Dance The Bees They are A'Drummin' 15022
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Amanda Peart (2013)
- Formations
- Reel of three - on side (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
- Figure of Eight - half (FIG8;1C;HALF;)
- Reel of three - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R3;)
- Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
- Half-turn and cast away (HTCAST)
- Steps
- Skip-Change
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Extra info
- This dance is for Chris ...
This dance is for Chris Rea to mark his 10 years’ service as Secretary, Treasurer and committee member of Peterborough & District RSCDS Branch. Chris is a keen beekeeper and one-time drummer with the Peterborough Pipe Band.
Recommended recordings: Mr Watson’s Favourite (RSCDS Book of Graded SCDs - David Cunningham & his Band) or The Mason’s Apron (Scottish Dance Vol.12 - Marian Anderson’s Scottish Dance Band)
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | Tunes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bees They Are a'Drummin' | Marian Anderson and her Band | The Sunday Class Dance Book 2 | CD | 1 | R32 8 | 4:46 | 35.8 |
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80th Anniversary Reel/Miss Lorraine Nelson of Aberdeen/Just One More/Pineapple Attack |
The Bees They are A'Drummin' 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
- 1s cross RH, cast (2s step up), meet in centre & turn 3s (1M+3L LH & 1L+3M RH) finishing in centre facing up 2 (1) 3
- 9-16
- 2s+1s+3s dance reflection (mirror) reels of 3 on sides (1s up, 2s out/down, 3s out/up).
- 17-24
- 1s dance 1/2 Fig 8 round 2s & dance 1/2 reels of 3 across (1L+2s & 1M+3s,1s passing 1st corner LSh). Finish all on opp sides (2) (1) (3)
- 25-32
- 2s+1s+3s Adv+Ret. 2s+1s+3s 1/2 turn partner RH, pull back RSh & dance out to own sides. 2 1 3
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sunday Class in Tynemouth 21st September 2018 | 2018-09-21 | Amanda Peart | July 21, 2018, 6:49 p.m. |
| Peterborough & District RSCDS Afternoon Tea Dance 2016-12-16 | 2016-12-16 | Sheila Lewins | Nov. 5, 2016, 12:12 p.m. |
| TSC Sorrento Week 1 2017-03-13 (Monday) | 2017-03-13 | Amanda Peart | Jan. 5, 2017, 1:09 p.m. |
| TSC in Evora 12th March 2018 | 2018-03-12 | Amanda Peart | Nov. 23, 2017, 3:57 p.m. |
| 2018-10-01 Nürnberg | 2018-10-01 | Jürgen Wagner | Oct. 7, 2018, 11:46 a.m. |
| 2018-05-28 Nürnberg | 2018-05-28 | Jürgen Wagner | June 24, 2018, 4:03 p.m. |
| 8.SCD-Weekend Chemnitz Welcome Dance | 2018-11-16 | SCD Chemnitz | Aug. 30, 2018, 6:43 p.m. |
| RSCDS Wirral - Tuesday 25 October 2016 | 2016-10-25 | Andrew Locke | Oct. 24, 2016, 6:23 p.m. |
| Erlangen Summer Dance 2018 | 2018-06-23 | Michael Knorr | June 2, 2018, 5:07 p.m. |
| Chemnitz_Friday | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m. |
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