Dance Beal's Reel 7349
Also known as “Where my Whimsey Takes Me”.
Reel · 40 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: 23451) · Usual number of repetitions: 5
- Devised by
- Priscilla Burrage (1980)
- Intensity
- 84400 88800 80440 80880 80008 = 48% (1 turn), 48% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
- Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
- Steps
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- Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
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- Cross-Country Capers [11]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
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"I wrote it in 1980 and modified it slightly in 1991. The tune is …
"I wrote it in 1980 and modified it slightly in 1991. The tune is Whimsey ; and Beal enjoys Dorothy Sayers’ Peter Wimsey books, puns, and the three spellings of whimsy."
Table rows with a green background denote recordings starting with one of the recommended tunes and the usual number of repetitions for the dance (5). 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beal's Reel | The White Cockade Scottish Country Dance Band | Tartan Capers | CD | 10 | R40 5 | 3:46 | 36.2 |
Beal's Reel 5/5L · R40
1–
: 1c cross RH, cast off (2c up) ; 2c+1c+3c turn P RH (2,1x,3,4,5)
9–
: 2c+1c+3c circle6 & back.
17–
: 1c cross LH | cast off 1 place (3c up) ; 3c+1c+4c turn P LH (2,3,1,4,5)
25–
: 1W+3c & 1M+4c Lsh Reels3{6} across, 1c lead down crossing to between 5c, M facing W, 4c finish in 3pl and 3c in 2pl (both make matching loops)
33–
: 1c+5c Reel4 across, (to 2,3,4,5,1)
Beal's Reel 5/5L · R40
1-8 : 1s cross RH, cast 1 place & 2s+1s+3s turn partners RH 9-16 : 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back 17-24 : 1s cross RH, cast 1 place & 3s+1s+4s turn partners LH 25-32 : 1L dances reel of 3 with couple above (3s) & 1M with couple below (4s) 1s end between 5s Man facing Lady 33-40 : 1s+5s dance reel of 4 across 1s ending in 5th place
