Dance The Earl and Countess of Wessex 10367
Reel · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Joan & Hugh Ferguson (1999)
- Intensity
- 800 800 844 888 888 = 66% (1 turn), 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Petronella - half (8 bars) (PET;HALF;)
- Reel of four - diagonal - half (REEL;DIAG;HALF;R4;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Hands across - 3 (HX;3P;)
- Hands round - 6 - and back (HR;6P;BACK;)
- Steps
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra info
- This dance was devised by ...
This dance was devised by Joan and Hugh Ferguson to mark the occasion of the wedding of the Prince Edward to Miss Sophie Rhys-Jones in Windsor Castle on 19th of June 1999. The different parts of the dance are meant to represent the stages of meeting, flirtation, aspects of living separate busy lives but returning to be together, and at the end the ring symbolising the marriage union.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | Tunes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Earl and Countess of Wessex | Hugh Ferguson and the Dalriada Scottish Dance Band | Reflections of Dalriada | CD | 10 | R40 8 | 5:38 | 33.8 |
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The Earl and Countess of Wessex/Alex Muir's Reel/Jean Kirkpatrick's Fancy/Highland Air/Highland Lassie/Miss Elizabeth Purcell's Favourite/Mrs Mary Printy |
The Earl and Countess of Wessex 3/4L · R40
- 1–
- 1c Petronella into the middle | set ; Petronella turn (flirting) | set (1x,2,3)
- 9–
- 1c cross RH | cast off (2c up) ; turn LH to face 1cnr
- 17–
- ½Reel4 with 1cnrs, touch RH into ; ½Reel4 with 2cnrs, finish with RH turn and face up NHJ (3x,1,2x)
- 25–
- 1c dance up and cast off to 2pl while{4} 2c+3c ½ R&L (start along the sides), pulling Lsh back into ; 1M+3c & 1W+2c RHA (2,1,3)
- 33–
- All Circle6 and back.
The Earl and Countess of Wessex 3/4L · R40
- 1-8
- 1s petronella turn & set; petronella turn & set to end on opposite sides
- 9-16
- 1s cross RH, cast 1place (2s step up) & turn LH to face 1st corners
- 17-24
- 1s dance 1/2 diagonal reel of 4 with 1st corners, touch RH in passing to dance 1/2 diag onal reel with 2nd corners & turn RH to face up NHJ
- 25-32
- 1s dance up to top & cast to 2nd place while 2s+3s dance 1/2 R&L (RH on sides to start), 1s dance RH across (Lady with 2s & Man with 3s)
- 33-40
- 2s+1s+3s circle 6H round & back
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol 2018 voted Reels | Margaret Chambers | Dec. 12, 2018, 9:39 p.m. | |
| Budapest Local Club 07.04.2022 | 2022-04-07 | Zoltán Gräff | April 7, 2022, 1:13 p.m. |
| Bristol 2018 Xmas dance night | 2018-12-13 | Margaret Chambers | Dec. 10, 2018, 8:31 p.m. |
| Dawlish 2023 Friday March 10th | 2023-03-10 | Margaret Chambers | Feb. 7, 2023, 7:38 p.m. |
| 2023-03-18-Bal avec Musiciens Paris | 2023-03-10 | Mathias Ferber | Feb. 9, 2023, 9:05 a.m. |
| RSCDS 60 Anniversary Ball | Lynn Robinson | Jan. 22, 2020, 5:03 p.m. | |
| Bristol 2022 Anniversary Ball | Margaret Chambers | Nov. 20, 2021, 10:48 a.m. | |
| Budapest SCD Weekend 2015 - Farewell Ceilidh | 2015-05-01 | Zoltán Gräff | May 6, 2015, 5:28 p.m. |
| Bristol 2018 Day School | 2018-11-10 | Margaret Chambers | Aug. 24, 2018, 12:52 p.m. |
| St Monica Dem possibles | Margaret Chambers | March 14, 2023, 6:03 p.m. | |
| Bristol 2019 Day School Dance | Rosamund Rawlings | May 9, 2021, 5:56 p.m. | |
| Bristol 2019 Day School | Margaret Chambers | May 18, 2019, 2:39 p.m. | |
| Bristol 2022 Summer Dance | 2022-05-21 | Rosamund Rawlings | Feb. 4, 2022, 4:41 p.m. |
