Dance: The Axum Reel

32-bar Strathspey
4 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:
(unknown)
Formations:
Reel of four - half (REEL;HALF;R4;)
Steps:
Strathspey travel
other
Published in:
Book 18 [12] *
Pocket: Books 16,17,18 [36]
Recommended Music:
General Campbell (Robert Macintosh)
Lord Elgin's Fancy (Niel Gow)
Recordings (4): Show tunes
Tweedside (Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band), track 12
Book 18. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band), track 12
Book 18. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band), track 13
Dances of Scotland (David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band), track 5

Crib

Special shape of set: 1M with 2M on R stands BtoB with 4M and 3M respectively ; 3M ; all W face their P. The W are “outers”, the M “inners”.
1-8All set to P with some suitable Strathspey steps (e.g. Fling steps)
9-16½Reel: all C pass LSh, M to partners’ (“outer”) positions, 1W / 3W veering left to 2M / 4M positions, 2W+4W straight ahead to 3M / 1M positions | repeat from new positions ; repeat twice (all end diagonally opposite starting positions)
17-24All set to partners again
25-32Repeat ½Reel to original positions
Repeat at will.
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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