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Dance Eric's Reel 15640

Reel · 32 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4   (Progression: 213)

Devised by
Ian Brockbank (2012)
Intensity
800/844/844/888 = 50% (whole dance)
Formations
  • Chase (CHASE)
  • Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
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Recommended Music
Extra Info
Unfortunately the dance was published without background notes.

The Eric in question is Eric Liddell, the runner made famous by …

Unfortunately the dance was published without background notes.

The Eric in question is Eric Liddell, the runner made famous by the film “Chariots of Fire”. The dance was written for a beginners class which met in the Eric Liddell Centre in Morningside, Edinburgh. It was the 9th October 2012, their 3rd class of the season. I was introducing them to setting, and I wanted a dance with plenty of practice for setting that contrasted with the other dance that evening (Bonnie Geordie’s Wig), but didn’t require any figures we hadn’t encountered yet.

Seonaid Lynn was musician for the class that evening, and when she heard I had written a new dance for the class, she decided to write a tune to go with it, which she also premiered that night; this is the tune which Graeme Munro plays on the CD to accompany the RSCDS Edinburgh Branch 90th Anniversary book.

Eric's Reel 3/4L · R32
1–
1c cross R | cast off [2c up] ; 1c turn R [to 2x]
9–
All set twice in sidelines ; 1c turn R 1¼ [to 1L+2c, 1M+3c facing in lines across]
17–
All set twice in lines across ; 1c turn R 1¼ [to 2pl; 1M face up, 1L down]
25–
All dance clockwise once round
Eric's Reel 3/4L · R32
1-8
1s cross RH, cast 1 place (2s step up), 1s turn RH finishing in 2nd place opp. sides
9-16
2s+1s+3s set twice, 1s turn RH 1.1/4 to finish 1L between 2s facing down, 1M between 3s facing up
17-24
2s+1L & 3s+1M set twice, 1s turn RH 1.1/4 to finish in 2nd place own sides 1M facing up, 1L facing down
25-32
All dance clockwise once round set Order: 2 1 3

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Added on: 2017-12-06 (RSCDS Edinburgh)
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NameDateOwnerLast changed
Ediburgh 90 Anniverary Book Andrew Locke May 4, 2018, 2:16 p.m.
FSCDC 25 November 2014 2014-11-25 Anselm Lingnau Nov. 26, 2014, 4:33 p.m.
RSCDS Edinburgh Christmas Party 2017 2017-12-12 RSCDS Edinburgh Dec. 5, 2017, 11:49 a.m.
Scotia Feb, 1st, 2016 Sue Ronald Jan. 30, 2016, 3:09 a.m.
FSCDC 11 November 2014 2014-11-11 Anselm Lingnau Nov. 24, 2014, 2:08 p.m.
SCDS of W Class, Monday, January 29, 2024 2024-01-29 Yvonne Yang Jan. 30, 2024, 3:46 a.m.
HK Beginners Class 7 Jane Chang Oct. 15, 2023, 3:02 a.m.
Pinewoods 2023 Session 1 2023-07-07 Karen Sollins June 17, 2023, 10:14 p.m.
Draft PW2023 Marc Hartstein June 21, 2023, 2:53 a.m.

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IdSubjectDateSubmitterAssigned toPriorityDisposition
584 Background notes to Eric's Reel Nov. 27, 2014, 10:37 p.m. Ian Brockbank Eric Ferguson Normal Fixed