Dance The Alewife and her Barrel 76
Reel · 32 bars · 2 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: 21)
- Devised by
- David Rutherford (1759)
- Intensity
- 80 88 44 66 = 68% (1 turn), 47% (whole dance)
- Formations
- Hands across - 4 - with setting (HX;4P;SET;)
- Rights and Lefts - half (R&L;HALF;)
- Note: This list may be incomplete and/or incorrect.
- Steps
- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change
- Published in
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- Book 19 [4]
- Scottish Country Dances Books 19 to 24 (Combined A5 edition) [4]
- Pocket: Books 19,20,21 [4]
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 8 [3] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 7 [3] (diagram only)
- Scottish Country Dances in Diagrams. Ed. 6 [3] (diagram only)
- Recommended Music
The Alewife and her Barrel 2/4L · R32
- 1–
- 1c cast off | turn RH and face out ; cast up | turn LH
- 9–
- 1c+2c set | ½RHA ; set | ½LHA (1,2)
- 17–
- 1M+2W set advancing, turn RH, 1M finishes in 2M place (2M up) ; 1W+2M repeat LH, 1W finishing in 2W place (2W up) (2,1)
- 25–
- 1M+2W cross RH | 1W+2M repeat ; 1c+2c ½R&L
The Alewife and her Barrel 2/4L · R32
- 1-8
- 1s cast 1 place & turn RH, cast up to places & turn LH
- 9-16
- 1s+2s set & RH across 1/2 way, set & dance LH across 1/2 way to places
- 17-24
- 1M+2L set adv & turn RH ending in 2nd places (2M step up), 2M+1L set adv & turn LH & 1L ends in 2nd place (2L steps up)
- 25-32
- 1M changes places RH with 2L, 2M changes places RH with 1L, 1s+2s 1/2 R&L

Martina Mueller-Franz
Added on: Feb. 11, 2020, 11:09 p.m.
Quality: Demonstration quality
Name | Date | Owner | Last changed |
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November Course 2018 - Kuckucksnest | 2018-11-23 | Martina Mueller-Franz | Nov. 24, 2018, 4:59 p.m. |
Rhein-Main-Mini-Social, 15. Oktober 2019 (F) | 2019-10-15 | Anselm Lingnau | Sept. 23, 2019, 6:28 p.m. |
RSCDS-LA Zoom Class, June 19, 2020 | 2020-06-19 | Tony McQuilkin | Sept. 17, 2020, 5:47 a.m. |
FSCDC Class 29 October 2019 | 2019-10-29 | Anselm Lingnau | Oct. 30, 2019, 1:32 a.m. |
Twin Cities Grand Ball 2001 | Janet McKernan | Sept. 10, 2020, 12:34 a.m. | |
Rhein-Main-Mini-Social, 6. Dezember 2019 (MZ) | 2019-12-06 | Narhalla Dancers | Nov. 17, 2019, 10:17 p.m. |
2-Couple Dances A - C | Meinhard Reiser | Feb. 27, 2019, 4:49 p.m. | |
Rhein-Main-Mini-Social, 4. November 2019 (DA) | 2019-11-04 | OnYourToes Darmstadt | Sept. 29, 2019, 9:30 a.m. |
Chemnitz_Friday | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:27 p.m. | |
Chemnitz_Tuesday | SCD Chemnitz | Feb. 6, 2018, 6:25 p.m. |