Dance The Deveron Reel 1625
Reel · 40 bars · 4 couples (3x,4x) · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- John Drewry (1977)
- Intensity
- 8008 0880 0880 8888 8668 = 67% (1 turn), 67% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Reel of four - on side (REEL;R4;SIDES;)
- Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.
- Steps
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | Tunes |
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The Deveron Reel | Sandy Legget & the Carseloch Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 9 | CD | 4 | R40 4 | 2:57 | 35.4 |
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The Deveron Reel/Lord Randall's Bride/Jack's Delight/The New High Level |
The Deveron Reel | Lothian Scottish Dance Band | Another Celebration | LP | 13 | R40 4 | 2:54 | 34.8 | The Deveron Reel/The Rakes of Mallow/Claverhouse Reel/Miss C. M. Barbour | |
The Deveron Reel | The Deirdre Adamson Quartet | Come More Scottish Country Dancing | CD+ | 2 | R40 4 | 3:04 | 36.8 | The Deveron Reel/Goodnight and Joy be With You/Come Let Us Dance and Sing/Babes in the Wood |
The Deveron Reel 4/4L · R40
on 2nd chord 3c+4c change sides (1,2,3x,4x)
- 1–
- 1c+4c dance in for mirror Fig8 on own side around middle persons (W pass in front)
- 9–
- 2c & 3c Fig8 around 1c & 4c respectively, meeting in a circle NHJ
- 17–
- 2c+3c set in circle | set swivelling 1¼ R ; LHA to own places
- 25–
- Reels4 on the sides, at end the middle pairs pass with ½LH turn into:
- 33–
- Join RH with end person and BiL twice ; end pairs on sidelines turn RH ½ ; new middle couples ½LHA to new places (2,4,1x,3x)
The Deveron Reel 4/4L · R40
3s & 4s start on opp sides
- 1-8
- 1L+4M also 1M+4L dance Figs of 8 on own sides (dance between 2s/3s to start)
- 9-16
- 2s dance Fig of 8 round 1s while 3s dance Fig of 8 round 4s meeting in centre to form a circle
- 17-24
- 2s+3s set twice (in circle) on 2nd setting pivot right & dance LH across back to original places
- 25-32
- All dance reels of 4 on sides with 2s+3s ending with a 1/2 turn LH onto sides for Balancing in Line
- 33-40
- All Bal-in-Line twice, 1s+2s also 3s+4s 1/2 turn RH on sides, middle couples (4s+1s) dance LH across 1/2 way. 2 4 1 3