Dance: Miss Devon's Reel

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

Devised by:
William (18C) Campbell (1795)
Formations:
Reel of four - on sides (REEL;R4;SIDES;)
Allemande for 2 couples (ALLMND;2C;)
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:
Strathspey travel
Note: This list may be incomplete.
Published in:
Book 20 [6] *
Pocket: Books 19,20,21 [18]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [106]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [101]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [127]
Recommended Music:
Miss Geddes ((unknown))
Mrs Hood's Strathspey (Abraham Mackintosh)
Recordings (1): Show tunes
Book 20. Music for Twelve Scottish Country Dances (Craig McCallum's Scottish Dance Band), track 6 [pace 61.6]

Crib

1-81C+2C Reel4 on W side (1W+2W pass LSh as 1M+2M cross to above partner’s place , 1M giving RSh to 2W and 2M leaving 1W on his right | the M pass LSh in the middle ;.the W pass in the middle | the M cross to own places, 2M passing LSh in front of 1M)
9-161C+2C Reel4 on M side. (Same Reel, inverted. The M pass LSh to start, the W cross to below partner’s place)
17-241C down the middle and up
25-321C+2C Allemande
(Note: with normal size sets there is no space for both 1C+2C and 3C+4C to dance their reels. TacTalk 25 #3/4 (March 2001) says “this dance should never be placed on a programme”)
Crib needs checked · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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