Dance: General Stuart's Reel

Also known as »The New Way of Gildon«

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

Devised by:

Castle Menzies (18C) (1749)

Formations:

Turn Corners (C-TRN)
Set to Corners and Partner (C-SCP)
Reel of three - with corners (REEL;CRNRS;DOUBLE;R3;)
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
Pas-de-Basque

Published in:

Book 10 [3] *
Pocket: Books 10,11,12 [3]
99 More Scottish Country Dances [23]
Collins Pocket Reference [120]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [55]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [53]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [69]

Recommended Music:

The Stuart's Rant ((traditional))

Recordings (15): Show tunes

Music for Ten Scottish Country Dances (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 35.0]
The World of Scottish Dance (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 35.0]
Book 10. (Colin Finlayson and his Scottish Dance Band), track 12 [pace 37.8]
Scottish Dance Time Vol 1 (Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen), track 9 [pace 33.8]
Come Scottish Country Dancing with Andrew Rankine (Andrew Rankine and his Band), track 9
Memory Lane (Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen), track 16 [pace 33.6]
Teachers Certificate Examination (Muriel A Johnstone), track 8
Teachers Certificate Examination (1990) (Muriel A Johnstone), track 1
Dancing Live (The Muriel Johnstone Trio), track 4 [pace 35.0]
One More Couple Please (The Scotsmen), track 8
I Love Scotland (Rob Gordon and his Band), track 1
Country Dancers Delight (The Danelaw Country Dance Band), track 1
Miss Ogilvie's Fancy (Green Ginger), track 15 [pace 35.4]
The Breakdown (L Ramshaw / S W Bentley / M Bentley), track 13 [pace 33.2]
Book 10. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (David Hall and his Scottish Dance Band), track 3

Crib

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