Dance The Royal Patron 14532
Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Philip Whitley
- Intensity
- 800 888 808 880 = 66% (1 turn), 50% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Dance down and up - 3 people (DWNUP;3P;)
- Reel of four - across - half (REEL;ACROSS;HALF;R4;)
- Steps
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra info
- »Devised as a tribute to ...
»Devised as a tribute to our gracious Patron Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and dedicated to Robert H Mackay who suggested the title and the original tune.«
There is a typo in the tune title in the book – the place is called »Ardnilly« according to the original publication by Wm. Marshall.
Note (additional to the book and the Manual). collected by Helen Russell from staff teaching The Diamond Jubilee book at Summer School 2012.
4 1st couple should be on women's sideline at the end of bar 4.
13 -16 To begin the turn, the man takes a long step down towards his partner. 1st couple finish shoulder to shoulder facing 3rd couple, not back to back, as stated in the original instructions.
21 -24 3rd couple need to remember to set and cross.
29 -32 This is a tum requiring short steps. At the end of this left hand turn the 1st woman may stay facing out ready to cast. 2nd couple need to remember to set and cross.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | Tunes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Patron | Frank Thomson and his Scottish Dance Band | The Diamond Jubilee Year | CD | 1 | R32 8 | 4:48 | 36.0 |
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Miss Wilhelmina McDowal's Reel of Ardnilly/Reel for Nick/Andrew's Reel/Alan Pattullo's Reel/Jock Gudmundson's Farewell to the Auctioneers/Margaret Mitchell's Reel/Reel for Nick |
The Royal Patron 3/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1W casts off 2, cross below 3c, cast up to between 3c while{8} 1M cross, cast off, (2c up) cross, cast up to between 2c. All face down
- 9–
- In lines across dance down ; the cnrs swivel R to dance back while{4} 1c turn RH moving up to finish between 3c, M facing W for
- 17–
- 1c+3c ½ Reel4 across ; 1c turn LH moving up to between 2c, 1M facing 2M and 1W facing 2W while{4} 3c set and cross RH
- 25–
- 1c+2c ½ Lsh Reel4 across ; 1c turn LH to 2pl while{4} 2c set and cross (2,1,3)
The Royal Patron 3/4L · R32
- 1-4
- 1L cast 2 places & 1M crosses & casts 1 place
- 5-8
- 1L crosses below 3s & casts up round 3M to end between 3s while 1M crosses below 2s & casts up round 2M to end between 2s all facing down
- 9-16
- 1L+3s & 1M+2s dance down & all turn to right, 2s+3s dance up while 1s 11/4 turn RH moving up to end between 3s facing opp sides
- 17-24
- 3s+1s dance 1/2 RSh reel of 4, 1s turn LH 11/2 moving up to end between 2s facing own sides while 3s set & cross RH
- 25-32
- 2s+1s dance 1/2 LSh reel of 4, 1s turn LH moving down to 2nd place (4 bars) while 2s set & cross RH
| Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budapest Local Club 08.04.2014 | 2014-04-08 | Zoltán Gräff | April 15, 2014, 9:15 p.m. |
| Oldenburg 2018-11-19 | 2018-11-19 | Judith Kowalczik | Nov. 17, 2018, 4:45 p.m. |
| ZA 2012-09-10 Fish Hoek Dance Class | 2012-09-10 | Heather Hodgson | March 30, 2017, 2:21 p.m. |
| Budapest Local Club 15.05.2014 | 2014-05-15 | Zoltán Gräff | May 16, 2014, 8:42 a.m. |
| ZA 2016-04-14 Bergvliet Class | 2016-04-21 | Heather Hodgson | April 15, 2016, 10:26 a.m. |
| Valentine's Dance Delft 2013 | 2013-02-16 | Edwin Werner | Feb. 18, 2020, 9:07 p.m. |
| Vienna 2014 Sunday Ball | Lena Hamelbeck-Galle | March 23, 2014, 10:14 a.m. | |
| FSCDC 27 May 2014 | 2014-05-27 | Anselm Lingnau | May 29, 2014, 3:15 p.m. |
| ZA 2016-04-21 Bergvliet Right Royal Evening | 2016-04-21 | Heather Hodgson | April 15, 2016, 10:25 a.m. |
| Cambridge Class 2016-08-22 | Charles Liu | Aug. 1, 2016, 4:13 p.m. | |
| Bedford SDG 2015-10-11 Social | 2015-10-11 | Keith Rose | Oct. 24, 2015, 5:25 p.m. |
| ZA 2016-06-04 RSCDS Cape Town No Walk No Talk Evening | 2016-06-04 | Heather Hodgson | June 1, 2016, 7:39 p.m. |
| Valentijnsbal Delft 2014 | Truus de Ceuster | Jan. 14, 2014, 6:58 p.m. | |
| ZA 2015 CelticCritters Examples for Cribs Diagrams Workshop | Heather Hodgson | Oct. 16, 2015, 1:48 p.m. |
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