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Duncan Brown

Duncan Brown

Nov. 27, 2006, 9:55 p.m. (Message 47091)

Hi All,

I have recently come across the above dance in 'The Grampian Collection',
the same book as 'Rest and Be Thankful'.  It has an interesting take on the
reel of four - in that it uses 3 sides if a square.  Just out of interest -
has anyone got any experience of this dance?  It looks like something I
would teach to the class that thinks it has seen it all and has absolutely
nothing left to learn.....

Regards,
Duncan

Chudleigh,
Devon,UK
Angus Henry

Angus Henry

Nov. 28, 2006, 3:41 a.m. (Message 47113, in reply to message 47091)

Yes - good fun and the reel of 4 requires careful and precise timing.

Angus
mlamontbrown

mlamontbrown

Dec. 4, 2006, 12:27 p.m. (Message 47262, in reply to message 47091)

Hi Duncan

I don't know if you have got round to teaching this yet - we had a go last Friday.

Lesson to be learnt - don't assume that people are bright enough to dance a U shaped
reel of four, even if they say they can!

Start with a straight reel of four across

Then dance it in 12 instead of 8 bars
Then dance it with another R Sh pass using 14 bars
Then bend it slightly and say it is a crescent reel
Then bend it all the way into a U

Another point to be made about the dance - it goes on too long!

I found rather a nice photo of the Falls on a website, 

 http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Europe/United_Kingdom/photo22521.htm

The Falls feed into Loch Ness.

Malcolm L Brown
York  (UK)


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