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:
Pas-de-Basque
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Featured in:
Unit 2 Prescribed Dances
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 (16): Show tunes
Music for Ten Scottish Country Dances (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 35.0]  [has sample]
The World of Scottish Dance (Bobby Crowe and his Scottish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 35.0]  [has sample]
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]  [has sample]
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]  [has sample]
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]  [has sample]
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
The Original Lindsay Ross (Lindsay Ross & his Scottish Dance Band), track 11 [pace 34.2]

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Crib

1-81M sets to 2W and casts off (2M up) ; 1W sets to 2M and casts off (2W up)
9-161C turn 1cnr RH and pass RSh ; turn 2cnr LH and pass RSh to face 1cnr (cnrs dance their turns in {2}, but {4} is also allowed)
17-24Set “H&G”, finish BtoB facing 1M up / 1W down.
25-32Reels3{6} with cnrs (RSh to 2cnr) | 1C cross.
Crib was checked by its author · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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