Dance The Alexandria Reel 83
Also known as “The Twin City Reel”.
Jig · 48 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413) · Usual number of repetitions: 4
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1976)
- Intensity
- 6886/8008/8888/8888/8008/8888 = 81% (whole dance)
- Formations
-
- Reel of three - half (REEL;HALF;R3;)
- Reel of three - promenade hold - half (REEL;PRMHLD;R3;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Hands round - 4 (HR;4P;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Steps
-
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
-
- Summer Collection, Set 1
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [13] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [9] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [9] (diagram only)
- 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 Alexandria Reel | Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band | Come Scottish Country Dancing with Robert Whitehead | LP | 1 | J48 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 | ||
| The Alexandria Reel | Robert Whitehead & the Danelaw Band | A Taste of Andrew Rankine | LP+ | 11 | J48 4 | 0:00 | 0.0 |
The Alexandria Reel 4/4L · J48
{{explanation}}
3s & 4s start on opp. sides
1-8
: 1M dances full reel of 3 with 2s (LSh to 2L) picking up partner on bar
5 **while** 4M reels with 3s & picks up partner on bar 5
9-16
: 1s+4s lead into middle, RH across 1/2 way & LH across once round to face
new corner
17-24
: 1s+4s set twice & turn corners (1s+4s dancing out through sides) ending
in middle to take prom hold (facing sides) with other partner
25-32
: 1s+4s dance 1/2 RSh reel of 3 on sides, 1s+4s change partners & 1/2 LSh
reel on other side ending in middle (as in Bees of Maggieknockater)
33-40
: 1s+4s (in middle) set & change places RH, circle 4H round to left, drop
ptnrs hand & open out to pick up 2s & 3s (1s picks up 3s)
41-48
: All circle 8H round & back
| Name | Type | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2013-08-26 | Unknown | 2013-08-26 | Cord Walter | Sept. 23, 2013, 10:56 p.m. |
| RSCDS-LA Torrance & Zoom Class, 2022-10 October | Class | 2022-10-27 | Tony McQuilkin | May 20, 2023, 6:26 a.m. |
| SGVB Yearly Dance Program 2023 | Informational | 2023-08-28 | Doug Macdonald | Aug. 29, 2023, 8:12 a.m. |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2013 | Unknown | Cord Walter | Jan. 20, 2014, 11:20 p.m. | |
| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2003 - 2013 | Unknown | Cord Walter | May 19, 2014, 11:25 p.m. | |
| SF Hildesheim 4 Paare | Informational | Cord Walter | Sept. 25, 2023, 9:48 p.m. |
