Dance: Admiral Nelson
64-bar Reel
4 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4
- Devised by:
- (unknown)
(1805)
- Formations:
-
Rights and Lefts (R&L)
Allemande for 2 couples (ALLMND;2C;)
Grand Chain for 6 (GCHAIN;6P;)
Note: This list may be incomplete.
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
Note: This list may be incomplete.
- Published in:
-
Book 19
[8]
*
Pocket: Books 19,20,21
[8]
99 More Scottish Country Dances
[1]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7
[1]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6
[1]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8
[2]
- Recommended Music:
-
Admiral Nelson
(Niel Gow)
Miss Andy Campbell's Scotch Measure
((traditional))
- Recordings (5):
Show tunes
-
Book 19. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances
(Ron Kerr Quintet),
track 7
[pace 35.2]
Book 19. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances
(Ron Kerr Quintet),
track 8
[pace 35.2]
Scottish Dance Masters, The Vol 2
(Ron Gonnella & Iain MacPhail),
track 4
Scottish Dances
(The Alastair Downie Band),
track 10
[pace 34.4]
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 7
(Alan Gardiner and his Scottish Dance Band),
track 7
[pace 33.9]
Crib
| 1-8 | 1C+2C circle4 and back |
| 9-16 | 1W followed by 1M casts off and dances round 2C and back to place |
| 17-24 | Repeat [9-16], 1M leading |
| 25-32 | 1C+2C & 3C+4C RHA ; LHA |
| 33-40 | 1C+2C+3C circle6 and back, finishing for |
| 41-48 | 1C+2C Allemande (2,1,3,4) |
| 49-56 | 2C+1C+3C+4C Gr-Chain, end couples crossing |
| 57-64 | 1C meet & lead up and cast to 4pl (3C+4C up) |
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