Dance Deep Pool Reel 8838
Reel · 96 bars · 4 couples · Longwise - 4 (Progression: OnceOnly)
- Devised by
- Rob Sargent
- Intensity
- = 100% (whole dance)
- Formations
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- Hands across - 4 (HX;4P;)
- Promenade 4 couples (PROM;4C;)
- Hands round - 8 - and back (HR;8P;BACK;)
- Grand Chain for 8 (GCHAIN;8P;)
- Steps
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- Pas-de-Basque, Skip-Change, Slip-Step
- Published in
- Recommended Music
- Extra Info
- “The dance depicts the eddies and whirlpools of many a highland burn. It is a lot of fun to dance …
“The dance depicts the eddies and whirlpools of many a highland burn. It is a lot of fun to dance but you have to keep your wits about you.”
Although the dance starts and ends in a longwise set, most of the action is in a square with 1st couple facing 3rd couple and 2nd couple facing 4th couple.
| Name | Artist | Album | Media | Trk | Type | Time | Pace | Clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Pool Reel | Colin Dewar and his Scottish Dance Band | The Ruthven Collection Vol 2 | CD | 3 | R96 1 | 1:53 | 37.7 |
Deep Pool Reel 4/4L · R96
- 1-8
- All set twice & turn RH into square formation
- 9-16
- Men dance LH across twice round while Ladies dance clockwise for 4 bars & back
- 17-24
- Ladies dance LH across twice round while Men dance clockwise & back
- 25-32
- All Promenade anticlockwise for 4 bars & back
- 33-40
- All circle to left & back
- 41-48
- Ladies dance RH across twice round while Men dance anticlockwise & back
- 49-56
- Men dance RH across twice round while Ladies dance anticlockwise & back
- 57-64
- All Promenade clockwise for 4 bars & back
- 65-72
- All circle to right & back
- 73-80
- All set twice & turn RH (4 bars)
- 81-96
- All dance Grand Chain (1 bar RH & 2 bars LH) & turn RH (4 bars) into longwise formation
