Dance Video Oxton Reel (Video 1)
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- Oxton Reel (S144, RSCDS VI 5)
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- Murrough Landon (Oct. 8, 2019, 9:45 p.m.) – Source: YouTube
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Clear demonstration with close ups of some beautiful footwork in the setting sections. The instructions suggest men have hands on partners waists for the reels of bars 97-108 which are here done without hands.
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Oxton Reel 6/6L · S144
Part A
- 1-12
- 1s followed by 2s+3s+4s+5s+6s cast behind own lines, meet partners & lead up the middle
- 13-16
- All turn partners RH
- 17-24
- All set to partners with simple setting steps
Part B
- 1-12
- 1s take promenade hold & followed by 2s+3s+4s+5s+6s, turn to right to dance Fig of 8 down & up the set to places
- 13-24
- All repeat bars 13-24 of Part A
Part C
- 1-12
- All repeat bars 1-12 of Part B but with hands joined behind their backs
- 13-24
- All repeat bars 13-24 of Part A
Part D
- 1-12
- 1s+2s+3s also 4s+5s+6s dance Grand Chain with 2 steps to each hand (To start, 1s & 4s face across, 2 & 5s face down, 3s & 6s face up)
- 13-24
- All repeat bars 13-24 of Part A
Part E
- 1-12
- All dance into middle with each man behind his partner (hands on Ladies waist). 1s & 4s face down, others face up. 1s+2s+3s also 4s+5s+6s dance tandem reels of 3. To start 1s & 2s also 4s & 5s pass RSh
- 13-24
- All repeat bars 13-24 of Part A
Part F
- 1-12
- 1s+2s+3s also 4s+5s+6s dance 6H twice to left
- 13-24
- All repeat bars 13-24 of Part A