Dance Gavin's Reel 2421
Reel · 32 bars · 5 couples · Square (Progression: 23451)
- Devised by
- Bob Donald
- Intensity
- 06066 40408 44448 40008 = 43% (1 turn), 44% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 3 - half (HX;3P;HALF;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Turn Corners and Partner (CPCP)
- Reel of three - half (REEL;HALF;R3;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Green Lochan And 11 Other Scottish Dances [10]
- Scottish Dance Archives - The Donald Collection (Online List) [79]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 9 [68] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [69] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [55] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [53] (diagram only)
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin's Reel | The Deirdre Adamson Quartet | Come Scottish Country Dancing | CD+ | 8 | R32 5 | 3:05 | 37.0 | |
| Gavin's Reel | Lothian Scottish Dance Band | Second Celebration | LP | 1 | R32 5 | 0:00 | 0.0 | |
| Gavin's Reel | Craigievar Scottish Dance Band | Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 14 | CD | 14 | R32 5 | 2:53 | 34.6 |
Gavin's Reel 5S · R32
5c start in middle, 5M facing 2M and 5W facing 4M
- 1–
- 5W+4c & 5M+2c ½RHA | 2c+4c ½LHA ; 4c+5M & 2c+5W ½RHA | 5c turn ¾ LH (1,4,3,2, in middle 5M faces down, 5W up)
- 9–
- 1M+5W & 5M+3M turn RH | 5c turn LH ; 1W+5W & 5M+3W turn RH | 5c turn ¾ LH [“Men, Partner, Women, Partner” ]
- 17–
- 5M+2M+1M and 5W+4M+3M Lsh ½Reels3, (Lsh to 4pl/2pl) ; 5M+1W+2W and 5W+4W+3W Rsh ½Reels3 (Rsh to 1pl/3pl). (to 2,3,4,1, and 5 in middle) (this exchanges the C between 1pl & 4pl and between 3pl & 2pl)
- 25–
- 5c set, turn BH ½ to face 1c in 4pl ; 5c+1c ½R&L (to 2,3,4,5, 1 in middle)
Gavin's Reel 5S · R32
5s in centre, 5M facing 2M, 5L facing 4M
- 1-4
- 5M+2s & 5L+4s dance 1/2 RH across (2 bars). 5s end on sides (2nd/4th place) as 2s+4s meet in centre & dance 1/2 LH across (2 bars)
- 5-8
- 5M+4s & 5L+2s dance 1/2 RH across (2 bars) & 5s turn 3/4 LH in centre to end 5M facing 3M & 5L facing 1M
- 9-16
- 5s turn corner, partner, corner, partner with 1st & 3rd couples (turning 1M/3M first)
- 17-20
- 5M dances 1/2 reel of 3 with Men in 4th+1st place as 5L dances 1/2 reel with Men in 2nd+3rd place (pass LSh to Men in 2nd & 4th place)
- 21-24
- 5M dances 1/2 reel of 3 with Ladies 1st+4th place as 5L dances 1/2 reel with Ladies 3rd+2nd place end facing partner in centre
- 25-32
- 5s set & 1/2 turn 2H to face 4th place (original 1st couple), 5s+1s dance 1/2 R&L to change places
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Scottish Flowers Hildesheim 2003 - 2013 | Cord Walter | May 19, 2014, 11:25 p.m. | |
| Chemnitz_Friday | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m. | |
| temp | James Wilson | Feb. 28, 2024, 11:39 a.m. |
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