Dance: The Inimitable Derek

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

Devised by:
Roy Goldring (2005)
Formations:
Reel of three - on sides (REEL;R3;SIDES;)
Balance in Line (BALNCE)
Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
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
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Published in:
Three Dances 2006 [3] *
Recommended Music:
The Woody Woodpecker (Donald Ridley)
Recordings (2): Show tunes
Book 34. Music for 11 Scottish Country Dances (Book 34 plus 3 Dances 2006) (Muir, Ian and his Scottish Dance Band), track 12 [pace 36.1]
Special Requests Volume 7 (Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band), track 18 [pace 36.5]

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Crib

1-81W+2W & 1M+2M turn 1¼ EH, 1C starting inwards, into line across with 1C BtB in the middle | 1C+2C set ; turn with the other hand ¾ (1C starts up) to (2,1,3), 2C facing out
9-16Opposing Reels3 on the sides, 1C start to the R (1M RSh to 3M, 1W RSh to 2W), on [13-14] 1C cross to “2cnr position, on [15-16] 1C turn 2cnr persons (2W and 3M) RH into 2diagonal line
17-241C+2cnrs BiL | 1C turn LH to join 1cnr with RH ; BiL | 1C turn LH to finish side by side in the centre, 1W facing up, 1M down
25-321W+2W+3W & 1M+2M+3M RHA ; 1M+1W dance out the end and cast R into (2,1,3)
Crib was checked by its author · Source: Eric T. Ferguson ·

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