Dance The Edinburgh Castle Reel 1908

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)

Devised by

Unknown (1792)

Intensity

800 800 822 800 = 37% (1 turn), 28% (whole dance)

Formations

Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
Turn Corners and Partner (CPCP)
Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
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

Published in

Recommended Music

Name	Artist	Album	Media	Trk	Type	Time	Pace	Tunes
The Edinburgh Castle Reel	Bobby Frew Four with Ian Powrie	Edinburgh Castle Reel, The and other SCD	LP	1	R32 8	4:35	34.4	The Edinburgh Castle Reel/Bonnie Kate/Fiona's Reel/Oot Be Est Da Vong
The Edinburgh Castle Reel	The Craigowl Scottish Dance Band	Book 40. SC Dances for young people and new dancers	CD+	18	R32 8	4:47	35.9	The Edinburgh Castle Reel/Clatty Pat's/Jackie Coleman's Reel/Kiwi's Reel
The Edinburgh Castle Reel	Muriel A Johnstone	Scottish Country Dances for Children	MC	8	R32 8	0:00	0.0	The Edinburgh Castle Reel/Lady Heathcote's Reel/Lady Jane Nevill's Reel/Bonnie Kate

The Edinburgh Castle Reel 3/4L · R32

1–: 1c cast off behind own lines ; cast back to places
9–: 1c lead down {3}, up {3} | cast off and cross to 1cnrs (2c up)
17–: Turn CPCP, finish 1M below 1W in the middle facing W side
25–: 1c dance out NHJ between 2W & 3W, cast round them to meet in the middle ; dance out on M side, cast as before to 2pl

E-cribs

1-8: 1s cast down behind own lines, turning out dance back to places
9-16: 1s lead down for 3 steps, lead up to top & cast 1 place to face 1st corners
17-24: 1s turn 1st corner RH, partner LH, 2nd corner RH & partner LH to end in middle facing out Ladies' side (Man below Lady)
25-32: 1s dance out between 2L+3L, divide & cast up/down into middle, dance out between 2M+3M divide & cast up/down to 2nd place own sides

MiniCribs

Keith Rose's Diagrams

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Added on: March 16, 2017, 4:27 p.m.
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Blair Scottish Country Dancers: Dancing In The Park 2015 Original		Jamie McDougall	April 26, 2017, 5:06 a.m.
Blair Scottish Country Dancers: Dancing In The Park June 2017		Jamie McDougall	April 26, 2017, 5:05 a.m.
Blair Scottish Country Dancers: Dancing In The Park 2015		Jamie McDougall	April 12, 2015, 6:55 p.m.

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