Dance Virginia Reel 8162

See also: Virginia Reel (R128, 4S, Holden), Virginia Reel (R64, 4/4L, Footnotes)

Reel · 40 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2341)

Devised by

Unknown

Intensity

8888 8888 8888 8000 8888 = 85% (1 turn), 85% (whole dance)

Formations

Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Back to Back (BKTOBK)
Slip down and up (DWNUP;SLIP)
Cast behind own lines and dance up the middle (CBL&DanceUp)
Arches (ARCHES)
Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.

Steps

other, Slip-Step

Published in

Online Sources

http://www.scottishdance.net/ceilidh/dances.html#VirginiaReel

Extra Info

Walking step (this is a ceilidh dance)

Set can be 4 couples or more.

Collected by Mary Stoker

Music: any …

Walking step (this is a ceilidh dance)

Set can be 4 couples or more.

Collected by Mary Stoker

Music: any good hoe down.

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Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace
The Virginia Reel	Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band	Music for the Commonwealth Ceilidh	CD	5	-40 8	5:04	30.4
The Virginia Reel	The Occasionals	Footnotes	CD	14	R64 4	4:26	33.2
Virginia Reel	Da Fustra	Strikes Again	CD	5	R32 8	4:26	33.2
Virginia Reel	The Colin Dewar Quartet	Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 1	CD	26	-40 4	2:57	35.4
Virginia Reel	The Glencraig Scottish Dance Band	Are ye askin'? - The Reel Party	CD	5	R32 8	4:32	34.0
Virginia Reel	The Strathmore Ceilidh Band	Advance & Retire	CD	7	R32 8	4:24	33.0

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Virginia Reel 4/4L · R40

1–: A&R ; A&R
9–: All turn P RH ; turn LH
17–: All turn P BH ; dance BtoB
25–: 1c slip down ; slip up
33–: 1c cast, others following ; 1c arch and others pass under (2,3,4,1)

Walking step, begin on left foot. Can also be danced with more couples in the set

E-cribs

Virginia Reel 4/4L · R40

1-8: All Adv+Ret 2 steps twice
9-16: All turn partner RH & turn partner LH
17-24: All turn partner 2H & dance DoSiDo
25-32: 1s slip step down the centre & back
33-40: 1s followed by 2s+3s+4s cast to bottom & 1s form arch as 2s+3s+4s dance under arch & up to top

MiniCribs

Keith Rose's Diagrams

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Pas-de-Basque step is used by some dancers in …

Added on: 2022-11-29 (Robert Miller)
Quality: Good

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Published on Nov 22, 2016 Virginia Reel (32-bar …

Added on: 2016-11-27 (Eric Ferguson)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)

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2014 Commonwealth Ceilidh, Toronto.

Added on: 2023-03-15 (Ilana Steiner)
Quality: Informal/Social (RSCDS)

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Name	Date	Owner	Last changed
11th Oct 2023 - Beginners' class	2023-09-20	Christine Parker-Jones	Oct. 5, 2023, 11:34 a.m.
154 Scottish Games Dance Party	2019-09-01	JIAN PENG	Aug. 23, 2019, 8:08 a.m.
180908/09 HG Games Stuttgart	2018-09-08	Meinhard Reiser	Sept. 4, 2018, 12:39 p.m.
18th Oct 2023 - Beginners' class	2023-09-20	Christine Parker-Jones	Oct. 16, 2023, 10:58 a.m.
190426 Chiswick easier dances	2019-04-26	Evelyn Wilson	April 26, 2019, 9:52 a.m.
200223 Audenge	2020-02-23	Hervé Raymond	Feb. 24, 2020, 7:32 a.m.
2014-02-14_BurnsNight_PB	2014-02-14	Benjamin Bohl	Feb. 15, 2014, 1:38 p.m.
2018 Japanese Ceilidh	2018-08-04	Atsuko Clement	July 26, 2018, 6:15 p.m.
2018 RSCDS Ottawa Christmas Dance	2018-12-08	John Bottriell	Oct. 23, 2018, 10:50 p.m.
20180814 - Bo'ness Class	2018-08-14	Zsofia Jozsef	Aug. 15, 2018, 10:58 p.m.
20180821 - Bo’ness Class	2018-08-21	Zsofia Jozsef	Sept. 6, 2018, 11:20 p.m.
20180904 - Bo’ness Class	2018-09-04	Zsofia Jozsef	Sept. 13, 2018, 6:31 p.m.
20180930 - Bo'ness Sunday Afternoon Ceilidh	2018-09-30	Zsofia Jozsef	Sept. 30, 2018, 7:47 p.m.
20181127 - Bo'ness Class	2018-11-27	Zsofia Jozsef	Nov. 28, 2018, 10:27 p.m.
2019-09-23 Nürnberg	2019-09-23	Annette Lotz	Sept. 24, 2019, 4:59 p.m.
20190217 - Bo'ness Sunday Afternoon Ceilidh	2019-02-17	Zsofia Jozsef	Feb. 18, 2019, 6:32 p.m.
20190416 - Bo'ness Class	2019-04-16	Zsofia Jozsef	April 17, 2019, 12:04 a.m.
20190421 - Bo'ness Easter Ceilidh	2019-04-21	Zsofia Jozsef	April 21, 2019, 11:12 p.m.
20190514 - Bo'ness Class	2019-05-14	Zsofia Jozsef	May 14, 2019, 11:55 p.m.
20190526 - Bo’ness Fair Ceilidh	2019-05-26	Zsofia Jozsef	May 26, 2019, 10:50 p.m.
20190604 - Bo'ness Class	2019-06-04	Zsofia Jozsef	June 5, 2019, 2:43 p.m.
20190611 - Bon'ness Class	2019-06-11	Zsofia Jozsef	June 11, 2019, 11:59 p.m.
20190621 - Paisley Ceilidh	2019-06-21	Zsofia Jozsef	June 23, 2019, 11:14 p.m.
20190707 - Bo'ness Sunday Evening Ceilidh	2019-07-07	Zsofia Jozsef	July 7, 2019, 11:47 p.m.
20190716 - Bo'ness Class	2019-07-16	Zsofia Jozsef	July 17, 2019, 10:44 a.m.

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Id	Subject	Date	Submitter	Assigned to	Priority	Disposition
52	Error in Keith Rose's diagram	April 23, 2012, 1:49 p.m.	Heiko Schmidt	Keith Rose	Normal	Fixed
1380	First video shows funnily in Dance list videos	Feb. 18, 2018, 1:02 a.m.	David McQuillan	Eric Ferguson	Normal	Fixed
1470	Correction to E-Cribs	July 23, 2018, 9:38 p.m.	Stuart Kreloff	Roland Telle	Normal	Fixed
2904	Broken Video Link on Viriginia Reel (Dance)	Dec. 1, 2022, 6:37 p.m.	SchloBDancers Heidelberg	Murrough Landon	Normal	Fixed

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