Dance A Reel for Catherine and Thomas 5513
Reel · 40 bars · 5 couples · Longwise - 5 (Progression: 24153)
- Devised by
- Evelyn Murray-Lenthall (1974)
- Intensity
- 80800/82842/88880/80800/80888 = 60% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Set to Corners (C-SET)
- Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
- Figure of Eight - on side (FIG8;1C;SIDE;)
- Knot 2 couples (KNOT;2C;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
-
- A Yankee Sampler [9]
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Devised for Catherine Neill and Thomas Graham, and danced by members of the Boston Branch on the occasion of their …
Devised for Catherine Neill and Thomas Graham, and danced by members of the Boston Branch on the occasion of their marriage on April 27th 1974.
The instructions give the music as “None So Pretty”. This has been interpreted here as a recording for that 40 bar dance (whose recommended tune is Johnnie in Nether Mains) rather than the tune None So Pretty.
A Reel for Catherine and Thomas 5/5L · R40
- 1-
- 1c & 3c set | 1W & 3W, with P following, cast off one and cross (2c+4c up) ; cast off one more and dance up the middle to face 1cnr
- 9-
- 1c & 3c set to 1cnr | to 2cnr, pivoting R to face P ; Turn P RH 1¼ into promhold (W on the L) facing 2W/4W ;
- 17-
- 2c+1c & 4c+3c Reels3 across, Rsh to 2W/4W, 1c & 3c finish in middle facing P across, just above 2c/4c
- 25-
- 1c & 3c set | 1c & 3c mirror Figs8 on own sideline (cast round 2c/4c who step up, between 4c/5c, cast up) to (2,1,4,3,5)
- 33-
- 1c+4c & 3c+5c The Knot (2,4,1,5,3)
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| temp | James Wilson | Feb. 28, 2024, 11:39 a.m. |
