Dance The Bleu Ribbon 571
Also known as “The Blue Ribbon” (unofficial).
Reel · 40 bars · 3 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 213)
- Devised by
- Castle Menzies (18C) (1749)
- Intensity
- 400 400 800 800 866 = 36% (1 turn), 27% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Figure of Eight (FIG8;1C;)
- Reel of three - with corners (REEL;CRNRS;DOUBLE;R3;)
- Note: Due to limitations in the underlying data, the relative order of formations in this list may be different from the order of formations in the actual dance.
- Steps
- Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Book 8 [8]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 7 to 12 (Combined A5 edition) [22]
- Pocket: Books 7,8,9 [20]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [19] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [15] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [14] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip | Tunes |
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The Blue Ribbon | Jim MacLeod and his Band | Book 8. | LP+ | 5 | R40 4 | 2:55 | 35.0 |
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The Bleu Ribbon/Babes in the Wood/The Market Cross |
The Bleu Ribbon | Jim Lindsay and his Band | Book 8. Music for 12 Scottish Country Dances | CD | 8 | R40 8 | 5:54 | 35.4 |
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The Bleu Ribbon/Pam Finlayson's Reel/Fiona Robertson/Granny Kate |
The Bleu Ribbon 3/4L · R40
- 1–
- 1M dances Lsh round 3W and Rsh ound 2M, to place
- 9–
- 1W dances behind 2W and Lsh round 3M, to place
- 17–
- 1c dance up and cast off ; dance between 3c and cast up to (2,1,3)
- 25–
- 1c dances Lsh round 1cnr | turn RH ; dance Lsh round 2cnr | pass RH
- 33–
- Reels3{6} on opposite side, Lsh to 1cnr | 1c cross RH to (2,1,3)
The Bleu Ribbon 3/4L · R40
- 1-8
- 1M dances down centre & casts up behind 3L, crosses over & casts up behind 2M back to place
- 9-16
- 1L casts behind 2L, crosses over, casts down behind 3M & dances up to place
- 17-24
- 1s dance in & cast 1 place, lead down between 3s & cast to 2nd places
- 25-32
- 1L dances 1/2 Fig of 8 round 2s as 1M dances 1/2 Fig of 8 round 3s, 1s full turn RH, dance out & round 2nd corners, pass RH in centre
- 33-40
- 1s dance reels of 3 on opposite sides starting by giving LSh to 1st corner, 1s cross to 2nd place own sides
Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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no hands (minimal hands) | Diana Hastie | March 10, 2020, 10:44 a.m. |