Dance A Reel by the Lake 21616
Reel · 32 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 2413)
- Devised by
- Murrough Landon (2023)
- Intensity
- 8008/8228/8888/8888 = 78% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Hands across - 4 - half (HX;4P;HALF;)
- Reel of four - across (REEL;ACROSS;R4;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Online Sources
- Recommended Music
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- David Jones Locker (Chris Dewhurst)
- Qumdaro (Traditional) (as “Quindaro”)
- Extra Info
- The title is a reference to “A Bletchley Alphabet” which lists some characters working at Bletchley Park, the …
The title is a reference to “A Bletchley Alphabet” which lists some characters working at Bletchley Park, the British codebreaking centre in the second world war. The entry for F describes cryptographer and dance deviser Hugh Foss who can regularly be seen “dancing a reel by the lake”. When not dancing Foss was in charge of decoding Japanese naval ciphers.
The dance starts with an echo of J. B. Milne, contains a reel and then a circle to represent the lake.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nautical Hornpipes | Dewhurst, Chris, Julie & Nick | Crossing Borders | CD | 10 | R32 4 | 2:27 | 36.8 |
A Reel by the Lake 4/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c & 4c set adv | turn P BH ; cast inwards (2c & 3c to ends) | ½ turn RH (2,1x,4x,3)
- 9–
- 1c+4c RHA ; ½ LHA & face ends (2,4,1,3) | 2c+4c & 1c+3c turn ¾ RH on sides ending in lines across
- 17–
- 2c+4c & 1c+3c RSh Reels4 across. On [23-24] 2W+4M & 1W+3M omit last LSh pass & cross passing RSh (2,4,1,3)
- 25–
- All Circle8 to L & back (2,4,1,3)
Watch on YouTube
(YouTube must be enabled in cookie preferences to embed videos.)London Gay Gordons and friends, 2023.
Added on: 2023-10-22 (Murrough Landon)
Quality: Good
