Dance: The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh

Also known as »The Duck and Duckess of Edinbugh« (unofficial)

40-bar Reel
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:

Allie Anderson & Florence Lesslie

Formations:

Advance and Retire (ADVRET;2S;)
Turn Corners and Partner (CPCP)
Hands round - 6 (HR;6P;)
Hands across - 3 - chng-ends (HX;3P;CHNG;)
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:

Skip-Change
Slip-Step

Published in:

Book 39 [7] *
Scottish Reels are Fun [19]
Collins Pocket Reference [199]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [41]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [39]
Pocket: Books 39,40,41 [7]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [52]

Recommended Music:

The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh (John Robertson)
Dunnottar Castle ((traditional))

Recordings (24): Show tunes

Book 39. Music for Nine Scottish Country Dances (Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band), track 8 [pace 34.4]  
Scottish Reflections (Kenny Thomson and the Wardlaw Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 34.4]  
Saint Andrew's Ball - Volume 1 (The Cavendish Dance Band), track 7 [pace 32.7]
Saint Andrew's Ball - Volume 1 (The Cavendish Dance Band), track 8 [pace 32.2]
Dances of Scotland Volume 1 (The Atholl Players), track 7 [pace 31.6]
Dances of Scotland Volume 1 (The Atholl Players), track 1 [pace 31.6]
Let's Dance in Strict Tempo (Ian Holmes and his Band), track 1 [pace 34.5]  
Jimmy's Fancy (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 7 [pace 44.5]
Golden Hour of Scottish Dancing (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 1 [pace 32.8]
Scottish Dance Favourites (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 1 [pace 32.8]
Dancing Throu' Scotland ((unknown)), track 13
Capital Reels (Auld Reekie), track 13 [pace 33.1]
Capital Reels (Auld Reekie), track 12 [pace 32.9]
Dancer's Choice (Charlie Jemmett and His Band), track 4
Step in Time (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 10 [pace 35.7]
Saint Andrew's Ball - Volume 2 (Frank Reid), track 15 [pace 31.8]
Music for Collins Pocket Reference. Vol 2 (The Colin Dewar Quartet), track 6 [pace 35.4]
Cavendish Dance Band Plays SCD in Traditional Style (The Cavendish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 32.7]
More Sounds of Scotland (Jim MacLeod and his Band), track 1
Play the St. Andrew's Ball (Ron Kerr and his Scottish Dance Band), track 18 [pace 32.8]
The Reel Party (Neil Barron and his Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 33.7]
Iain MacPhail Celebrates in South America (Iain MacPhail and his Scottish Dance Band), track 13 [pace 33.4]
Vintage 78's (Bobby MacLeod and his Band), track 9 [pace 34.0]
The Faculty of Actuaries (Cunningham, David), track 5 [pace 34.7]

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