Dance The Border Reiver's Bride 704
Medley · 64 bars · 4 couples · Square (Progression: OnceOnly) · Usual number of repetitions: ?
- Devised by
- John M Duthie
- Formations
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- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Hands across - 4 couples in star (full or half) (HX;4C;)
- Reel of four (REEL;R4;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Highland Schottische, Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step, Strathspey travel
- 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 (?). 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 Border Reiver's Bride | The Southern Cross Ceili Band | Looking For a Partner | MP3+ | 9 | M64 | 0:00 | 0 |
The Border Reiver's Bride 4S · M64
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**The Border Reiver’s Bride 4/4Sq • 32R,32Sx4,32R**
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Reel
1-
: Circle8 to finish with W BtoB in middle facing P
9-
: All set (Highland step) ; turn P RH 1.1/2 to finish with M in middle facing P
17-
: All set (Highland step) ; turn P LH 1.1/2 to finish with W in middle, M facing cclw
25-
: W 1/2 RHA **while{4}** M dance 1/2 way round set to meet P ; M dance in to give LH **while{1}** W dance out round P to face clw NHJ (or arm round P waist) 1/2 LHA back to pl {3} to finish with 1c facing cclw
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Strathspey
1-
: 1c+2M in ‘Triumph’ hold dance cclw inside set {6} then 2M+1W return to place **while{2}** 1M+3M dance into middle BtoB facing P
9-
: 1c+3c Reel4 finishing in original places
17-
: 1c+3c promhold cross, W passing RSh and curve to face in ; repeat back to pl
25-
: All set (Highland Schottische) to cnrs and turn RH to finish with 2c facing cclw
33–64
: Repeat bars 1–32 with 2c leading and finishing with 3c facing cclw
65–96
: Repeat bars 1–32 with 3c leading and finishing with 4c facing cclw
97–128
: Repeat bars 1–32 with 4c leading and finishing back in pl
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Reel
1–32
: Repeat the reel-time figure finishing back in pl
*For demonstrations it is suggested that the strathspey figure is only danced once, with 1c leading*
