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Dance The Duke of Wellington 1796

See also: The Duke of Wellington (R32, 3/4L, Boyd: When Auld Friends Meet)

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

Devised by
John Drewry (1991)
Intensity
880/880/888/844 = 56% (whole dance)
Formations
Steps
  • Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
Published in
Recommended Music
Extra Info

NOTES by Drewry

  1. I have suggested the modified Petronella for two reasons. The first is that it enables the 1st …


NOTES by Drewry

  1. I have suggested the modified Petronella for two reasons. The first is that it enables the 1st couple to be well apart when setting and the second is that it is less tiring. (In strathspeys e.g. “The Lea Rig” the Petronella movement is danced with travelling steps) N.B. I am not suggesting that Petronella itself should be danced with skip-changeof-step. Those, who because of ingrained habit, find it difficult to do the movement in this way, may use pas de basque throughout provided that they use long steps for travelling.

  2. In “pass and turn” (a 4-bar figure), 1st couple dance round the corner position by the right; while the corners dance in (passing 1st man or woman by the right) on bar 1; they turn each other with the right hand on bar 2; they dance out towards own places (again passing 1st man or woman by the right) on bar 3; and curve into place on bar 4.

  3. Wellington was named after the Iron Duke, who chose his title from Wellington in Somerset (not Wellington in Shropshire).

NameArtistAlbumMediaTrkTypeTimePaceClip
The Duke of Wellington Acoustic Tuna 12th Night Ball 2001 CD 5 R32 84:53 36.6
The Duke of Wellington Acoustic Tuna 12th Night Ball 2001 CD 6 R32 42:27 36.8
The Duke of Wellington 3/4L · R32
1-8
1s Petronella to opposite sides while 2s step up slightly, cross RH, cast to right into middle & change places RH (up/down)
9-16
1s Petronella back to 2nd place own sides while 2s cast to right, cross RH, cast to right into middle & turn RH into 1st place
17-24
1s dance RSh reels of 3 on sides & end facing 4th corner as 2s & 3s loop round to places
25-32
1s dance Pass+Turn with 4th corners & pass RSh to face 1st corners, dance Pass+Turn with 1st corners to end in 2nd places

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Added on: 2017-02-11 (Kate Kinnear)
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NameDateOwnerLast changed
Brooklyn John Drewry Night 2013 R C Nov. 5, 2013, 3:19 p.m.
Ericht with Frank Thomson 2016-09-23 Kate Kinnear Sept. 22, 2016, 1:52 p.m.
John Drewry Night 2010 - Brooklyn Class RSCDS 2010-12-04 Andy Peterson Jan. 18, 2021, 8:23 p.m.
Crieff Annual Dance with Frank Thomson 2017-04-29 Kate Kinnear Feb. 1, 2017, 10:43 p.m.
South East Herts SCDS Tuesday Class Session 2b 2024-01-09 Dance ForFun Feb. 10, 2024, 2:17 p.m.
Coupar Angus with Colin Dewar 2016-04-23 Kate Kinnear April 17, 2016, 6:24 p.m.
Twelfth Annual - John Drewry Night - Brooklyn Scottish Country Dancers - Dec 1998 1998-12-05 Andy Peterson Feb. 7, 2021, 2:15 a.m.
Classes 2022 2022-04-26 Fiona Newton April 28, 2022, 12:59 p.m.

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