Dance The Erlangen Reel 13804
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Duncan Brown (2009)
- Intensity
- 800 888 888 844 = 75% (1 turn), 56% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Reel of three - across (REEL;ACROSS;R3;)
- Turn Corners (C-TRN)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Skip-Change
- Published in
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- Erlangen in southern Germany has a young group of energetic dancers, for whom I taught a day school in 2009. …
Erlangen in southern Germany has a young group of energetic dancers, for whom I taught a day school in 2009. I thought this rather energetic dance might suit them. Bars 9–24 are inspired by bars 9–24 of ‘The Colonel’ as interpreted by the RSCDS in their 75th Anniversary leaflet.
One version of the music can be found at http://www.folktunefinder.com/tunes/392214/ [though that link now seems broken and possibly should be replaced by http://www.folktunefinder.com/tunes/27880?]
The Erlangen Reel 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c Turn RH | cast off (2c up) ; 1c turn LH and cast L round 4cnr to face 1cnr
- 9–
- Opposing Reels3 across, Rsh to 1cnr, on [16] 1c turn LH ½ to face 3cnr
- 17–
- Opposing Reels3 across, RSh to 3cnr, on [24] 1c turn LH ½ to face 1cnr
- 25–
- 1c turn 1cnr RH and pass Rsh, Turn 2cnr RH and pass Rsh to (2,1,3) (cnrs dance for {4})
The Erlangen Reel 3/4L · R32
- 1-8
- 1s turn RH, cast (2s step up); 1s turn LH & cast, 1L up to finish between 2s facing 2M, 1M down to between 3s facing 3L
- 9-16
- RSh reels of 3 across (1L+2M & 1M+3L pass RSh). Bar 16: 1s 1/2 turn LH to face 3rd corners
- 17-24
- RSh reels of 3 across (1M+2M & 1L+3L pass RSh). Bar 24: 1s 1/2 turn LH to face 1st corners
- 25-32
- 1s turn 1st corner RH, pass RSh; turn 2nd corner RH & pass RSh to 2nd place own side. (Corners turn 4 bars). 2 1 3
