Dance The Deerness Reel 14742

Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Square

Devised by

Peter Wright (1988)

Formations

• Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
• Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
• Set to and turn Corners (S&T;CRNRS;)
• Reel of three - interlocking (REEL;INTRLK;R3;)
• Reel of four - crossing (REEL;CRSING;R4;)
• Grand Chain for 8 - half (GCHAIN;8P;HALF;)

Steps

• Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step

Published in

• The Orkney Connection [1]

Recommended Music

• The Deerness Reel (W Lennie) [EMI 'One up' OU2157 1976]
• Scapa Flow (Jim Johnstone) [EMI 'One up' OU2157 1976]

Extra Info

The dance consists of four 16-bar movements each followed by the 16-bar chorus.
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