lead out and cast inwards (to 2,1x,4x,3) ; 1c & 4c turn RH on sides and face in 25– : 1c+4c set | ½ R&L | set (2,4,1,3)
Thistle Down Reel 4/4L · R32
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1-8 : 1L & 4M dance 1/2 reels of 3 across with 2s/3s, 1L & 4M pick up partners in prom hold & complete reel 9-16 : 1s+4s lead down/up, set & dance RH across 17-24 : 1s & 4s lead out of ends & cast to 2nd/3rd place opposite sides, 1L+4L also 1M+4M turn RH 25-32 : 1s+4s set, dance 1/2 R&L & set. 2 4 1 3
