Dance: The Reel of the Royal Scots

Also known as »The Reel of the Royal Sots« (unofficial)

32-bar Reel
3 couples
Set shape: Longwise - 4

Devised by:

Roy Goldring (1983)

Formations:

Turn Corners (C-TRN)
Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
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:

Pas-de-Basque
Skip-Change
Slip-Step

Featured in:

Dance 1

Published in:

Scottish Country Dance Leaflets [7] *
Pocket: Books 32,Leaflets [15]
Collins Pocket Reference [161]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [135]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [125]
Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [160]

Full description:

http://members.aol.com/ParadiseMO/HM3goldenoldies.html#royal

Recommended Music:

The Reel of the Royal Scots (P/M C T Clark)

Recordings (16): Show tunes

Terpsichore, Scottish Dance Music (Terpsichore), track 12 [pace 36.4]  
Highlander Music Scottish Dances Vol 1 (Sandy Nixon and his Scottish Dance Band), track 10 [pace 35.4]  
After the Chord (The Craigellachie Band), track 7 [pace 34.5]  
Eight Scottish Country Dances (Pipers and Drummers from The Royal Scots Regiment), track 8 [pace 37.9]
Music for Leaflet Dances Vol. 1 (Pipers and Drummers from The Royal Scots Regiment), track 10 [pace 37.9]
Ready...And! (Bobby Brown and The Scottish Accent), track 7 [pace 33.0]
Second Celebration (Lothian Scottish Dance Band), track 8
Dances Frae the North Vols. 1 & 2 (The Commonwealth Ceilidh Band), track 5 [pace 35.9]  
Dances Frae the North, Vols 1, 2 & 3 (The Commonwealth Ceilidh Band), track 10 [pace 35.9]  
Piper's Choice (Bill Clement), track 11 [pace 36.2]
12th Night Ball 2001 (Acoustic Tuna), track 12 [pace 35.4]
12th Night Ball 2001 (Acoustic Tuna), track 13 [pace 38.2]
Music for Leaflet Dances Vol. 2 (Neil Copland and his Scottish Dance Band), track 8 [pace 37.5]
Dance for Joy! (Reel of Seven), track 13 [pace 35.9]
Silver Tassie and other Favourite Dances (Muriel Johnstone & Keith Smith), track 12 [pace 36.0]
Take Your Partners For Vol 1 (Luke Brady's Scottish Dance Band), track 4 [pace 35.4]

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