Dance: The Reel of Mey

48-bar Jig
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:

George Smail

Formations:

Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
Reel of four - diagonal (REEL;DIAG;R4;)
Hands round - 6 (HR;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
Slip-Step
Note: This list may be incomplete.

Published in:

Book 22 [1] *
Pocket: Books 22, Graded [1]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [135]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [125]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [160]

Recommended Music:

Lango Lee ((unknown))
The Reel of Mey (James Aitken)

Recordings (3): Show tunes

Book 22. Twelve Modern Scottish Country Dances (David Cunningham and his Scottish Dance Band), track 1 [pace 36.2]
Scottish Dance Time Vol 3 (Stan Hamilton and his Flying Scotsmen), track 2 [pace 34.6]
Gateway to the Forth (Jimmy Shand and his Band), track 5 [pace 31.6]

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